Global challenges to CSR and sustainable development: root causes and evidence from case studies.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62501-6

Family mourning after war and disaster in twentieth-century Britain. (2024)
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FOSTER, A.-M. 2024. Family mourning after war and disaster in twentieth-century Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191968129.001.0001

Across the twentieth century, after war and disaster, families were left to make sense of deaths of their members, and navigate newfound grief. This book is concerned with those who died in war or disaster in Britain across the first four decades of... Read More about Family mourning after war and disaster in twentieth-century Britain..

Incite: digital art and activism. (2023)
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DELAPPE, J. and LEUZZI, L. (eds.) 2023. Incite: digital art and activism. Aberdeen: peacock and the worm.

INCITE: Digital Art and Activism is a collaborative artists' book, featuring creative responses from artists, scholars and activists connected through the Digital Art and Activism Network, and edited by Joseph DeLappe (Abertay University) and Laura L... Read More about Incite: digital art and activism..

Thinking with the Harrisons: re-imagining the arts in the global environment crisis. (2023)
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DOUGLAS, A. and FREMANTLE, C. 2024. Thinking with the Harrisons: re-imagining the arts in the global environment crisis. Leuven: Leuven University Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11116/9789461665744

This book asks a fundamental question around the place of the arts in the global environmental crises. In arguing that the arts have an important role, we are also suggesting that the arts need to be rethought, reimagined and reconfigured through new... Read More about Thinking with the Harrisons: re-imagining the arts in the global environment crisis..

EU citizens living through the pandemic in post-Brexit UK: a visual tour of felt emotions. (2023)
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RUGGERONE, L. and HACKETT, C. (eds.) 2023. EU citizens living through the pandemic in post-Brexit UK: a visual tour of felt emotions. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1818024

This digital book presents the results of a research study conducted by the editors in 2021-22 and funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant. The study, entitled Living through the pandemic in post-Brexit Britain: emotional damage... Read More about EU citizens living through the pandemic in post-Brexit UK: a visual tour of felt emotions..

Folklore, people, and places: international perspectives on tourism and tradition in storied places. (2023)
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HUNTER, J. and IRONSIDE, R. (eds.) 2023. Folklore, people and places: international perspectives on tourism and tradition in storied places. Abingdon: Routledge [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003374138

Folklore, People and Place is a contribution towards better understanding the complex interconnectivity of folklore, people and place, across a range of different cultural and geographical contexts. The book showcases a range of international case st... Read More about Folklore, people, and places: international perspectives on tourism and tradition in storied places..

Border urbanism: transdisciplinary perspectives. (2023)
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ZAMAN, Q.M. and HALL, G.G. (eds.) 2023. Border urbanism: transdisciplinary perspectives. Cham: Springer [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06604-7

Border Urbanism presents a global array of authors' research that tackles the perception, interpretation and nature of borders from a transdisciplinary perspective. The authors examine ways in which borders attempt to define socially, economically, p... Read More about Border urbanism: transdisciplinary perspectives..

Decarbonisation pathways for African cities. (2022)
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AZUBUIKE, S.I., ASEKOMEH, A. and GERSHON, O. (eds.) 2022. Decarbonisation pathways for African cities. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14006-8

This book examines the pathways to decarbonising African cities, structured around strategies and applications in renewable energy, waste management, healthcare, telecommunication, education and governance reconfigurations for Petro-cities. Throughou... Read More about Decarbonisation pathways for African cities..

States and welfare states: government for the people. (2022)
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SPICKER, P. 2022. States and welfare states: government for the people. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447367383

Most governments in the world – including many that are autocratic or authoritarian – have taken responsibility for social policy and elected to develop services in health, education and social security. This book explores the role of government and... Read More about States and welfare states: government for the people..

Sports law in Zimbabwe. (2022)
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MADEBWE, T., PFUMORODZE, J., CHITSOVE, E. and KHUMALO, T.F. 2022. Sports law in Zimbabwe. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International [online]. Available from: https://law-store.wolterskluwer.com/s/product/sports-law-in-zimbabwe/01t4R00000OknfaQAB

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of sports law in Zimbabwe deals with the regulation of sports activity by both public authorities and private sports organizations. The growing intern... Read More about Sports law in Zimbabwe..

Blockchain for construction. (2022)
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DOUNAS, T. and LOMBARDI, D. (eds.) 2022. Blockchain for construction. Singapore: Springer [online]. Available from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3759-0

This book highlights the design, use and structure of blockchain systems and decentralized ledger technologies (B/DLT) for use in the construction industry. Construction remains a fragmented change-resistant industry with chronic problems of underpro... Read More about Blockchain for construction..

