Quantitative Methods of Research in Digital Landscape equips social science and management researchers to design, run, and interpret statistical analyses for today's data-rich research environment, from core descriptive statistics and hypothesis tests through to regression modeling and factor analysis, with a clear focus on transparency and responsible inference.

Written for PhD and Master's students, advanced undergraduates, early-career researchers, and practitioners who work with social data in fields such as sociology, management, communication, education, public policy, and media studies, it supports methods training and applied research projects in the digital age.

Have you dedicated your working life to climbing the corporate ladder, only to discover years later that your work has become unsatisfying and unfulfilling? Would you like to do something about it? Jess Annison is here to give you the tools to turn your mid-career crisis into a rewarding and meaningful work life.

Mid-career crises are on the rise. It's no wonder: working lives are getting longer, 'jobs for life' are a thing of the past, and there's more opportunity than ever before to change roles, companies or careers. As a result, more people are questioning whether their work is truly serving them - in emotional, spiritual, and practical terms.

Yet mid-career crises can also become the springboard to finding greater meaningfulness at work, resulting in huge psychological and performance benefits. In Smart Careers, Jess Annison shows you how to craft your career by designing and sustaining a work life that is deeply satisfying and fulfilling.

This accessible and hands-on guide deals with the deepest questions of meaning and purpose, and how they impact both what we do and how we work. Once you understand your personal sources of meaning at work, you can make changes that boost and amplify those experiences, from small day-to-day tweaks to a complete career change, and everything in between.

Smart Careers includes:
? A simple framework to help you find more meaning at work, whatever your starting point and aspirations;
? Real-life stories and evidence-based insights from positive psychology and career development science; and
? Practical exercises to guide you through your career crafting journey.

Ethics in the Modern Business Environment explores the evolving role of ethics in modern day's dynamic business landscape and interconnected complexities. It covers a wide range of areas, from real-world high-profile scandals to the drivers behind sustainable efforts and the exceptional rise of artificial intelligence affecting organizations and their ethical practices.

This book critically examines the different types of ethical dilemmas shaping modern businesses. Through a practical lens, and by using real-life case studies and existing frameworks to address cross-industry challenges, the book enables entrepreneurs, policymakers, and leaders to find ways to deal with ethical complexities.

Thus, this book serves as a navigating tool for practitioners, business leaders, and future-preneurs, while it is also a practical study guide for academics and students to gain understanding about modern day ethics management. The forward-looking perspective of this book explores emerging trends, best and sustainable practices, and consumer sovereignty, while emphasizing the importance of cultural awareness, leadership, and integrity in building an ethical and sustainable future.

Research Ethics, Integrity, and Transparency guides researchers through ethics, integrity, and transparency when using big data, social media, and AI, with practical advice on consent, GDPR, bias, and open science. Bringing research ethics into the realities of digital data, this volume helps readers plan, run, and publish studies that can stand up to scrutiny. It reframes ethics and transparency as enabling conditions for trustworthy work, not a bureaucratic afterthought, and shows how to translate principles into defensible choices across the full research workflow.

Written for PhD candidates and early-career researchers across the social sciences and management, this volume also supports supervisors, methods instructors, research ethics committees, and research offices who need an up-to-date reference for integrity and transparency in the digital age.

A comprehensive resource for human resources professionals in technical industries, this book offers strategies and best practices for expanding and maintaining a diverse workforce, including company branding, community engagement/partnerships, training, and organizational culture considerations.

The pandemic and automation have forever changed how and where we work, what work we do, and who will do it. All this uncertainty has impacted talent pipelines in technical industries and highlighted the critical need for talent expansion and inclusion within this global sector. This book addresses the multifaceted challenges and opportunities that technical industries face in creating a diverse workforce, a unique context that has been overlooked in broader discussions of workplace diversity. It looks back on the history of diversity management and forward to best practices for expanding talent, including attracting, recruiting, and retaining all talent, including special populations. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the importance of inclusivity in manufacturing, construction, and engineering, along with tools and techniques for implementing these strategies in any organization. A Talent Expansion Framework is included to serve as a blueprint for improving the depth and breadth of talent through action-oriented approaches by leadership, the community, and employees themselves.

