As smart cities become more prevalent, the need for explainable AI (XAI) applications has become increasingly important.......more
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Ministerial Leadership offers a practice-based account of how ministers in UK governments perform their roles and exerci......more
This book explains China’s new common prosperity policies--their significance, connotations, and goals--and explains the......more
In recent years, a wave of reforms known as ’nudges’ or ’behavioural interventions’ have emerged in public policy and ad......more
A long-overdue guide on how to use statistics to bring clarity, not confusion, to policy work. Statistics are an essenti......more
"A powerful case for limitarianism--the idea that we should set a maximum on how much resources one individual can appro......more
Explore the Shadows of the American Justice System Delve into the unspoken transgressions deeply embedded in the very fa......more
The book first chronicles the origins of the Slow Food movement in Italy in the 1980s followed by various outgrowths: e.......more
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This book explores the current impasse that global regulators face in the digital sphere. Computer technology has advanc......more
For the past decade and a half, the world has witnessed a precipitous decline of democratic countries and the consequent......more
This book concerns the values and practices of participation in municipal public parks, and the connections they have wi......more
This is the first book to frame U.S. public diplomacy in the broad sweep of American diplomatic practice from the early ......more
This book offers novel insights into how students can develop a personal growth mindset during their degree programs tha......more
This book focuses on how teachers can transmit and practice values through classroom circles that attend to and empower ......more
This publication introduces the Global Integration Index as a tool to explore how global and regional integration affect......more
This is the first socio-legal multi-jurisdictional study on hazing (ragging). This book considers four countries: the US......more
Fulkerson provides a contemporary, in-depth understanding of communities that is useful for research, planning, and deve......more
This book provides an overview of the geopolitical context and climate change risk profile of the Middle East and North ......more
This book addresses the tensions of existing theories and practices of inclusive education from an international perspec......more
Leadership in Africa has always been a case of lording it over the people as leaders turn commonwealth into personal for......more
Offers new conceptual approaches, rethinking the principles of urban resilience Provides a transparent knowledge base of......more
This book explores China’s ambition to build itself into a maritime power. Despite having a continental coastline of 18,......more
Lobbying is not only the subject of ongoing, heated debates in politics and the public sphere but has also been a focus ......more
This topical, edited collection analyses the state of the planning system in England and offers a robust, evidence-based......more
Everyday Life in the Spectacular City is a groundbreaking urban ethnography that reveals how middle-class citizens and l......more
Everyday Life in the Spectacular City is a groundbreaking urban ethnography that reveals how middle-class citizens and l......more
Situated at the intersections of anthropology, migration, citizenship, and social movement studies, this volume theorise......more
The Non-Governmental sector has played a noble role in providing needed support following market failure and government ......more
This book examines the role of the Arctic in Iceland’s foreign and security policies from the end of the Cold War to the......more
"Resilience vs Pandemics: Innovations in Public Places and Buildings" explores innovative solutions for architecture and......more
Remaking European Political Economies analyses the political economy of financial assistance and socio-economic change d......more
This book analyses Member States’ and EU neighbours’ national visions for the enlargement of the European Union (EU), hi......more
In recent decades social cohesion has emerged as a major concern of states, policymakers and researchers. Social cohesio......more
This book analyses the political and public debates about euthanasia in Portugal. Utilising petitions submitted to Parli......more
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Sustainable urban planning and urban renewal are major challenges of the 21st century. In this context, Urbanism and Tow......more
Urban Mobility Systems in the World provides insight into the geographical organization of urban mobility systems around......more
In the perplexing embroidery of present day legislative issues, where disparate philosophies frequently impact, an unavo......more
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This book addresses the multiple dimensions of the limited reach, or breakdown, of central authority in border regions o......more
This book looks into different forms of social exclusion in different societies or contexts. It is important to note tha......more
This book investigates the role of arts practitioners in cultural policy-making, challenging the perception that arts pr......more
This book examines how educational equity is affected during crises - specifically the COVID-19 pandemic. Three key conc......more
This book provides a comprehensive account of EU’s renewable energy policy development as it traces the agenda-shaping, ......more
