Waste is omnipresent, with consequences that are increasingly visible. Despite considerable efforts by the waste-management sector to keep waste out of sight and out of mind, current waste levels pose a challenge to the welfare of today and tomorrow, from the squandering of resources to lasting environmental harm.

Understanding Waste provides a multidisciplinary introduction to the diversity of waste, including its definitions, physical properties and governance. It describes the spatial rationales for waste from local to global levels, stressing the injustices that characterise how waste is collected and processed. It also explains why contemporary societies are so waste-intensive, demonstrating why so many have an interest in producing waste and suggesting that everyone is implicated in wastework. Furthermore, it suggests that waste is an underestimated source of knowledge and creativity. Readers are invited on an intriguing journey into the underworld of waste, which we all participate in constantly.

Accompanied by a series of practical exercises that encourage a reflexive engagement with waste, Understanding Waste: A Multidisciplinary Introduction offers a kickstart to the emerging fields of Waste Studies and Discard Studies.

This guide is an essential companion for nurses who are new to a career in higher education.

Supporting the transition from clinical practice to education, it draws on research and real-world experiences to explore the key issues and make the most of your new career. The first section of the book explores the broader context of nurse education, the academic cycle and the nuances of practice education. The second section explores key personal development skills, such as teaching, assessment strategies and student support. Offering insights, activities and tips from experts in the field, this book will help you negotiate the journey from clinical expert through novice educator to the emergence of a new identity as a competent nurse academic.

This is an invaluable text for all nurses new to working in higher education.

Why do some people seem to effortlessly succeed in college, graduate school, or as faculty-and why do many others struggle? The answer to this can be found in a phenomenon called the "hidden curriculum," the unwritten set of rules of the game in academia that can determine who finds and climbs the ladders, and who falls through the chutes. Familiarity with the "hidden curriculum" and how to navigate it is part of the academic safety net that increases resilience, persistence to matriculation, and success in academia-and afterward-at all levels. If academia is a game, the "hidden curriculum" is the secret map showing where the pitfalls are and how to avoid them. It shows where the opportunities are and how to leverage them to advance to the next level.


Academic Chutes & Ladders: The Hidden Curriculum that Makes or Breaks Academic Careers is both an action plan and a rallying cry; it exposes the academic chutes and ladders, and outlines the systemic changes needed to best serve all scholars and to support institutional missions in a way that makes academic success-whether defined as matriculation and degree attainment, tenure and promotion, or other career achievement milestones-more accessible for everyone.

Key Topics in Positive Psychology provides an insightful guide to this burgeoning, rebellious discipline. Exploring the science of the good life through theoretical foundations, empirical evidence, practical application, research methods, impacts and future trends, this book is a compelling call to consider mental health in a new light, where the focus shifts from treating illness to nurturing wellbeing.

In a concise yet comprehensive format, the book takes readers on an illuminating journey, beginning with the launch and historical evolution of Positive Psychology, highlighting its mission, vision, remit, the pivotal figures and moments that have shaped the discipline, and its applied side - Positive Psychology Interventions. It then takes a dive into several applied domains such as Positive Psychology Coaching, Positive Psychotherapy and Positive Psychiatry, demonstrating the integration of the field within applied psychological practices. Next, key scholarly interdisciplinary fields are discussed including Positive Education, Positive Work and Organisations, Positive Health and Positive Economic Psychology, exploring the core principles and theories of each domain, and innovative applications. The book also elucidates the vital research methodologies of the discipline, providing a foundation for understanding its evidence-base strategies. Further, the book critically discusses the impact of the research and applications in the field, highlighting its influence in academia and beyond, in clinical practice, policy-making, and in transforming people's life. The book concludes by uncovering the emerging trends that are set to shape the future of the discipline.

Key Topics in Positive Psychology is valuable reading for students, researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in implementing Positive Psychology principles in their personal or professional life. It also seeks to promote the application of Positive Psychology in various settings and foster a widespread understanding of mental health and wellbeing.

Chapters adopt diverse theoretical and practical perspectives, analysing both the contemporary and future relevance of change studies. Moving beyond instrumental models and towards ethical understandings of the subject, the book is divided into four thematic parts: change towards meaningful futures, change through connection and collaboration, change as social and systemic practice, and change as inquiry, play and praxis. Contributors consider organisations as part of a broader ecosystem in the Anthropocene, presenting new and exciting pathways for studies of organisational change theory.