Human resources practitioners, business owners, and policymakers in technical industries and beyond will appreciate this book's focus on practical strategies and its actionable approach to acquiring, developing, and expanding talent.

Building Adaptive Organisations is a practical guide to thriving in an era of volatility, complexity, and rapid technological change. The book argues that the 300-year-old organisational model, designed for stability and control, is no longer fit for the demands of Industry 4.0 and the changing workplace. The outdated pyramidal enterprise has bred disengaged workforces, out-of-touch leaders, and cultures that collapse under constant disruption.

The book presents a compelling alternative that transforms organisations into self-organising, emergent ecosystems. Drawing on industrial-revolution history, organisational theory, original models, and case studies, it demonstrates how to ingrain adaptability into the heart of systems and culture. Building Adaptive Organisations argues that enduring adaptability will never come from top-down leadership, isolated agile initiatives, complicated nested circles, mindset shifts, or cultural makeovers. Instead, the study focuses on five critical system levers that drive adaptability: culture, design, technology, people, and process. It provides practical guidance on how to build an adaptive culture across the organisation's architecture; designing modular structures with self-organising governance and flexible workflows; integrating digital transformation into the organisation's core operations; enabling people strategies that support adaptive workforces; and implementing transformational change as a shared, emergent, enterprise-wide endeavour.

Offering clear concepts, tools, and pathways, this book equips system leaders and organisational designers to build adaptive, responsive organisations capable of navigating the turbulence of Industry 4.0 and an increasingly unpredictable world.

This book looks at generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and knowledge management systems (KMS). It explains the design considerations to implement generative AI in practice.

The book looks at the evolving digital environment and discusses how organizations may effectively manage knowledge through emerging technologies. Chapters cover theory, design, and implementation and case studies from industry players. These case studies will focus on organization implementation experiences to draw out applicable frameworks, principles, and best practices. This provides readers with essential insights into future technology development trends.

Providing a methodological approach to designing and deploying GAI-based KMS in business, this book will appeal to academic researchers, industrial practitioners, students, and anyone interested in GAI-based KMS.

'Responsible AI isn't just a technical challenge - it's a leadership imperative. This book offers essential guidance for anyone navigating the promise of deploying AI at scale. Read this book to understand how.' Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and bestselling author of Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future

'Grounded, up-to-date, thorough, actionable - you could read this book, or you could pay consultants gazillions of dollars to tell you something less useful.' Stuart Russell OBE, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

Governing the Machine is the essential guide to harnessing the transformative potential of AI, while navigating and mitigating its inherent risks.

Despite AI's power to innovate daily life and revolutionize organizations, public trust in AI is low. For companies to take full advantage of AI, it is vital that they adopt and communicate a responsible approach in order to build consumer, employee and investor confidence.

Governing the Machine provides business leaders with a practical and flexible framework for building comprehensive and robust AI governance. It empowers organizations to reap the benefits, while ensuring that AI is trustworthy, sustainable and a source of opportunity and profit rather than liability and harm.

Drawing on their vast experience advising leading global companies, the authors demystify:
? The process of defining AI principles and policies
? Recognizing and assessing risks
? Approaches for developing safeguards
? Selecting the right technical tools and training
? Evolving global AI regulations, laws and policies, including the EU AI Act and those in the US, UK and other key regions

Whether you're just beginning your AI journey or assessing your organization's approach, this book is your essential guide to seizing the opportunity - and avoiding the pitfalls - of AI systems.

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'A must-read for every leader who dares to create real impact.' Jayn Sterland, Managing Director of Weleda UK

'A masterclass in harnessing personal growth and life-affirming strategies.' Riccardo Bellini, Managing Director of Mayhoola for Investments, formerly CEO of Chloe

'A must read for any changemaker. In this very decisive decade, Nikki offers a powerful lens for leading with consciousness.' Isabelle Grosmaitre, CEO & Founder of Goodness & Co

Are you ready to redefine success and build a business that thrives in harmony with life?

Whether you want to create a thriving business with purpose, attract aligned opportunities, flourish financially and ethically or create lasting impact while staying true to yourself, Sacred Business will show you exactly how to get there - transforming yourself and your business in the process.

