Télécharger le livre :  What Makes a Social Crisis?
In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops a new sociological theory of social crisis and applies it to a wide range of cases, from the church paedophilia crisis to the #MeToo movement. He argues that crises are triggered not by objective social strains but by the...

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Parution : 2019-11-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Conspiracy Theories
9/11 was an inside job. The Holocaust is a myth promoted to serve Jewish interests. The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a false flag operation. Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. These are all conspiracy theories. A glance...

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Télécharger le livre :  Defending Freedom
We are witnessing a crisis of liberal democracy. A widespread fear of social decline, rapid globalization and uncontrolled immigration have culminated in a prevailing mood of hostility towards the established order. Confidence in democratic institutions and mainstream...

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Télécharger le livre :  The Far Right Today
The far right is back with a vengeance. After several decades at the political margins, far-right politics has again taken center stage. Three of the world’s largest democracies – Brazil, India, and the United States – now have a radical right leader, while far-right...

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Parution : 2019-10-25
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Télécharger le livre :  Digital Social Research
To analyse social and behavioural phenomena in our digitalized world, it is necessary to understand the main research opportunities and challenges specific to online and digital data. This book presents an overview of the many techniques that are part of the fundamental...

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Parution : 2019-10-25
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Télécharger le livre :  The Crisis of Expertise
In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds.In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change, and...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Russia and America
In recent times, US-Russia relations have deteriorated to what both sides acknowledge is an “all time low.” Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and Putin’s continued support for the Assad regime in Syria have placed enormous strain on this...

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Parution : 2019-10-22
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Télécharger le livre :  For a Politics of the Common Good
This volume of conversations between Alain Badiou and Peter Engelmann focuses on the concrete political situation in the world of today. Here the validity and applicability of Badiou’s ideas are tested in relation to the great social and political problems of our time,...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-18
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Télécharger le livre :  In Defence of Democracy
Should Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy? Are ‘the people’ too ignorant or stupid to rule? Numerous commentators are seriously arguing that the answer to these questions might be ‘yes’. In this take-no-prisoners book, Canadian-Irish author Roslyn...

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Parution : 2019-10-18
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Télécharger le livre :  Participatory Culture
Since 2006, Henry Jenkins's Confessions of an Aca-Fan blog has hosted interviews in which academics, activists, and artists have shared their views on the changing media landscape. For the first time, Jenkins – often called “the Marshall McLuhan for the twenty-first...

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Parution : 2019-10-15
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Télécharger le livre :  Changemakers
This book argues that, as industrial capitalism enters a period of prolonged crisis, a new paradigm of ‘industrious modernity’ is emerging.  Based on small-scale, commons-based and market-oriented entrepreneurship, this industrious modernity is being pioneered by the...

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Télécharger le livre :  White Privilege
Some embrace the idea of white privilege as an important concept that helps us to make sense of the connection between race and social and political disadvantages, while others are critical or even hostile. Regardless of personal views, it can be difficult to agree on...

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Parution : 2019-10-15
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Télécharger le livre :  Austerity
Austerity has been at the center of political controversy following the 2008 financial crisis, invoked by politicians and academics across the political spectrum as the answer to, or cause of, our post-crash economic malaise. However, despite being the cause of debate...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-14
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Télécharger le livre :  The Telemachus Complex
Fatherhood today is in crisis. Fathers have gone missing, or have become their children’s playmates, and the symbolic authority of the father has lost its power. What remains of the father today in the wake of this decline, and what should the relation between children...

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Parution : 2019-10-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Should Robots Replace Teachers?
Developments in AI, robotics and big data are changing the nature of education. Yet the implications of these technologies for the teaching profession are uncertain. While most educators remain convinced of the need for human teachers, outside the profession there is...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Undocumented Migration
Undocumented migration is a global and yet elusive phenomenon. Despite contemporary efforts to patrol national borders and mass deportation programs, it remains firmly placed at the top of the political agenda in many countries where it receives hostile media coverage...

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Parution : 2019-10-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Digital Health Promotion
Searching the internet for health information or using health apps on mobile devices has become part of our daily routine, yet can be just as disempowering as empowering. This engaging overview critically examines the theoretical underpinning of digital health promotion...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Politics and the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene has become central to understanding the intimate connections between human life and the natural environment, but it has fractured our sense of time and possibility. What implications does that fracturing have for how we should think about politics in...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-09-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Identity Politics in the United States
In 2017, a white supremacist rally at the University of Virginia forced many to consider how much progress had been made in a country that, nine years prior, had elected its first Black president. Beyond these racial flashpoints, the increasingly polarized nature of US...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-09-20
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Télécharger le livre :  With Child
With a foreword by Lee Child.Andy Martin spent a year in the company of Lee Child, creator of tough-guy hero Jack Reacher. With Child is the diary of their adventures, tracking the publication and reception of Make Me, the writing of Night School at an apartment in...

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Parution : 2019-09-10
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