GLORIA

GEOMAR Library Ocean Research Information Access

X
feed icon rss

Your email was sent successfully. Check your inbox.

An error occurred while sending the email. Please try again.

Proceed reservation?

Last Month's Catalog Additions

Export
  • 11
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Transformation Towards Sustainability : A Novel Interdisciplinary Framework from RWTH Aachen University (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Societal Transformation: Transformation Research, Transformational Research, Research Transformation: A Novel Framework from RWTH Aachen University -- 1 Introduction: An Understanding of Transformation and Transformation Processes -- 2 RWTH Aachen University: Its History and Strategy -- 2.1 History and Figures -- 2.2 Strategy of an Integrated Interdisciplinary University -- 2.3 Organizational Elements of the RWTH for Addressing Interdisciplinary and Transformation Challenges -- 2.4 Summary: RWTH Aachen University as a Transformational University? -- 3 Aachen Model of Transformation Research -- 3.1 Human-Technology Transformation -- 3.2 Transformation Research -- 3.3 Transformational Research -- 3.4 Research Transformation -- 4 Examples and Book Overview -- 5 Conclusion and Invitation -- References -- An Actor in the Transformation Triad: The Platform Approach "REVIERa" -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Background -- 2.1 Understanding Transformation Through Multi-level Thinking -- 2.2 Shaping Transformation as an Open Process -- 3 Platform Approach of RWTH Aachen University -- 3.1 Setting Up the REVIERa Transformation Platform -- 3.2 Contribution to the Transformation Triad -- 4 The Dimensions of the Platform -- 4.1 Transformation Research ("Research") -- 4.2 Transformational Research ("Shape") -- 4.3 Research Transformation ("Enable") -- 5 Discussion and Reflection -- 6 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Transformation Research -- Sustainability, the Green Transition, and Greenwashing: An Overview for Research and Practice -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Firms' Sustainability Reporting -- 3 Detection and Measurement of Corporate Greenwashing -- 4 Effects of Corporate Greenwashing -- 5 Determinants and Reasons for Corporate Greenwashing -- 6 Guidelines for Avoiding Greenwashing -- 7 Conclusion.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (473 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031547003
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361009
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 12
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Engaging with Human Rights : How Subnational Actors Use Human Rights Treaties in Policy Processes (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- 1 The Importance of Subnational Engagement with Human Rights Treaties -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What Readers Can Expect from This Book -- 1.2.1 Why Subnational Actors and Human Rights Treaties? -- 1.2.2 Why International Human Rights Treaties with Obligations Requiring the Adoption of Policy Measures? -- 1.2.3 International Treaty Obligations at the Subnational Level in Switzerland -- 1.3 Key Terms: Subnational Political Authorities' Engagement with Human Rights Treaties -- 1.4 Why Focus on Engagement, Rather than Compliance or Implementation? -- 1.5 Organisation of the Book -- References -- 2 Designing Research for Studying How Subnational Actors Use International Human Rights Treaties -- 2.1 Restating the Research Objectives -- 2.2 Identifying the Engagement of Subnational Actors with Human Rights Treaties: An Interdisciplinary Endeavour -- 2.2.1 Studies on Domestic Human Rights Legal Implementation -- 2.2.2 New Legal Realism in Human Rights Scholarship -- 2.2.3 Intermediaries -- 2.3 Selecting the International Treaties -- 2.3.1 The Istanbul Convention -- 2.3.2 The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities -- 2.3.3 Reflections on This Treaty Selection -- 2.3.4 Why Treaties (Rather than Legal Norms)? -- 2.4 The Collected Datasets -- 2.4.1 Desk Research on Official Sources Related to the Treaties -- 2.4.2 Semi-Structured Interviews -- 2.4.3 Selection of Four Cantons for In-Depth Analysis -- 2.4.4 Analysing the Datasets from Different Perspectives -- References -- 3 Shaping the Uses of a Treaty Through Ratification and Implementation Procedures -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Framework on Ratification and Implementation -- 3.2.1 The Ratification of Treaties -- 3.2.2 The Implementation of Treaties.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (144 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031535185
    Series Statement: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361007
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 13
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children : Institutional Tensions in Nordic and European Barnahus Models (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- 1 Diffusion and Translation of the Barnahus Model Through the Lens of Institutional Tensions -- Introduction -- The Continuous Phase of Nordic Diffusion: Similar Contexts, Different Setups -- Scope, Tempo, and the Role of the State -- Sector Affiliation -- Steering, Regulation, and Coordinating Mechanisms -- Documentation and Evaluation -- The Cross-fertilisation of Ideas -- Early European Diffusion: Different Contexts, Varied Setups -- Steering and Regulation -- The Role of the State -- Sector Affiliation -- Multiple Adaptations Across Europe -- Theoretical Framework: Institutional Tensions and Logics -- Outline of the Book -- Legal Tensions -- Organisational Tensions -- Professional and Ethical Tensions -- Balancing Institutional Tensions -- References -- Part I Legal Tensions -- 2 Criminal Law and Children's Access to Barnahus Services -- Introduction -- Background and Research Questions -- Barnahus: A Realisation of Children's Rights According to the CRC? -- Access to Barnahus: The Case of Sweden -- Access to Barnahus and the Relation to Criminal Law -- Child Victims of Corporal Punishment -- Child Witnesses of Violence in the Home -- Psychological Abuse (Ongoing Governmental Investigation [DS 2022:18]) -- Summary -- The Risk When Defining the Target Group in Relation to Criminal Law -- Final words -- References -- 3 Exploring Justice Tensions in the Barnahus Model -- Introduction -- Theoretical Analysis of Justice for Children Through Barnahus -- Ecological Systems Theory -- Systems Theory -- Analysis of Justice-related Tensions -- Systems Level: Tensions Between Victim and Defendant Needs -- Systems Level: Tensions Between Justice and Welfare -- Child Level: Tensions Between Child Protection and Participation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (294 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031532337
