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Prophetic Wisdom: Engaged Buddhism's Struggle for Social Justice and Complete Liberation (SUNY series in Religious Studies)
by Charles R. StrainClassical Buddhism lacked an understanding of systemic injustice and its contribution to collective suffering. Despite the teaching of impermanence, classical Buddhist schools viewed social institutions as given and offered no path to social transformation. Today, Buddhists are shaped by multiple religious and secular traditions, including those stemming from the Hebrew prophets. The prophetic tradition offers a socially and religiously powerful concept—the concept of justice—that reconfigures the Buddhist dharma.In a time of unparalleled peril, Buddhists are challenged as never before to turn wisdom into strategic action to foster systemic social change. Compassion is not enough. Prophetic Wisdom shows how Engaged Buddhists can expand their understanding of the causes of collective suffering and develop nonviolent means for social transformation through a dialectic of love, power, and justice. It concludes by confronting the poison of racism in the American body politic.
El propietario: ¡La hora de la Gran Pandemia! ¡La era de las «renovaciones forzosas»!
by Yves Patrick BeaulieuEstán ahí, mirándote, luego te agarran y te meten en la máquina de deportación tan pronto como pueden. Tienen signos por ojos y son voraces y despiadados con sus víctimas. Algunos dicen que es urgente renovar, otros que debemos adaptarnos al mercado o corremos el riesgo de perdernos, otros insisten en acosar, simplemente por el placer de ver gemir a su presa. Alfreda Leduc, una anciana, tiene que mudarse porque su casero quiere conservar la casa en la que vive. Una pandemia azota el país y las cosas van de mal en peor. Ella se niega a ceder ante esta amenaza y decide esperar hasta que la Autoridad de Vivienda celebre una audiencia. Pero al propietario no le faltan ideas para perjudicar a su inquilina: ¡quiere sacarla de su edificio! ¿Cómo terminará este asunto? ¿En su apartamento o debajo de un puente?
Proportions and Their Music: What Fractions and Tone Sequences Have to Do with Each Other
by Karlheinz SchüfflerSounds can be harmonic, number sequences too - a coincidence?This book deals with a musical theory of proportions, i.e. the ancient doctrine of proportions as the oldest and most important common anchorage of the two cultural sciences mathematics and music.The musical theory of tones, intervals, tetrachords, sounds and scales is in fact the exact musical image of the laws of arithmetic and its symmetries in the set of rules of playing with numbers, their proportions and their medievals. Alone the miracle of the so-called Harmonia perfecta maxima 6 - 8 - 9 - 12, whose proportions determine the fifth as well as the fourth, form the octave and have the brazen whole tone in their center, shaped the musical edifice of Pythagorean music for thousands of years. This elementary chain of proportions 6 : 8 : 9 : 12 is, moreover, completely symmetrical and built up from the arithmetic as well as from the harmonic medieta of the octave numbers 6 and 12.This book develops the theory of proportions as a mathematical science and always contrasts it with the musical motivation by means of numerous examples. The main idea is the derivation of a theory of symmetry from the Harmonia perfecta maxima to the Harmonia perfecta infinita abstracta, a process of unlimited tone generations by Babylonian mean iterations. From this, both the classical-antique diatonic is simultaneously extracted and the path "from the monochord to the organ" is re-examined.Finally, the work contains a mathematically guided introduction to the ancient tetrachordics as well as to the church tonal scales and concludes with an excursion into the sound worlds of the organ. Here the "foot-number rule of the organ" leads us by means of examples into the world of the tonal dispositions of this instrument and shows the omnipresence of the ancient theory of proportions. This book is suitable for anyone with an interest in mathematics and music.This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Proportionen und ihre Musik by Karlheinz Schüffler, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.
Propositional Quantifiers (Elements in Philosophy and Logic)
by null Peter FritzPropositional quantifiers are quantifiers binding proposition letters, understood as variables. This Element introduces propositional quantifiers and explains why they are especially interesting in the context of propositional modal logics. It surveys the main results on propositionally quantified modal logics which have been obtained in the literature, presents a number of open questions, and provides examples of applications of such logics to philosophical problems.
