This practical guide takes undergraduate students step-by-step through the process of completing a dissertation, from the initial stages of generating original ideas and planning the project through to writing their first draft and critically reviewing their own work.

It shows students how to choose the most appropriate methods for collecting and analysing their data and how to then integrate this research into their dissertation. Students will learn how to develop consistent and persuasive arguments and write up their research in a clear and concise style.

New to this Edition:
- Contains guidance on working effectively with AI tools
- The fourth edition has been restructured to make for a more accessible reading experience
- Features additional pop-out boxes which explain key terms

This book is an essential resource for undergraduates of all disciplines who are required to write a dissertation as part of their degree.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the innovative technologies in Chinese language education. It showcases innovations such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience applications through case studies of pioneering programs, research centers, and products designed specifically for Chinese language learners. This book also features insider perspectives from exclusive interviews with over 20 leading developers, researchers, and educators who are driving these innovative technologies and integrating them into quality instruction. These firsthand accounts offer deep insights into the process of designing, validating, and applying new technologies to transform Chinese language learning. It serves as an essential guide for Chinese as a second language (CFL) teachers, teacher training providers, and Edtech companies specializing in solutions for Chinese learning.

This book offers a historically grounded and theoretically ambitious interpretation of Italy's long-term economic, social and political decline within the framework of European integration. Combining political economy, the history of economic thought, and political and philosophical theory, the book argues that the euro and the institutional architecture of the EU have acted as structural constraints on Italy's development, eroding its productive base, limiting democratic sovereignty, and amplifying inequality. Amidst the current economic and geopolitical crisis facing the Continent, moreover, this book argues that the roots of today's European crisis lie in the very process of integration launched with the Maastricht Treaty. While it initially harmed certain countries-those on the periphery relative to the core-it is now extending its effects to other nations as well, making a rethinking of the approach to common policies increasingly necessary. Thus, the book challenges the mainstream narrative that attributes Italy's stagnation to national mismanagement and instead situates the country's trajectory within broader contradictions of the EU's economic governance. Drawing on both heterodox and institutionalist literatures -as well as on extensive descriptive data- the analysis engages critically with the Maastricht Treaty, the "external constraint" strategy, the technocratic role of the European Central Bank, and the political theology underpinning the euro as a secular promise of salvation. By reconstructing key turning points-from the 1992 crisis to the sovereign debt turmoil, and from constitutional reforms to ideological transformations-the book shows how European monetary integration has redefined Italian statehood and weakened the post-war democratic and social contract. The final chapter explores alternative scenarios and argues for a broader cultural and political reorientation capable of reimagining Europe beyond its current institutional form. Targeted at scholars in European studies, political economy, economic history and political theory, the book offers a bold and timely contribution to core debates on the EU, sovereignty, and the crisis of European capitalism.

War has deeply shaped human history, but the faces of modern conflict are changing. Beyond traditional causes like the pursuit of power, territorial disputes, and ethnic tensions, a growing threat is emerging: Organized Crime. In unstable regions, criminal networks find the perfect breeding ground to expand their influence through modern technology and cross-border operations.
The scientific analysis in this book illuminates the dangerous symbiosis between armed conflict and globally active syndicates. Criminal organizations no longer just threaten national security; they systematically undermine the rule of law and state institutions. Through the "Crime-as-a-Service" model, they offer everything from money laundering to cyber-attacks, exploiting the mechanisms of globalization to funnel illegal profits into legitimate economic cycles.
In the face of these hybrid threats, a shift in perspective is required. This creeping destabilization of our world order can only be countered through coordinated global strategies, political reforms, and strengthened law enforcement. This is a profound analysis of the power of crime in today's crisis zones and the urgent necessity for international cooperation.

This book presents Herman Hugo's The Siege of Breda (1626) in a modern-spelling edition of Henry Gage's 1627 English translation, introduced and contextualised by Paul Arblaster.

Hugo's text is a classic of Latin Baroque historical writing that comprehensively recounts a nine-month military campaign in the Low Countries (1624-25) which was a showcase of early 17th-century siege warfare and attracted the attention and involvement of almost every country in Europe. His translator was an Englishman who served in the siege as a company captain.

