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Explores the transformed European insurance legislationPresents up to date scenario analysis of the new insurance prudential regimeProvides an interdisciplinary academic approach, presenting...

Summarises key conceptual issues insurance companies faceOutlines the impact of disruptive technologies on the insurance industrySuggests ways in which the insurance industry can be restructured...

This book explains how taxonomy can be used to describe and connect social actors in an integral way. Integral communication refers to a specific way of open information exchange which uses all...

This book is based on detailed empirical research conducted to analyse the communication dissemination approach applied to the world?s largest employment guarantee program MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi...

This book discusses the evolution of the third tier of the Indian federal system, with a focus on rural local governance (commonly known as Panchayati Raj) against the backdrop of important...

Integration of Immigrants and the Theory of Recognition: 'Just Integration'Author: Gulay Ugur GokselPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Nov 08, 2017Number of Pages: 182 pagesBinding:...

This book conveys the essence of a series of guided conversations with leading Malaysian intellectuals--predominantly writers, journalists, academicians, some artists, and other thinkers--in the...

This book presents a comprehensive source document on intelligence and security oversight and review. It compares the oversight arrangements found in nine countries--New Zealand, Australia, Canada,...

This book reflects on the various ways in which intelligence can manifest itself in the wide range of diverse contexts in which people live. Intelligence is often viewed as being tantamount to a...

Offers a comprehensive comparative study of the different aspects of the governance capacity of Inter-municipal Cooperation (IMC)Examines decentralisation, multilevel governance and local government...

Digital News Media (DNM) are characterized by their efforts to provide consumers with new content interaction experiences, which contrast with the more passive experiences provided by traditional...

This interdisciplinary volume brings together leading scholars from several disciplines to uncover the key to young people's socialization within institutional settings, from school to the workplace...

Interactive Media for Sustainability presents a conceptually rich, critical account of the design and use of interactive technologies to engage the public with sustainability. Treating interactive...

Extends the global outlook on public authorities' involvement in card payments and includes cases from France, the EU, Mexico, Canada, Israel, India, and ChinaProvides valuable insight into the...

Mobilizes knowledge about the contextual factors and strategies in the design of intercultural policy frameworks for cities Develops a comparative analytical framework intended to implement...

Incorporates both theoretical and empirical methods of researchOffers a wide array of case studies, including British public outreach projects and ethnographic fieldwork in Amazonian...

Presents a philosophical approach to intercultural communication that addresses key issues in the field, including essentialism and a belief in the measurability of intercultural competenceProposes...

This Open Access book examines the link between intercultural competence (IC) and pragmatics by asking frontline modern foreign language teachers in higher education teaching a variety of languages...

This book examines the identity formation and negotiation of Chinese doctoral students in the UK, and the opportunity for self-transformation this experience offers. As the largest group of...

This textbook addresses key issues and challenges in contemporary multicultural and multilingual workplaces through the lens of leadership, communication and trust. It draws together contributions...

Provides a systematic framework of organizational culture and cultural differences Offers a complex and holistic approach to the management of knowledge sharing Discusses key findings and underlines...

This book explores the philosophical, ideological and practical dimensions of curriculum using an intercultural lens. It is cross-cultural, comparative and inclusive, with each chapter featuring case...

This edited collection conceptualizes professional basketball not just as a sport but as an historically, culturally, and economically embedded entity. The chapters analyse the fact that the sport of...

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Pedagogy and Place-Based Education: From Abstract to the QuotidianAuthor: Deric ShannonPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: May 13, 2018Number of Pages: 215...

Theoretical framework for place-based and virtual place-based learning explores how nexus of two innovative approaches to education in urban college environments have successfully enhanced students'...

This book helps us to understand the therapeutic processes involved in the multifamily group and gives us tools for effective management, making it an indispensable guide for professionals in all...

This volume is a collection of scholarly articles and interviews with intermedial artists working with the concepts of public sphere at the intersection of aesthetics and politics. It explores the...

This book shows how the introduction of intermediation is relevant in studying political and public policy processes, as they are increasingly accompanied by grey spaces in public and non-public...

This volume collects ten studies that propose modern methodologies of analyzing and explaining language change in the case of various morpho-phonological and morpho-syntactic characteristics. The...

This book focuses on the multifaceted reality of social and health constraints and health services access among migrants in China, by originally exploring the social strata, social networks, and the...