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Der Band widmet sich dem Potential kreativen Ausdrucks, das die Auseinandersetzung mit städtischer Architektur mittels zeitgenössischer (digitaler) Technologien bietet, und dem gesellschaftlichen Kontext neoliberaler Bereicherungsökonomie und Stadtpolitik, der dieses Potential aufgrund der kommerzialisierten Präsentation von Architektur zu unterminieren droht. Neben wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzungen werden ästhetische Interventionen im Medium der Fotografie, Malerei und Musik vollzogen.; The volume is dedicated to the potential of creative expression offered by the engagement with urban architecture by means of contemporary (digital) technologies, and to the social context of neoliberal enrichment economics and urban politics that threatens to undermine this potential due to the commercialized presentation of architecture. In addition to scientific discussions, aesthetic interventions are carried out in the medium of photography, painting and music.

Framed against Timothy Clark’s comments on the potency of ecocriticism, in this contribution I first zoom in on how cultural critique according to Rosemarie Buikema can contribute to discussions on matters of common concern. I then sketch two lines of argument that emerge from her work: firstly, the way in which art and culture can break through societal silences and, secondly, the importance of history and the past for cultural production in the present. Both issues are important where it concerns climate change and the Anthropocene. They lead to the essential question when thinking about ecocriticism: not ‘where goes cultural critique’ (the ‘quo vadis’ question), but what kind of critique is necessary?

This dissertation deals with the recording of interrogations in Swiss criminal proceedings. First, the current legal framework and practice is presented. In doing so, various shortcomings of the written record and a lack of correction mechanisms are identified. After an in-depth examination of the compatibility of the current legal situation and practice with higher-ranking law, the conclusion is drawn that there is a right to audiovisual recording of interrogations. Based on this, existing legal remedies for enforcing the right to audiovisual recording of interrogations are presented. Finally, proposals for the implementation of a recording obligation are made.

La producción intelectual de Josefina Plá abarca numerosas disciplinas, de las cuales el teatro, en su dimensión escénica y literaria, ha quedado ensombrecido por su obra poética y narrativa. Este libro reconstruye su labor teatral como crítica, historiadora, directora, docente y dramaturga desde su arraigo en Paraguay tras la guerra civil española. Tal investigación permite plantear que el espíritu renovador de Plá puede entenderse como un motor para la desconfiguración insular de Paraguay, espacio asociado tradicionalmente al tópico insular. Así, mientras el país guaraní saltaba a la escena internacional con narradores que escribían desde el exilio como Gabriel Casaccia y Augusto Roa Bastos, algunos intelectuales insiliados, como Plá, contribuyeron a cuartear el hermetismo cultural impuesto por el stronismo. Entre otros logros, se destaca el papel de Plá al frente de la Escuela Municipal de Arte Escénico y su influencia en la constitución del teatro paraguayo independiente. Por otra parte, la recuperación y análisis de veintitrés obras teatrales inéditas construyen el corpus dramático más completo que existe de Josefina Plá hasta el momento y revelan a una dramaturga excepcional, que se movió en el campo de la expresión libre adaptándose a las tendencias estéticas más contemporáneas. El valor de esta autora nace del lugar simbólico desde el que lee el mundo, como española exiliada republicana e insiliada paraguaya. Su poliédrica propuesta intelectual, entendida como un diálogo transnacional entre España y Paraguay, invita, por lo tanto, a derribar mitos, revisar cánones y reescribir una historia cultural compartida. "La canaria Josefina Plá, poeta, ensayista, narradora, autora dramática, pedagoga teatral y directora de escena, fue una figura clave en la vida cultural, literaria y escénica del Paraguay. Sin embargo, su trayectoria vital y artística es prácticamente desconocida en España. Este libro monográfico de Yasmina Yousfi López reconstruye con rigor documental y claridad expositiva la obra de creación y de crítica de esta mujer injustamente olvidada que contribuyó decisivamente a la renovación de la escena paraguaya." —Manuel Aznar Soler, Catedrático emérito de literatura española contemporánea de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona "A partir de la recuperación de más de una veintena de obras inéditas y de la compilación de críticas y noticias publicadas a lo largo de medio siglo, este libro constituye la primera investigación orgánica sobre la labor teatral de Josefina Plá en Paraguay: tanto su dramaturgia como su praxis teatral son exhaustivamente analizadas con el fin de recuperar a una mujer fundamental para entender el exilio de 1939. Además, pone en valor el teatro paraguayo en el marco de la literatura latinoamericana." —Diego Santos Sánchez, Profesor del Departamento de Literaturas Hispánicas y Bibliografía de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Agroecology stems from the intelligence of territories; it is a contextualised process of active and participatory cultural, scientific, technological and social elaboration. It can provide a founding humus for eco-territorialism in very tangible terms: identifying alternatives to the current agri-food system, triggering strong change dynamics for ecosystem care, consolidating sustainable practices at different scales, from the cultivated field to the organic district – actions necessary to address the current climate, socio-economic, ecological, global health emergencies; as well as affirming ethical principles of individual and social responsibility, concerning the ways of relating to, respecting and caring for both the weak segments of human population, and the natural resources water, land, air, biodiversity. Agroecological approach, strongly systemic, can therefore contribute to the elaboration of sustainability policies aimed at regenerating of territories and landscapes.