Scholars and researchers in organisation studies and change management seeking novel approaches and challenging research questions will greatly benefit from the book's forward-looking insights. Its practical suggestions will be of equal interest to change professionals, consultants, and practitioners, as well as leaders engaged in organisational transformations.

In this volume, Janka Kormos offers a comprehensive historical and theoretical analysis of the life and work of Judith S. Kestenberg, exploring her pioneering contributions to the somatic foundations of psychic development.

The volume traces Kestenberg's journey as a Polish-Jewish emigre in New York's psychoanalytic circles, illuminating her psychodynamic theory of movement and method of movement analysis within postwar American mental health sciences. Kormos presents Kestenberg as a nonconformist, an innovative and eclectic thinker who gravitated towards the unknown and unspoken, highlighting the somatic precursors of psychic development and the kinaesthetic imprints of transgenerational trauma. Through Kestenberg's work, the book explores questions of disciplinary positioning, transdisciplinarity and the evolving relationship between the arts and psychological practice throughout the 20th century. It also contributes to our understanding of postwar American psychological sciences, within which the study of bodily movement became increasingly central.

QR codes throughout the volume offer readers exclusive access to archival material compiled by Kormos. Previously unavailable to the public, these documents reveal intimate details of Kestenberg's life and work and will be invaluable to graduate students and researchers in psychoanalytic studies, body-oriented psychotherapy, dance/movement therapy and the history of psychology. The Life and Work of Judith S. Kestenberg is a vital resource for scholars in the history of psychological sciences, psychoanalysts, arts and dance therapy practitioners, and trainees seeking insight into somatic approaches to trauma and the integration of embodied practices within therapeutic frameworks.

Psychodynamic Foundations of Bioenergetic Analysis, volumes one and two, explores bioenergetic analysis, developed by Alexander Lowen on the foundation of psychoanalytic drive theory, draws on Wilhelm Reich's groundbreaking discovery of the functional unity of physical and mental defense processes.

Volume one, Weaving Insight with Intensity through Body-Psychotherapy examines how the intensity of body-psychotherapeutic processes can be integrated into a coherent therapeutic framework with the help of psychodynamic insights. Key topics such as self-regulation, self-actualization and character analysis are re-examined from historical, theoretical and practical perspectives and incorporated into innovative approaches for both individual and group body-psychotherapy. Additionally, the challenges of working with specific client groups are described in practical terms, using the examples of children, adolescents and clients with complex post-traumatic stress disorders. Volume two, Responses from Body-Psychotherapy to the Uncertainty of Our Times, explores how Alexander Lowen's concept of a grounded self can be cultivated despite the increasing uncertainty caused by rapid political and social changes. The book offers answers to postmodern questions arising from the spread of Bioenergetic Analysis in non-Western societies, changes in the disease spectrum, new insights into the development of gender identities and the revolutionary spread of artificial intelligence. The authors show how the postmodern development toward individual self-construction, which has emerged through the increasing virtualization of life or new sociocultural constructions of femininity, can engage in a productive dialogue with the idea of a grounded self.

This two-volume set is intended for body-psychotherapists and psychodynamically-oriented students or psychotherapists who want to integrate the body more fully into their work. Readers interested in holistic healing approaches will find a comprehensive overview of the diverse European perspectives on Bioenergetic Analysis, supported by case studies, figures, study cards and multiple-choice questions.

The Caribbean World provides a comprehensive introduction to the region. Drawing principally on anthropology and the humanistic social sciences, this volume aims to highlight the diversity of the region--its peoples, institutions, and histories-while gesturing to the common heritage and unsung unity of a region birthed out of violence and dispossession. The contributors to this volume provide intimate case studies of a range of topics, including:

• The Greater Antilles
• The Caribbean Coast
• The Interior
• The smallest islands of the archipelago
• Indigeneity, Genocide
• Plantation Slavery, Indenture Colonial Violence, and Anti-colonial Revolt Sovereignty
• Citizenship, Law, and Politics
• Religion and Ritual
• Gender and Kinship
• The Environment.

By convening an internationally renowned cohort of authors from the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Europe, this volume is intended to remain a touchstone for future generations of scholars and a mainstay on undergraduate and graduate curricula as an introduction to the field.

