Humanities & Social Sciences

Gálfalvai Domby Sámuel (1729–1807) 1758-ban De vino Tokaiensi címmel védte meg orvosdoktori disszertációját az utrechti egyetemen, mely ugyanabban az évben nyomtatásban is megjelent. A szerző nem csupán a tokajiról fellelhető ismereteket összegezte, hanem alapos orvosi és meteorológiai megfigyelések, valamint kémiai kísérletek sorával bizonyította, miért ennyire kiválóak e borok, milyen hatásuk van az egészséges emberi szervezetre és milyen nyavalyák esetén jelenthet hathatós segítséget a fogyasztásuk. Írásán sok tekintetben nem fogott az idő: a terroir és az eredetvédelem fontosságára vonatkozó megállapításai például ma is megfontolandónak bizonyulnak. Domby disszertációja hűen tükrözi a korszak mindent racionálisan megmagyarázni vágyó, gyors iramú gyarapodása ellenére is hiányos természettudományi ismereteit, így a jelen tudásunkkal való összevetés önmagában is kivételes olvasmányélménnyé teszi e kötetet.

Wer sind die Paare, die sich an die Reproduktionsmedizin wenden? Wie ist die Kinderwunschbehandlung in die Lebensverläufe der Paare eingebettet? Wie gestaltet sich der Entscheidungsprozess für die Nutzung der Reproduktionsmedizin auf Paarebene? Diesen Fragen widmet sich die Autorin. Es wird ein theoretisches Erklärungsmodell vorgestellt, anhand dessen sich partnerschaftliches generatives Handeln bei vorliegender Infertilität aus dezidiert sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive analysieren lässt. Dieses bildet die Grundlage für die empirische Untersuchung. Als Basis für die Analysen werden die Daten einer eigens durchgeführten Befragung von Paaren in Kinderwunschbehandlung verwendet.

This book argues that the narrowing focus of the global history of ideas on narratives in historical research, philosophy and political theory neglects the fact that the central concepts of the history of political ideas are articulated in the language of law. Key figures of the history of ideas, like Kant, Hegel and Weber, engaged deeply with the philosophy and sociology of law. This monograph reveals the significance of the legal semantics of the history of ideas.

Forty years before the war of annihilation in eastern Europe and the Holocaust, German colonial troops in German South West Africa perpetrated the first genocide of the twentieth century. From Windhoek to Auschwitz? interrogates the relationship between colonialism and National Socialism, using genocide, the 'racial state', and systems of forced labour as points of departure for comparative observation. The book is an indispensable document in the intensive debate among German and international scholars about the postcolonial expansion of German history, and it offers a fresh look at the history of colonialism and also the 'Third Reich'.; Forty years before the war of annihilation in eastern Europe and the Holocaust, German colonial troops in German South West Africa perpetrated the first genocide of the twentieth century. From Windhoek to Auschwitz? interrogates the relationship between colonialism and National Socialism, using genocide, the 'racial state', and systems of forced labour as points of departure for comparative observation. The book is an indispensable document in the intensive debate among German and international scholars about the postcolonial expansion of German history, and it offers a fresh look at the history of colonialism and also the 'Third Reich'.

The overbearing affirmation of the body, with its instincts and impulses, and an effort aimed at suppressing that same push: this powerful dialectic deeply marks Beckett's works, and becomes a crucial reflection of the more general tension between a vain waiting for the end and the need to move forward. The close investigation of the texts suggests a special link with the thought of Arthur Schopenhauer, revealing in particular the contiguity between the concept of Noluntas and the search, by many of Beckett's characters, for “will-lessness”, a peculiar state of quiet and abstraction from reality. Starting from these observations, this study investigates the theme of the body within Beckett's poetics, especially in light of his relationship with the Schopenhauer's Will theory.