In this groundbreaking book, renowned strategist and CEO adviser Nikki Trott weaves personal evolution with pioneering business strategies in her essential nine-step framework:

PART ONE: MIND
1. From Busy to Present
2. From Fear to Love
3. From Pushing to Purpose

PART TWO: BEING
4. From Overthinking to Intuition
5. From Control to Trust
6. From Patriarchy to Unity

PART THREE: ECOSYSTEM
7. From Competition to Symbiosis
8. From Linear to Cycles
9. From Short-Term to Evergreen

Drawing on real stories and insights from Nikki's own business clients and personal journey, as well as eminent founders, CEOs, investors, academics and wisdom teachers, Sacred Business is packed with practical tools, exercises and strategies to inspire leaders to drive meaningful change.

For too long, business success has come at the expense of people and the planet. But the future is for those who align success with the flourishing of life - the Sacred Businesses that are regenerative, ethical and wildly profitable because of their contributions to humanity and the Earth.

By shifting mindsets, attracting conscious consumers, adapting to Earth's cycles, fostering symbiotic relationships and building trust through transparency, a Sacred Business thrives beyond traditional models.

Welcome to the era of Sacred Business.

Qualitative Methods in Digital Inquiry shows how to design, conduct, and analyse qualitative research in online and technology-rich settings, from virtual ethnography and netnography to visual and arts-based approaches.

Written for PhD students, early-career researchers, and instructors across the social sciences and management, the book also supports applied researchers in UX, market research, and organisational development.

In today's volatile world, supply chains face unprecedented challenges from globalisation, digital disruption, sustainability pressures, and unexpected crises. While vertical collaboration between suppliers and buyers has received significant attention, horizontal cooperation - collaboration between organisations at the same supply chain level - offers a promising yet underutilised strategy for achieving operational and economic benefits in a turbulent environment. This book provides theoretical and conceptual analysis of horizontal cooperation in supply chains, grounded in current literature and enriched with models and real-world examples.

Drawing on published empirical research and documented case-based evidence from transportation, retail, manufacturing, technology-intensive industries, and humanitarian supply chains, it explores collaboration evolution, clarifies what distinguishes horizontal cooperations, and systematises existing conceptualisations and typologies. Key topics include supply chain and transportation planning integration, coalition formation, and the governance and stability implications of cost and profit allocation mechanisms. The book critically examines governance challenges under competitive conditions, with particular attention to coalition stability, distributive mechanisms, and power asymmetries, bridging theoretical insights with practical implementation mechanisms.

The book will interest academics and graduate students, as well as logistics professionals seeking to understand the strategic and operational potential of horizontal cooperation in contemporary supply chains.

In a world of increasing complexity and disruption, many change efforts stall or have only surface impact, as they 'bypass' or overlook the deeper patterns holding systems back. These patterns often stem from the unresolved past.

Freeing Up Our Future introduces a new lens - Systemic Intelligence - a powerful, practical way to perceive and work with the hidden architecture and dynamics of human systems. Drawing on over 20 years of practice, 4,000 case studies, and over 90 client stories, this is both a field guide that blends insights with hands-on application, and a learning companion for leadership development and systemic coaching with Constellations.

Rather than driving change through force or strategy alone, this guide helps leaders and change-makers reveal the hidden patterns beneath problems and attune to the natural order of systems - to restore flow and coherence, and harness their potential. It explores the capabilities and ways of being that leaders now need, and offers practical tools for systemic partnering, to support transformation across individuals, teams, organizations, and ecosystems.

Whether you are a leader, manager, coach, or simply curious, this inspiring and pragmatic book will help you co-create the conditions for healthier, more purposeful systems to unfold - and free up a future where people and the planet can flourish together.

Epistemology and Methodology of Research in the AI Age maps how artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, and big data reshape the foundations of social science and management research. It connects epistemology and research design to the practical choices researchers now face, from defining questions in data-rich environments to handling algorithmic bias and ethical risk.

Written for doctoral students, early-career researchers, and methods instructors, this volume supports dissertation work and methods teaching across sociology, psychology, education, economics, and information science. It also anchors the wider series by setting a shared conceptual and ethical baseline for the volumes that follow.