Prospects and Challenges for Caribbean Societies in and Beyond COVID-19
by Talia Esnard Camille Huggins Shelene Gomes Wendell C. Wallace Christine DescartesThis book presents contributions from a multidisciplinary team of researchers who analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and prospects for the Caribbean region. This book examines experiences, and responses to the pandemic in the region as well as some of the lessons that can be leveraged on beyond the pandemic. The volume is organized into four parts. Part I offers perspectives on the structural factors that influenced the Caribbean's experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. Part II delves into the social and psychological dimensions of the pandemic's impact in the region, offering specific examples. Part III explores the ramifications of the pandemic on crime and violence. And Part IV is dedicated to analyzing the regional and national responses to the pandemic. Prospects and Challenges for Caribbean Societies in and beyond COVID-19 will be of interest to researchers in a wide range of disciplines within the Social and Behavioral Sciences interested in studies about the Caribbean. It also aims to serve as a source of information and inspiration for researchers, practitioners and decision makers interested in contributing to the development of the Caribbean region.
Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty & Ancestral Power
by Elizabeth LeibaAncestral Self-Care Practices for Black WomenFrom navigating hostile work environments and healing from trauma to exploring African American home remedies and promoting holistic well-being, Protecting My Peace is a comprehensive guide for black women seeking to prioritize their mental, emotional, and physical health.Reclaim your peace. Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty and Ancestral Power focuses on transforming self-perception, recreating ancestral traditions, and channeling the spiritual power of the African feminine divine. Delve into transformative self-care practices and go beyond traditional approaches to physical and mental well-being. Find strategies to connect with ancestral roots, embrace spirituality, and foster personal growth. Prioritize your mental, emotional, and physical health with practical advice on African American home remedies, how to be healthy, and overcoming trauma. Rediscover your inner strength. Enter a transformative journey toward self-acceptance and belonging. Learn to perceive physical beauty through a fresh lens, embrace your whole self, and let your spirit radiate with the essence of your African ancestry.A must-read for black women seeking to reclaim their power and well-being. Understand the philosophy of the African feminine divine. Find empowerment in the idea that places women of the African diaspora at the heart of their cultures. Learn how embracing this power can improve self-confidence, self-esteem, mental health, and emotional well-being.Inside, you’ll find:An exploration of the perception of physical beautyThe sense of peace that comes with fully embracing our ancestral traditionsAn introduction to the philosophy of the African feminine divineIf you liked Emotional Self-Care for Black Women, Real Self-Care, or I’m Not Yelling, you’ll love Protecting My Peace.
Proximity: How Coming Breakthroughs in Just-in-Time Transform Business, Society, and Daily Life
by Kaihan Krippendorff Robert C. WolcottWhat if you could have whatever you want, produced and provided immediately and affordably no matter how customized—with minimal environmental impact? Products, services, and experiences on demand. Just-in-time anything, anywhere, anytime. This radical change is underway, as digital technologies push the production and provision of value ever closer to the moment of demand.Robert C. Wolcott and Kaihan Krippendorff provide an indispensable guide to the Proximity revolution, showing how it’s transforming every industry—and our lives. Offering unparalleled foresight for leaders and innovators, they reveal how pervasive this trend will be. Proximity represents an entirely new way to serve customers, with critical implications for corporate strategy, investing, public policy, supply chain resilience, and sustainability. Incremental changes to existing business models won’t suffice.Through interviews and compelling examples, Proximity shares stories of the people and companies leading the way. The book places rapidly advancing technologies—from generative AI and 3D printing to lab-grown meats, renewable energy, and virtual reality—in context and explores the factors accelerating the transformation.Proximity offers a playbook for business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs to win this rapidly emerging game—and for each of us to consider the implications for our careers, families, communities, and lives.
Proximity as Method: Concepts for Coexistence in the Global Past and Present (Transdisciplinary Souths)
by Riccarda Flemmer Bani Gill Jacky KosgeiThis book examines proximity as a benchmarked concept that can be deployed across a range of humanities disciplines to rethink the ways in which existences in the world are always already coexistences – and to parse the heuristic, ethical, epistemological, praxeological consequences of this recognition.The volume:- Brings together diverse theoretical approaches and utilizes a range of methodological instruments – conceptual, textual-analytic (whether in the realm of literary or religious studies, or theology or law), archival, digital, sociological or politological;- Includes empirical case-studies that allow calibrated and scaled exemplifications;- Launches forays onto unexplored conceptual terrain, or call into question hallowed truths of scholarly procedure.The volume will be essential reading for students and early researchers in the social sciences and the humanities.