The abstract police: critical reflections on contemporary change in police organisations. (2022)
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TERPSTRA, J., SALET, R. and FYFE, N.R. (eds.) 2022. The abstract police: critical reflections on contemporary change in police organisations. The Hague: Eleven International Publishing [online]. Available from: https://www.boomdenhaag.nl/en/webshop/the-abstract-police

Over the past ten to fifteen years the police in many Western European countries have undergone a series of profound organisational changes. The police now appear to operate at a greater distance from citizens, they are more impersonal and decontext... Read More about The abstract police: critical reflections on contemporary change in police organisations..

Principles and practice of nurse prescribing. (2022)
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GOULD, J. and BAIN, H. 2022. Principles and practice of nurse prescribing. London: Sage [online]. Available from: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/principles-and-practice-of-nurse-prescribing/book265193

Feel prepared to take on nurse prescribing with this short and accessible text. Whether you are pre-registration or undertaking a prescribing course, this book is your perfect introduction to the world of nurse prescribing. Covering the legal, profes... Read More about Principles and practice of nurse prescribing..

Developments in virtual learning environments and the global workplace. (2021)
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SWARTZ, S., BARBOSA, B., CRAWFORD, I. and LUCK, S. (eds.) 2021. Developments in virtual learning environments and the global workplace. Hershey, PA: IGI Global [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7331-0

Although institutions of higher education have recognized the need for preparing their graduates for a digitalized, global workplace, these efforts have been sporadic, individualized, and varied from discipline to discipline. Nevertheless, over the p... Read More about Developments in virtual learning environments and the global workplace..

Making sense of the paranormal: the interactional construction of unexplained experiences. (2021)
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IRONSIDE, R. and WOOFFITT, R. 2021. Making sense of the paranormal: the interactional construction of unexplained experiences. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88407-9

This book is a study of how people collaboratively interpret events or experiences as having paranormal features, or as evidence of spiritual agency. The authors study recordings of paranormal research groups as they conduct real life investigations... Read More about Making sense of the paranormal: the interactional construction of unexplained experiences..

The Routledge companion to political journalism. (2021)
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MORRISON, J., BIRKS, J. and BERRY, M. (eds.) 2022. The Routledge companion to political journalism. Abingdon: Routledge [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429284571

This international edited collection brings together the latest research in political journalism, examining the ideological, commercial and technological forces that are transforming the field and its evolving relationship with news audiences. Compri... Read More about The Routledge companion to political journalism..

Just energy transitions and coal bed methane: the case of Indonesia. (2021)
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SUMARNO, T.B. 2021. Just energy transitions and coal bed methane: the case of Indonesia. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85490-4

This book discusses how Coal Bed Methane (CBM) could help the acceleration of the energy transition in a ‘just’ way in Indonesia, due to the country's potential CBM reserves (and current dependence on climate damaging coal). Developing countries face... Read More about Just energy transitions and coal bed methane: the case of Indonesia..

Overcoming art. (2021)
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BLACKWOOD, J., SAMANDOVA, I., VITANOVSKA, A. and IVANOV, B. 2021. Overcoming art. Skopje: Mala Galerija. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1481532

The origins of this project are in the pre-COVID world. It grew in part out of a desire to map and understand visual culture beyond Skopje; the conflation of contemporary art in North Macedonia with contemporary art in Skopje has been something of a... Read More about Overcoming art..

Intersections in the art of Elsa James. (2021)
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BLACKWOOD, J. 2021. Intersections in the art of Elsa James. Colchester: Firstsite. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1358411

In an era where nuance is prized least of all, for it does not translate well in 140 characters, something of a push back is being experienced in Essex. This is a place whose stereotypical portrayals are not a local, but a global joke. TV shows such... Read More about Intersections in the art of Elsa James..

Ecoart in action: activities, case studies and provocations for classroom and community. (2021)
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GEFFEN, A., ROSENTHAL, A., FREMANTLE, C. and RAHMANI, A. (eds.). 2022. Ecoart in action: activities, case studies and provocations for classroom and community. New York: New Village Press [online]. Available from: https://nyupress.org/9781613321461/ecoart-in-action/

Ecoart in Action defines and contextualizes the genre of ecoart while answering fundamental questions such as: How do we educate those who feel an urgency to address our environmental and social challenges? What ethical concerns do art-makers face wh... Read More about Ecoart in action: activities, case studies and provocations for classroom and community..

Global challenges to CSR and sustainable development: root causes and evidence from case studies. (2021)
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VERTIGANS, S. and IDOWU, S.O. (eds.) 2021. Global challenges to CSR and sustainable development: root causes and evidence from case studies. Cham: Springer [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62501-6

This book examines and analyzes the challenges programmes for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development are facing in global management practice. It looks at the dichotomy of a general and popular demand for responsible and re... Read More about Global challenges to CSR and sustainable development: root causes and evidence from case studies..

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