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Research Handbook on Art, Culture and Heritage Law

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This interdisciplinary Research Handbook brings together leading scholars from different disciplines to explore art, culture and heritage law, their definition, protection and contestation. It critically assesses legal frameworks and ethical practices through four challenges: sustainable development, intergenerational equity, decolonisation and cultural rights.Adopting both a theoretical and practical approach, contributors debate the key areas in art, culture and heritage law, including the nature of cultural heritage, ethics and the art market, the development of international norms on the protection of cultural heritage, repatriation and its consequences, trafficking in peacetime and the intentional destruction of heritage and looting in wartime. Chapters discuss the significance of provenance research from both legal and ethical perspectives, outlining the changeable nature of heritage objects and the connections they can forge. This Research Handbook ultimately underscores the significance of cross-disciplinary research and public participation in cultural and heritage issues, drawing insights from law, criminology and sociology.The Research Handbook on Art, Culture and Heritage Law is a valuable resource for scholars and students of law, particularly those interested in the evolution of art and cultural heritage law. It is also a necessary read for those in related fields such as criminology, archaeology, museology and cultural studies.

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Sophie Vigneron, Janet Ulph, Antoinette Maget Dominicé

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This comprehensive Handbook provides an accessible overview of precarious employment, exploring how insecure, low-paid and unstable forms of work shape the lives, health and identities of workers across the globe.With international and interdisciplinary contributions, the chapters demonstrate the prevalence of such work, highlighting its presence not only within informal sectors of the Global South but also within advanced economies worldwide. Examining both structural forces and lived experiences, it covers key issues such as job insecurity, mental well-being, unstable and informal work, and in-work poverty, as well as institutional responses and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. This timely volume underscores the urgent need for fairer and more sustainable labour markets, emphasizing the role of organizations, institutions and collective action in fostering sustainable livelihoods.This collection is a valuable resource for scholars and students of human resource management, organizational behaviour, sociology of work, labour studies, economics and public policy. With a focus on institutional interventions, policy implications and the role of the state, policy makers and public sector professionals will greatly benefit from the evidence-based insights.

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Handbook of Research on Sustainability and Governance

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This informative Handbook presents diverse perspectives on the inherent tensions and contradictions in governing sustainability challenges. Its conceptual and contextual chapters explore the dichotomy between stability and change, refocusing the need for sustainability efforts not only by states and consumer markets, but also by corporations and the global economy.Underlining the contested nature of sustainability, this Handbook provides an overview of the various definitions and perspectives through which sustainability governance can be studied. Contributors analyze governance at different levels, such as national, industry or organizational levels, covering key issues across a range of industries including garment, oceans, mining, energy, and finance. This Handbook emphasizes underrepresented viewpoints, such as feminist and Indigenous, fostering both conceptual advancements and practical applications for the governance of sustainability challenges.The Handbook of Research on Sustainability and Governance is a valuable resource for scholars and students of sustainability, environmental politics, political economy, regulation and governance, and organizational sustainability.

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Sébastien Mena, Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, Kenneth Amaeshi, Dhanasree Jayaram

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Domestic Dynamics, Competition, and Implications

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This timely book investigates the power rivalry between the US and China, examining the internal forces that are shaping both nations foreign policies, the geopolitical and economic dynamics of their competition, and its profound impact on global politics, economics, and security.Drawing on empirical case studies, leading scholars discuss the global and regional implications of this developing rivalry, covering key topics including regime security, the technological race, USChina competition in international institutions, Beijings role in the RussiaUkraine conflict, the challenges that Canada faces in the USChina rivalry, the fragility of the USSouth Korea alliance, and strategic choices that East Asian democracies have to take amid the USChina rivalry. In an era of intensified great power competition, strategic realignments and growing uncertainty, this book considers how the USChina rivalry is reshaping international governance institutions and norms, fracturing economic and technological networks and reconfiguring alliances across the globe.The USChina Rivalry is a valuable resource for scholars, students and researchers of international relations, political science, international economics and Asian politics. It is also beneficial for policymakers and government officials seeking to formulate effective policies and strategies in the areas of diplomacy, trade and technology.

