What shapes the cultural, political and ideological values of young people living in Southeastern Europe? Which identities matter to them? How are their values changing, and how can they be changed? W
"In sharp contrast to the popular belief that values are converging and becoming increasingly standardized, this book draws on the EVS surveys to show that Europe remains very diverse in terms of valu
This volume presents the value profiles of the people in European countries. It shows the cultural varieties and similarities in beliefs and values across Europe and provides insights in the different
A team of social scientists continue the series presenting data from the European Values Study, a large-scale cross-national and longitudinal research project on fundamental values in Western societie
In the 10th volume of the series reporting on large-scale, cross-national, and longitudinal research into fundamental values and their change in Western societies, European sociologists investigate su
Fahey (sociology, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US), Hayes (sociology, U. of Calgary, Canada), and Sinnott (director, Public Opinion and Political Behaviour Research Programme, Geary Institute,
Who are the Europeans? How do they think? What values do they hold dear? What binds them and what divides them? This atlas summarizes the outcomes of the European Values Study, combined with results f
The first volume of the new series Studies in European Integration, State and Society, this volume posits "democracy" and "solidarity" as clashing fundamental values in the process of European integra
In Value Contrasts and Consensus in Present-Day Europe, Wil Arts and Loek Halman have collected a considerable number of contributions that paint the moral landscape of Europe by empirically-theoretic
Bringing together a team of scholars from the diverse fields of geography, literary studies and history, this is the first volume to study water as a cultural phenomenon within the Russian/Soviet cont
Bringing together a team of scholars from the diverse fields of geography, literary studies, and history, this is the first volume to study water as a cultural phenomenon within the Russian/Soviet con
Montenegro may be a candidate for European Union membership, but there remains much to do before Montenegrin society has made the value transformations required to meet many of the conditions of membe
Scholars of philosophy debate a version of hermeneutical philosophy called cognitive existentialism, in particular its application to the natural sciences. They cover the status of theoretical objects
New democracies are uniquely positioned to promote democratic values and have a competitive advantage in the global democracy assistance industry.This book examines the attempts of one group of young
When the financial markets collapsed in 2008, the media industry was affected by a major slump in advertising revenues, and a formerly highly successful business model fell into a state of decay. This
In his history of 20th-century musical modernism, Golab chooses musical structure as its object seen in a cultural context. The work itself is not the focus, therefore, but the cultural values that th
Redefinitions of EU borders (enlargements, Brexit), geopolitical challenges (conflicts, migrations, terrorism, environmental risks) and the economic and financial crises have triggered debates on the
This is a book about the internal dimension of the rule of law in the European Union. The EU is a community based on law which adheres to and promotes a set of values which are common between the Memb
This book offers a legal analysis of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) as it applies to developing relations with the EU's neighbors in the East and South. It explores the legal aspects of this p
The essays in Relative Values draw on new work in anthropology, science studies, gender theory, critical race studies, and postmodernism to offer a radical revisioning of kinship and kinship theory. T
Human values: abstract ideals that we consider important, such as freedom, equality, achievement, helpfulness, security, tradition, peace, and many more. Our values are relevant to everything we do, h
This book presents a fresh examination of the values and principles that inform EU foreign policy, exploring the implications of these values and principles on the construction of European Union ident
The essays in Relative Values draw on new work in anthropology, science studies, gender theory, critical race studies, and postmodernism to offer a radical revisioning of kinship and kinship theory.
This book explores generational conflict in Europe through the prism of politico-economic and institutional values. It finds a dramatic shift of values in post-Soviet societies, where post-Soviet Gene
To enhance sustainable development research and practice the values of the researchers, project managers and participants must first be made explicit. Values in Sustainable Development introduces and
Nietzsche's Revaluation of Values is an assessment of Nietzsche's challenging plan to revalue all values, including knowledge, morality, religion, art, and the state. E.
This original and engaging book advocates an unabashedly empirical approach to addressing the issue of human values: abstract ideals that we consider important, such as freedom, equality, achievement,
This book focuses on a key issue today: the role of values in technology, with special emphasis on ethical values. This topic involves the analysis of internal values in technology (as they affect obj
