Practising Interdisciplinarity
Title | Practising Interdisciplinarity PDF eBook |
Author | Nico Stehr |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780802081391 |
First-hand insights into the operations and successes of some of the world's foremost interdisciplinary research centres and the ways in which interdisciplinarity is researched, organized, and taught around the world.
Network Propaganda
Title | Network Propaganda PDF eBook |
Author | Yochai Benkler |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 473 |
Release | 2018-09-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0190923644 |
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Is social media destroying democracy? Are Russian propaganda or "Fake news" entrepreneurs on Facebook undermining our sense of a shared reality? A conventional wisdom has emerged since the election of Donald Trump in 2016 that new technologies and their manipulation by foreign actors played a decisive role in his victory and are responsible for the sense of a "post-truth" moment in which disinformation and propaganda thrives. Network Propaganda challenges that received wisdom through the most comprehensive study yet published on media coverage of American presidential politics from the start of the election cycle in April 2015 to the one year anniversary of the Trump presidency. Analysing millions of news stories together with Twitter and Facebook shares, broadcast television and YouTube, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the architecture of contemporary American political communications. Through data analysis and detailed qualitative case studies of coverage of immigration, Clinton scandals, and the Trump Russia investigation, the book finds that the right-wing media ecosystem operates fundamentally differently than the rest of the media environment. The authors argue that longstanding institutional, political, and cultural patterns in American politics interacted with technological change since the 1970s to create a propaganda feedback loop in American conservative media. This dynamic has marginalized centre-right media and politicians, radicalized the right wing ecosystem, and rendered it susceptible to propaganda efforts, foreign and domestic. For readers outside the United States, the book offers a new perspective and methods for diagnosing the sources of, and potential solutions for, the perceived global crisis of democratic politics.
One Welfare in Practice
Title | One Welfare in Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Tanya Stephens |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2021-10-25 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1000459608 |
Animal welfare has long been recognised as central to the role of the veterinary professional, but this is increasingly aligned with the welfare of humans and the broader environment in which we co-exist. This is the first book dedicated to the role of the veterinarian in One Welfare, a concept that recognises the interconnections between animal welfare, human wellbeing, and the environment. The book demonstrates, through a wide range of international case studies, why professional ethics and the use of good evidence is integral to this role. Contributors bring a rich variety of writings, each with their own perception of the role of the veterinarian in improving animal welfare and human wellbeing. One Welfare in Practice: The Role of the Veterinarian emphasises the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and solutions: it is essential that veterinary practitioners recognise when other professionals or disciplines need to be consulted to benefit both animals and humans. With its multiple, fascinating approaches to One Welfare, this book will inform and inspire the veterinarian to find areas where collaborative action reaps the greatest rewards. This unique book shows how veterinarians can and are contributing to improving animal and human welfare, offering practical advice as to how the profession can further engage in One Welfare in a range of settings.
The Lady in the Looking Glass
Title | The Lady in the Looking Glass PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Woolf |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2011-02-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 014197124X |
'People should not leave looking-glasses hanging in their rooms any more than they should leave open cheque books or letters confessing some hideous crime.' 'If she concealed so much and knew so much one must prize her open with the first tool that came to hand - the imagination.' Virginia Woolf's writing tested the boundaries of modern fiction, exploring the depths of human consciousness and creating a new language of sensation and thought. Sometimes impressionistic, sometimes experimental, sometimes brutally cruel, sometimes surprisingly warm and funny, these five stories describe love lost, friendships formed and lives questioned. This book includes The Lady in the Looking Glass, A Society, The Mark on the Wall, Solid Objects and Lappin and Lapinova.
Chemical Analysis
Title | Chemical Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Rouessac |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 2013-05-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1118681878 |
Completely revised and updated, Chemical Analysis: Second Edition is an essential introduction to a wide range of analytical techniques and instruments. Assuming little in the way of prior knowledge, this text carefully guides the reader through the more widely used and important techniques, whilst avoiding excessive technical detail. Provides a thorough introduction to a wide range of the most important and widely used instrumental techniques Maintains a careful balance between depth and breadth of coverage Includes examples, problems and their solutions Includes coverage of latest developments including supercritical fluid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis
From Pain to Hope
Title | From Pain to Hope PDF eBook |
Author | Catholic Church. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Publisher | Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Pages | 91 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Child sexual abuse Canada Religious aspects Catholic Church |
ISBN | 9780889972575 |
The Ad Hoc Committee on Child Sexual Abuse was mandated to devise policies on the pastoral care of victims of sexual abuse and their families, as well as on the care and counselling of deviant priests. It was called upon to develop procedures, at both the diocesan and parish levels, to counter child sexual abuse. This report outlines the Committee's mandate and presents 50 recommendations directed to bishops, to those responsible for clergy and seminarians, to Catholics and to the CCCB itself.
The Tiv of Central Nigeria
Title | The Tiv of Central Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Bohannan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 103 |
Release | 1993 |
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