This book examines how BBC Television's embrace of new executive voices, digital technology, and independent production companies in the early 2000s gave rise to a new era of innovation in comedy, aesthetically and culturally.

Drawing on exclusive interviews with key industry figures, this book traces these corporate innovations, with a focus on the shift from traditional analogue pathways to digital platforms. The author explores how BBC Three's launch, alongside iPlayer streaming and YouTube integration, enabled a new generation of creators to develop aesthetically experimental series that expressed diverse British identities for younger audiences. Demonstrating how new corporate thinking and digital platforms democratized comedy creation, moving beyond establishment gatekeepers to showcase working-class, immigrant, and minority voices, this comprehensive analysis reveals how these changes made BBC comedy more inclusive and representative of contemporary British society while maintaining its public service mission.

This book will interest researchers and students in media and cultural studies, including television, digital media, comedy, celebrity, creative industries, and issues of identity and immigration.

This book paints a detailed picture of how anti-colonial publishing operated from the very heart of the British Empire in the middle of the 20th century.

Pointing to the vibrant interconnections between anti-colonial and Pan-African activists in Britain, it engages with their personal politics, political thought, and global links to recast how we think about both publishing and anti-colonialism at this time. It engages with activists on their own terms through a book history approach, one that takes seriously the printed manifestations of anti-colonial thought, and views printing and publishing as political activism.

Assessing various forms of Pan-African writing, from pamphlets and journals to novels and works of anthropology, this book unpacks how different activists 'did' their politics, and what these politics were. Delving into the literary works that supported and maintained British Pan-African activism, Writing against Empire highlights the central and crucial role of written texts to this movement. Unpicking the links between different thinkers and their works, and analysing how such a wealth of anti-colonial writers could operate within the very core of empire, Bowman gets to the heart of anti-colonial action in 20th-century Britain, and the centrality of print to this struggle.

This book explores the mediation and contestation of medical evidence in Wikipedia.

Existing scholarship in the medical sciences has highlighted Wikipedia as a key tool for medical 'knowledge translation', understood as the process of accelerating the wide dissemination and implementation of the latest scientific evidence in healthcare. Little is known, however, about the people, practices and politics involved in the production of Wikipedia's medicine and health-related content. To address this gap, this book draws on theories and methods developed in the humanities field of translation studies and over a decade of empirical research into Wikipedia to examine the social, cultural and political dimensions of medical knowledge translation in the online encyclopedia. In doing so, it not only elucidates the complexity of factors that shape what knowledge gets translated, who by, why and how. It also shows how positioning medical knowledge translation within a broader continuum of other interlingual, intralingual and inter-epistemic translational practices can open up novel transdisciplinary perspectives on the critical challenges of improving health, health literacy and healthcare worldwide.

The book is ideal for health humanities researchers and students interested in the deep entanglement of medical evidence, media, power, identity and culture in today's digital age.

The Open Access version of this book, available at Home Taylor & Francis eBooks, Reference Works and Collections , has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International license.

This guide provides practical strategies for international students to overcome language and socio-cultural barriers, improve language proficiency, address cultural adaptation challenges, and strengthen academic and professional communication.

Intended to supplement university-provided orientation materials at English-language universities, the book combines theoretical insights with practical, actionable advice that focuses on international students' unique communication challenges. It treats communication as a learnable skill built through practice across every part of campus life, from a first hello to a job interview. Eight chapters carry the reader from the first weeks abroad (including the "arrival cliff") through relationship-building, classroom participation, social support, and career launch. The book is grounded in current research and anchored in real student stories. Frameworks like the S.P.A.C.E. method for starting conversations give readers tools they can use and return to. It names accent bias directly; engages with xenophobia and the immigration climate; and treats neurodivergence, LGBTQ+ identity, and mental health as layered realities for international students rather than as footnotes. It also shows, with worked examples, how to use generative AI ethically to improve academic and professional communication.

This is an accessible book tailored to international students and the faculty, advisors, and counselors who support them.

This book offers a clear, practical guide to tackling one of the most pressing challenges in contemporary omnichannel management. As store closures rise and customer preferences shift rapidly toward digital and omni-channel experiences, businesses worldwide must rethink their operating strategies, competitive approaches, and sustainability practices. The book emphasizes that the future of a business lies in the dynamic integration of online and offline channels. Through practical case studies, industry data, and recent research, it demonstrates how effective omnichannel strategies can rebuild buyer trust, enhance profitability, and foster resilience during periods of disruption.