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Concise Introduction to Adaptation to Climate Change

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Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and social science and are expertly written by some of the worlds leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking. How can we adapt to reduce the adverse effects of climate change on humanity and the environment? In this enlightening book, Ian Noble outlines the history of adaptation, new ways of adapting and how approaches to mitigation and adaptation are changing. Looking at how we have thought about the joint roles of mitigating our emissions and adapting to changed climates to avoid suffering, the book presents adaptation from both scholars and practitioners viewpoints and draws upon the experience of those most affected. Turning to the future, it maps potential ways forward and the challenges of adaptation in a world beset by other crises, both natural and political.Key Features:Explores the ways adaptation could be financedTakes up the current debate on transformative adaptationAssesses how adaptation can be incorporated in future climate actionAnalyses topics such as insurance and recompensing people for losses and damages from extreme weather eventsThis is an essential read for scholars and students of geography, politics and public policy, the environment, and sociology. It will also be invaluable to practitioners in risk management and climate compliance, alongside mitigation specialists, legal professionals in climate litigation and journalists reporting on climate issues.

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This timely book investigates the emergence of data-for-accountability as a governing tool in education. Five leading scholars explore its evolution over time and across regions, highlighting how datafication in education benefits some and disadvantages others.The authors trace the origins of using data for accountability in education back to the 1990s, demonstrating how various actors have adapted and tailored this trend, thus diversifying its use as a governance tool. They examine the rise of student testing, performance-based evaluation and governance by numbers to reveal the political, economic and pedagogical uses and abuses of data. Drawing on a variety of methods, theories and disciplines, including a combination of macro-, meso-, and microlevel analyses, the authors illustrate how these instruments have taken root globally, why they persist and how their meanings and effects vary across policy contexts.Data for Accountability in Education is a crucial resource for scholars, students and practitioners in comparative education and international education policy, as well as those engaged with the sociology of education. Policymakers working with educational data will also find the book a valuable reference point for understanding accountability in education.

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Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Patricia Bromley, Rie Kijima, Kerstin Martens, Antoni Verger

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Advanced Introduction to Behavioral and Experimental Public Administration

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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the worlds leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.In this timely Advanced Introduction, Gregg G. Van Ryzin explores key ideas, methods, practices and prospects in the growing subfield of behavioral and experimental public administration (BEPA). He investigates the intellectual history of BEPA, as well as the rise of applied behavioral science work in governments around the globe. Chapters demonstrate the essential role of experimental design and logic in addressing emerging challenges in public policy and administration, including the ethical considerations of nudging.Key Features:Traces the key theoretical ideas that inspired BEPASurveys the rise of behavioral insights teams, or nudge unitsExamines the methodology and function of randomized experimentsAnalyses research on crucial themes, including government performance, work motivation, representative bureaucracy, collaborative governance and coproductionOutlines the criticisms and limitations of BEPA, as well as its prospects for future research and practiceThis Advanced Introduction is a valuable read for scholars and students of public management and administration. Public managers and practitioners will benefit from its insights on the real-world applications of behavioral science and experimental techniques.

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A Research Agenda for Just Tourism Futures

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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This forward-thinking Research Agenda explores what it means to place justice at the heart of tourism, treating it not as a settled goal but as a shifting and contested practice. Through contributions from leading and emerging scholars across the global north and global south, this Research Agenda brings together diverse perspectives on justice in tourism, interrogating how it operates across gender, mobility, climate, conservation, urban resistance, and political struggle. Contributions expose how dominant tourism systems, driven by neoliberal growth logics, technocratic governance, and anthropocentric ideologies, reinforce historical and structural injustices, while also highlighting how feminist, ecological, and more-than-human perspectives unsettle these narratives and open space for resistance, solidarity, and alternative futures. Rather than offering universal solutions, the book maps critical directions for research and practice, positioning tourism as a site of both (in)justice and possibility. It invites readers to reimagine tourism not only as an economic activity, but as a terrain of struggle where more equitable, regenerative, and liveable futures might be pursued. A vital resource for students and academics in tourism, environmental and climate justice, sociology, and development studies, A Research Agenda for Just Tourism Futures is also essential for policymakers, practitioners, and activists seeking to confront tourisms harms and imagine more just alternatives.

