The History of Education as History of Knowledge brings together international scholars to explore how the emerging field of the history of knowledge can enrich the well-established history of education. While recent research in the history of knowledge has examined actors, practices, and institutions of knowledge, this volume is the first to focus systematically on sources and methodologies within the context of education.

Covering the modern period, the chapters investigate a wide range of case studies-from kindergartens and teachers' associations to philosophical societies and transnational transfers of solidified knowledge. Together they demonstrate how shifting perspectives on sources and methods allow historians to examine knowledge in its plural forms: produced, mediated, contested, and circulated within and beyond educational institutions.

Emphasising how knowledge is bound up with power relations, this book shows how hierarchies of gender, class, race, and ethnicity have shaped what counts as educational knowledge and how it is transmitted. In addition to empirical studies, contributors critically reflect on methodological approaches drawn from intellectual history, sociology of knowledge, praxeology, discourse analysis, and science and technology studies.

This book will appeal to scholars, students, and teachers in educational history, the history of knowledge, and related fields and will serve as an orientation for early-career researchers.

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed media and journalism teaching and practice, introducing efficiencies and innovations that can help streamline content creation and dissemination, albeit with inherent limitations and ethical considerations requiring careful critical examination.

Artificial Intelligence in African Media and Communication investigates AI's impact on media landscapes within Africa, offering a range of practical case studies and strategic recommendations for practice, teaching, governance, and regulation. This book delves into how AI technologies are rapidly being integrated into African journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and media and communications education. As well as providing real-world case studies of how AI is changing content creation, distribution, and consumption in Africa, this book also critically analyses the ethical challenges posed by AI, such as misinformation, algorithmic bias, and job displacement. It concludes by providing strategic recommendations for how educators, media professionals, and policymakers can effectively harness AI's potential.

Bringing together leading researchers and practitioners, Artificial Intelligence in African Media and Communication provides a platform for informed discussions, knowledge-sharing, and innovation in African media and communication studies.

Adopting an interdisciplinary and inclusive approach, leading experts provide insights into domestic and international challenges faced by policymakers and governing entities amid rising migration. They argue that, in the light of issues such as anti-migrant sentiment and social integration challenges, migration in Asia is not only shaped by economic factors and intra-regional dynamics, but also by widespread social change and shifting global geopolitics. The Handbook covers critical topics such as regional migration, differential skills policies, incorporation, and displacement and irregular migration, highlighting gaps in governance structures at global, regional, national and sub-national levels.

Timely and incisive, this Handbook is a crucial resource for scholars and students of migration, development studies, sociology and Asian politics. Policymakers and government officials will likewise benefit from its astute insights and practical recommendations.

Broadening the international scope of the original Handbook, this edition includes case studies in Botswana, Hungary, Papua New Guinea and Thailand, assessing how different national administrative environments shape corruption, and how governments seek to eradicate the unique problems it poses. Additional chapters address the global governance challenges of state capture, open data, AI and anti-money laundering. Enhancing the conceptual framing of the first edition, the Handbook strengthens the links between corruption, ethics and integrity systems, analysing new data and policy developments and advancing research in this fast-developing field.

This Handbook is a key resource for scholars and students of public administration and management, politics and public policy and sociology. Policy-makers, government employees, anti-corruption watchdogs and public sector agencies will also benefit from the proposed strategies for tackling corruption and building integrity.

Drawing on primary empirical research, this book considers the democratic outcomes of political news avoidance, selective news exposure, and misinformation.

Political information environments across democracies are in flux, fundamentally changing the way citizens gain political information and leading to widespread concerns about consequences for democracy. From selective media use leading to increased attitudinal polarisation, to declining trust in legacy media and journalists compounding political disengagement, the need for a detailed, comparative account of what these changes in the supply of, and demand for, political information mean for democracies is evident. This book focuses on three developments that are seen as particularly concerning for democracies: news avoidance, selective news exposure, and misinformation. Using in-depth interviews, web-tracking, panel surveys, and experiments, it investigates the extent of these threats, their causes, consequences, and remedies. Further, it shines a critical empirical light, for the first time, on these developments across four different types of democracies found in countries around Europe as well as Israel and the US. The results of the study are nuanced and contex- specific, with the authors finding generally that the prevalence of these three developments may be less than previously anticipated.

This is a critical study for researchers and advanced students of journalism and political communication, and bears global implications.

Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is an expansive subject. Climate science shows that our planet's carbon budget will be exhausted swiftly and we are amid an exceptionally rapid and human-induced biodiversity loss. Supply chains historically tend to be operated without much concern for their broader contextual environment; however, recent years have been characterised by increasing care for supply chains' ecological and social implications. This comprehensive volume provides an overview of current and future research within SSCM, aligned with the UN SDGs.

Bringing together esteemed international contributors from academia and industry, the book follows a unique framework of micro, meso and macro levels. At the micro level, contributors consider the supply chain and its stakeholders. At the meso level, chapters consider the political and economic decisions affecting societal stakeholders. And at the micro level, the book addresses planetary stakeholders, going beyond supply chains or countries to consider the implications of activities for the sustainability of the Earth.

This prestigious reference work is the definitive resource for researchers and students seeking convenient access to a vast area of research and practice within supply chain management, logistics, operations and sustainability.

Contributors explore how legal education remains nationalised via local histories, politics and markets, despite borrowing models and language from modern, merit-based, or global approaches. Chapters assess the appearance of law schools as powerful sites where divisions of class, race, gender, empire and prestige are reproduced, contested and sometimes reimagined. The Research Handbook demonstrates how familiar patterns of hierarchies, inequalities and Western-centric ideals travel widely alongside diverse efforts in majority world contexts to resist, revisit and reimagine fairer institutions. Combining doctrinal analysis, institutional histories, archives, interviews and fieldwork, this Research Handbook advances research and promotes further study.

The Research Handbook is a crucial resource for legal education scholars and practitioners and also global scholars of the legal profession. It is prime reading for students and scholars of law and society and comparative institutions seeking more information on the factors shaping the legal landscape today.

Corporate Tax Avoidance in China addresses a critical gap in understanding taxation within the world's second-largest economy. As China undergoes rapid economic transformation, its increasingly sophisticated tax system has attracted attention from international investors seeking opportunities in this dynamic market. Yet few books offer students, academics, and practitioners a comprehensive guide to the forces shaping corporate tax avoidance in China.

This volume fills that gap through six complementary chapters investigating novel determinants spanning geographic, technological, organizational, and regulatory dimensions. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, the book examines how local information environments, institutional infrastructures, individual leader characteristics, and cross-domain policy interactions collectively shape corporate tax outcomes, reflecting the increasing diversity of contemporary tax research in China.

This prestigious reference work offers students, academics, and business professionals, whether from Western companies or developing countries, an authoritative introduction to corporate tax avoidance in the world's most dynamic emerging market, essential for those doing business with Chinese firms or establishing subsidiaries in China.

Examining the administration of assets during the trial of the French Templars, as well as the settlement process that took place after the Order's dissolution, this book focuses on material aspects of the proceedings in France that have never been analysed in detail. These include the conflicts that accompanied the seizure of property, the actions of administrators, and the thefts and abuses that occurred at every stage of the process. The actions of Philip the Fair's sons to finalise the takeover of the Templars' property by the Hospitallers are also discussed. This book draws on documents that have not been used in previous research, including the report on the investigation conducted between 1322 and 1325 as part of the agreements concluded by Louis X and Philip V with the Hospitallers. This document is unknown to modern scholars and contains valuable information about the recovery of Templar property and the prosecution of abuses committed during this process.

This book adopts a new approach that departs from the dominant view that considers the Templar affair through the lens of the political aspirations of its most important participants, and this allows new insights into the circumstances and consequences of the Templar trial.

Of particular interest to scholars and students of the history of the Knights Templar, this book will also appeal to historians of the Knights Hospitaller, France under the last Capetians, and the papacy at the beginning of the 14th century.

This book explores the role of Eric Miller in establishing and developing the practice and application of the systems psychodynamics paradigm to organisational development consultancy, research, and training.

The book covers the key areas of Miller's focus: developing the idea and role of the consultant; the importance of psychoanalytical thinking and socio-technical systems; the need for a deep understanding of group work; the application of his ideas in a wide variety of different urban and rural settings; and the role of women in organisations.

With contributions from across the world of organisation consultancy and systems psychodynamics, this is key reading for anyone interested in group dynamics, organisational work, and the application of systems psychodynamics interventions in business and societal settings.

A concise, accessible, and engaging introduction to the complex interplay between climate change and human migration, this book provides key analysis of the scientific, social, political, and economic factors of climate migration.

Keeping away from dense theories and jargon, Climate Change, Migration, and the Global Search for Home details the primary causes and consequences of human-driven climate disruption, the evolution of climate science, from early observations to today's advanced data collection methods, to the real-world impacts, including extreme weather events and shifts in ecosystems. Informed by the voices of scientists in the Global South, who provide a much-needed perspective on this important topic, this book presents key concepts in a clear, relatable way, providing the foundational knowledge needed to engage with one of the most pressing issues of our time.

