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Electoral behaviour is one of the most dynamic areas of study in
the field of comparative politics today. A strongly emerging theme
in recent years has been the need to set the study of voting
behaviour in its wider context, that is to understand how the
behaviour of the individual (non)voter is conditioned by the
environment in which the election is occurring. The main motivation
for this book is to respond to this need. The Act of Voting
examines voting - both the question of whether to vote (ie.
electoral turnout) and who to vote for - in context from a range of
interdisciplinary perspectives. In addition to other topics and
themes, chapters explore the national or social identities of
individuals and how these contribute to complex social dynamics,
discuss the institutions that determine who is able to vote and
over what, and analyse the impact of the locale on the voting act.
Offering chapters by up-and-coming scholars in the field of
electoral behaviour, as well as reflections on how the act of
voting should be viewed in the broadest context - normatively,
institutionally and socially, this book will be of interest to
students and scholars researching political behaviour, public
opinion and politics more generally.
Exploring the work of William Blake within the context of Methodism
- the largest 'dissenting' religious group during his lifetime -
this book contributes to ongoing critical debates surrounding
Blake's religious affinities by suggesting that, contrary to
previous thinking, Blake held sympathies with certain aspects of
Methodism.
Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy,
sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's
awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in
relation to special education.
Utilising a wide range of theoretical traditions from philosophy,
sociology and anthropology, this book aims to raise the reader's
awareness of the power as well as the limitations of language in
relation to special education.
Exploring the work of William Blake within the context of Methodism
- the largest 'dissenting' religious group during his lifetime -
this book contributes to ongoing critical debates surrounding
Blake's religious affinities by suggesting that, contrary to
previous thinking, Blake held sympathies with certain aspects of
Methodism.
Recursive Block Coding, a new image data compression technique that
has its roots in noncausal models for 1d and 2d signals, is the
subject of this book. The underlying theory provides a multitude of
compression algorithms that encompass two course coding, quad tree
coding, hybrid coding and so on. Since the noncausal models provide
a fundamentally different image representation, they lead to new
approaches to many existing algorithms, including useful approaches
for asymmetric, progressive, and adaptive coding techniques. On the
theoretical front, the basic result shows that a random field (an
ensemble of images) can be coded block by block such that the
interblock redundancy can be completely removed while the
individual blocks are transform coded. On the practical side, the
artifact of tiling, a block boundary effect, present in
conventional block by block transform coding techniques has been
greatly suppressed. This book contains not only a theoretical
discussion of the algorithms but also exhaustive simulation and
suggested methodologies for ensemble design techniques. Each of the
resulting algorithms has been applied to twelve images over a wide
range of image data rates and the results are reported using
subjective descriptions, photographs, mathematical MSE values, and
h-plots, a recently proposed graphical representation showing a
high level of agreement with image quality as judged subjectively.
Deliberate practice exercises provide trainees and students
opportunities to build competence in essential schema therapy
skills and hone their own personal therapeutic style. These
exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act
as a client and a clinician, switching back and forth under the
guidance of a supervisor. The clinician improvises appropriate and
authentic responses to client statements organized into three
difficulty levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—that
reflect common client questions and concerns. Each of the first 12
exercises focuses on a single skill. Two comprehensive exercises
follow in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a
single schema therapy session. Step-by-step instructions guide
participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering
each skill, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty.
Guidelines to help trainers and trainees get the most out of
training are also provided.
This book, in bringing together some of the leading international
scholars on electoral behaviour and communication studies, provides
the first ever stock-take of the state of this sub-discipline. The
individual chapters present the most recent studies on campaign
effects in North America, Europe and Australasia. As a whole, the
book provides a cross-national assessment of the theme of political
campaigns and their consequences.
This book, in bringing together some of the leading international scholars on electoral behaviour and communication studies, provides the first ever stock-take of the state of this sub-discipline. The individual chapters present the most recent studies on campaign effects in North America, Europe and Australasia. As a whole, the book provides a cross-national assessment of the theme of political campaigns and their consequences. eBook available with sample pages: 0203166957
Spain in the EU takes the country's entry into the European Community in 1986 as its starting point and traces changes in the national and regional economy, shifts in national economic policy, and the fundamental restructuring of the public sector. The book identifies the challenges that continue to confront the Spanish policy under monetary integration, as Spain pursues convergence towards the EU model, while retaining national cohesion.