This handbook provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the gamut of contemporary issues around health and healthcare from a political economy perspective. Its contributions present a unique challenge to prevailing economic accounts of health and healthcare, which narrowly focus on individual behaviour and market processes. Instead, the capacity of the human body to reach its full potential and the ability of society to prevent disease and cure illness are demonstrated to be shaped by a broader array of political economic processes. The material conditions in which societies produce, distribute, exchange, consume, and reproduce – and the operation of power relations therein – influence all elements of human health: from food consumption and workplace safety, to inequality, healthcare and housing, and even the biophysical conditions in which humans live. This volume explores these concerns across five sections. First, it introduces and critically engages with a variety of established and cutting-edge theoretical perspectives in political economy to conceptualise health and healthcare – from neoclassical and behavioural economics, to Marxist and feminist approaches. The next two sections extend these insights to evaluate the neoliberalisation of health and healthcare over the past 40 years, highlighting their individualisation and commodification by the capitalist state and powerful corporations. The fourth section examines the diverse manifestation of these dynamics across a range of geographical contexts. The volume concludes with a section devoted to outlining more progressive health and healthcare arrangements, which transcend the limitations of both neoliberalism and capitalism. This volume will be an indispensable reference work for students and scholars of political economy, health policy and politics, health economics, health geography, the sociology of health, and other health-related disciplines.

Russland sei nach Lateinamerika zurückgekehrt, stellte der damalige Präsident Medwedew 2010 fest. Wie diese Intensivierung der Beziehungen zwischen Russland und drei Ländern Lateinamerikas – Ecuador, Kuba und Brasilien – zustande kam, untersucht die Studie anhand eines multidimensionalen geopolitischen Ansatzes. Basierend auf Erkenntnissen aus der praktischen Politik und akademischen Arbeiten liefert die Autorin eine Definition für das bis dato vage Konzept ‚strategische Partnerschaft‘ und zeichnet mithilfe einer prozessorientierten Methode die Entwicklung dieser Partnerschaften im Zeitraum 1992-2017 nach.; Russia returned to Latin America, former President Medvedev said in 2010. The study uses a multidimensional geopolitical approach to examine how this intensification of relations between Russia and three Latin American countries, Ecuador, Cuba and Brazil, came about. Based on findings from practical politics and academic work, the author provides a definition of the hitherto vague concept of 'strategic partnership' and traces the development of these partnerships in the period 1992-2017 using a process-oriented method.

The papers in this collection reflect on the various social effects of native title. In particular, the authors consider the ways in which the implementation of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), and the native title process for which this Act legislates, allow for the recognition and translation of Aboriginal law and custom, and facilitate particular kinds of coexistence between Aboriginal title holders and other Australians. In so doing, the authors seek to extend the debate on native title beyond questions of practice and towards an improved understanding of the effects of native title on the social lives of Indigenous Australians and on Australian society more generally. These attempts to grapple with the effects of native title have, in part, been impelled by Indigenous people’s complaints about the Act and the native title process. Since the Act was passed, many Indigenous Australians have become increasingly unhappy with both the strength and forms of recognition afforded to traditional law and custom under the Act, as well as the with socially disruptive effects of the native title process. In particular, as several of the papers in this collection demonstrate, there is widespread discomfort with the transformative effects of recognition within the native title process, effects which can then affect other aspects of Indigenous lives.

Our healthcare system is undergoing considerable transformation; standards are changing and established ways of working are being challenged. One change that has consequences for nursing services is increasing digitalization, with new information systems existing alongside paper-based and analogue systems. In this anthology, we have gathered contributions from researchers from a broad spectrum of disciplines and research traditions. Our objective has been to thematicize key perspectives on information and documentation work in the nursing profession during this period of increasing digitalization. We accomplish this objective by focusing on the changing role of the patient, nurses’ record-keeping and important tools that have an impact on quality and collaboration in healthcare services.