Institutional crises have been continuously embeded in weak accountability. In Latin America, human rights’ violations catalyze the outcomes of such crises. In the aim of understanding the housing crisis, this research evidenced a vicious cycle in Brazil and Chile: despite the creation of massive social housing programs, the lack of adequate housing particularly affects the most-poor due to weak accountability. The comparison of legal accountability relations in the urban social housing ownership models Minha Casa, Minha Vida, from Brazil, and D.S. 49, D.S. 1, and D.S. 19, from Chile, revealed several of those inconsistencies, but also advised on concrete solutions to their accountability relations inspired by the rights-based approach. Policies fall short on the organization of responsibilities to duty-bearers, whose weak obligations to inform, justify or respond neutralize concrete chances of enforcing redress or grievance. In such a scenario, this research showed that the most-vulnerable remain hindered from accessing the minimum existencial and, particularly, adequate housing. The solution is obvious: the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights must be used as means and goals of those or any other policies and institutional structures.

This open access book examines different aspects of smart cities, including technology, urban development, sustainable development, finance, and privacy and data protection. It also covers a wide range of jurisdictions in Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The book consists of two main parts. The first part includes general chapters that conceptualize smart cities and provide an overview of these cities’ problems such as privacy and data protection concern. The general chapters also discuss the role of public and private sectors in developing and governing smart cities. The second part encompasses country-specific chapters that examine the concepts addressed in the general chapters in practice by analyzing several specific smart city projects. This book provides researchers and practitioners with some knowledge of a smart city and its implication in the Asia context. The book is designed with some general chapters updating the literature on smart cities for readers who are interested in an overview of this concept. Audiences who are curious about how smart cities are perceived and implemented in some Asian jurisdictions are benefited from country-specific chapters. The book is also helpful to general audiences whose interests lay at the intersection of law, governance, and technology.

Wie entsteht ein Dokument? Dokumente erlauben dokumentarische Praktiken und fordern diese sogar ein: Sie verlangen also einen spezifischen Umgang mit konkreten Materialitäten, der ihren Verweisungscharakter in Rechnung stellt. Umgekehrt sind es erst Praktiken des Zeigens, Bezeugens, Bewahrens oder Darstellens, die Dokumente kreieren und mediale Artefakte als Dokumentation kennzeichnen. Die Beiträger*innen nehmen genau dieses Dokumentwerden in den Fokus und werfen einen Blick auf die Prozesse, die dem Dokumentarischen zugrunde liegen – so z.B. Übersetzungen, Mobilisierungen und Einsätze.

This handbook provides an innovative, comprehensive, and authoritative examination of how subnational governments, regions, and municipalities participate in and shape the field of International Relations (IR). Covering the conceptual, theoretical, methodological, institutional, and practical dimensions of paradiplomacy, it is divided into five parts. Part I focuses on paradiplomacy as a distinct field of research, its conceptual evolution, and its theoretical foundations through classical and alternative theories of IR. Part II presents methodological approaches, including comparative, quantitative, qualitative, and legal studies, as well as multi-level and polycentric governance analyses. Part III examines institutional aspects, discussing the roles of regions, cities, networks, cross-border cooperation, protodiplomacy, identity, and substates’ involvement in international organizations. Part IV explores the intersection of paradiplomacy with public policy, covering topics such as environment, climate change, migration, urban management, culture, trade, finance, economic development, security, and decentralized international cooperation. Part V provides a detailed worldwide regional analysis, with case studies from Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa. Offering a truly global perspective provided by experienced researchers from all over the world, this handbook will appeal to a broad audience, including scholars and students of International Relations, Urban and Regional Studies, Political Science, Public Policy, Comparative Politics, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Governance, and Federalism.

Der Projektbericht ist eine Zusammenfassung zum Bildungstransfer deutscher Ausbildungselemente in das griechische Berufsbildungssystem. Das Projekt MENDI hat zum Ziel, Teile des deutschen dualen Ausbildungssystems auf die griechischen Tourismusberufe zu übertragen. Dazu gehören der Aufbau von Berufsfachschulen und die Kooperation mit Betrieben zur Förderung des arbeitsplatzorientierten Lernens. Die deutschen und griechischen Autorinnen und Autoren schreiben mit wissenschaftlicher Expertise und aus praktischer Erfahrung über das Projekt. Das Themenspektrum umfasst theoretische Überlegungen zu Grenzen und Möglichkeiten des Bildungstransfers, Bewertungen zur Rolle der dualen Ausbildung in Griechenland bis hin zur perspektivischen Modernisierung der griechischen Tourismuswirtschaft. Die Ergebnisse dieser griechisch-deutschen Bildungszusammenarbeit sind teilweise in englischer Sprache verfasst.