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology Series
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361006
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 14
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Sector-Based Action Against Corruption : A Guide for Organisations and Professionals (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Sector-Based Action Against Corruption -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Reform Concept: Move Molehills Not Mountains -- The Reform Approach: SFRA -- Important Caveat -- How This Book Came About -- The Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Corruption Basics -- Definition -- Delving Below Generalities -- The Unit of Analysis -- Identifying Core Issues: The Merits of Peer Voting -- References -- Chapter 3: Corruption Is a Management Issue -- Relevant Management Systems -- Training and Education -- Monitoring and Compliance -- Information and Communication Systems -- Specialist Expertise Group In-house -- Leadership -- Declarations of Commitment -- When Talking About Corruption, Language Matters -- Like All Risk Factors, Context Matters -- Is This Really My Responsibility? -- References -- Chapter 4: Work Within Your Sector -- Why Sectors Are a Good Locus for Reform -- What Is a Sector? -- International Sector Resources -- Construction Sector -- Health Sector -- Shipping Sector -- References -- Chapter 5: Focus -- Disaggregate the Specific Corruption Issues -- Sector Typologies -- Make Your Own Typology? -- Analysis and Context -- Analysis Methodologies -- Political Economy Analysis (PEA) -- Building Shared Understanding -- References -- Chapter 6: Remediation: Broad Framing -- Single Issue -- Broad Front -- Narrow Front -- Radical Change -- Low-Profile -- Multi-Party Collaboration -- Bundling -- Signature-Issue -- Keeping-Up-Hope -- References -- Chapter 7: Remediation: Detailed Improvement Measures -- Functional Improvement Measures -- Improve the Administrative Processes Closest to Service Delivery -- Improve Financial Management -- Improve Financial Management Processes -- Improve Management Information Systems (MIS).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (197 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031593369
    Series Statement: Political Corruption and Governance Series
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361137
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 15
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming : 25th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2024, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, June 4-7, 2024, Proceedings (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Agile at Scale -- Investigating Communities of Practice in Large-Scale Agile Software Development: An Interview Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background and Related Work -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Context -- 4.2 Reasons for Establishing CoPs -- 4.3 Characteristics of the Established CoPs -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Key Findings -- 5.2 Limitations -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Slack Use in Large-Scale Agile Organizations: ESN Tools as Catalysts for Alignment? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Large-Scale Agile Development in Public Sector Organizations -- 2.2 Communication in Agile Software Development -- 2.3 ESN Tools -- 3 Methods and Study Design -- 3.1 Data Collection -- 3.2 Data Analysis -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Communication Transparency -- 4.2 Communication Quality -- 4.3 Communication Discipline -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion and Further Work -- References -- Coordination in Agile Product Areas: A Case Study from a Large FinTech Organization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Organizing Large-Scale Agile Software Development into Product Areas -- 2.2 Frameworks for Understanding Coordination in Large-Scale Agile -- 3 Research Method -- 3.1 Case Description -- 3.2 Data Collection -- 3.3 Data Analysis -- 4 Findings -- 4.1 Organizing Teams in Product Areas -- 4.2 Product Area Coordination Meetings -- 4.3 Product Area Coordination Roles -- 4.4 Coordination Tools and Artefacts in the Product Area. -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Product Areas as a Distinct Organizational Level -- 5.2 The Team Typology of Product Areas -- 5.3 Pull Requests and Pair Programming as Coordination Mechanisms -- 5.4 Practical Implications -- 5.5 Evaluation of Limitations and Research Quality -- 6 Future Research and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Software Product Management in Large-Scale Agile.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (204 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031611544
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing Series v.512
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361138
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 16