Additionally, the book explores how seamless integration across physical stores, digital channels, and mobile platforms can transform fragmented shopping experiences into valued customer journeys. It addresses complex topics such as evolving consumer behavior, logistics disruptions, big data, analytics, and digital marketing strategies. It also provides actionable insights for scholars, managers, policymakers, and small and medium enterprise owners.

This book is ideal for students, professionals, and academics in retail management, marketing, and business strategy. It is particularly relevant for individuals interested in creating a sustainable, competitive business model through strategic omnichannel management.

The chapters in this book were originally published as special issues in the Journal of Strategic Marketing.

The Destruction of Peoples considers the connections between colonial conquest and genocide in modern history. Drawing on a unique interpretation of Raphael Lemkin's conception of genocide, it closely examines Britain's establishment of settler colonies in Ireland, Australia and other invaded indigenous lands, with special attention to America and the fate of Native Americans. The colonial expansion of Britain and the United States in turn influenced Imperial Germany's genocidal policies in Africa, Nazi ideology, and the pivotal role of Hitler. His terrible combination of colonizing and genocide in Europe would see the long sequence of legacies continue into the tragedies of Ukraine and Palestine.
Wide-ranging source materials are employed to develop original ideas about Lemkin's definition, the historical reasons for colonial genocides, and the interests influencing discussion about the intentional versus unintentional destruction of peoples.
Complete with web links, this important new study from a key scholar in the field of genocide studies is a vital text for all students of the Holocaust, European colonization and genocide in world history.

This book explores how AI systems trained on neurodata are redrawing the boundaries of dignity, autonomy, and legal personhood.

It reveals the emerging reality of NeuroAI: a world where machinelearning models anticipate our thoughts before we have even formed them. As neurotechnologies evolve, AI systems move beyond interpreting brain signals in labs and headsets to harvesting neurodata (whether extracted through direct interfaces, inferred from everyday behaviour, or reverse-engineered via predictive modelling) from users who never consented or even knew they were being monitored, transforming the subconscious into a commodified dataset.

Drawing on case studies from criminal trials, law enforcement, and consumer technologies, the book reveals how Big Tech and platform operators increasingly treat neurodata as a resource for monetisation. Across the EU and the USA, emerging AI and data-protection regimes, including the EU AI Act and GDPR, as well as the US Fourth Amendment and HIPAA frameworks, offer incomplete or inconsistent safeguards against NeuroAI trained on neurodata to model and predict thoughts, emotions, or intentions, leaving cognitive inference primarily in a legal grey zone.

Indispensable for legal scholars, technologists, and regulators, this critical roadmap illuminates the gaps in current law and identifies the safeguards needed to protect our most intimate inner lives. In a future where thoughts can be inferred, monetised, and weaponised without ever accessing the brain directly, this book shows us where the law must catch up before our minds, our rights, and our freedoms are turned into the next frontier of exploitation.

Examining how Indigenous Dayak communities living within coal and near mining concessions in Borneo experience and respond to intertwined health and environmental challenges, this book explores how their voices, knowledge, and lived realities can be meaningfully included in the design of local health systems and environmental health initiatives.

Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, this book centres on Indigenous standpoints and highlights the importance of local knowledge in shaping more responsive and equitable local health design systems. It examines how Dayak communities navigate everyday conditions, negotiate environmental and institutional pressures, and articulate their own visions of health and wellbeing. Engaging both Indigenous perspectives and design approaches from the Global North through the lens of the cultural interface, this book offers a critical account of current health design and environmental systems. It introduces the concept of localised design intention as a way to foreground context, values, and community agency, and to move beyond one-size-fits-all solutions towards approaches that are culturally grounded and socially just.

This book is intended for students, academics, and practitioners in design, health, and environmental fields, as well as policymakers and researchers working with Indigenous communities or interested in inclusive, participatory, and context-sensitive design approaches.

Healthcare has always involved travel, with people journeying to places traditionally known for healing or to seek out specialist medical expertise that may not be available more locally. More recently, medical tourism has grown at an unprecedented pace, often driven by commercial interests. When something goes wrong far from home, however, the consequences can be severe.

This groundbreaking book challenges the status quo of medical tourism, shifting the focus from competition and volume to what truly matters: value, safety and accountability. It explores the realities of cross-border care, from the motivations behind patient travel to the complex web of facilitators, insurers and providers that shape the journey. With a critical eye, it addresses the recurring challenges of incomplete information, unclear responsibilities, poor follow-up and avoidable harm and will educate, inform, guide and inspire stakeholders to integrate sustainable practices in medical tourism.

Key Features:

? Explains why patients travel to gain faster access, cultural comfort and services unavailable at home.

? Uncovers the hidden complexities including coordination gaps, ethical dilemmas and environmental costs of cross-border care.