"[The] written style is admirably clear, conversational and free from jargon ... It will be of immense interest to anybody with a general interest in UK law, politics and history." Times Higher Education

This engaging, authoritative text has, since its very first edition, maintained its position as the market-leading introduction to the constitution of the United Kingdom. Adopting a thematic approach, it discusses questions of history, sources and conventions, the role of the Crown, Parliament and the electoral system, government and the executive, the judiciary, and the territorial distribution of power. In addition, it offers analysis of the evolution of the UK's historic non-codified constitution, its strengths and perceived weaknesses, and of reform initiatives. The new edition systematically examines the impact of the recent developments, including how COVID changed how government operated, the revolving door of Prime Ministers, the election of the Labour government, and the accession of King Charles III.

Though introductory in approach, it does not shy away from the complexity of the constitutional landscape in the United Kingdom. It provides a contextual overview of the principles, doctrines and institutions that underpin the elusive constitution, allowing students of law and politics, both from the UK and abroad, to develop an informed view of how it actually works.

In this innovative open-access study, Joerg Schaub demonstrates that the aesthetic is essential to democratic societies' aspiration to realize a life of equal freedom for all.

Revisiting seminal eighteenth-century aesthetic treatises, Schaub advances a new interpretation of modern aesthetics and, in doing so, lays the groundwork for his original account of Hegel's post-ideal conception of aesthetics. He argues that what lies at the core of these accounts-and gives them their cultural significance-is the value they accord to free perceptual, emotional, and imaginative exploration of the world, and he shows how this orientation transforms our understanding of the values of freedom and equality.

Building on this interpretation of modern aesthetics, Schaub develops a novel conception of aesthetic recognition that expands familiar recognition relationships by bringing into view the consideration we owe one another as perceiving, feeling, and imaginative beings. Through a range of case studies, he shows that many conflicts in democratic life are also struggles for aesthetic recognition. This perspective yields a critical theory of aesthetics capable of diagnosing and criticizing forms of aesthetic misrecognition.

Schaub brings aesthetics into dialogue with social and political philosophy and critical theory. His study constitutes a significant intervention in the long-standing debate about aesthetics and politics, reshaping how we think about freedom in democratic life.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the University of Essex.

Who Betrayed John Rittmeister? unravels the mystery of betrayal, resistance, and psychoanalysis in the shadow of Nazi Berlin.

Rickels delves into the enigmatic circumstances surrounding the arrest and execution of John Rittmeister, a psychoanalyst and member of the resistance group Rote Kapelle. Through meticulous research and close readings of the works of Rittmeister's colleagues and his close friend Werner Krauss, Rickels uncovers the complex interplay of psychoanalysis, political resistance, and survival under the Third Reich. The book explores the adaptation of psychoanalysis to the Nazi regime, the eclectic therapies of the Goering Institute, and the haunting legacy of betrayal. At its heart, the narrative examines Krauss's fictionalized account of their resistance efforts, offering a profound lens into the psychological and linguistic underpinnings of National Socialism.

This book is essential for readers interested in the history of psychoanalysis, the Third Reich, and modern Germany. It will captivate graduate students, scholars in the humanities, and those apprenticed to analytic theory, as well as art world enthusiasts drawn to Rickels' unique interdisciplinary approach.

As businesses face growing pressure to accurately disclose environmental and social impacts, AI and Sustainability Reporting: Advancing Sustainability, Accountability, and Corporate Governance explores how artificial intelligence (AI) addresses core challenges of sustainability reporting. This book uniquely examines AI's specific role in improving data quality, enhancing comparability, supporting predictive analysis, and strengthening corporate transparency to meet rising regulatory and stakeholder demands. Uniquely bridging sustainability reporting, corporate governance, regulations, and digital transformation, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and risks of AI-enabled reporting. It distinguishes itself by tackling pressing concerns, including greenwashing, algorithmic bias, explainability, data governance, and the institutional challenges of building accountable reporting systems. Written for academic and professional audiences, this book provides a rigorous and accessible resource that uniquely contributes to current debates on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting, responsible business, and AI-driven corporate accountability. Designed to serve advanced students, researchers, practitioners, regulators, and policymakers at the intersection of sustainability and emerging technologies, it delivers practical knowledge and original analysis unavailable elsewhere.

