An in-depth study of New Labour's model of government and the political challenges it faces. Joel Krieger analyses the interaction of global processes and domestic politics from the organization of production to the formation of class, ethnic and gender based collective identities. The book considers how these processes compromise sovereignty, complicate national identities, forge new political agendas, create electoral volatility and complicate the art of politics.

Thought you couldn't train your cat and resolve troublesome cat behavior challenges? Yes, you can! Clicker training, combined with other friendly, positive behavior modification techniques can effectively solve cat behavior problems and train your cat in a way that will be quick and easy for you--and fun for your cat. Clicker training can also improve your cat's activity rate, attitude and, more importantly, strengthen the bonds between you and your cat.
In this easy-to-read beginner's guide, Marilyn Krieger, a leading clicker-training expert, tells you how to teach your cat to: sit and stay and not dart out of doors; not scratch the furniture; have stress-free introductions to new cats; stay off the table and counters; get along better with you, your guests and other cats; have a stress free association with both the cat carrier and the trip to the veterinarian; do tricks and much more!

Dieser Band vereint die bedeutendsten Ansatze zur Ritualforschung und macht die wichtigsten Beitrage aus dem Forschungsgebiet "Ritual Studies" zum ersten Mal in deutscher Sprache und in einem Band zuganglich. Uber zwanzig Artikel werden in zwei Kategorien aufgeteilt: "Allgemeine Ritualtheorien" und "Konkrete Studien zum Ritual in Kultur und Gesellschaft." Im allgemeinen Teil finden sich neben Klassikern der Ritualforschung wie Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner, Mary Douglas und Erving Goffman auch neuere Autoren wie z.B. der amerikanische Soziologe Albert Bergesen mit seiner Theorie der "Rituellen Ordnung" (ein Originalbeitrag zu diesem Band), Catherine Bell mit der epistemologischen Theorie der "Ritualkonstruktion," Caroline Humphrey und James Laidlaw mit der Theorie der "Rituellen Einstellung" und die umfassende Analyse des Rituals von Jan Platvoet. Im zweiten Teil finden sich Artikel uber rituelles Handeln in verschiedenen Bereichen von Kultur und Gesellschaft sowie Politik, Psychotherapie, Kunst, Sport, Medien, Literatur, Theater, Recht und Feminismus. Die Herausgeber stellen den Artikeln eine umfassende Einfuhrung in das Gebiet der Ritualforschung voran. Das Buch ist als Handbuch der Ritualforschung fur Fachleute und als Basistext fur alle, die das Phanomen des Rituals in Religion, Kultur und Gesellschaft naher kennenlernen wollen, konzipiert."

What are organizations? Where do they come from? How are they transformed and adapted to new situations? In the digital age and in the global network society, traditional theories of the organization can no longer answer these questions. Based on actor-network theory, this book explains organizations as flexible, open networks in which both human and non-human actors enter into socio-technical assemblies by constantly negotiating and re-negotiating programs of action. Organizations are not macro social structures or autonomous systems operating behind the backs of individuals. Instead, they are scalable actor-networks guided by network norms of connectivity, flow, communication, participation, authenticity, and flexibility.