As a seminal writing on personal finances for business owners, this book details a step-by-step guide to how an entrepreneur can use their business as a springboard for acquiring and protecting exponential wealth.

You've heard the stories of successful businesses failing and their founders undergoing personal financial hardship. This practical guide reveals how to build wealth that remains intact, even when your company faces challenges. Every business owner undergoes significant periods of stress during inevitable business downturns or even changes to personal circumstances. While most entrepreneurs pour everything into their businesses, the wisest build a financial resilience that can withstand inevitable downturns. This book shows you exactly how to do it through presenting a proven three-asset-class framework and step-by-step methods to acquire and maintain wealth during any economic condition. It outlines common financial pitfalls that derail even the most successful business owners and presents a decision-making framework for evaluating new financial opportunities as well as the small, consistent actions that combine into longer-term growth. In this book, you'll discover:

• How to really understand your definition of success;
• The dashboard you will reference regularly to keep you on course;
• The step-by-step strategy to acquire impenetrable assets;
• The stumbling blocks that trip up the unprepared entrepreneur;
• How to process new information and understand if it fits in your plan;
• How seemingly small decisions have big long-term payoffs.

This book is essential reading for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to protect their personal finances from business fluctuations, seek to build intergenerational wealth beyond their primary business and need practical strategies to navigate financial stress during downturns.

Known for its practical approach and real-life examples, the third edition of Practical Business Negotiation continues to equip readers with the necessary knowledge and tools to negotiate well in business.

This latest edition comes with a refreshed set of case studies and addresses the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in negotiations. Designed to include non-native English speakers, it employs a clear writing style and explains key terminology to enable readers to operate at an international standard. Chapters guide readers on getting started and getting through the negotiation process with a sequence of actions, expectations when negotiating, planning tools, applicable language, interactions with different cultures, and completion of a negotiation. Each section of this book contains one or two key takeaways about planning, structuring, verbalizing, or understanding negotiation.

With its practical focus, this book is ideal for introductory negotiation courses or postgraduate courses where students already have an industry background. An answer key and detailed teaching notes for the case simulations in Appendix II are also available as a digital download for instructors.

Disruptive leadership encourages bold, calculated risk-taking behavior and the exploration of new ideas that redefine industry standards and drive innovation and growth.

Unlike current approaches to leadership, this book advances important principles of adaptive capacity essential for executing a digital transformation strategy that prioritizes collective intelligence, shared ownership, and creative problem-solving. At times of accelerated disruption, leaders must move beyond linear approaches, blending conventional leadership types with new approaches that encompass diverse qualities like decisiveness and empathy, courage and honesty. This book provides a rich framework, offering readers a deeper lens to understanding how and why disruptive and innovative leadership is needed to navigate unpredictability, stimulate resilience, and drive purposeful innovation. The conceptual framework of this book emphasizes the evaluation of disruptive leadership within the context of Interfunctional Collaboration, Digital Integration, Value Creation, and Continuous Innovation.

Together, the parts and chapters in this book demonstrate the transformative nature of disruptive leadership. Hence, the book represents a holistic view of how and why disruptive leaders shift from a traditional leadership role to one that is visionary, agile, and empowering.

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive synthesis of the complexities of famine in world history, from antiquity to the present day.

The work explores the broad causes and consequences of famine over time and in different geographies. Providing global examples from western Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and Africa, this book offers context and perspective to each case, drawing comparisons where they exist. The book discusses environmental issues, government policy, gender, empire and military conflicts, as well as the aftermath of famine: health issues, memory, and accountability.

Famine in World History is an ideal overview for undergraduate students of World History, twentieth-century European, Asian, and African history.

The aim of this publication is to present the results of research on the use of AI tools' potential in revolutionizing healthcare services.