? Explores the role of technology and how digital tools can enhance safety-or create new risks.

? Provides a roadmap for the future with practical tools and measurable indicators to ensure care is safe, sustainable and trustworthy.

Written for clinicians, managers, facilitators, insurers, policymakers and patients, this book provides actionable insights, emphasizing environmentally friendly practices, ethical considerations and high-quality patient care needed to transform medical tourism into transnational healthcare that prioritizes outcomes over promises.

Jews, Christians, Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions compares Judaism, Christianity, and Islam using seven common themes which are equally relevant to each tradition.

Designed to provoke critical thinking, this text addresses the cultural frameworks of religious meanings and explores the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as it explains the ongoing process of interpretation in each religion. The following themes are covered in each religion:

• Scripture and Tradition
• Monotheism
• Authority
• Worship and Ritual
• Ethics
• Material Culture
• The Political Order
• Gender, Sex and Family

This third edition is fully updated throughout with a new introduction exploring religious diversity, new discussions of gender, sex, and family integrated into previous sections, detailed analysis of religious ethics covering topics such as war, the environment, and capital punishment, discussion of global aspects of monotheism such as missionizing, imperialism, and postcolonialism, and new images and inset text boxes to help guide students and instructors.

The book is an ideal resource for anyone wanting an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Western and World Religions.

Primarily exploring political systems outside the Anglosphere, this book conducts a theoretical and comparative analysis of unwritten constitutional norms, focusing on their role in legislative and executive functions, as well as their recognition by the judiciary.

It provides an in-depth exploration of selected contexts in which unwritten norms operate across a wide range of constitutional systems, illustrated with concrete examples of how unwritten constitutional norms are applied. The interaction between written and unwritten norms emerges throughout the book as a factor shaping not only institutional behaviour but also patterns of constitutional interpretation. Together, the chapters offer insight into the complexity of contemporary constitutions and the informal dynamics that underpin their practical operation.

This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of constitutional law, legal theory, legal philosophy, and comparative law.

Contemporary Catholic environmentalism is at a crossroads, both theologically and politically. While the first half of the 20th century saw only fleeting references to environmental concerns in papal encyclicals, Pope John Paul II's 1990 New Year's Day address, later titled The Ecological Crisis, marked a pivotal shift. His stark warnings about the planet's mounting ecological challenges galvanized the Catholic theological community, prompting numerous regional bishops' statements that highlighted pressing local environmental issues. By the mid-1990s, Catholic environmentalism had evolved into a distinct theological discourse and a burgeoning political movement, attracting support from both church hierarchy and lay Catholics worldwide.

Despite Pope John Paul II's efforts to root Catholic environmental thought in the stewardship paradigm, his success in securing theological consensus was limited. While Pope Benedict XVI endorsed this model, many Catholic theologians and scholars voiced significant reservations. Some critiqued its vague theological underpinnings, others lamented its inherent anthropocentrism, and still others sought a broader scriptural foundation for environmental ethics. These critiques signaled a growing desire for an alternative framework.

With the publication of Laudato Si in 2015, Pope Francis ushered in a new era of Catholic environmentalism. His encyclical reaffirmed the theological and moral urgency of ecological issues while challenging humanity's unchecked technological optimism and deep-seated anthropocentrism. At the heart of his vision is the idea that all creation manifests divine love, calling Catholics to embrace a theocentric environmental ethic. This book builds upon Laudato Si, offering a fresh theological framework that moves beyond stewardship toward a more expansive, love-centered approach to creation care.

Chapters outline the contemporary state of tax harmonisation by exploring core topics of EU tax law such as tax collection, information exchange, dispute resolution, fiscal state aids and the taxation of passive investments. Acknowledging the overarching impact of international tax legislation on European strategies, the Research Handbook analyses how treaty freedoms and association trade agreements influence, and are resisted by, EU member state policy. With updated chapters on environmental law and corporate taxation, a diverse array of contributors from across Europe capture the essence of this dynamic area of EU law and present informed predictions for future policies and research areas.

This revised Research Handbook on European Union Taxation Law is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of European law, tax law and fiscal policy. Tax lawyers and practitioners seeking to develop their understanding of this rapidly evolving field will similarly benefit from its forward-thinking lens.

Biopsychosocial Perspectives of Major Demographic Correlates of Crime examines the four major demographic variables related to criminal offending-age, sex, race, and SES from a biopsychosocial perspective.

