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This open-access SpringerBrief accompanies and explains a comprehensive GIS dataset that traces both the external and internal administrative borders of the current 27 EU member states, the United Kingdom, the EFTA member states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and...
The open access volume “Skill and Scale in Transnational Mediumship” presents ethnographic inquiries into new communities of practice and enskilment that revolve around techniques of mediumship, spirit possession, and trance rituals in a globally...
This open access book invites exploration into learning journeys as they unfold in, through and beyond the thinking space of a critically oriented postgraduate International Relations theory course. Drawing on the transformational potential of writing and creative...
This Open Access book provides insights into teaching qualities and issues of equity across lower-secondary classrooms in the Nordic countries. It focuses specifically on features of teaching qualities in three subjects, i.e. mathematics, language arts and social...
This open access book explores how macroeconomic policy, specifically monetary policy, interacts with interregional inequality. Using the case of monetary policy in Indonesia, a country with high interregional inequality, it examines how national-level policies can...
This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of innovative pedagogies in entrepreneurship education, drawing from the rich experiences of South African universities. It provides a unique lens on how to cultivate entrepreneurial ecosystems, foster creativity,...
This open access volume analyses the conditions needed for greater participation of children in social change and development, focusing on Nordic countries. With the idea that citizens of future societies are best placed to envisage their ideal future, and that...
This open access book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs). The focus is on SPDEs driven by Gaussian space-time white noise. The book covers both linear and nonlinear SPDEs, with Lipschitz and...
This open-access book presents interdisciplinary research on "Shitsukan" a unique Japanese word that refers to the qualitative, immeasurable attributes pertaining to the materials and quality of objects and scenes. Through the perception of the wide and rich varieties...
This open access book examines to what extent, and in what form, Knowledge Management (KM) practices have been implemented to handle inputs contributed to the United Nations (UN) First Committee cyber negotiations. With knowledge being the key asset of 21st century...
This open access book is a collection of select papers on topics presented at the 19th International Symposium of District Heating and Cooling in Genk, Belgium. It provides insight into some of the most relevant and current findings in the field of district heating and...
This open access book examines the historical development of the concept of the virtual particle, from the first prominent appearance of virtual entities in quantum physics in the Bohr-Kramers-Slater (BKS) theory (1924) to the most common representation of virtual...
This open-access book presents recent advances in our understanding of the nano-structure of synaptic junctions in terms of their organization, mechanisms of assembly, and role in neuronal signaling as well as plasticity. Traditionally, a single synapse was assumed to...
This extensively revised and updated Open Access book offers a comprehensive guide to involving patients in health technology assessment (HTA). Defining patient involvement as research into patient aspects (patients’ experiences, preferences, perspectives, needs)...
In a world where sustainability is no longer optional, this open access volume explores how business, education, and society can evolve together toward a more resilient and responsible future. This comprehensive volume brings together thought leaders, researchers, and...
This open access book presents sixteen case studies from Spain to explore the complex realities of landscapes and situations commonly linked to desertification. The term desertification, burdened by its colonial origins, is often misunderstood, frequently reduced...
This open access book is a compilation of selected papers from Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication - The 5th International Conference on Computational Design (CCD 2024). The work focuses on novel techniques for computational design. The contents make...
The Swasthani Vrata Katha is the most widely read, recited, and listened-to devotional text among Hindu laity in Nepal. Originating in the late sixteenth century, the Swasthani tradition encompasses three interrelated elements: the goddess Swasthani, revered as the...
This is an Open access Book. In this report, the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) examines how the changing media system influences Dutch democracy. The ability of the media to fulfil their democratic functions is under threat. Analyses show...
In recent years, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has faced mounting resistance from regressive political forces seeking to undermine its hard-won normative gains. This Open Access book offers a timely and rigorous examination of this global backlash,...
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