Bridging case studies and policy analysis, contributing authors examine the environmental, social and economic aspects of ocean governance, with particular emphasis on Asia and the Pacific, including Small Island Developing States. Employing scientific evidence, local knowledge and innovative financial instruments, they confront the multidimensional challenges of ocean governance. The book sheds light on crucial issues such as ocean ecosystem degradation, indigenous custodianship, gender roles, sustainable fisheries and the emergence of blue finance mechanisms. It also evaluates frameworks for more inclusive management and highlights the importance of robust policy alignment and collaborative efforts among stakeholders.

This is a key resource for scholars and students of economics, marine policy, environmental studies and sociology. Policymakers and practitioners working with coastal communities, fisheries and NGOs will also benefit from practical, region-specific lessons for real-world application.

It's time for social scientists to thrive in the grant-getting world.

Securing external funding has never been more important for social scientists, nor has it ever required so much creativity! The Social Scientist's Grant Guide answers the call to support researchers who are scrambling to navigate the rules, processes, and social dynamics of the funding world.

This guide welcomes you into the funding landscape and gives you the strategic and cultural knowledge crucial for grant success. As you build a personalized funding action plan that aligns with your research interests and career stage, you'll learn how to
-Identify funding opportunities that genuinely align with your research strengths
-Position your work for maximum impact across different types of funders in the US and internationally
-Navigate political and social dynamics that shape reviewer decisions
-Develop the adaptive mindset needed to thrive as funding landscapes inevitably shift

Having secured more than $25 million from federal, state, industry, and foundational support while working with 5 different academic institutions and 7 different institutional support organizations, Keri K. Stephens and Kerk F. Kee know the keys to success and the pitfalls to avoid as you build your research future.

The book integrates perspectives from diverse disciplines, including systems thinking, ecofeminism, corporate governance and indigenous knowledge. Contributors adopt a global approach to assessing systems change, drawing on detailed case studies across Africa and Asia, with a particular focus on indigenous communities. Presenting forward-looking insights on feminist AI, regenerative economics and ecosystem restoration, the book provides innovative suggestions for navigating transformation processes to enhance long-term system vitality.

Sustainability Transformations is a vital resource for scholars and students in sustainability studies, human geography and policy, climate change studies and development studies. Its practical suggestions will also benefit policymakers and practitioners in environmental, economic, and social governance institutions.

Combining thematic and regional approaches, the book examines the strengths and weaknesses of HSR and presents impact assessments of its benefits and costs. Contributing authors investigate how the characteristics of places, including political systems, the natural environment, population distribution and urbanisation, shape the growth of HSR. They also consider how places can be affected by HSR construction, taking into account geopolitical, environmental and social equity impacts. The book uncovers the reasons behind HSR's spatial distribution and concludes by debating the international issues influencing its expansion.

Scholars and students of transport geography, transport planning, transport economics and spatial planning will find this book an invaluable resource. Policy makers and practitioners within rail- and HSR-oriented organisations will also benefit from the discussions on the social, economic, environmental and political patterns associated with HSR development.

Offering a sweeping examination of how racial meaning, criminality, and social mobility are produced and contested across contemporary media systems, this book traces the criminalization of Blackness through print journalism, television broadcasting, digital and social media platforms, and AI-driven infrastructures.

Race, Crime, and Media in the Digital Age: Belonging and Exclusion shows how race, crime, and media have long been intertwined in shaping how societies imagine danger, belonging, and the limits of citizenship. In the United States, this entanglement is especially stark: media institutions have repeatedly amplified racialized narratives that link Blackness to criminality while reinforcing White innocence and social mobility. This book demonstrates how media storytelling influences public opinion, policy, and everyday experiences of belonging and exclusion. Drawing on cultural studies, sociology, Black studies, and global comparative research, Brian Chama exposes the feedback loops connecting media, structural inequality, and racialized fear, while foregrounding counter-narratives, community media, and emerging movements for ethical, inclusive media futures.

Moving from historical news framing to algorithmic amplification, this work will resonate with scholars, students, and practitioners across media studies, criminology, sociology, and race and ethnic studies. It will also appeal to government and non-government institutions, and policymakers seeking to understand and dismantle systemic bias in media culture.

Psychodynamic Foundations of Bioenergetic Analysis: Responses from Body-Psychotherapy to the Uncertainty of Our Times explores how Alexander Lowen's concept of a grounded self can be cultivated despite the increasing uncertainty caused by rapid political and social changes.