Arblaster shines a light on Hugo's first-hand account of the siege, with its considerations of every aspect of the military operations and their human consequences. Hugo took part in the campaign himself as chaplain to the general who conducted the siege, Ambrogio Spinola, and so had privileged access to the decision-making process, as well as close familiarity with the various events and incidents that he recounts. Hugo also devotes attention to the moral and material state of the soldiery and of the besieged; describes individual actions, lapses, feats of heroism, duels, ambushes and stratagems; and considers the wider propaganda war that surrounded the siege. As a result, his book offers a contemporary commentary on the role of honour, reputation and image in 17th-century warfare, as well as vital insights into the perspective of one of the first and foremost celebrity generals of the time.

This edited volume highlights the growing recognition of the need for a more comprehensive understanding of language shaped by local contexts. It seeks to further conceptualise Global English(es) as localised language practices. Such practices illustrate how the English language is transformed to meet the needs of diverse communities, reflecting their social, cultural, and political values. Recognising that 'glocality' is a unique characteristic of today's world, this volume expands upon the previously proposed conceptualisation of English as a Glocal Language (EGL)-one that is simultaneously global and local-to capture and accommodate the whole spectrum of cultural meanings and interpretations it is capable of conveying. This book is a useful resource for researchers, applied linguists, ELT professionals and practitioners, among others.

Testimonial for The Rise of English as a Glocal Language

Jennifer Jenkins, Emeritus Professor, University of Southampton UK

It is only rarely that a truly original and exciting publication appears within the broad field of the spread of English, but this edited volume is one such book. The editors and their contributors position the field not, as conventionally done, within global Englishes but within a 'deglobalised' glocal framework. As they demonstrate throughout, this is a far more appropriate perspective within which to explore the teaching of English around the world. The book's raison d'etre having been established in the introduction, the chapters that follow, based on new empirical research, range far across geographical contexts, and include rarely researched regions such as Pakistan and Israel/Palestine as well as original focuses, for example, composers in Latin America. Highly recommended for anyone interested in World Englishes, ELF, or ELT more widely.

This book explores principled approaches to integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into language learning and teaching.

It examines the features of learner-AI interaction, the affordances of GenAI, and key principles that guide its use in language education. Drawing on second language acquisition theories and teaching methodologies, the book investigates how GenAI can support the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as task-based language teaching.

Illustrated through concrete prompting activities, Using Artificial Intelligence in Language Education translates theory and research into practical pedagogy for meaningful AI-mediated language learning. It empowers teachers to use GenAI confidently and to help learners engage in purposeful learning experiences.

Filling a critical gap by offering language learners and teachers principled guidance and practical examples, this is also an indispensable source of ideas for learners and teachers to develop their own applications.

Framing the global "Whistleblowers' Revolution" as a vital response to democratic malaise, this volume examines the socio-legal dynamics surrounding the exposure of illegal or unethical practices in both the public and private sectors. The analysis covers innovative legal frameworks and protective regimes across multiple jurisdictions while also closing the divide between theory and practice. The volume brings together contributions from distinguished scholars and practitioners alongside firsthand accounts from whistleblowers, resulting in a holistic approach that evaluates existing and prospective measures aimed at empowering truth-tellers and confronting entrenched cultures of silence.

The volume is structured to connect theory with lived experience. It moves from a transnational socio-legal analysis of global conditions (Part 1) to critical jurisdiction-based assessments across multiple countries (Part 2). The work then culminates in a series of firsthand narratives (Part 3), offered by insiders whose accounts reveal the significance, personal costs, and institutional consequences tied to speaking truth to power.

In times of skilled-labor shortages, excellent recruiting alone is no longer enough to attract new employees. To be successful in the long term, companies depend on loyal and engaged employees. This professional book introduces the most important elements of the Employee Journey - from pre-boarding to offboarding - and explains how leaders within organizations can create and firmly anchor a successful employee experience.

Numerous concrete recommendations for action, checklists, practical examples, and metrics/KPIs enable quick implementation in one's own practice. A special focus is also placed on the topics of New Work and hybrid/remote work. The book shows how current insights and trends can be integrated into the Employee Journey, thereby fostering strong employee loyalty and satisfaction. This practice-oriented guide is aimed at HR managers and all leaders who want to actively shape the transformation toward a human-centered organization.

Contents

• Fundamentals of the Employee Journey
• The Pre-Boarding Phase
• Onboarding - The Foundation for Employee Retention
• The Employee Retention Phase
• The Development Phase
• The Exit / Offboarding Phase
• Future Perspectives
• The Impact of New Work / Home Office / Remote Work on the Individual Phases of the Employee Journey

Uncovers the hidden history of conservation, conflict, and resistance on the Mozambique-Zimbabwe border.