PSAT/NMSQT Premium Study Guide: 2025: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + 200 Online Drills (Barron's Test Prep)
by Brian W. Stewart M.Ed.Barron&’s PSAT/NMSQT Study Guide Premium, 2025 includes everything you need to be prepared for exam day with comprehensive review and practice that reflects the new digital PSAT/NMSQT!All the Review You Need from an SAT Expert An expert overview of the digital PSAT/NMSQT, including answers to frequently asked questions, advice on curbing test anxiety, techniques for the digital interface, and information about the National Merit Scholarship program In-depth subject review and practice questions covering the each section of the test for Reading and Writing and Math The latest strategies for success for all question types on the digital SAT, such as Command of Evidence, Words in Context, Rhetorical Synthesis, and Transitions Tips throughout from the author--an experienced SAT tutor and test prep professional Practice with Confidence 2 full-length digital PSAT practice tests in the book- 1 diagnostic test to assess your skills and target your studying plus 1 fully adaptive Additional practice questions on each subject throughout the review chapters Advanced skill-building practice drills for students seeking National Merit Scholarship recognition Detailed answer explanations for all practice questions Online Practice 200 online practice drills Detailed answer explanations Scoring to check your learning progress An online vocabulary appendix for extra review
Psychedelic Outlaws: The Movement Revolutionizing Modern Medicine
by Joanna KempnerAn award-winning sociologist unearths how a group of ordinary people debilitated by excruciating pain developed their own medicine from home-grown psilocybin mushrooms—crafting near-clinical grade dosing protocols--and fought for recognition in a broken medical system. Cluster headache, a diagnosis sometimes referred to as a &‘suicide headache,&’ is widely considered the most severe pain disorder that humans experience. There is no cure, and little funding available for research into developing treatments. When Joanna Kempner met Bob Wold in 2012, she was introduced to a world beyond most people's comprehension—a clandestine network determined to find relief using magic mushrooms. These &‘Clusterbusters,&’ a group united only by the internet and a desire to survive, decided to do the research that medicine left unfinished. They produced their own psychedelic treatment protocols and managed to get academics at Harvard and Yale to test their results. Along the way, Kempner explores not only the fascinating history and exploding popularity of psychedelic science, but also a regulatory system so repressive that the sick are forced to find their own homegrown remedies, and corporate America and university professors stand to profit from their transgressions. From the windswept shores of the North Sea through the verdant jungle of Peruvian Amazon to a kitschy underground palace built in a missile silo in Kansas, Psychedelic Outlaws chronicles the rise of psychedelic medicine amid a healthcare system in turmoil. Kempner&’s gripping tale of community and resilience brings readers on a eye-opening journey through the politics of pain, through the stories of people desperate enough to defy the law for a moment of relief.
Psychedelics and the Coming Singularity: Conversations with Duncan Trussell, Rupert Sheldrake, Hamilton Morris, Graham Hancock, Grant Morrison, and Others
by David Jay Brown• Includes conversations with Duncan Trussell, Graham Hancock, Grant Morrison, Hamilton Morris, Erik Davis, Julia Mossbridge, Rupert Sheldrake, and others• Explores the possibility of human extinction, Simulation Theory, Virtual Reality and lucid dreaming, space migration, DMT research, and advanced robotics• Delves deep into the relationship between psychedelics and ecological awarenessBetween war, inequality, biosphere collapse, climate change, and destabilizing advances in technology like AI, humankind is confronted with an almost insurmountable array of challenges. Yet many brilliant experts are working on outside-the-box solutions, looking to psychedelic-inspired visions of the future to lead humanity through these crises.In a series of conversations with leading minds in consciousness studies, psychedelic culture, anthropology, chemistry, and other disciplines, author David Jay Brown elicits answers to some of the most thought-provoking questions about our origins, our present situation, and the future of humanity and the Earth. Brown and these luminaries explore topics as diverse as potential human extinction, the relationship between psychedelics and ecological consciousness, simulation theory, virtual reality and lucid dreaming, the consciousness-altering effects of the pandemic, space migration and contact with alien intelligence, and DMT research and advanced robotics.Whether he&’s speaking to podcaster Duncan Trussell about the Singularity, comic book author Grant Morrison about magick and the occult, or neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge about psychic phenomena, Brown&’s spirited interview approach helps draw profound insights from these cutting-edge thinkers. What, he asks, are the implications of our understanding of consciousness, particularly altered states—and how might entheogens help raise ecological awareness to impact the future of our species? In this curated colletion of interviews, Brown seeks to find out.