This edited volume offers a critical, thorough, and interdisciplinary examination of arguments for eliminating the minim......more
This book provides the first in-depth study of healthcare reforms in post-communist Eastern Europe. Combining insights f......more
This book examines language education policy in European migrant-hosting countries. By applying the Multiple Streams Fra......more
The Sun, Energy, and Climate Change conveys one central idea - that we can utilize energy without continuing to harm the......more
This book provides a much-needed analysis of the pivotal role of the urban kampung in Indonesia’s urbanization process a......more
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This book focuses on urban morphology and its application to urban conservation and management. The rapid disappearance ......more
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This book attempts to develop a novel way of conceptualizing regionalism under hyper-globalization. Until recently, regi......more
This book assesses the management and performance of networks in light of the rising popularity of collaborative approac......more
This book analyzes ancient cities that are facing crisis, and their coping mechanism to maintain resiliency and sustaina......more
The State of Housing Design 2023 is the first report in a new series that reviews national trends, ideas, and critical i......more
Food banks--warehouses that collect and systematize surplus food--have expanded into one of the largest mechanisms to re......more
In this collection of interviews, with an introduction by former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg, 20 mayors from five......more
This volume offers a comprehensive insight on sustainable development of local territories. It recommends the planning o......more
Recent debates about the return of colonially looted heritage have furthered the discussions on decolonisation around th......more
Reveals the often-untold stories of front-line public servants....more
Argues that states substitute unwanted policy changes dictated by globalization with politically feasible ones, leading ......more
This collection of essays sheds light on repair as a disposition to material culture and a practice rooted in diverse so......more
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Affordable housing shortage and social exclusion have become severe societal problems across the globe. Increasing numbe......more
Affordable housing shortage and social exclusion have become severe societal problems across the globe. Increasing numbe......more
In March 2020, schools and childcare centres across Australia were forced to close to control the spread of the recently......more
In the Winter Session of Parliament in February 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed a question, ’What if there was ......more
The University as Urban Anchor investigates the role of the academy in the city--not just its educational contributions,......more
Karachi is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It is Pakistan’s only port and the major contributor to the c......more
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Germany is clearly the dominant economic force in Europe. It occupies the pivotal position of being at the centre of bot......more
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian republics are still coming to terms with their post-communist ......more
On 28 April 2021, the Indonesian government, under President Joko Widodo, dissolved the Ministry of Research, Technology......more
This book analyzes both local and national House and Senate campaigns in the 2022 midterm elections to reveal how distin......more
This book dissects the reproductive intentions and behaviours of the one-child generation cohort in China, situated in t......more
Why are we willing to believe that technology can bring about war... but not peace? PeaceTech: Digital Transformation to......more
Why are we willing to believe that technology can bring about war... but not peace? PeaceTech: Digital Transformation to......more
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This collection revisits Steven Box’s book, Power, Crime and Mystification, published in 1983, and considers its relevan......more
This open access edited book investigates European social rights in practice from socio-legal perspectives. It brings to......more
This open access edited book investigates European social rights in practice from socio-legal perspectives. It brings to......more
This book aims to raise awareness about the possibility of achieving the goals of the United Nations Convention on the R......more
GIS and Housing: Principles and Practices discusses how GIS can enhance our understanding of complex housing issues in t......more
While methodological individualism is a fundamental approach within the social sciences, it is often misunderstood. This......more
A newborn girl can expect to live to eighty in Sri Lanka, seventy-four in Bangladesh and sixty-nine in India. This is bu......more
This book presents a socio-legal examination of national and devolved-level developments in social protection in the UK,......more
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With almost seven hundred articles included in this series, it is not surprising to learn that political thinking, anecd......more
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Now in its second edition, Parenting Culture Studies seeks to understand how parenting is taken as a particular mode of ......more
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While methodological individualism is a fundamental approach within the social sciences, it is often misunderstood. This......more