How can dystopian futures help provide the motivation to change the ways we operate day to day?Futures Beyond Dystopia takes the view that the dominant trends in the world suggest a long-term decline into unliveable Dystopian futures. The human prospect is therefore very challen…
In the face of the continuously changing challenges of the digital age, it is difficult for quality news journalism to survive on any significant scale if a means for adequately funding it is not available. This new study, a follow-up to 2007's The Future of Journalism in the Ad…
Now more than ever, we need to understand social media - the good as well as the bad. We need critical knowledge that helps us to navigate the controversies and contradictions of this complex digital media landscape. Only then can we make informed judgments about what's happenin…
"America is in decline, and the rise of the East suggests a bleak future for the world's only superpower: so goes the conventional wisdom. But what if the traditional measures of national status are no longer as important as they once were? What if America's well-being was asses…
Essai sur le passé proche (1905 : la guerre russo-japonaise, la révolution en Russie ...) et l'avenir immédiat (les principaux enjeux militaires et géopolitiques en ce début du XXIe siècle) de l'humanité. Comment prévenir la combinaison des moyens de destruction dont elle dispos…
This book is an introduction to climate science and global change. It includes the scientific background in physics, chemistry and biology. The science chapters are interleaved with biographical material including personal reminiscences. The science chapters discuss the history …
Présente les différentes expérimentations en matière de droit du travail et de temps de travail dans les pays de l'Union européenne.