Society and Social Sciences

This book reports on the latest advancements of non-destructive testing and structural techniques as applied on a wide range of cultural heritage applications.

This book examines professional youth mentoring, which is marked by enduring relationships throughout childhood and adolescence between youth and their adult mentors who are embedded within a formal program.

"e;A detailed and provocative study of how capital has changed since the 1980s and its effects on the working class and political parties in the USA.

Designing Curricula for Learner Autonomy and Engagement examines how higher education can be reimagined to empower learners as active, self-regulated participants in their own development.

This book presents Indigenous knowledge, cultural practices, and lived experiences of disability among Indigenous peoples in Latin America.

Written by scholars and past community college presidents, this book provides unique perspectives and tools for facing some of the most vexing problems for community college leaders.

Drawing on interviews with over 50 women in rural villages in Ghana, this book analyzes the poverty of older, rural, and illiterate women in Ghana within the framework of the feminization of poverty.

The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) was first coined in 1956 by John McCarthy who is considered to be the father of AI.

There is much scientific literature on multimodal social interaction between human and/or virtual agents, and related multimodal synchrony analysis and behavioural adaptivity within the interaction such as affiliation and bonding.

This book sets out a new reading of the early Marx.

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the water governance challenges associated with adaptation in the face of increasing climate change impacts across various scales and sectors.

This book approaches the field of mindfulness research from the perspective of self-determination theory (SDT).

This book is composed of papers accepted for presentation at MICRADS 2025, the 2025 Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security, held at Holiday Inn & Suites Across From Universal Orlando, Orlando, Florida, USA, between the 24 and 26 of July 2025.

This is the first book to address theory and practice in Applied Bioarchaeology—a term used to describe bioarchaeological research which addresses matters of relevance today, and which actively engages people in the research process in ways that are respectful and relevant to the studied population, their communities, and their descendants.

This book analyses how security concerns dominated international engagement in higher education reforms in post-Soviet Uzbekistan.

This edited volume investigates the complexities of child refugees and migrants from a global perspective.

This book is a testament to the importance of historical institutional analysis for understanding the reform of Africa’s institutions.

This book explores the complexities of globalization, examining its evolving role in a world characterized by increasing interdependence and tension.

Elias Canetti (1905–1994) und Veza Canetti (1897–1963) arbeiten seit den frühen 1930er Jahren in einer gemeinsamen ›Schreibwerkstatt‹.

Erika Schroll, a small girl, growing up in the picturesque town of Saaz, discovers the way of the world and her own nature amidst the turmoil of a World War and its devastating consequences.

This book provides open discussions and dialogues around the latest research and development on applying AI and ubiquitous technologies into various language learning contexts.

There is much scientific literature on multimodal social interaction between human and/or virtual agents, and related multimodal synchrony analysis and behavioural adaptivity within the interaction such as affiliation and bonding.

This book traces the creation, implementation, and evolution of the police institutions within British colonial Natal during ‘the formative period’ of the colony between 1845 and 1899.

At a time when educators are increasingly asked to take responsibility for the ‘mental health’ of students, this edited collection critiques the processes of surveillance and exclusion that can accompany such endeavours.

This book, part of the Gender Perspectives in Law series, seeks to explore the link between theory and practice in contemporary feminisms.

This book brings together some of the most distinguished and influential scholars in philosophy and sociology to explore the continued relevance of Herbert Marcuse’s critical theory in the twenty-first century.

Judaism is fundamental to Israel’s self-conception, but Israelis disagree about whether this is a religious, ethnic, or cultural claim.

This book fills a void in the existing literature on regime erosion and democratic backsliding by proposing a multidimensional and sequential explanation for the emergence of crisis of democracy using one of the most populous democracies in the world as a case study: Brazil.

This book introduces edumetrics, a rigorous, interdisciplinary framework for measuring learning outcomes over time and across space.

This book is authored by experts in the topic from MENA region to present the results and findings of their research work and the related state-of-the-art connected to the book title.

This conference proceedings, Opportunities for Heritage: Fostering Innovation, Conservation and Sustainability, is the outcome of the first international conference with the same title.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of how Muslim Community Organisations (MCOs) in Australia perceived and responded to Islamophobia between 2014 and 2018—a period marked by the rise of ISIS, a surge in anti-Muslim political rhetoric, and culminating in the Christchurch terrorist attack on praying Muslims in New Zealand.

This edited book provides a comprehensive study of punitive practices in modern-day Lithuania, highlighting its significance as a democratic European state navigating the continuing consequences of its Soviet-era criminal justice system.

The outbreak of COVID-19 radically transformed our daily lives, altering not only our habits and social relations, but also our most fundamental mental processes, most notably memory.

Animals are agency-bearing beings and are able to bond in emotional relationships with people.

This book examines war-related trauma, the impacts of forced migration, and the importance of emphasising body/brain responses in social work practice.

South Asia is the most densely populated region in Asia, while Asia is the most populous region globally.

This book provides a general guide to stone-structures of the pre-colonial period called zimbabwes.

The relationship between migration and media has become an essential topic of study due to its ethical and civil responsibility implications, particularly in today's digitalized global environment.

This book presents a comprehensive examination of crime patrolling problems across various domains, including robotics, security, and law enforcement, with a focus on the mathematical models used to optimize patrolling strategies.

This book examines fair citizen participation as a key element of effective policy support.

This book provides a vital, critical criminological contribution to ongoing discussions regarding the so-called 'psychedelic renaissance' by affording an in-depth ethnographic study of unregulated contexts of psychedelic drug use.

This book provides an insightful examination of various health challenges affecting rural communities in the Southeast United States (e.

This volume takes up intersectionality and whiteness as perspectives through which to engage and understand leadership.

This volume provides a background to debates on definitional terms of subjective and objective wellbeing.

This book explores the evolution and transformative potential of digital governance amid the ongoing technological revolution in the public sector.

This book is a retelling of the history of Liberia’s formation through the lens of settler colonial theory to understand the antagonisms that continue to shape contemporary citizenship debates.

This edited volume investigates the complexities of child refugees and migrants from a global perspective.

This book presents a comprehensive examination of crime patrolling problems across various domains, including robotics, security, and law enforcement, with a focus on the mathematical models used to optimize patrolling strategies.