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  • Winnowing and Sifting Indigenous Knowledge

    Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, and the African Learner

    Edited by Christopher Ndlovu, Shepherd Ndondo ...
    Series Book 12 - Africa in the Global Space
    The aim of this book is to revisit the African past in search of values and knowledge that might be used in tandem with modern ways to create a more sustainable future. The African tradition has sustained human life since time immemorial, and represents a wealth of knowledge: pre-colonial Africa had many flourishing cultures and a wide variety of economic activities. This way of life was deep ... Read more

    $85.49 USD

  • The Dynamics of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems

    A Sustainable Alternative for Livelihoods in Southern Africa

    Edited by Christopher Ndlovu, Edward Shizha ...
    Series Book 3 - Africa in the Global Space
    This book discusses the pivotal role of African indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS) in promoting, enhancing, and sustaining livelihoods in Africa. The authors argue that AIKS are of central importance in the development of sustainable livelihoods, particularly in rural communities. In their analysis, they draw on interdisciplinary research in the fields of agriculture, cultural and indigenous ... Read more

    $92.29 USD

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    Just Transitions in a Complex World

    by Mark Swilling ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
    With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without this understanding, we enter the future in a state of informed bewilderment.Every day we are bombarded by reports about ecosystem breakdown, social conflict, economic stagnation and a crisis of identity. There is mounting ... Read more

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  • Analyzing Public Policy

    by Peter John ...
    Series series Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies
    The fully revised and updated new edition of this textbook continues to provide the most accessible overview of the main approaches in the study of public policy. It seeks to review the most common and widely used frameworks in the study of policy analysis:institutionsgroups and networkssociety and the economyindividual interestsideas.The book explains each one, offers constructive criticisms and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Rediscovering Institutions

    by James G. March, Johan P. Olsen ...
    The authors propose a new theory of political behavior that re-invigorates the role of institutions—from laws and bureaucracy to rituals and symbols—as essential to understanding the modern political and economic systems that guide contemporary life. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development eBook

    by Ian Scoones ...
    Series Book 4 - Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies
    The message of Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development is clear: livelihoods approaches are an essential lens on questions of rural development, but these need to be situated in a better understanding of political economy. The book looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. The relationships between ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Care and Capitalism

    by Kathleen Lynch ...
    The logics and ethics of neoliberal capitalism dominate public discourses and politics in the early twenty-first century. They morally endorse and institutionalize forms of competitive self-interest that jettison social justice values, and are deeply antithetical to love, care and solidarity.But capitalism is neither invincible nor inevitable. While people are self-interested, they are not purely ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • Vulnerability in Technological Cultures

    New Directions in Research and Governance

    Edited by Anique Hommels, Jessica Mesman, Wiebe E. Bijker ...
    Series series Inside Technology
    Analysis and case studies explore the concept of vulnerability, offering a novel and broader approach to understanding the risks and benefits of science and technology.Novel technologies and scientific advancements offer not only opportunities but risks. Technological systems are vulnerable to human error and technical malfunctioning that have far-reaching consequences: one flipped switch can ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Climate Change Epistemologies in Southern Africa

    Social and Cultural Dimensions

    Edited by Jörn Ahrens, Ernst Halbmayer ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in African Geography
    This book investigates the social and cultural dimensions of climate change in Southern Africa, focusing on how knowledge about climate change is conceived and conveyed.Despite contributing very little to the global production of emissions, the African continent looks set to be the hardest hit by climate change. Adopting a decolonial perspective, this book argues that knowledge and discourse about ... Read more

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  • Belonging and Transnational Refugee Settlement

    Unsettling the Everyday and the Extraordinary

    by Jay Marlowe ...
    The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315268958, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.The image we have of refugees is one of displacement – from their homes, families and countries – and yet, refugee settlement is increasingly becoming an experience of living simultaneously in ... Read more

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  • Polling and Public Opinion

    A Canadian Perspective

    by Peter Marshall Butler ...
    The importance of polling public opinion is widely recognized today. Indeed, it is sometimes argued that in mass societies, polls have also become an important medium for communicating ideas and beliefs, especially since many people have become less involved in community organizations and interest groups that formerly connected them to events and issues. Polling and Public Opinion examines the ... Read more

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  • Women, Work, and Globalization

    Challenges and Opportunities

    by Bahira Sherif Trask ...
    Women increasingly make up a significant percentage of the labor force throughout the world. This transformation is impacting everyone's lives. This book examines the resulting gender role, work, and family issues from a comparative worldwide perspective. Working allows women to earn an income, acquire new skills, and forge social connections. It also brings challenges such as simultaneously ... Read more

    $76.99 USD