Psychic Empire: Literary Modernism and the Clinical State (Modernist Latitudes)
by Cate I. ReillyIn nineteenth-century imperial Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, new scientific fields like psychophysics, empirical psychology, clinical psychiatry, and neuroanatomy transformed the understanding of mental life in ways long seen as influencing modernism. Turning to the history of psychiatric classification for mental illnesses, Cate I. Reilly argues that modernist texts can be understood as critically responding to objective scientific models of the psyche, not simply illustrating their findings. Modernist works written in industrializing Central and Eastern Europe historicize the representation of consciousness as a quantifiable phenomenon within techno-scientific modernity.Looking beyond modernism’s well-studied relationship to psychoanalysis, this book tells the story of the non-Freudian vocabulary for mental illnesses that forms the precursor to today’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Developed by the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in the 1890s, this psychiatric taxonomy grew from the claim that invisible mental illnesses were analogous to physical phenomena in the natural world. Reilly explores how figures such as Georg Büchner, Ernst Toller, Daniel Paul Schreber, Nikolai Evreinov, Vsevolod Ivanov, and Santiago Ramón y Cajal understood the legal and political consequences of representing mental life in physical terms. Working across literary studies, the history of science, psychoanalytic criticism, critical theory, and political philosophy, Psychic Empire is an original account of modernism that shows the link between nineteenth-century scientific research on the mental health of national populations and twenty-first-century globalized, neuroscientific accounts of psychopathology and sanity.
Psychische Gefährdungsbeurteilung: Impulse für Klein- und Kleinstunternehmen (essentials)
by Melanie Meyer-Tischler Melanie FaltermeierDieses essential befasst sich mit dem Thema der Psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung mit besonderem Fokus auf Klein- und Kleinstunternehmen. Die beiden Wirtschaftspsychologinnen Melanie Meyer-Tischler und Melanie Faltermeier zeigen auf, welche Impulse Kleinunternehmen für zukünftige Beurteilungen von psychischen Gefährdungen nutzen können und geben zunächst einen kurzen (wissenschaftlichen) Überblick über die Thematik. Im Anschluss liefern sie Handlungsempfehlungen für die Durchführung der Psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung unter Berücksichtigung der speziellen Anforderungen und Voraussetzungen von Klein- und Kleinstunternehmen.
Psychoanalysis and the Unspoken (Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book Series)
by Joyce SlochowerWhat do therapists not talk about? What do we ignore/miss/sidestep? What factors—personal, social, political—inform our areas of blindness? This book names and explores what psychoanalytic theory often skips over or simplifies—how, when, and why we fail to uphold the professional ideal. Turning a critical eye on her own theory, Slochower reflects on how it, she, and the field have evolved and what remains unspoken. In so doing, she pushes us to do the same. With its sharp focus on both theory and clinical work, this book is essential reading for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists.
Psychoanalysis as Radical Hospitality: Six Perspectives on Turning-to versus Turning-Away (Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book Series)
by Dana AmirThis book focuses on different forms of turning-to versus turning-away from speech across a range of experiences in clinical treatment and general life.The chapters of this volume deal with the entrapment involved in exile from mother tongue, the parasitic language that uses the other's language as a linguistic prosthesis, the language of blank mourning which separates the mourner from their mourning, the adhesive identification of the voice and the psychotic split between voice and meaning, the mental hypotonia associated with an internalized object that turns away, and the spectrum between revenge and forgiveness. Each chapter sheds light on a different angle of the psyche's ability to spot its own leverage point and use it to transcend the infinite varieties of helpless victimhood: from the position of the victim to the position of the witness, from being the object of the narrative to being its subject, and from the position of righteousness to the willingness to forgive and be forgiven.This book is a must read for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and literary scholars, as well as philosophers of language and of the mind.