The book offers answers to postmodern questions arising from the spread of Bioenergetic Analysis in non-Western societies, changes in the disease spectrum, new insights into the development of gender identities and the revolutionary spread of artificial intelligence. The bioenergetic concept of self is framed within a neurobiological context and linked to innovative psychodynamic theories of defense and drive. The authors show how the postmodern development toward individual self-construction, which has emerged through the increasing virtualization of life or new sociocultural constructions of femininity, can engage in a productive dialogue with the idea of a grounded self. To this end, the bioenergetic framework is expanded to include attachment theory, an intersubjective understanding of therapy, a psychodynamically and psychiatrically informed diagnostic scheme and a competency model that incorporates inter-, multi- and transcultural perspectives. The final chapter discusses the integral role of embodied spirituality in a holistic understanding of body-psychotherapy.

The book is intended for body-psychotherapists and psychodynamically-oriented students or psychotherapists who want to integrate the body more fully into their work. Readers interested in holistic healing approaches will find a comprehensive overview of the diverse European perspectives on Bioenergetic Analysis, supported by case studies, figures, study cards and multiple-choice questions.

This volume explores how emotions are constructed, expressed, and commodified in digital environments through language and discourse.

Examining the multifaceted nature of online emotional communication across personal, intersubjective, and collective dimensions, an international and interdisciplinary group of authors analyse diverse digital contexts, from WhatsApp conversations and TikTok videos to online mourning practices and food imagery, using frameworks from pragmatics, discourse analysis, and digital communication studies. Organised into three sections - Personal Area, focusing on individual emotional expression, Intersubjective Area, examining emotions in sustained online interactions, and Collective Area, exploring emotions in group identity formation - the book provides new perspectives on how digital technologies are reshaping our emotional landscapes in the 21st century.

This volume will offer valuable insights for researchers, educators, and students in communication studies, sociolinguistics, digital media and digital marketing.

Guiding scholars to think about international education as a field of research as opposed to practice, this book addresses the rapidly evolving, yet increasingly distinct fields of international schooling and the International Baccalaureate (IB), ultimately introducing reflexive practice as an essential framework for research in both areas.

Critically examining how the IB has come to dominate the field and overshadow other models of international education, the book draws on narrative reflections, qualitative data from over 100 doctoral dissertations, and conversations with practitioner-researchers to suggest a basis for greater reflexivity within international research practices. Chapters analyse international schools and IB programmes across private and state contexts as sites of research, discuss multiculturalism and IB research in global contexts, and highlight unique ethical considerations when conducting international research. Drawing on this analysis, the book equips researchers with practical techniques and guiding questions for navigating the field.

Calling for a reassessment of the relationship between the IB and international schools, this book will be invaluable for doctoral students in the field of education research methods, as well as international and comparative education. Established scholars and academics involved in reflexivity, along with schools and schooling more broadly will also find the volume of use.

Critical Theory in Rural Education provides scholars and practitioners with the theoretical tools needed to interrogate and dismantle inequities that disproportionately impact rural schools and communities. Rural educators have long been confronted with policies and rhetoric that seek to restrict discussions of race, gender, history, and social injustice. This volume highlights critical frameworks that challenge deficit ideologies and offer intersectional, asset-driven approaches to research, policy, and practice. Organized into three sections-Place: Perspectives and Opportunities; Power: Race, Coloniality, and History; and Justice: Boundaries, Borders, and Identities-this book offers actionable insights and theoretical foundations for those committed to advancing justice in rural education. Embracing a range of perspectives, from racialized educator experiences, queer literacies, and decolonial Indigenous praxis to geography, policy analysis, and career-connected learning, this collection serves as a vital resource for those seeking to resist oppression and foster transformative change in rural schools and communities.

Colurcio and Meglio theorise a unifying framework that extends beyond the acquiring firm to present a more inclusive understanding of the actors engaged in acquisitions. In doing so, they connect with emerging contributions in service research that emphasise value-in-context, actor engagement and multi-level value co-creation dynamics. They argue that the service ecosystem lens provides a more comprehensive view of acquisitions and allows for a more profound appreciation of their implications at the individual, organisational and societal levels of analysis. The book builds the foundation for conceptualising mergers and acquisitions as ecosystemic processes that emphasise networks and relationships.

Combining conceptual development with empirical illustrations, The Mergers and Acquisitions Ecosystem contains invaluable insights for scholars and students of business, strategic management and service ecosystems. Mergers and acquisitions teams will also benefit from this fresh perspective for understanding the acquisitions process.