Commercial theatre is thriving across Europe and the UK, while public theatre has suffered under changing patterns of cultural consumption—as well as sharp reductions in government subsidies for the arts. At a time when the rationale behind these subsidies is being widely reexamined, it has never been more important for public theatre to demonstrate its continued merit. In Resetting the Stage, Dragan Klaic argues convincingly that, in an increasingly crowded market of cultural goods, public theatre is best served not by imitating its much larger commercial counterpart, but by asserting its artistic distinctiveness and the considerable benefit this confers on the public.

The sixth Austrian Robotics Workshop sought to bring together researchers, professionals and practitioners working on different topics in robotics to discuss recent developments and future challenges in robotics and its applications. The 2018 edition of the workshop series was held at the University of Innsbruck in May 2018. - Der sechste Austrian Robotics Workshop versammelte Forscher, Experten und in der Praxis Arbeitende, die sich mit verschiedenen Themen der Robotik auseinandersetzen, um über Entwicklungen und zukünftige Herausforderungen der Robotik und ihren Anwendungen zu diskutieren. Die 2018 stattgefundene Ausgabe der Workshop-Reihe fand an der Universität Innsbruck im Mai 2018 statt.

A travers le cas de la paroisse de Corsier-sur-Vevey en Suisse, ce livre analyse la transition entre Ancien Régime et Suisse moderne telle qu’elle se reflète dans les choix de partenaires sociaux, en mettant l’accent sur les mariages, les parrainages et les transactions économiques. Fondée sur une large base de données généalogique, l’analyse démontre, par des statistiques et des visualisations de réseaux, que les décisions changent, à la fois dans la parenté et la proximité spatiale.Un double mouvement s’observe, avec, en matière de proximité de parenté et de proximité spatiale, à la fois des distances plus courtes et des distances plus éloignées entre le 18e et le 19e siècle.

This anthology contributes to creating awareness on how digital ageism operates in relation to the widely spread symbolic representations of old and young age around digital technologies, the (lack of) representation of diverse older individuals in the design, development, and marketing of digital technologies and in the actual algorithms and datasets that constitute them. It also shows how individuals and institutions deal with digital ageism in everyday life. In the past decades, digital technologies permeated most aspects of everyday life. With a focus on how age is represented and experienced in relation to digital technologies leading to digital ageism, digitalisation’s reinforcement of spirals of exclusion and loss of autonomy of some collectives is explored, when it could be natural for a great part of society and represent a sort of improvement. The book addresses social science students and scholars interested in everyday digital technologies, society and the power struggles about it, providing insights from different parts of the globe. By using different methods and touching upon different aspects of digital ageism and how it plays out in contemporary connected data societies, this volume will raise awareness, challenge power, initiate discussions and spur further research into this field. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

This book examines science and technology policies in China over time and explores the development of scholarly communication through the lens of the political economy of communication. Despite political censorship and restrictions on the production of academic knowledge in China, the number of scholarly publications has skyrocketed over the past 20 years. By explaining these seemingly contradictory phenomena, this study provides insight into the complex landscape of scholarly communication in China, shaped by the government in collaboration with commercial publishers. The book examines the dynamic relationship between the state and the market, including their key players, which determines the production and dissemination of academic knowledge. From a political economy perspective, it investigates how the academic governance complex, a system that intertwines communication, politics, and economics, has been established in China. It then discusses the impact of this system on the production of academic knowledge in the country. The title will serve as a key reference for academics, researchers, and students interested in the intersection of communication studies, librarianship, and political science, particularly those focusing on China's academic knowledge production and scholarly communication.