Spain and the EU takes the country's accession to the European
Community in 1986 as its starting point and traces the changes in
the national and regional economy, the shifts in national economic
policy, and the fundamental restructuring of a public sector only
recently enlarged as a result of the country's transition to
democracy. The book identifies the challenges that continue to
confront the Spanish polity under monetary integration in the
pursuit of convergence towards the EU model, while retaining
national cohesion. Aimed at an academic and general audience, the
issues raised in this book have broader lessons for the management
of integration at the national and sub-national level, particularly
for new member states.
Despite the central importance of elections to representative
democracy, there is no systematic study available of how exactly
the parties wage their election campaigns. Examining recent
elections in nine countries across three continents, there case
studies, all following a common framework, are written by national
experts and are based on detailed interviewing and research of the
parties. The book includes a lengthy introduction; a comparative
study on campaign 'effects'; and a detailed conclusion.
Electoral behaviour is one of the most dynamic areas of study in
the field of comparative politics today. A strongly emerging theme
in recent years has been the need to set the study of voting
behaviour in its wider context, that is to understand how the
behaviour of the individual (non)voter is conditioned by the
environment in which the election is occurring. The main motivation
for this book is to respond to this need. The Act of Voting
examines voting - both the question of whether to vote (ie.
electoral turnout) and who to vote for - in context from a range of
interdisciplinary perspectives. In addition to other topics and
themes, chapters explore the national or social identities of
individuals and how these contribute to complex social dynamics,
discuss the institutions that determine who is able to vote and
over what, and analyse the impact of the locale on the voting act.
Offering chapters by up-and-coming scholars in the field of
electoral behaviour, as well as reflections on how the act of
voting should be viewed in the broadest context - normatively,
institutionally and socially, this book will be of interest to
students and scholars researching political behaviour, public
opinion and politics more generally.
This is the definitive study of the Irish general election of 2016
- the most dramatic election in a generation, which resulted in the
worst electoral outcome for Ireland's established parties, the most
fractionalized party system in the history of the state, and the
emergence of new parties and groups. These outcomes follow a
pattern seen across a number of Western Europe's established
democracies in which the 'deep crisis' of the Great Recession has
wreaked havoc on party systems. The objective of this book is to
assess this most extraordinary of Irish elections both in its Irish
and wider cross-national context. With contributions from leading
scholars on Irish elections, and using a unique dataset - the Irish
National Election Study 2016 - this volume explores voting patterns
at Ireland's first post crisis election and it considers the
implications for the electoral landscape and politics in Ireland.
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The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the
McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes
outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce
innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the
world. 2019 Brown Democracy Medal winners David M. Farrell and Jane
Suiter are co-leads on the Irish Citizens' Assembly Project, which
has transformed Irish politics over the past decade. The project
started in 2011 and led to a series of significant policy
decisions, including successful referenda on abortion and marriage
equality. Thanks to generous funding from The Pennsylvania State
University, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open
Access (OA) volumes, available from Cornell Open
(cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other Open Access
repositories.
This unique resource helps therapists build their skills in schema
therapy (ST) by applying ST techniques to themselves and reflecting
on the experience. Designed for use by individuals or groups, the
book harnesses the power of self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR),
an evidence-based training strategy. Twenty modules take therapists
step by step through using ST to address a professional or personal
problem--from establishing safety and creating a
self-conceptualization to implementing mode change work, including
cognitive, experiential, and behavioral pattern-breaking
interventions. In a convenient large-size format, the book is
illustrated with vivid therapist examples and features numerous
reproducible worksheets and forms for doing the SP/SR exercises.
Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and
print the reproducible materials.
Previously Marya learned the worlds were not all black and white
and that race, whether made or born, does not determine the good or
evil of a soul. Now she's setting out with David to find his
beloved, one of the sisters taken from her so long ago. But are
they too late? Nireleth herself believes that what she has become
isn't worth saving. Is anything left of the carefree girl they once
knew and loved? Or is her soul to shattered by what's been taken
from her to survive?
Marya is filled with a great bitterness for the race that was
responsible for her families destruction. With the help of her
mother she proceeds to destroy every vampire that crosses her path
until she destroys one belonging to a very powerful Ancient Blood.
Vincent captures her and begins showing her things that contradict
everything she believes.
Marya is filled with a great bitterness for the race that was
responsible for her families destruction. With the help of her
mother she proceeds to destroy every vampire that crosses her path
until she destroys one belonging to a very powerful Ancient Blood.
Vincent captures her and begins showing her things that contradict
everything she believes.
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