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  • The Gamification of Citizens' Participation in Policymaking

    by Kai Masser, Linda Mory ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the use of game elements to encourage citizens to participate in political decision-making and the planning of large-scale public sector projects. It argues that success is based on a personal concern with the project and a belief in the influence on political decision making, but also on fun. Without fun, only a very small group of the ‘usual suspects’ will participate, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Seven Secrets of Germany

    Economic Resilience in an Era of Global Turbulence

    by David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann ...
    German economic performance has astonished the world. At the turn of the century, Germany had been written off as the sick man of Europe. No more. Even as most of its European neighbors and OECD trading partners have struggled in the face of a turbulent global economy, the German economy has thrived. How does Germany do it? What is the secret? In The Seven Secrets of Germany, authors David ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • The City as a Terminal

    The Urban Context of Logistics and Freight Transport

    by Markus Hesse ...
    Series series Transport and Mobility
    The on-time delivery of goods is regarded as a primary factor of the urban economy and is being monitored by businesses and government alike. However, much analysis of freight transportation and the flow of goods into, out of and within urban areas focuses on functional, business-related approaches. This book examines the interrelationship between logistics development on one hand and urban ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Geographies of Asylum in Europe and the Role of European Localities

    Edited by Birgit Glorius, Jeroen Doomernik ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book describes how the numerous arrivals of asylum seekers since 2015 shaped reception and integration processes in Europe. It addresses the structuration of asylum and reception systems, and spaces and places of reception on European, national, regional and local level. It also analyses perceptions and discourses on asylum and refugees, their evolvement and the consequences for ... Read more

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  • All Tomorrow's Parties

    The Changing Face of European Party Politics

    by Florian Hartleb ...
    Series series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
    Political parties are continually under pressure, due to changes in societies, technologies and politics as a whole. But at the moment, Europe is on the threshold of a new environment that is changing the face of political parties themselves. The picture has elements both optimistic (concerning the possibilities of ‘virtual’ activism) and pessimistic (concerning ‘real’ membership and stable voting ... Read more

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  • Families and New Media

    Comparative Perspectives on Digital Transformations in Law and Society

    Edited by Nina Dethloff, Katharina Kaesling, Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The open access edited volume addresses children’s rights and their ability to act in the digital world. The focus is on the position of children as subjects with their own rights and developing capacities. Their consideration by parents, courts and legislators is critically examined. Aspects of digital parenting, especially educational practices and strategies in the context of social media, are ... Read more

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  • Environmental Organizations in Modern Germany

    Hardy Survivors in the Twentieth Century and Beyond

    by William T. Markham ...
    Series Book 21 - Monographs in German History
    German environmental organizations have doggedly pursued environmental protection through difficult times: hyperinflation and war, National Socialist rule, postwar devastation, state socialism in the GDR, and confrontation with the authorities during the 1970s and 1980s. The author recounts the fascinating and sometimes dramatic story of these organizations from their origins at the end of the ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Disrupting D.C.

    The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City

    by Katie J. Wells, Kafui Attoh, Declan Cullen ...
    A panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to UberThe first city to fight back against Uber, Washington, D.C., was also the first city where such resistance was defeated. It was here that the company created a playbook for how to deal with intransigent regulators and to win in the realm of local politics. The city already serves as the nation’s capital. Now, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Key Moments

    Experiences in a Dedicated Life

    by Liz Mohn ...
    "You always saw the world as your workplace."In 2009, this was how Reinhard Mohn--the man who turned Bertelsmann AG from an unremarkable, postwar German business into a successful, international media conglomerate--described the professional dedication of his wife, Liz Mohn. Born into a seemingly hopeless world, this girl from Wiedenbrück, Germany, grew into a proactive woman who, following her ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Lifelines of Our Society

    A Global History of Infrastructure

    by Dirk van Laak ...
    Translated by Erik Butler ...
    Series series Infrastructures
    A comprehensive history and examination of global infrastructures and the outsized role they play in our lives.Infrastructure is essential to defining how the public functions, yet there is little public knowledge regarding why and how it became today’s strongest global force over government and individual lives. Who should build and maintain infrastructures? How are they to be protected? And why ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Game of Power!

    How to Navigate Successfully a Male-Dominated Environment

    by Marion Knaths ...
    Translated by Hans-Christian Oeser, Gabrielle Alioth ...
    The organizational structures prevailing in companies are still strongly influenced by men. How to behave successfully as a woman in this environment without having to bend over backwards is described by renowned leadership trainer Marion Knaths. Having been a senior executive in a corporate group herself, she passes on her many years of experience with esprit and verve, using many examples from ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Swiss Federalism

    The Transformation of a Federal Model

    by Adrian Vatter ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Federalism and Decentralization
    The political and economic crisis of EU integration has made it increasingly apparent how challenging it is to bring together different sovereign cultures, languages and regions into a single political system. Switzerland – being one of the three classic federations in the world – can provide insights, particularly in relation to the accommodation of cultural, linguistic, religious and regional ... Read more

    $67.99 USD