The book presents a study on the identification of unmet health needs in aging societies, indicating a gap in the supply of medical services. While the senior population is among the groups that frequently use healthcare services and where the demand gap is particularly visible, they are presented to better illustrate the need and the potential of AI tools. The proposed models and recommendations have broader applications, addressing different patient groups and entire healthcare systems outlining the benefits and risks of using AI in the healthcare market. Moreover, the authors will focus on the implementation of AI tools that have not yet been adopted due to organizational and legal barriers in medical entities. The book also presents legal regulations aimed at establishing systemic liability of entities in the medical sector and protecting confidential data stored and processed in these systems, with particular emphasis on the legal protection of seniors in the health services market in the era of AI development. Furthermore, the authors will explore cutting-edge technologies that ensure the safety of AI use in medical services. These technologies enable healthcare providers to deliver interactive, health-promoting tools to healthcare providers and patients based on the latest medical, pharmaceutical, and IT knowledge. By equipping patients with accurate information about their health status and treatment regimens, these tools mitigate the risks associated with misinformation from unreliable sources, thereby supporting informed decision-making in healthcare.

This timely volume explores the relationship between environmental responsibility and pharmaceutical innovation, providing insights into how sustainable methods are already changing pharmaceutical research, as well as discussing their impact on medical science and healthcare in the future.

Highlighting a range of cutting-edge topics such as green chemistry, waste reduction, energy efficiency and the development of eco-friendly pharmaceuticals, the book provides a comprehensive overview of how the pharmaceutical industry is being revolutionized by sustainable practices. Readers will also learn about biocatalysis, renewable feedstocks and environmentally benign solvents, spotlighting their roles in reducing the environmental footprint of drug production. Featuring case studies which offer practical insights and lessons learned, the book addresses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental sustainability by bridging the gaps between pharmaceutical science, environmental science, engineering and policymaking.

This will be a valuable resource for researchers, students and professionals alike.

Rather than focusing solely on government policy, the book explores everyday life in urban and rural China during the pandemic. It shows how people navigated uncertainty and how those experiences continue to shape daily practices after the crisis. It also explores how large-scale public health measures were interpreted and adapted.

Drawing on interviews, digital diaries, and fieldwork conducted from 2020 to 2025, the book compares urban experiences in Wuhan with rural responses in provinces such as Henan and Hubei. The book highlights well-known moments, such as the Wuhan lockdown, village checkpoints, and community self-organisation. It also examines less visible practices, including mutual aid, humor, informal care, and everyday moral decision-making. A distinctive contribution of the book is its focus on the post-pandemic period. Rather than treating recovery as a return to normal life, the book illustrates how people gradually rebuild routines, relationships, and expectations amid ongoing uncertainty. The book treats the pandemic not as a temporary disruption followed by recovery but as a formative experience that reshapes how ordinary people understand responsibility, security, and everyday life over time.

This book will be valuable for scholars and students of politics, public health, and sociology, especially those interested in the unique Chinese experience of the pandemic.

Beyond the Human Touch: AI's Revolution in Healthcare provides a comprehensive, accessible, and engaging exploration of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare. The book aims to serve as a definitive guide for healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, and students, offering insights into the practical applications, ethical considerations, and future potential of AI in the healthcare sector. This book benefits the healthcare and AI communities by:

• Providing a thorough understanding of how AI technologies are being integrated into various aspects of healthcare
• Offering practical insights and strategies for implementing AI in clinical and administrative settings
• Highlighting the ethical and regulatory considerations necessary for responsible AI adoption
• Envisioning the future of AI in healthcare, including its potential to address global health disparities

This publication is not approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Social Security Administration. The information contained in this publication can be found free of charge at www.ssa.gov.

The Social Security Handbook: Overview of Social Security Programs provides information about Social Security programs and services, and identifies rights and obligations under the Social Security laws. This completely updated Handbook, organized by section number, is a readable, easy-to-understand reference for comprehending complex Social Security programs and services and contains information on several topics relevant to Social Security policies:

?How Social Security programs are administered
?Who is and isn't covered under retirement, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance programs
?Who is responsible for submitting the necessary evidence to support a claim
?How claims are processed by the Social Security office
?What Social Security benefits are owed to you
?How to obtain information about your rights under Social Security policy

The Handbook is designed to help users understand the gray areas of the Social Security Act, and to provide critical information about rights and obligations under Social Security laws.

The Handbook outlines how to:
?Protect your benefits and avoid benefit loss;
?Monitor government agencies and get information about policy changes that will affect your benefits;
?Make the most of hospital and Medicare coverage;
?Determine the amount of benefits that are subject to federal income taxes;
?Check Social Security earnings and benefits; and
?Get up-to-date news about future Social Security programs and services.