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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This Research Agenda indicates key directions for future investigation in tort law, with particular focus on the ways in which laws could and should assign responsibility for injury and regulate safety. Bringing together leading international experts, this book maps out key challenges of emerging developments in tort law and theory.Drawing on perspectives from a wide range of common-law countries, the contributing authors investigate the extent to which societal, theoretical, organisational, doctrinal and technological change will transform the landscape in which tort law operates. They explore how tort law is continually reshaped by litigants, lawyers, judges and legislators in response to the changing cultural, economic and political conditions in which it operates. Amongst other key topics, chapters analyse the ways in which AI will affect the application and development of tort doctrines, how tort claims play out in real-world litigation and how tradeoffs between tort law and compensation systems can address the problem of accidental injury.A Research Agenda for Tort Law is a vital resource for law students and emerging scholars looking to further their understanding of current debates in the field.

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In this innovative book, Koldo Casla proposes that property should be reinterpreted as a social right, arguing from the perspective of human rights and the social function that ownership must serve not only private interests but also the interests of the community.Positing that property ought to be democratically defined in accordance with its social function, Casla articulates a proposal for a new social right to property and evaluates the implications in relation to adequate housing and the private provision of public services, including transport and energy. Global case studies from Africa, Europe and Latin America demonstrate the underlying tension between an exclusivist and extractive idea of private property and the states mandate to respect, protect and fulfil social rights.Presenting a unique method of inquiry, The Social Right to Property is of great interest to scholars, students and practitioners of international human rights law, comparative law and property theory. Its critical analysis also makes it a valuable resource for those interested in property ownership and social rights.

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This informative Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the key political concepts, ideas, institutions and processes in Africa. Leading scholars define core terms, trace the evolution of debates and discuss the ongoing relevance of these topics in contemporary academic and policy contexts.Entries explore diverse areas of study including apartheid, Chinese migration, land tenure reform, military mutinies, pan-Africanism, pre-colonial organisations and truth commissions. They outline analytical insights that connect the past and present as well as theory and practice, and direct readers towards fundamental literature references for deeper engagement with the topic.Scholars and students of politics and public policy, development studies, international relations and regulation and governance, particularly within the field of African politics, will benefit from the foundations and depth presented by this Encyclopedia.Key Features:Contains over 90 concise, analytical entriesWritten by specialists from across the globeAddresses the entire spectrum of the political systemEngages with ongoing debates on decolonising political science

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Anne M. Kjær, Moses Khisa, Xichavo Alecia Ndlovu

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This Research Handbook explores the function and impact of digital data on various spheres of organizational and social life. It examines essential research across disciplines, including management, sociology, and economics, establishing a foundational understanding of the increasing importance of digital data in contemporary society.By situating its chapters within the layers of a digital data stack, this unique Research Handbook not only offers a variety of diverse perspectives and approaches, but it also provides a structure for cumulative insight. Leading scholars analyse and interpret the creation, governance, and utilization of data, covering key topics such as machine learning, data heterogeneity, temporal fragilities in data sharing, and blockchain finance. Ultimately, this Research Handbook highlights how the kaleidoscopic nature of digital data gives rise to multiple competing realities, making it a reference point for future scholarship.The Research Handbook on Digital Data is an essential read for scholars and students of information systems, management, science and technology studies, sociology of technology, public policy, and data governance. It is also of benefit to practitioners in data-intensive fields seeking conceptual clarity and practical insight into the complexities of working with digital data.

