Edited by Jörn A. Kämmerer, Hans-Bernd Schäfer, Kaushik Basu
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book examines the experience of the European Union in bringing multiple sovereign nations under a common economic umbrella, and goes on to ask if the EU can serve as a blueprint for other regi...
In this timely book Gregory Tassey analyzes the comprehensive set of assets and government policies that affect and enhance the technology-based economy. Tassey makes the case for a multi-target, technology-based economic growth strategy...
Rethinking Rural Studies presents an explicitly trans-disciplinary perspective on rural social science. David L. Brown and Mark Shucksmith identify emerging issues and research avenues on the topic, highlighting opportunities for rural s...
A Research Agenda for Gender and Health critically examines a diverse range of health topics relating to gender. Employing a global range of empirical case studies, expert authors assert that gender equality is fundamental to creating he...
In this insightful book, Daniel Prokop sheds light on university entrepreneurial ecosystems and how they generate spinout companies rooted in different spatial contexts. Paying particular attention to geography and network issues, Prokop...
This book explores fundamental socio-economic trends that are radically changing perspectives on the relationship between people and the world around them. Focusing on the principles of sustainability, circularity and inclusivity, it ill...
Adopting an integrated approach, this Handbook examines the design, organization, implementation and evaluation of public service delivery. Emphasizing the complex and dynamic nature of public service, it draws on cutting-edge research t...
This insightful book investigates the evolution of the European and global economy from the 1950s to present day, focusing in particular on the role of the EU in the new global environment where economy and security intersect.
Edited by Keith Jacobs, Kathleen Flanagan, Jacqueline De Vries, Emma MacDonald
This dynamic Research Handbook explores key perspectives, topics and methodologies used to understand housing, the home and society. Pairing social theory with a broad range of case studies from the Global North and South, it offers a un...
Edited by James R. Cochrane, Gary Gunderson, Teresa Cutts
This revelatory Handbook explores the relationship between religion and health, emphasising the effects of organised religion and spirituality on community, population, and public health. While comprehensively summarising the current sta...
Who can travel freely? Whose mobility is restricted? What other inequities contribute to and arise from these differences in movement? Taking a truly global approach, this Research Agenda tackles these questions in settings from London t...
Edited by Ada Scupola, Jon Sundbo, Lars Fuglsang, Anders Henten
This Handbook examines the impacts of AI on the innovation of services, service processes and business models. It presents state-of-the-art conceptual and empirical evidence concerning uses and applications of AI in different service sec...