In the era rapid technological advancement, the transportation sector stands at the cusp of a transformative era. Human-Centric Intelligent Transportation Systems (HC-ITS) represent a significant leap forward, emphasizing the integration of human factors into the design, implementation, and operation of transportation networks. This book explores the multifaceted dimensions of HC-ITS, highlighting their potential to revolutionize transportation. The foundation of HC-ITS lies in recognizing the importance of human needs, behaviors, and safety. By prioritizing these elements, HC-ITS aims to create more efficient, accessible, and safer transportation environments. This approach not only enhances user experience but also fosters a sustainable and inclusive transportation ecosystem.

This book provides a detailed overview of HC-ITS, beginning with the fundamental principles that underpin this innovative approach. It then delves into the core concepts, exploring how user-centered design, human-machine interaction, and advanced data analytics converge to create intelligent transportation solutions. The practical applications of HC-ITS are vast and varied. The volume examines their implementation in smart traffic management, public transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, and initiatives aimed at improving pedestrian and cyclist safety. Through detailed case studies and real-world examples, it illustrates how HC-ITS are being deployed to address current transportation challenges and enhance the quality of urban life.

Key features:

• Explores fundamentals of human-centric ITS technologies comprehensively, including AI personalization and sensor fusion for user safety.
• Provides diverse applications of human-centric ITS, such as adaptive urban mobility and personalized routing.
• Provides an in-depth analysis of human-centric ITS performance metrics, like traffic flow optimization and accessibility.
• Includes real-world case studies, used for emission reductions currently.
• Reviews challenges and future directions of HC-ITS, focusing on privacy, equity, and multimodal integration.

Fundamentals of Human Resources in Aviation examines the role of human resources in the aviation sector, offering valuable guidance on effectively managing and developing this crucial asset.

By examining various aspects of human capital management within aviation, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to address the challenges associated with recruitment, training, performance assessment, employee retention, leadership development, safety culture promotion, and emerging industry trends. Each chapter provides a foundation, discusses current practices, and addresses real-world challenges in the aviation industry. Readers will discover how the aviation industry attracts and keeps professionals, effectively manages employee performance, and ensures training and development. The book also highlights the roles of leadership and teamwork in fostering a safety-focused culture that promotes operational success and regulatory compliance in aviation. Through real-world industry examples and insights from aviation operations, this book makes theoretical concepts accessible by connecting them to practical applications within the aviation sector.

It serves as a valuable guide for individuals seeking to expand their knowledge of aviation management, providing the necessary resources and expertise to navigate and succeed in the field. The book targets aviation sector undergraduates and postgraduates seeking to enhance their knowledge of aviation management principles and practices.

The Routledge International Handbook on The Listening Guide Method is about a qualitative, feminist, and voice-centred method for analyzing interview narratives and other forms of data through attentive listening to multiple voices and stories. This handbook is the first to bring together a comprehensive collection of chapters dedicated entirely to the Listening Guide, mapping its origins, showcasing its many adaptations, and highlighting insights from long-time practitioners. It offers readers both a deeper understanding of the method and practical insights for using it in their own research.

The first part of the handbook, Histories, charts the early development of the method by bringing together foundational texts. The second part, Innovations and Adaptations, features recent advances introduced by a new generation of international, interdisciplinary scholars who, drawing on diverse national and disciplinary backgrounds, engage varied populations across multiple geographic contexts and work with diverse forms of data. The third part, Methodological Journeys, offers reflections from scholars who have used, adapted, and taught the method for more than three decades, illuminating its key contributions and ongoing potential as a relational, feminist, and voice-centred approach.

The book is intended for scholars and researchers within social science and humanities disciplines, including qualitative, narrative and feminist researchers; for students at all levels of study (undergraduate, master's, postgraduate); and for more established scholars in academia and other sectors.

This book explains how "natural wine" was made and not discovered by Spanish lawmakers, chemists, merchants, and theologians, showing how Spain consolidated a legal construct that normalized specific technical interventions while preserving the label natural.