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Aleksi Aaltonen, Marta Stelmaszak, Kalle Lyytinen

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This timely book presents a practical framework for conceptualizing and analyzing human rights issues such as repression, compliance, and transitional justice in an increasingly fraught climate for human rights globally. Emerging and established experts advance quantitative and mixed-methods research, showcasing innovative ways of measuring and evaluating multifaceted concepts.Chapters cover a broad range of salient topics including state repression, civil society activism, compliance with international law, and transitional justice. Emphasizing that rigorous research is driven by substance, not methods, the contributing authors explain how they measure concepts that are vital to human rights research. They showcase diverse forms of evidence in descriptive and analytical studies, as well as guidance for using cutting-edge techniques like machine learning and text analysis, charting a path for future empirical human rights research.Innovations in Human Rights provides students and scholars with an essential toolkit they can incorporate into their learning, research, and teaching of human rights, international law, international organizations, and research methods.

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Teaching Human Rights in Political Science

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This insightful book provides practical guidance for teaching human rights in post-secondary education political science courses. Leading and emerging scholars present a variety of pedagogical approaches, exploring major debates in the field and covering cutting-edge human rights research.Each chapter is co-authored by a senior and early-career political scientist with clear learning outcomes identified and integrated practical exercises throughout. Chapters cover key topics such as international organizations, international law and courts, domestic political institutions, public policy mechanisms and the spaces in which human rights defenders take action. Contributing authors also address approaches grounded in theory, political economy, and qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, enabling instructors to demonstrate the roles of ideas, actors and institutions in realizing human dignity. Ultimately, Teaching Human Rights in Political Science provides a varied toolkit of learning techniques such as discussions, simulations, policy briefings and debates to help instructors maximize student engagement. This book is an essential guide for political science instructors looking to build and enrich their teaching of human rights as well as educators across other disciplines seeking to engage with human rights in their classrooms. It is also a valuable resource for students and scholars in human rights law and international politics.

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Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Strategy

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This pioneering Handbook explores how AI is transforming strategic management across theory, practice, and education. Bridging strategy, technology, ethics, and policy, it demonstrates the broad societal and business implications of this emerging technological advancement.Organized around four themes - theories, tools, teaching, and terrains - it collates diverse perspectives from leading scholars to examine AIs multifaceted impact on strategy. It outlines contemporary shifts in fundamental strategic concepts, including capabilities and competition, to provide practical frameworks for implementing AI in decision-making and innovation. Chapters address the pedagogical challenges of cultivating future strategists, alongside broader issues of ecosystem and governance. Presenting concise summaries that translate research into actionable guidance, this Handbook challenges key assumptions and fosters open dialogue on AIs evolving role in strategy.With contributions ranging from theoretical extensions to empirical insights and teaching innovations, this is a necessary resource for scholars, students, and educators of business, management, innovation, and technology. It is also beneficial for practitioners looking to navigate the complexities of AI-driven strategic transformation in an era of rapid technological change.

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Radical Imagination on Migration in a Turbulent Era

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This timely book explores the role of social imagination in challenging the dominant narratives on migration. In light of contemporary global crises, it highlights alternatives to current approaches, promoting more just and humane migration futures.Drawing on diverse case studies of migrant- and civil society-led innovations, contributing authors examine how radical imagination emerges in reaction to restrictive and exclusionary migration policies. The book evaluates interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks, investigating the field through discursive, organisational and spatial dimensions. It engages with activism, policy critique, and cultural production to reveal the transformative potential of alternative imaginaries in shaping public discourse as well as social and institutional change.Radical Imagination on Migration in a Turbulent Era is essential reading for academics and students of migration studies, geography, political science, and sociology. It will also appeal to policymakers and practitioners seeking fresh perspectives on mobility, borders, and belonging in an increasingly uncertain world.