These four variables are typically examined only from a sociological perspective that grants all causal power to social structure, social roles, and socialization and largely ignores the role of individual traits and characteristics. This book looks at these variables from a biopsychosocial perspective, which includes everything from neurons to neighborhoods and is a developmental nature via nurture approach. Thus, in addition to the "psycho" (cognitions, emotions, behaviors) and the "social" (culture, family, social roles), it includes the "bio." (evolutionary biology, physiology, molecular and behavioral genetics, and neuroscience). With insights from evolutionary biology, molecular and behavioral genetics, physiology and neuroscience, readers gain a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on these variables.

Biopsychosocial Perspectives of Major Demographic Correlates of Crime: Age, Sex, Race, and Social Class is an important new resource from a leader in the field that will be invaluable to scholars and professionals in biopsychosocial criminology, sociology, politics, and other social sciences.

An innovative and groundbreaking study into women's contribution to the development of religious, metaphysical, and political concepts in early modern Europe.

By examining the engagement of women in both the daily practice of religion, and theological and political discussions following the Reformation, this collection expands our understanding of women's position in post-Reformation churches and their participation in theological debates.

What role did women play in these congregations and what social interactions did they have with each other and their male fellows? What literary genres did they choose to convey new ideas and new approaches to religion and society? Did religious authorities use universal strategies when dealing with religious dissent, or was there a gendered bias towards dissenting women?

A team of scholars from philosophy, early modern studies, intellectual history and theology address these questions and more, providing a multidisciplinary exploration of women's active participation in religious communities. Focusing on their contribution to foundational Enlightenment concepts, they shed light on the development of democracy, egalitarianism, freedom of conscience and of expression, and tolerant co-existence.

Covering countries such as Britain, the Netherlands, France, and Italy between 1500 and 1700, this is a much-needed comparative overview. We see how a different approach to the history of European women and their religious engagement can challenge the accepted view of an avowedly secular Enlightenment.

The Routledge International Handbook of Disability Studies and the New Digital Society offers important new perspectives on the digitization of society in relation to disability.

Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, the book explores digitization and disability in a wide range of contexts, including schools, healthcare settings, public transport and working life, as well as across different forms of e-government, e-learning and e-business. It examines digitization in everyday life, including digital products such as smart phones, computer games and social media, and explores key themes such as artificial intelligence, the digitization of welfare and social services, overprotection and risk, and universal design and co-creation for better digital solutions. At the heart of the book is a focus on accessibility to digital technology as well as consideration of The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

This handbook will be of interest to all scholars of disability studies, health and social care, nursing, teaching, sociology, and science and technology studies.

Wild Horses and Their Relatives in the Middle Ages offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of the presence, perception, and treatment of wild and feral horses across medieval Europe and adjacent regions. Drawing on archaeological evidence, genetic studies, medieval legal codes, hippiatric treatises, chronicles, and visual culture, the book interrogates the ambiguous status of wild horses in the historical record and challenges modern assumptions about equine domestication.

Anastasija Ropa traces the biological and legal distinctions between wild and domestic horses, and examines how medieval authors and artists depicted equine life. From breeding advice in hippiatric treatises to frescoes showing horse hunts, these sources reveal how horses were embedded in medieval economies, landscapes, and imaginations-not only as laborers and companions but also as symbols of status, wilderness, and power.

Can library leaders improve their employees' work performance using structured coaching meetings, instead of discipline? Yes. This book tells you how.

Trained, empowered, and employee-focused coaches can provide a prescription for change in their libraries - using their experience, guidance, mentoring, and support - to address a complex organizational problem: how to get the very best from the gathered employees (at all levels) for that work day.

Employees can be both taught and led, using coaching interventions that serve to redirect misguided, unproductive, time-wasting, or even unethical or inappropriate behaviors. Using real-life examples from libraries, government, and the private sector, The Library Leader's Guide to Employee Coaching teaches its readers to work for organizational and employee change by starting with rapport-building conversations; relating relevant stories; using Performance Improvement Plans and/or Behavior Improvement Plans; discussing consequences as needed; and providing no small amounts of hope, praise, and patience.

This text offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding AI's impact on the fashion industry.

This volume brings together contributions from leading researchers and industry professionals, providing insights into how AI is being used to create innovative designs, optimise supply chains, personalise customer experiences, and enhance sustainability. It covers the historical development of AI, the key technologies driving its applications, and real-world case studies showcasing successful AI integration. Beyond the technical aspects, the book critically explores the ethical considerations and challenges of adopting AI in fashion, emphasising the importance of transparency, data privacy, and bias mitigation, and considers the broader geographical implications, including the impact on the Global South. Looking to the future, it explores emerging trends and potential opportunities for AI-driven innovation, encouraging readers to think creatively and strategically about the possibilities of AI in fashion.

