"Indonesia has been torn by massive internal conflicts over the last decade. The absence of functioning national tools of reconciliation and the often limited success of an internationally established 'reconciliation toolkit' of truth commissions and law enforcement, justice and…
Provides evidence of our frayed society but also includes recommendations for strengthening America's social fabric. It details the steps we can -- and must -- take to repair, rebuild, and renew American society. Gerston contends they are within our reach if we are willing to ma…
"This book: Explores the thinking of a new generation of China's young leaders and intellectuals ; Presents diverse sets of information from government documents, academic scholarship, blogs, film, and visual art ; Opens a window into China's own public debates about its future.…
This book: Explores the thinking of a new generation of China's young leaders and intellectuals ; Presents diverse sets of information from government documents, academic scholarship, blogs, film, and visual art ; Opens a window into China's own public debates about its future. …
"In September 2011, two leading civic engagement advocacy organizations headed, respectively, by Robert Putnam and Peter Levine released a joint report showing that a region's level of civic engagement was a strong predictor of its ability to recover from the Great Recession. Th…
"In September 2011, two leading civic engagement advocacy organizations headed, respectively, by Robert Putnam and Peter Levine released a joint report showing that a region's level of civic engagement was a strong predictor of its ability to recover from the Great Recession. Th…
"In the early 2000s, mainstream international news outlets celebrated the growth of Weblogistan--the online and real-life transnational network of Iranian bloggers--and depicted it as a liberatory site that gave voice to Iranians. As Sima Shakhsari argues in Politics of Rightful…
"In the early 2000s, mainstream international news outlets celebrated the growth of Weblogistan--the online and real-life transnational network of Iranian bloggers--and depicted it as a liberatory site that gave voice to Iranians. As Sima Shakhsari argues in Politics of Rightful…
Lebanon and Libya have undergone critical political events in recent years. However, demands for reform from civic institutions during these transitions have not led to concrete political decisions. Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya reveals the deeply-entre…
Lebanon and Libya have undergone critical political events in recent years. However, demands for reform from civic institutions during these transitions have not led to concrete political decisions. Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya reveals the deeply-entre…
Silke van Dyk und Tine Haubner analysieren die Kehrseiten des Community-Kapitalismus, diskutieren seine Bedeutung angesichts neoliberaler Krisen und fragen nach solidarischen Alternativen. Nachbarschaftshilfe, Freiwillige Feuerwehr, Pflegepatenschaften, Tafeln, Flüchtlingshilfe …