Drawing on rich oral testimonies and archival records, this book examines the impact of colonial wildlife conservation policies on African societies and borderlands. Through this exploration, the author shows how colonial "fortress conservation" policies-game reserves, hunting concessions, and land restrictions-disrupted rural life, fueled grievances, and shaped popular participation in the wars of liberation.

By comparing Portuguese and British approaches across a shared cultural and ecological region, this book challenges conventional colonial divides to reveal how conservation became entangled with nationalism, migration, and survival. Extending into the postcolonial era, it also highlights how projects like the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park carried forward legacies of exclusion under new guises.

Engaging and accessible, this book is essential reading for scholars, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in African history, environmental politics, or the complex ties between people, land, and wildlife.

Offers a theoretical framework for how liberalism can meaningfully respond to our environmental crisis by respecting and accommodating diverse ways of relating to the natural world.

The major innovation of liberalism, now the world's dominant form of political regime, was this: cooperation amid difference. Foundational to liberal systems is toleration of diversity, which safeguards citizens' freedoms to pursue disparate views of the good life. Manuel Rodeiro is the first philosopher to think through what this commitment to toleration means for the environment. Liberalism's Environmental Promise puts forward terms of social cooperation between parties with differences in how they value and relate to the natural world. This changes the tack of environmental political theory. Rather than claiming the state should become green, Rodeiro urges it to remain neutral. He exposes state-authorized industrial expansion as unfairly elevating a single way of life over all others. What would it look like if the government were to cease promoting and favoring economic growth? How can states reckon with histories of environmental destruction that oppressively quashed so many cultures in the name of progress? Rodeiro offers an optimistic, yet practical, vision of how ecologically sustainable lifestyles might finally be allowed equal opportunity to flourish.

This book offers a theoretical and empirical explanation of the intersection of border, diplomacy, and security, with particular emphasis on the border policies and practices of Nigeria and South Africa in the context of border enforcement, cross-border concessions and agreements, visa regimes, migration control, and refugee policies. Primarily focusing on physical frontiers, particularly borderlands, the author draws on the African realist assumption of African international relations and the lived experience of state and non-state actors to explain the divergence and convergence in the border and security practices of the two states, emphasising African agency and experiential realities in the understanding and framing of the continent's experience. The book also examines the limitations to the effectiveness of the two states' border practices and how such factors impact not only their security landscapes but also the regional 'borderless Africa' agenda in the context of the AfCFTA and the continental-wide Free Movement Protocol.

Black, Jewish, and Beautiful brings together impactful perspectives and showcases the vastly divergent ways people come to inhabit a shared Blewish, or Black-Jewish, identity. These voices demonstrate that people are living life in all kinds of ways well beyond this mixedness as they share how they feel, reflect, and think about Black Jewishness.

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, Sara Feldman, and Brett Ashley Kaplan bring together an array of oral histories of Black Jews by birth, others who converted, and those who were raised one way only to discover later that their identity was not what they had thought. The result is a collection of myriad identities, told through rocky, sometimes-frayed structures. Contributors are open and frank in discussing the good, the bad, the beautiful, the heart wrenching, and the ugly in their experiences.

As the first anthology of Black Jewish voices to juxtapose multiple genres-interviews, essays, reflections, and more-Black, Jewish, and Beautiful is an essential read.

This book is the second of two volumes, and draws together urgent themes in pedagogical innovation, digital transformation, and diversity, contributing to the ongoing evolution of higher education. Grounded in the realities of contemporary education systems, this book offers a sweeping yet focused examination of how higher education institutions worldwide are responding to the challenges of a dynamic knowledge economy, rapid technological advances, and the imperatives of inclusion and multicultural understanding. At its core, this book integrates curriculum design, technology-enhanced learning, and the cultivation of diverse, inclusive academic environments.

The principal benefit for readers is the book's synthesis of empirical evidence, innovative pedagogy, and pragmatic solutions. Educators will find tested models and strategies for enhancing curriculum and supporting diverse learners. Researchers are offered robust frameworks and comparative studies for further inquiry, while policymakers will gain evidence-based recommendations for supporting technology integration, multicultural engagement, and sustainable development. Above all, this book provides students, practitioners, and institutional leaders with a roadmap for cultivating excellence, resilience, and ethical readiness in the face of rapid changes.

Readers who wish to learn more about this topic can refer to 'Engaged Learning and Innovative Teaching in Higher Education, Volume 1: Connecting Professional Development, AI-Driven Innovation, and Academic Experience'.