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![A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy]()
A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy
Colin C. Williams
This Modern Guide presents a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary thought on the informal economy, which, far from being a peripheral feature of the global economy, the author demonstrates, is a system in which the majority of the glo... -
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![A Research Agenda for Organised Crime]()
A Research Agenda for Organised Crime
Edited by Barry Rider
This insightful Research Agenda explores the varied manifestations of organised crime, both on the street and through transnational enterprises, and reveals its impact on the integrity of the financial system. Leading academics identify ... -
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The Transitional Justice Citizen
Briony Jones
Building a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the limits of transitional justice theory in historically understudied regions, this innovative book proposes a new concept of the transitional justice citizen as both an active seek... -
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![Handbook on Migration and the Family]()
Handbook on Migration and the Family
Edited by Johanna L. Waters, Brenda S.A. Yeoh
This Handbook is a timely and critical intervention into debates on changing family dynamics in the face of globalization, population migration and uneven mobilities. By capturing the diversity of family ‘types’, ‘arrangements’ and ‘stra... -
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![Assessing the Contributions of Higher Education]()
Assessing the Contributions of Higher Education
Edited by Simon Marginson, Brendan Cantwell, Daria Platonova, Anna Smolentseva
Despite the broad engagement of higher education institutions in most social sectors, limited thinking and hyper-individualistic approaches have dominated discussions of their value to society. Advocating a more rigorous and comprehensiv... -
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![A Research Agenda for Terrorism Studies]()
A Research Agenda for Terrorism Studies
Edited by Lara A. Frumkin, John F. Morrison, Andrew Silke
Asking vital questions concerning the future directions of terrorism research, this topical Research Agenda dives into the current state, emerging methodologies and key trends of this emotive and controversial field. -
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Handbook of Political Discourse
Edited by Piotr Cap
Synthesising diverse research avenues for politics, discourse, and political discourse, this cutting-edge Handbook examines the formative traditions, current theoretical and methodological landscape, and genres and domains over which pol... -
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![Advanced Introduction to Resilience]()
Advanced Introduction to Resilience
Fikret Berkes
Providing a concise overview of resilience in the context of unprecedented global environmental change, this Advanced Introduction addresses the intertwined systems of people and nature. It explores ecological resilience, incorporating s... -
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Organizing Independence
Elena Raviola
This revealing book goes behind the scenes of normative principles of media independence to investigate how that independence is actually practiced and realized in everyday working life. Taking an ethnographically rich journey through Eu...eBook:Find out more$28.00
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![Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy]()
Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy
Edited by Ilcheong Yi
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This work has been funded by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Edward Elgar Pu... -
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Handbook of Gender and Technology
Edited by Eileen M. Trauth, Jeria L. Quesenberry
Written in an accessible style with comprehensive coverage, the Handbook of Gender and Technology provides an excellent foundation examining gender equity in technology fields. Covering the state of the art, chapters consider three key i... -
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Cultural Policy Beyond the Economy
Deborah Stevenson
This unique and insightful book provides a comprehensive examination of contemporary cultural policy and its discourses, influences, and consequences. It examines the factors that have led to a narrowing of cultural policy and suggests n...