A Psychoanalytic Study of Political Leadership in the United States and Russia: Searching for Truth
by Karyne E. MessinaA Psychoanalytic Study of Political Leadership in the United States and Russia: Searching for Truth provides psychoanalytic insight into the motives of this complex and contradictory figure.The contributors, from different professional and academic backgrounds, use a range of methods including quantitative research and literary analysis to shed light on Putin’s background, outlook and current actions. Reflecting a range of perspectives on how Putin’s background may have informed his beliefs and his actions, particularly with respect to the invasion of Ukraine, the book brings together diverse viewpoints.A Psychoanalytic Study of Political Leadership in the United States and Russia will be of great interest to psychoanalysts and to readers seeking to understand the complex dynamics of populist leadership.
The Psychology and Neuroscience of Hugging: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (essentials)
by Sebastian OcklenburgThis Springer essential aims to present the various research branches on the topic of hugging and to unite them in a multidisciplinary perspective. Hugs are an important part of close social relationships and, according to current research, can positively contribute to mental and physical health. The research interest in the scientific exploration of hugging has increased significantly in various disciplines in recent years.
The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
by DKLearn about human nature, behavior and how the mind works with The Psychology Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Psychology in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Psychology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Psychology, with:More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in this field of sciencePacked with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core conceptsA visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughoutEasy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understandingThe Psychology Book is the perfect introduction to the science, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you’ll discover key concepts by psychologists who have significantly enhanced our understanding of the human mind and behavior. Learn about everyone who’s contributed to the big ideas in psychology, incorporating the ideas of today’s scientists as well those of the ancient philosophers and pioneers. Your Psychological Questions, Simply ExplainedIf you thought it was difficult to learn psychology and its many concepts, The Psychology Book presents the key ideas in a clear layout. Learn about the key personalities of the 19th and 20th centuries whose work has made significant contributions to our understanding of human behavior. Fantastic mind maps and step-by-step summaries explain the line of thought clearly for students of psychology and for anyone with a general interest in understanding the human mind.The Big Ideas SeriesWith millions of copies sold worldwide, The Psychology Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.
Psychopathologie: Merkmale psychischer Krankheitsbilder und klinische Neurowissenschaft
by Friedel M. ReischiesWie erklärt die Neurowissenschaft Bewusstseinsänderungen? Was passiert im Gehirn z.B. bei einem Angstzustand? Viele Menschen leiden irgendwann an Symptomen wie Antriebslosigkeit oder Bedrücktheit. Psychiatrische Krankheitsbilder sind psychopathologische Merkmalskomplexe, die eine genaue Beobachtung und Wertung benötigen. Hier finden Leser die Psychopathologie mit ihren neurowissenschaftlichen Grundlagen umfassend dargestellt. Systematisch und übersichtlich sind alle Symptome beschrieben. Fallbeispiele vertiefen Beobachtung und klinische Erfahrung. Jedem Kapitel folgen Definitionen, klinische Gesichtspunkte und Diagnostik. Neurowissenschaftliche Modelle sind für jede Merkmalsgruppe und spezielle Aspekte veranschaulicht. Das Buch richtet sich an Psychiater und andere Berufsgruppen aus der psychosozialen Versorgung sowie interessierte Studenten. Es hilft Untersuchenden, Patienten eine verständliche und zutreffende Erklärung ihres Symptoms zu bieten. Für die Neuauflage wurde das Werk komplett überarbeitet, aktualisiert sowie um neueste Forschungsergebnisse zu spannenden aktuellen Themen, wie z.B. zu Halluzinationen und Deep Learning ergänzt.
Psychopathy in the Workplace: Coping Strategies for Employees
by Marie-Line GermainThe onset of the pandemic has placed a greater emphasis on mental health, with many organizations making it a business imperative to ensure that employees are fully supported. Research on mental health in the workplace continues to grow, though there is a dearth of scholarly writings taking a micro approach to understanding the impact of negative work environments. This three-book series explores issues related to personality disorders and work-related suicides and the effect on employees and leaders. This volume focuses on the harmful effects of psychopathy in the workplace. The book is divided into three sections: defining psychopathy, identifying it through its effects on workplace productivity and performance, and understanding how that knowledge can limit its effect. With chapter contributions from authors around the world, this collection offers global perspectives on the harmful role that psychopathy can play in the workplace. Tackling topics such as abusive supervision and workplace bullying, this book will advance scholarship related to employee well-being, employee engagement, and counterproductive workplace behaviors.