This book offers a fresh approach that connects complex ideas to real-world relevance, fostering a deeper engagement with this critical topic, by speaking directly to students and newcomers seeking deeper insight into climate migration by meeting them where they are in a way that resonates with them.

This book expands knowledge of the rhetorical levers at play in the use of narratives in political discourse, whether through "traditional" speeches or digital communication.

By providing a clear methodology that applies to both communication styles, through a systematic, critical, and multimodal perspective, the book explains why decoding narratives in political discourse is relevant, particularly in a democratic context where non-coercive persuasion is a prerequisite of political communication. Drawing from the works of recognised scholars in the fields of narratology and multimodality, with illustrated examples and detailed case studies from the democratic Western world, it highlights the relevance of digital communication and multimodality to fully comprehend modern political communication.

This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political communication, discourse studies, linguistics, and more broadly to those who analyse and decipher political messages, political science, communication studies, and sociology.

This book examines how the palm oil industry may align its business practices with circular economy principles, amid growing environmental scrutiny and regulatory pressures.

The book discusses the potential industrial benefits of adopting circular economy principles before reviewing the current state of business practice in the Malaysian palm oil industry. It highlights factors that influence the adoption of sustainable practices, including taxation, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), waste management and valorization, and digital technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT). In doing so, the contributors provide strategies and insights for other palm oil-producing countries to transition toward more sustainable business practices.

This book is an essential resource for academics interested in agriculture, supply chain management, sustainability, and environmental studies. This volume will also be of interest to policymakers and professionals in the palm oil industry.

Bringing together a range of interdisciplinary and geographically diverse perspectives, leading experts synthesize the key issues and challenges within international marketing. They examine crucial concepts including stimuli and barriers to international engagement, foreign environmental impacts, global market competition, foreign market selection and entry, international marketing strategies, and corporate social responsibility. Drawing on state-of-the-art marketing knowledge, entries evaluate the complex challenges international marketers face, from political risk and cross-cultural differences to buyer behavior differences and fierce global competition, serving as an essential reference point for understanding the variety and richness of contemporary international marketing.

The Elgar Encyclopedia of International Marketing Management is an illuminating and original resource for scholars and students of global marketing, international business and management, and strategic management. Policymakers and practitioners seeking to develop their knowledge and strategies in international marketing will also benefit from its astute analyses and pragmatic insights.

Key Features:

• Presents 61 entries organized into 20 distinct parts for ease of reference
• Provides insights from over 100 business scholars across 23 countries
• Amalgamates the numerous avenues of international marketing studies into one essential guide

Connecting historical aspiration with contemporary reality, this book examines post-independence Bangladesh from a sociological perspective, discussing the structural and cultural factors that threaten its achievements, and how it might overcome existing hurdles to ensure continuity and long-term stability in its social transformation.

Structured around three broad phases of transformation - post-liberation reconstruction (1972-1990), globalization and digitalization (1991-2010), and contemporary transformations (2010-2025) - the book traces continuity, rupture, and reconfiguration across the evolving sociopolitical landscape of Bangladesh. The chapters chart key developments in Bangladesh's history such as July Uprising of 2024, the evolution of religious and cultural politics since 2012, and the rapid expansion of the service and digital sectors in recent years. The book also examines the transformative impact of digitalization, social media, and technology on kinship, marriage, youth culture, and everyday life.

Ultimately developing an integrated analytical framework for understanding Bangladesh's societal dynamics, the book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of sociology, political science and South Asian studies.

Rape trials are inherently complex, often operating differently from other criminal trials. These trials are also complicated by the impact of societal attitudes about sexual offences, often referred to as rape myths, which can influence jurors' deliberations in rape trials. This book explores the variety of ways in which rape trials can be researched in order to determine how the laws in this area are applied in practice, and the extent to which attitudes and broader societal contexts can influence the trial process. Divided into three parts, Part I offers a guide on best practice in the various research methods which can be adopted to study rape trials. These include interviews with practitioners and victim-survivors; analysis of trial transcripts; trial observations; and jury research. Parts II and III provide a thematic overview of a variety of international case studies, demonstrating the rich insights which empirical research on rape trials can produce. All of the chapters are written by leading experts who have direct experience of conducting empirical research in this area. The book will be a valuable resource for a range of academics, practitioners, stakeholders and policy-makers researching and working in the area of sexual violence.