Realizing Autonomy

Globalization includes complex processes, easy to identify butdifficult to explain. Why, for instance, are globalizing processes sounevenly distributed between poor and wealthy countries? What effectd

Incorporating the voices and insights of street sex workers through personal interviews, this monograph argues that the material conditions of many street workers — the physical environments they live

"Adesiji offers a practical process-driven guide to how pre-conceived ideologies of personal leadership may be overcome. He calls for coachability, mentorship, perseverance and the need to set clear g

Sensory play has a growing role to play in providing open-ended play potential as well as presenting further opportunities.

Kaveny (law and theology, U. of Notre Dame) argues that law is a moral teacher of virtue and explores how to adapt this function in a pluralistic society. This includes encouraging solidarity and empo

In the wake of the global financial crisis, new forms of social organization are beginning to take shape. Disparate groups of people are coming together in order to resist corporate globalization and

In the wake of the global financial crisis, new forms of social organization are beginning to take shape. Disparate groups of people are coming together in order to resist corporate globalization and

For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was success

For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was success

This book examines Cornelius Castoriadis' thought and the radical alternative it presents to the legacy of Michel Foucault, focusing on three key notions that are central in both sc

The greatest challenge of our time is to build a world based on the sustainable use of renewable power. Our massive dependence on fossil fuels has upset the very climatic system that made human evolut

In 1951, Carl Jung published what he considered the highest synthesis and exposition of the transformation of Self and the discovery of the divine in one of his latest and most difficult works, Aion.

This book deals with a subject that has recently been the focus of debate and law reform in many jurisdictions: how much scope should spouses have to conclude agreements concerning their financial aff

In this book, Tjeu van den Berk examines C. G. Jung's personal perspective on art and how his work intensely engages with this theme. It analyses Jung’s profound reflections on artistic considerations

In this book, Tjeu van den Berk examines C. G. Jung's personal perspective on art and how his work intensely engages with this theme. It analyses Jung’s profound reflections on artistic consider

In a world of flux, when old territories are dissolving and newnations and entities such as the European Union are coming together,who controls goods and services, ideas, information, and creativity?W

Part of a series that brings Chinese political, economic, and social development debates to an English speaking audience, this collection of nineteen articles on globalization examines issues of sover

Joyce, a former teacher, and Calhoun, a writer and consultant who focuses on school improvement, professional development, and language arts, consider how schooling can capitalize on the development o

Widely regarded as Britain's most influential anarchist thinker for over half a century, Corm Ward's work ranges in scope from urban planning to deschooling, from mutualism to geography, from Kropotki

This book is about the nature of morphology and its place in the structure of grammar. Drawing on a wide range of aspects of Romance inflectional morphology, leading scholars present detailed argument

"Advances in molecular genetics have led to the increasing availability of genetic testing for a variety of inherited disorders. While this new knowledge presents many obvious health benefits to prosp

This collection of nine articles on legal theory examines the concept of paternalism in private law and explores the ways in which judicial regulation and market forces mix in the history and contempo

Nearly forty years passed between the Apollo moon landings, the grandest accomplishment of a government-run space program, and the Ansari X PRIZE-winning flights of SpaceShipOne, the greatest achieve

One in six people worldwide will experience depression over the course of a lifetime.Many who seek relief through the healthcare system are treated with antidepressant medication; inthe United States,

Property regimes are central to understanding globalization and the political economy of international capitalism and property regimes in crisis are sites of conflict and resistance in which global po

In this volume researchers from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America employ a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches in order to investigate the l

In this volume researchers from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America employ a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches in their exploration of the links b

This book describes the unfolding of a global phenomenon: the legal prohibition of physical punishment of children. Until thirty years ago, this near-universal practice was considered appropriate, nec

`Governance of Public Sector Organizations presents intriguing results from an international data collection effort. The volume offers a comprehensive analysis of contemporary institutional developmen

This book discusses how people come to perceive themselves, the impact of past trauma and attachments on selfhood and self-concept, and how self-perception can impact the most intimate relationships.

When the UN adopted the Declaration on the Rights of IndigenousPeoples in 2007, it brought the negative effect of globalization on thelives of Indigenous peoples to the centre of public debate.Thecont

The Law of Love is an interdisciplinary tour de force in which Fr. Stephen Brett, drawing on his expansive scholarly experience, skillfully blends the perspectives of Catholic philosophy, theology, a

International commitments may sit uneasily with national pressures in the best of times. This age of economic uncertainty brings these tensions into sharper relief. This volume draws together thirteen analyses of this tension in a wide array of contexts, including each of the three main pillars of the World Trade Organization, international investment law and arbitration, and the international financial institutions. The essays feature internationally recognised experts addressing topical examples of international economic law obligations clashing with domestic political interests. For example, Professor Robert Howse, of New York University Law School, addresses issues of globalization and whether international and national interests can in today's world be considered separate, while Ko-Yung Tung, the former Director-General of the World Bank, looks at trends in investment treaty arbitration and considers what the future may hold in light of the recent financial crisis, the rise of Chi

Simon is a seasoned Enterprise Architect who joins a corporation in New York as their first-ever Vice President of Enterprise Architecture. On his very first day, he meets the global Chief Executive

Since the mid-1980s, Fritz W. Scharpf has been investigating the evolution of the multilevel European polity and its impact on the effectiveness and legitimacy of democratic government in Europe. Comm