The book argues that wine labeled as "natural" was not the preservation of a traditional product but the product of a legal fiction that allowed wines with additives to be normalized and protected under law. In doing so, the book explores the emergence and changing meanings of natural wine. Rather than providing a fixed definition, it analyzes how the boundaries of "natural" shifted from period to period. It shows how natural wine ended up being used in the historical- legal sense that crystallized in late nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Spain and culminated in 1932. Through detailed archival research, the book explores debates around adulteration, chemistry, purity, and authenticity, using historical food studies and legal analysis as its framework. It introduces the Spanish case as a significant but overlooked moment in the broader European shift toward legally codified standards of food authenticity and quality. Drawing primarily on the work of Alessandro Stanziani and influenced by Bruno Latour's perspective on scientific authority and socio-technical networks, the book bridges the fields of legal history, enology, and cultural politics. This historical analysis sheds light on contemporary controversies surrounding wine regulation, appellation systems, and the global natural wine movement.

The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of food and wine studies, legal and economic history, anthropology, science and technology studies, and European agrarian history.

This book is a comprehensive compilation on the integrated approaches and strategies for sustainable crop protection and food security. It covers a wide range of topics, which includes, the significance of insect diversity in fostering sustainable agriculture, adopting a multi-omics approach to enhance insect management practices, implementing next-generation strategies for a more environment-friendly future, harnessing genomic selection and prediction methods to protect commercial crops, employing RNAi technology for targeted insect control, integrating biological control systems into the agricultural industry, assessing the impact of invasive alien insect species and devising effective strategies to mitigate them, and leveraging green chemistry methods for sustainable pest and insect management. The purpose of this volume is to provide inclusive coverage of various holistic approaches and strategies aimed at promoting agricultural sustainability and ensuring food security through crop protection. It aims to educate readers, whether they are policymakers, researchers, or students, about the importance of adopting holistic approaches of crop protection to address the challenges facing agriculture and food security in today's world.

Key Features:

• Highlights the latest crop protection technologies and next-generation strategies for a greener future

• Reviews the management of major diseases under changing climatic scenario for sustainable food and nutritional security

• Proposes a multi-omics approach for sustainable insect management practices

• Reviews the utilization of genomic selection and prediction methods for safeguarding commercial crops

• Discusses the impact of invasive alien insect species and strategies for their management

Written to mark the tenth anniversary of the UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems, this multidisciplinary collection of short, digestible expert essays offers a uniquely rounded introduction to the key contemporary issues around sustainable nutrition.

The book consists of a clear, five-part structure in which economists, historians, sociologists, physical biologists, and others present a series of reflections on what food is, how it functions in our socieities, how we understand it, and how this has changed over time. Along the way, we discover how current global policies and agro-practices feed into all of this, and we find that reconsidering our nutrition amounts to reconsidering our societies. All authors are leaders in their fields, and all hail from the research organizations that co-lead the UNESCO Chair, including CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD and Ciheam-IAMM, making this an ideal introductory resource for postgraduates, practitioners, and others interested in food studies and global food systems.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

This book explores the fading era of globalization that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, driven by the United States - a former champion of economic globalism - now adopting nationalistic and autarkic policies such as higher import tariffs and restricting the inflow of new immigrants and/or deporting migrants. By synthesizing long-run economic history with contemporary issues, the book provides a much-needed historical and international perspective on the cumulative tensions leading to this shift, including economic nationalism, protectionism, financial instability, rising inequality, and geopolitical rivalries.

The book examines globalization's evolution, from the Renaissance to the present, and contrasts its impact on the global north, global south, and former socialist countries of the Soviet bloc. It delves into the social and political fallout of neoliberal globalization, addressing topics such as wealth inequality, the international mobility of billionaires and global talent, the role of technology and innovation, and the challenges of economic stabilization and austerity in unequal societies. Additionally, it reviews the rise and fall of Soviet socialism, the factory system, and the broader implications of empire and war.

Offering insights into the reasons behind the current anti-globalization sentiment, the book calls for a new globalization that is socially equitable, ecologically sustainable, and stable. It will be of great interest to scholars, researchers, and students of political economy, economic history, development economics, and international relations, helping readers to understand the complex and rapidly changing world.

Andres Solimano is Founder and Chairman of the International Center for Globalization and Development (CIGLOB), Santiago, Chile. He holds a PhD in economics from MIT.