Through practical insights, engaging activities, discussion questions and detailed case studies, this book equips Fashion Management students, academics and reflective practitioners with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate and leverage AI in the fashion industry. It serves as an essential resource for understanding the transformative power of AI in fashion.

This book benefits from downloadable support material, including PowerPoint slides and test bank questions available at www.routledge.com/9781032984551

This edited volume explores the transformative intersections of education, innovation and sustainability, with a particular focus on Asian economies. Through rigorous research and real-world case studies, it examines how digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and collaborative learning can drive sustainable growth and organisational transformation. The book provides actionable insights into leveraging digitalisation to enhance institutional performance, graduate employability and environmental sustainability, offering a multidisciplinary framework for advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Readers will benefit from case studies on topics such as decarbonisation policies, eco-handloom innovations and corporate governance practices, alongside theoretical discussions on organisational learning, digital knowledge sharing and innovative pedagogical approaches like collaborative virtual reality platforms. The book also highlights cutting-edge applications of environmental text data mining and sustainable value stream mapping, providing tools for educators, policymakers and business leaders to foster agile, competitive and socially responsible organisations. Designed for academics, advanced students, educators, policymakers and professionals, this volume equips readers with strategies to leverage technology and collaboration for institutional improvement and alignment with global sustainability goals and is an essential resource for those seeking to understand the dynamics of sustainability and digital transformation.

This volume uses classical liberal thought to present new theoretical and empirical perspectives on freedom of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals and communities.

Rainbow Liberty emphasizes the institutions that sustain tolerance, pluralism, and freedom of association, which empower marginalized communities to build civil associations in the face of social and political pressures. Classical liberal methodological and normative studies on LGBTQ life have been conspicuously absent in scholarly literature but are applied in this volume to explore the circumstances and implications of queer agency and freedom. The ideas of Adam Smith, F. A. Hayek, James M. Buchanan, and Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, among other thinkers in the classical liberal tradition, give a unique and underappreciated perspective on LGBTQ issues.

This volume is an invaluable resource for scholars exploring sexuality and gender from a variety of disciplines, including economics, political science, philosophy, sociology, and related fields. Rainbow Liberty appeals more broadly to anyone interested in how queer freedoms have shaped, and continue to shape, our world.

Leading scholars look beyond the artificial separation of macro and micro levels of enquiry ('society' and 'individual') to exemplify the methodologically plural approach that is characteristic of classical and contemporary biographical research. Chapters provide an interdisciplinary perspective, building bridges to other branches of sociology and different theoretical conceptions in order to broaden the horizon of biographical research.

The Handbook of Biographical Research in the Social Sciences is an essential resource for scholars and students of social policy, sociology, regional studies and qualitative research methods. Biographers and historical researchers will similarly benefit from its comprehensive overview of best practice approaches.

Presenting insightful and stimulating contributions from leading global experts, chapters examine pressing issues such as ageism, loneliness, homelessness, dementia, substance use problems, sexuality and gender and end-of-life care. They also consider practice across settings, from case work, integrated care and residential services to community engagement, family support, digital technologies and social work education.

This Handbook is an essential resource for scholars, students and practitioners across the fields of social work, social policy and sociology keen to understand the challenges and opportunities of contemporary ageing.

Culture is critical to individuals and organizations. This book offers an in-depth exploration of how Indian managers work, examining their inner struggles and the forces that influence their behavior in contemporary corporate environments.

The book presents an original framework developed by the author - the Existential Universe Mapper (EUM) - a pluralistic and non-reductionist model of management that employs a novel psychometric instrument to map individual and organizational identity. The model refrains from placing any phenomenon into frozen categories and enables an understanding of their interplay. It highlights India's ambivalent relationship with modernity and the resulting challenges Indian managers face in embracing corporate imperatives largely rooted in Anglo-Saxon frameworks.

This revised second edition - which incorporates contemporary data and links it to significant developments in the world - will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in business management, human resource management, leadership studies, corporate governance, psychology and sociology. It offers valuable insights for educators, consultants, management practitioners and corporate leaders navigating the complexities of organizational culture in the Indian context.

This book is a comprehensive guide that explores how everyday choices impact cognitive longevity and provides evidence-based strategies to maintain brain health in an aging world facing rising rates of neurodegenerative disorders.

The book examines the latest research on modifiable lifestyle factors including nutrition, physical activity, sleep optimization, stress management techniques, cognitive engagement exercises, and technology's impact on brain function. It integrates insights from neuroscience, psychology, and integrative medicine to offer practical applications rather than focusing solely on disease pathology, empowering readers with preventive approaches to build neural resilience throughout life.

This essential resource will benefit health-conscious individuals, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and researchers interested in lifestyle interventions.