Band 2 des Grundkurses Literatur aus Flandern und den Niederlanden präsentiert repräsentative Auszüge von zwölf Schlüsseltexten der niederländischsprachigen Literaturgeschichte sowohl auf Niederländisch als auch auf Deutsch. Dabei kann der Leser viele der großen Namen näher kennenlernen, von Hadewijch über Joost van den Vondel bis hin zu Multatuli, Harry Mulisch und Hugo Claus. Die breitgefächerte Textauswahl bietet darüber hinaus auch einen Einblick in unterschiedlichste Genres verschiedener historischer Epochen wie Lied, Epos, Drama, Lyrik und Roman.

Die Muster, nach denen Innovationen verlaufen, haben sich in den letzten Jahren deutlich gewandelt. Dies zeigt sich an offeneren Innovationsstrategien von Unternehmen, steigenden Anforderungen an Geschwindigkeit und Agilität von Innovationsprozessen, der Ausweitung globaler Kooperationen und insbesondere der wachsenden Bedeutung digitaler Technologien mit neuen spezifischen Anforderungen. Gleichzeitig haben sich die gesellschaftlichen und ökologischen Herausforderungen für die Problemlösungsfähigkeit durch Innovationen massiv erhöht. Die Konsequenz ist, dass das etablierte Innovationssystem unter Wandlungsdruck gerät. Vor allem muss auch Innovationspolitik ihre strategischen Ziele ausweiten und gesellschaftlich gewünschte Wirkungen von Innovation verfolgen. Allerdings sind die mittel- und langfristigen Herausforderungen dieser Entwicklung für das gesamte Innovationssystem und eben auch für Innovationspolitik bislang nur zu erahnen. Diese Fragen werden im vorliegenden Buch kritisch in einer interdisziplinären Perspektive diskutiert. Dabei steht die Frage im Vordergrund, wie die Transformation des Innovationssystems vorangetrieben und seine Agilität gesteigert werden können. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Objects have many stories to tell. The stories of their makers and their uses. Stories of exchange, acquisition, display and interpretation. This book is a collection of essays highlighting some of the collections, and their object biographies, that were displayed in the Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania (UPP) exhibition. The exhibition, which opened on 1 March 2020, sought to bring together both notable and relatively unknown Pacific material culture and archival collections from around the globe, displaying them simultaneously in their home institutions and linked online at www.uncoveringpacificpasts.org. Thirty‑eight collecting institutions participated in UPP, including major collecting institutions in the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the Americas, as well as collecting institutions from across the Pacific.

This new collection critically examines the new global policy of 'good governance'. This catchphrase of aid policy and development thinking has been the subject of too little analysis to date. This book redresses the balance. It places the prefix 'good', and exactly what that means, under the microscope and examines the impact of neoliberal governance in a wide range of countries and territories, including Chile, Russia, Argentina and Indonesia.

"Tensions in South African universities have traditionally centred around equity (particularly access and affordability), historical legacies (such as apartheid and colonialism), and the shape and structure of the higher education system. What has not received sufficient attention, is the contribution of the university to place-based development. This volume is the first in South Africa to engage seriously with the place-based developmental role of universities. In the international literature and policy there has been an increasing integration of the university with place-based development, especially in cities. This volume weighs in on the debate by drawing attention to the place-based roles and agency of South African universities in their local towns and cities. It acknowledges that universities were given specific development roles in regions, homelands and towns under apartheid, and comments on why sub-national, place-based development has not been a key theme in post-apartheid, higher education planning. Given the developmental crisis in the country, universities could be expected to play a more constructive and meaningful role in the development of their own precincts, cities and regions. But what should that role be? Is there evidence that this is already occurring in South Africa, despite the lack of a national policy framework? What plans and programmes are in place, and what is needed to expand the development agency of universities at the local level? Who and what might be involved? Where should the focus lie, and who might benefit most, and why? Is there a need perhaps to approach the challenges of college towns, secondary cities and metropolitan centers differently?"

Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia offers the latest understanding of complex global problems including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change in the region. Detailed case studies in China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and 'civic diplomacy' in reaching shared solutions to these problems in East Asia and beyond. Each chapter describes regional civil society initiatives that tackle complex challenges to East Asia’s security. In so doing the book presents key pressure points at which civil society can push for constructive changes ― especially ones that reduce the North Korean threat to its neighbors. Unusually, this book is both theoretical and practical. Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia identifies strategies that can be led by civil society and negotiated by its diplomats to realize peace, security and sustainability worldwide. It shows that networked civic diplomacy offers solutions to these urgent issues in ways that official ‘complex diplomacy’ cannot. By providing a new theoretical framework based on empirical observation, the book is a must read for diplomats, scholars, students, journalists, activists and individual readers seeking insight into how to solve the crucial issues of our time. (Please note that the grant information as stated in the metadata below applies only to the following chapter: "6. The Implications of Civic Diplomacy for ROK Foreign Policy").