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Misleading Trajectories

Integration Policies for Young Adults in Europe?

by Andreas Walther ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
It is commonly acknowledged that the risk of social exclusion has increased over the last few decades and that young people in particular are one of the most vulnerable groups, especially if they have not yet achieved a stable so cial position. In this context a stable position is interpreted as having obtained a stable position within the labour market. Across Europe it has also become commonly ... Read more

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It is commonly acknowledged that the risk of social exclusion has increased over the last few decades and that young people in particular are one of the most vulnerable groups, especially if they have not yet achieved a stable so cial position. In this context a stable position is interpreted as having obtained a stable position within the labour market. Across Europe it has also become commonly
... Read more
Young People and the Struggle for Participation

Contested Practices, Power and Pedagogies in Public Spaces

Edited by Andreas Walther, Janet Batsleer, Patricia Loncle, Axel Pohl ...

Young People and the Struggle for Participation rethinks dominant concepts and meanings of participation by exploring what young people do in public spaces and what these spaces mean to them, individually and collectively. This book discusses how different spaces and places structure and are in turn structured by young peoples’ activities.Drawing on findings from a comparative study in eight ... Read more

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Young People and the Struggle for Participation rethinks dominant concepts and meanings of participation by exploring what young people do in public spaces and what these spaces mean to them, individually and collectively. This book discusses how different spaces and places structure and are in turn structured by young peoples’ activities.Drawing on findings from a comparative study in eight
... Read more
Out-of-Equilibrium (Supra)molecular Systems and Materials

Edited by Nicolas Giuseppone, Andreas Walther ...

Out-of-Equilibrium (Supra)molecular Systems and MaterialsA must-have resource that covers everything from out-of-equilibrium chemical systems to active materialsOut-of-Equilibrium (Supra)molecular Systems and Materials presents a comprehensive overview of the synthetic approaches that use molecular and supramolecular bonds in various out-of-equilibrium situations. With contributions from noted ... Read more

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Out-of-Equilibrium (Supra)molecular Systems and MaterialsA must-have resource that covers everything from out-of-equilibrium chemical systems to active materialsOut-of-Equilibrium (Supra)molecular Systems and Materials presents a comprehensive overview of the synthetic approaches that use molecular and supramolecular bonds in various out-of-equilibrium situations. With contributions from noted
... Read more
Governance of Educational Trajectories in Europe

Pathways, Policy and Practice

Edited by Andreas Walther, Marcelo Parreira do Amaral, Morena Cuconato, Roger Dale ...

Drawing on findings from a large EU-funded research project that took place over three years, this book analyses educational trajectories of young people in eight European countries: Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.Contributors explore interactions between structural and institutional contexts of educational trajectories, the individual ... Read more

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Drawing on findings from a large EU-funded research project that took place over three years, this book analyses educational trajectories of young people in eight European countries: Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.Contributors explore interactions between structural and institutional contexts of educational trajectories, the individual
... Read more
Recent Advances in Algorithmic Differentiation

Edited by Shaun Forth, Paul Hovland, Eric Phipps, Jean Utke, Andrea Walther ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The proceedings represent the state of knowledge in the area of algorithmic differentiation (AD). The 31 contributed papers presented at the AD2012 conference cover the application of AD to many areas in science and engineering as well as aspects of AD theory and its implementation in tools. For all papers the referees, selected from the program committee and the greater community, as well as the ... Read more

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The proceedings represent the state of knowledge in the area of algorithmic differentiation (AD). The 31 contributed papers presented at the AD2012 conference cover the application of AD to many areas in science and engineering as well as aspects of AD theory and its implementation in tools. For all papers the referees, selected from the program committee and the greater community, as well as the
... Read more
Communities of Youth

Cultural Practice and Informal Learning

by Steven Miles, Axel Pohl, Barbara Stauber, Andreas Walther, Rui Manuel Bargiela Banha, Maria do Carmo Gomes ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
This title was first published in 2002.Communities of Youth critically evaluates what it means to be a young person at the beginning of the twenty-first century and the problems, opportunities and dilemmas that emerge from the experience. The book is concerned with putting key conceptual debates to do with youth in a comparative cutting-edge empirical context. In particular, it endeavours to ... Read more

$68.70 CAD

This title was first published in 2002.Communities of Youth critically evaluates what it means to be a young person at the beginning of the twenty-first century and the problems, opportunities and dilemmas that emerge from the experience. The book is concerned with putting key conceptual debates to do with youth in a comparative cutting-edge empirical context. In particular, it endeavours to
... Read more
War in Europe

Our worst nightmare

by Jamal Qaiser, Horst Walther, Andreas Dripke, Hang Nguyen ...