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Óscar García Agustín, Martin Bak Jørgensen

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This pathbreaking book casts new light on how to handle lifes most difficult decisions. Edna Ullmann-Margalit and Cass R. Sunstein examine the role of social norms in creating both stability and instability, while offering an in-depth exploration of why people choose not to choose.Ullmann-Margalit and Sunstein evaluate the identifiable strategies people use when confronted with difficult problems, such as delegating, adhering to firm rules, adopting presumptions, and taking small, reversible steps. They emphasise the importance of norms of considerateness in maintaining social cohesion, highlighting the positive impact of personal sacrifice in both work and family environments. The authors also investigate how norms influence consumer choices, and how purchasing habits can reveal a desire for solidarity and commonality. Ullmann-Margalit and Sunstein address the effect of norms on inequality, analysing the contagious nature of indignation, which often leads to large-scale societal changes, such as the movement for equality between men and women.Decisions and Social Norms is essential reading for scholars and students of philosophy, economics, behavioral science and psychology. Providing insights on decision-making in political, legal and commercial spheres, this book is also invaluable to policymakers and practitioners in political science, law and business.

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This in-depth Research Handbook integrates insights from different disciplines to analyse the mechanisms underlying unethical behavior, presenting a compelling picture of unethical behavior as a complex, context-dependent phenomenon. Alessandro Bucciol and Simone Quercia bring together leading researchers from economics, psychology and neuroscience to explore unethical behaviors uniquely multifaceted nature.Chapters cover demographic and social determinants, cognitive and neurobiological factors, highlighting how subtle contextual cues and incentives can lead to ethical blind spots. Adopting a behavioral economics approach, the contributing authors use experiments to rigorously test conjectures and hypotheses. Their findings advocate for promising developments for policy design, norm-based interventions and educational strategies that promote ethical conduct across age groups, genders and institutional settings. The Research Handbook on Unethical Behavior is a vital resource for students, academics and researchers in economics, psychology, sociology and social policy, as well as policymakers looking to learn the mechanisms behind unethical behavior and are interested in adopting solutions.

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Research Handbook on International Bureaucracies

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This authoritative Research Handbook provides detailed insights into international bureaucracies, examining their diverse roles, powers and resources, as well as their implications for both national and international politics and policies. It acknowledges the crucial role of public administration in maintaining robust political systems, with a view to answering the question: to what extent and under what conditions may such administrative bodies exert influence on politics and policies?Leading scholars review a broad body of existing literature, outlining how the effectiveness of international bureaucracies is profoundly shaped by the capacity of international bureaucracies to operate independently of member-state governments. They illustrate the extent and restraints of bureaucracies autonomy, covering key theories including bureaucratic politics, public service bargains, institutionalism, organization theory, organizational learning and social constructivism. Ultimately, the Research Handbook advances theoretical and empirical research in the field while establishing agendas for future study.This is a necessary read for scholars and students of politics and public policy, particularly those in the fields of regulation and governance and public administration and management.

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Handbook on the Geopolitics of Sustainability

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This Handbook brings together more than 60 leading researchers from diverse academic disciplines to examine the complex and evolving intersection between geopolitics and sustainability. The result is a timely exploration of how sustainability challenges reshape geopolitics and how geopolitics, in turn, shape the prospects for just and effective sustainability transformations.Contributing authors analyse topics such as climate change, energy transitions, demographic shifts, digital governance and planetary equity, through the tandem lens of sustainability and geopolitics. They identify critical risks as well as opportunities for positive change. They also present approaches, methodologies, and tools for navigating uncertainty and advancing integrated perspectives, including from systems thinking, risk science, AI-based modelling, critical security studies, and scenario analysis. This Handbook contributes to the emergence of geopolitics of sustainability as a field in its own right  distinct from the two traditional fields of geopolitical analysis and sustainability science. It further demonstrates that this emerging field has its own dedicated methodologies, conceptual frameworks, empirical focus, institutional spaces, and communities of practice. This collection is an essential resource for students and scholars in environmental studies, sustainability studies, geopolitics, security studies, international relations, political science, geography, and science and technology studies. The Handbook also offers valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners looking to better understand and navigate the complex dynamics shaping our planetary future.

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Björn-Ola Linnér, Therese Bennich, Henrik Carlsen