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Population and the new biology: proceedings of the tenth annual symposium of …
edited by Bernard Benjamin, Peter R. Cox, John Peel.
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- 0120883406
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- x, 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Methodological Investigations in Agent-Based Modelling : with Applications fo…
This Book Series is devoted to examining and solving the major methodological problems social sciences are facing. Take for example the gap between empirical and theoretical research, the explanatory power of models, the relevance of multilevel analysis, the weakness of cumulative knowledge, the role of ordinary knowledge in the research process, or the place which should be reserved to “…
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- 9783658172763
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- 247p
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- 300.1 SIL
Migrants with irregular status in Europe : evolving conceptual and policy cha…
This open access book explores the conceptual challenges posed by the presence of migrants with irregular immigration status in Europe and the evolving policy responses at European, national and municipal level. It addresses the conceptual and policy issues raised, post-entry, by this particular section of the migrant population. Drawing on evidence from different parts of Europe, the book tak…
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- 11
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- 9783030343248
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- XIII, 217 p. ; Ill.
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- IMISCOE Research Series
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- 342.082 TRI m
Atlas of global change risk of population and economic systems
This book is open access and illustrates the spatial distribution of the global change risk of population and economic systems with the maps of environment, global climate change, global population and economic systems, and global change risk. The risks of global change are mapped at 0.25 degree grid unit. The risk results and their contribution rates of the world at national level are unpreced…
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- 9789811666919
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- XXII, 278 p
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- 363.73874 SHI a
Revisiting migrant networks : migrants and their descendants in labour markets
This open access book provides new conceptualisations on the networks of migrants and their descendants in accessing the labour market. Although references to social networks are common in discussions of migration, simplified ideas of co-ethnic networks often obscure the reality, for example confounding ties with co-ethnics and ‘strong ties’. This open access book addresses key questions ab…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030949723
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- VIII, 236 p
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- 304.82 ELI r
Sustainable development goal 3 : health and well-being of ageing in Hong Kong
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to develop a better and sustainable future for the world, and the goals are part of an action plan to address poverty, hunger, health, gender equity and various pressing world issues. One of these goals looks at health and wellness. Ageing populations have become a crucial issue worldwide, and this short monograph explores ageing and how the con…
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- 9781003220169
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- x + 74 p
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- 338.95125 BEN s
Divorce in Europe : New Insights in Trends, Causes and Consequences of Relati…
This open access book collects the major discussions in divorce research in Europe. It starts with an understanding of divorce trends. Why was divorce increasing so rapidly throughout the US and Europe and do we see signs of a turn? Do cohabitation breakups influence divorce trends or is there a renewed stability on the partner market? In terms of divorce risks, the book contains new insights…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9783030258382
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- XIII, 370
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- 306.89 Div
Women, Migration and Gendered Experiences : The Case of Post-1991 Albanian Mi…
This open access book focuses on Albanian internal and international female migration and places gender at the heart of postsocialist transformation. It explores the vulnerabilities that arise for female citizens from the contradictory policies produced by the Albanian state. By illuminating the intersection of gender and migration, it shows how Albanian women are likely to embed themselves in …
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- 9783030920920
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- x, 192 p.
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- 304.8094965 WOM E
Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy : Between Legitimation and Inte…
This open access book discusses and analyses competing views and social implications of gestational surrogacy, which is making inroads as an option for parenthood as well as a work opportunity for women. It provides a rich account of transnational mobilizations for the abolition and regulation of surrogacy, with focus on United States, Italy and Mexico. The author critically assesses the core n…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030803025
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- xxii, 158 p.
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- 306.8743 SOC D
Gender and Migration : IMISCOE Short Reader
This open access short reader offers a critical review of the debates on the transformation of migration and gendered mobilities primarily in Europe, though also engaging in wider theoretical insights. Building on empirical case studies and grounded in an analytical framework that incorporates both men and women, masculinities, sexualities and wider intersectional insights, this reader provides…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030919719
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- vi, 123 p.
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- 304.82 GEN A
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