Europe has become the battlefield of a merciless proxy war between the superpowers. The war erupted in 2022, but it has been in the offing for more than two decades. In the wake of the Cold War, Western Europe sought to achieve a peace process in Eastern Europe. The Federal Republic of Germany's Ostpolitik (German policy towards Eastern Europe) is an example of this. Russia became a partner, ... Read more

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Europe has become the battlefield of a merciless proxy war between the superpowers. The war erupted in 2022, but it has been in the offing for more than two decades. In the wake of the Cold War, Western Europe sought to achieve a peace process in Eastern Europe. The Federal Republic of Germany's Ostpolitik (German policy towards Eastern Europe) is an example of this. Russia became a partner,
... Read more
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Meet Me at the Starlight

by Rachel Hauck ...

Narrated by Andrea Gallo, Morgan Hallett, Nick Walther ...

Unabridged

12 hours 8 min

Supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to heal from a heartbreak that shattered her entire world. To her surprise, she encounters Matt Knight—a Hollywood A-lister with a bad-boy reputation—who has returned to his hometown to help his plucky grandmother, Tuesday, save her century-old skating rink, the Starlight.The Starlight holds a special place in the hearts of the ... Read more

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Supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to heal from a heartbreak that shattered her entire world. To her surprise, she encounters Matt Knight—a Hollywood A-lister with a bad-boy reputation—who has returned to his hometown to help his plucky grandmother, Tuesday, save her century-old skating rink, the Starlight.The Starlight holds a special place in the hearts of the
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Doing Transitions in the Life Course

Processes and Practices

Edited by Barbara Stauber, Andreas Walther, Richard A. Settersten, Jr. ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This open access book provides a unique research perspective on life course transitions. Here, transitions are understood as social processes and practices. Leveraging the recent “practice turn” in the social sciences, the contributors analyze how life course transitions are “done.” This book introduces the concept of “doing transitions” and its implications for theories and methods. It presents ... Read more

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This open access book provides a unique research perspective on life course transitions. Here, transitions are understood as social processes and practices. Leveraging the recent “practice turn” in the social sciences, the contributors analyze how life course transitions are “done.” This book introduces the concept of “doing transitions” and its implications for theories and methods. It presents
... Read more
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The Promised Land

by Elizabeth Musser ...

Narrated by Andrea Gallo, Sandy Rustin, Nick Walther ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

You'd be surprised at what gets through when everything else is taken away.Abbie Jowett always has every detail perfectly planned out, including her husband’s upcoming surprise fiftieth birthday party. But when he surprises her instead with news that he’s leaving, shefeels her life unraveling. Already distressed by her son Bobby’s determination to take a gap year in Europe in addition to her ... Read more

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You'd be surprised at what gets through when everything else is taken away.Abbie Jowett always has every detail perfectly planned out, including her husband’s upcoming surprise fiftieth birthday party. But when he surprises her instead with news that he’s leaving, shefeels her life unraveling. Already distressed by her son Bobby’s determination to take a gap year in Europe in addition to her
... Read more

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When I Close My Eyes

by Elizabeth Musser ...

Narrated by Angelo Di Loreto, Laura Knight Keating, Barbara McCulloh ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

Could she ever share the secret of The Awful Year? There is one story that novelist Josephine Bourdillon shirked from writing. And now she may never have a chance. Trapped in her memories, she lies in a coma. The man who put her there is just as paralyzed. Former soldier Henry Hughes failed to complete the kill. What's more: he never received full payment-- funds that would ensure surgery for his ... Read more

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Could she ever share the secret of The Awful Year? There is one story that novelist Josephine Bourdillon shirked from writing. And now she may never have a chance. Trapped in her memories, she lies in a coma. The man who put her there is just as paralyzed. Former soldier Henry Hughes failed to complete the kill. What's more: he never received full payment-- funds that would ensure surgery for his
... Read more

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The Best Summer of Our Lives

by Rachel Hauck ...

Narrated by Suzy Jackson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 15 min

Twenty years ago, the summer of ’77 was supposed to be the best summer of Summer Wilde’s life. She and her best friends, Spring, Autumn, and Snow—the Four Seasons—had big plans.But those plans never had a chance. After a teenage prank gone awry, the Seasons found themselves on a bus to Tumbleweed, “Nowhere,” Oklahoma, to spend eight weeks as camp counselors. All four of them arrived with hidden ... Read more

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Twenty years ago, the summer of ’77 was supposed to be the best summer of Summer Wilde’s life. She and her best friends, Spring, Autumn, and Snow—the Four Seasons—had big plans.But those plans never had a chance. After a teenage prank gone awry, the Seasons found themselves on a bus to Tumbleweed, “Nowhere,” Oklahoma, to spend eight weeks as camp counselors. All four of them arrived with hidden
... Read more

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