Public Administration and Expertise in Democratic Governments: Comparative Public Law in the Twenty-First Century (Routledge Research in Public Law)
by Suan Rose-AckermanThis collection deals with challenges confronting public law and public administration in twenty-first century democracies across the world. It draws together contributions from leading scholars, examining cutting-edge topics, and projecting the scholarship forward. It emphasizes the importance both of justifying executive policymaking to citizens and of drawing on bureaucratic expertise and professional competence. Contributors examine the role of courts and argue for new forms of public participation that can incorporate democratic values into executive-branch policymaking. Finally, the work confronts problems in the administration of the criminal law that are generating increased public concern. Building on Rose-Ackerman’s scholarship, writers compare the American experience with contemporary developments in other leading democracies – in particular, Germany, France, the EU, Canada, and Latin America. The work will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of Administrative Law, Public Law, and Political Science.
Public Engagement with Holocaust Memory Sites in Poland (The Holocaust and its Contexts)
by Diana I. PopescuThis book aims to address a neglected field of research by providing evidence-based insights into how contemporary visitors of different national and generational background, especially those of Polish and Jewish descent, experience and reflect on their visits, or on living in the proximity of different sites of memory across Poland, including former concentration and death camps, ghetto sites, and other physical sites such as museums with a connection to the Holocaust.
Public-Key Cryptography – PKC 2024: 27th IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory of Public-Key Cryptography, Sydney, NSW, Australia, April 15–17, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14602)
by Qiang Tang Vanessa TeagueThe four-volume proceedings set LNCS 14601-14604 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory of Public Key Cryptography, PKC 2024, held in Sydney, NSW, Australia, April 15–17, 2024. The 54 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 176 submissions. They focus on all aspects of signatures; attacks; commitments; multiparty computation; zero knowledge proofs; theoretical foundations; isogenies and applications; lattices and applications; Diffie Hellman and applications; encryption; homomorphic encryption; and implementation.
Public Relations Planning: A Practical Guide for Strategic Communication
by Edward T. Vieira, Jr. Yulong LiPublic Relations Planning: A Practical Guide for Strategic Communication provides students with an in-depth understanding of the steps involved in planning and executing a successful PR campaign. Taking a strategic approach to the subject, the authors bring years of practical experience to the project, helping students see how theoretical elements fit together in reality, and preparing them for the workplace. At the same time, the book goes beyond an introductory discussion of the theory of PR planning, incorporating material from cutting-edge research in the field.This fully updated second edition explores current trends and consequences surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic; covers the latest technological tools and techniques, as well as the ever-changing landscape of social media; and examines the role of data analytics in the PR decision-making process. Examples and vignettes have been updated so that they reflect the current state of the global PR environment, whilst learning objectives, key term definitions, and chapter exercises facilitate comprehension.Providing a solid foundation to the PR planning process, this text is core reading for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education students studying Public Relations Strategy, Public Relations Campaigns, and Strategic Communications.Online resources include PowerPoint lecture slides, a test bank, answers for end-of-chapter questions, and instructor notes for the case studies.Public Relations Planning is featured on the International Public Relations Association website.
Public Sector Performance, Corruption and State Capture in a Globalized World (Routledge Research in Public Law)
by Susan Rose-AckermanThis collection examines the difficult task of reforming governments worldwide to meet citizens’ needs and aspirations. It advances constructive efforts to enhance public accountability while recognizing the complex ways in which corruption, greed, and state capture undermine the legitimacy and performance of government. The contributors are political scientists, lawyers, and economists who bring a cross-disciplinary approach to their chosen subjects. The first group of chapters deals with public sector performance, development, and public participation. Complementary pieces by a practitioner and a scholar confront the challenges of achieving reform in countries with difficult political environments and extensive poverty and inequality. The second group emphasizes the way corruption and state capture limit the accountability and effectiveness of governments in both developing and wealthy countries. The contributions consider the institutional roots of dysfunctional government and their links to the private sector. Taken together, the volume surveys a wide range of topics with theoretical arguments and empirical findings that provide insights into real-world problems and policymaking dilemmas. Inspired by Susan Rose-Ackerman’s fifty-year exploration of public policymaking, public law, and corruption, the collection will be an invaluable resource for researchers, academics and policy makers working in the areas of Public Law, Anticorruption, and Political-Economy.