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    A Life Course Perspective on Chinese Youths : From the Transformation of Social Policies to the Individualization of the Transition to Adulthood (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Bibliography -- Part I: Revisiting Individualization in China Through the Prism of the Transition to Adulthood -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Institutionalized Individualism in Post-collectivist China -- 2.1 Varieties of Individualization -- 2.2 The Individual and the Shadow of Ancestors in Pre-Maoist China -- 2.3 The Individual and the Collective in Maoist China -- 2.4 The Rise of Individualism in Post-Maoist China -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Suzhi Discourse as a Structural Component of Institutionalized Individualism in Post-Maoist China -- 3.1 Engineering "Quality Citizens" -- 3.2 Suzhi Discourse and Hukou as Instruments of Governmentality -- 3.3 Chinese TV Drama as a Vector of Institutionalization -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: A Life-Course Perspective on the Individualization Process in Post-collectivist China -- 4.1 The Transition to Adulthood as a Period of Observation -- 4.2 A Place and Two Birth Cohorts Emblematic of the People's Republic of China's History: Beijing, the Post-1950s and Post-1980s Generations -- 4.3 A Mixed Methods Research Design to Reconstruct the Transition to Adulthood -- 4.3.1 Quantitative Data Collection -- 4.3.2 Qualitative Data Collection -- 4.3.3 Data Analysis -- Bibliography -- Part II: Coming of Age in Uncertain Times -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Exploring Pathways to Adulthood -- 5.1 A Longer Transition to Adulthood in Post-collectivist China -- 5.2 Family Roles and Responsibilities as Central Values -- 5.2.1 Marriage, "an existential question" for Young Adults and their Families -- 5.2.2 Being Good Wives and Good Mothers (Xianqi Liangmu) -- 5.2.3 "Housing [...] Is the Foundation of the Family" -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: The Rise of New Social Risks in Post-collectivist China.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (180 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031572166
    Series Statement: Life Course Research and Social Policies Series v.17
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361136
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 17
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Revolutionary Stagecraft : Theater, Technology, and Politics in Modern China (2024)
    Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Chinese Characters -- Introduction: Thinking Chinese Theater through Technicity -- 1. Mobilizing Illumination: Lighting, Scenography, and Affective Arousal in Early Huaju -- 2. Dramaturgical Technologies: Engineering Atmosphere in the First Golden Age of Huaju -- 3. Socialist Utopian Special Effects: Technological Fantasy on the Seventeen Years Stage -- 4. Model Ingenuity: Technical Mentality and Practicality in Cultural Revolution Yangbanxi -- 5. Theater as Technoscience: Research, Design, and Nuclear Physics in the Post-Mao Era -- Coda -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (339 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780472903962
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31324051
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 18
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Generational Politics in the United States : From the Silents to Gen Z and Beyond (2024)
    Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
    Details Availability
    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Generations in American Politics | David Schultz and Sally Friedman -- Part I: Foundations -- 1 | Generations, Politics, and the Practice of Political Science | David Schultz -- 2 | Generational Change in Partisanship: An Age-Period-Cohort Accounting | Laura Stoker -- 3 | Collective Memory and the Pandemic Emergence of Generation Z | Scott L. McLean -- Part II: Attitudes and Opinions -- 4 | Generational Divides, Changing Times, or Aging? Examining Immigration Opinion in the U.S., 2004-2018 | Jeffrey C. Dixon, Andrew S. Fullerton, and Victoria E. Nash -- 5 | Generational Attitudes toward Drug Policies in the United States | Leah Hutton Blumenfeld -- 6 | Gender and the Generations: You Haven't Come a Long Way Yet, Baby | Whitney Ross Manzo and David B. McLennan -- 7 | What American Heroism Teaches Us about Generations and Politics | Bruce Peabody -- Part III: Participation and Political Engagement -- 8 | "The Times They Are a Changin'": Generational Comparisons of the Civil Rights Movement with the Current-Day Climate Movement | Robin Boyle-Laisure -- 9 | Building Youthful Habits of Voting | Niall Guy Michelsen -- 10 | Presidential Candidates on Campus and Civic Engagement among College Students: Mobilizing a New Generation | Kenneth W. Moffett and Laurie L. Rice -- Part IV: Impact -- 11 | Millennial Generation Political Engagement-Democratically Motivated or Disenchanted? Insights from the 2020 Election | Ashley D. Ross and Stella M. Rouse -- 12 | Generational Shifts Change Politics in Florida | Susan A. MacManus and Anthony A. Cilluffo -- 13 | How They Govern: Do Millennial Mayors Bring a Generational Perspective to Their Activities? | Sally Friedman, Michael A. Armato, and Emily R. Matott.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (455 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780472904440
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31324053
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 19
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Foundations of Multi-Paradigm Modelling for Cyber-Physical Systems (2020)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
    Details Availability
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (298 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783030439460
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31323952
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
  • 20
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    A Tale of Two Capitalisms : Sacred Economics in Nineteenth-Century Britain (2015)
    Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
    Details Availability
    Keywords: Great Britain - Economic policy - 19th century
    Description / Table of Contents: An interdisciplinary examination of nineteenth-century British capitalism, its architects, and its critics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (363 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780472120949
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=4003792
    DDC: 330.12/2094109034
    Language: English
    Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
    GEOMAR CATALOGUE
    Link to Library Catalog
    get availability status
    added on 2024-06-28
Close ⊗
This website uses cookies and the analysis tool Matomo. More information can be found here...