Conflict and Complexity: Countering Terrorism, Insurgency, Ethnic and Regional Violence
ISBN: 9781493917044 / Angielski / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book follows the methodologies of complex adaptive systems research in their application to addressing the problems of terrorism, specifically terrorist networks, their structure and various methods of mapping and interdicting them as well as exploring the complex landscape of network-centric and irregular warfare. A variety of new models and approaches are presented here, including Dynamic Network Analysis, DIME/PMESII models, percolation models and emergent models of insurgency. In addition, the analysis is informed by practical experience, with analytical and policy guidance from...
This book follows the methodologies of complex adaptive systems research in their application to addressing the problems of terrorism, specifically te...
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390,87 zł |
Korruption Im Profifußball in Deutschland: Eine Soziologische Analyse Abweichenden Verhaltens Anhand Des Wettskandals Um Den Schiedsrichter Robert Hoy
ISBN: 9783658065744 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anhand des Fuball-Wettskandals um den Schiedsrichter Robert Hoyzer im Jahr 2005 betrachtet Anja Haublein abweichendes Verhalten sowohl aus der makro- als auch der mikrosoziologischen Perspektive. Korruption soll dabei im Spannungsfeld zwischen einer sich abzeichnenden gesellschaftlichen Anomie und einem individuellen Fehlverhalten analysiert und erklart werden. Durch die Kombination der Anomietheorie nach Emile Durkheim, der Theatermetapher nach Erving Goffman sowie der Weiterentwicklung des Anomiebegriffs durch Robert K. Merton, werden diverse Wechselwirkungen zwischen den drei...
Anhand des Fuball-Wettskandals um den Schiedsrichter Robert Hoyzer im Jahr 2005 betrachtet Anja Haublein abweichendes Verhalten sowohl aus der ...
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219,19 zł |
The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy
ISBN: 9781138834675 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the fiftieth anniversary of this book's first release, Winch's argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a time when that field was still young and had not yet joined the Humanities and the Natural Sciences as the third great domain of the Academy. A passionate defender of the importance of philosophy to a full understanding of 'society' against those who would deem it an irrelevant 'ivory towers' pursuit, Winch draws from the works of such...
In the fiftieth anniversary of this book's first release, Winch's argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Soc...
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486,08 zł |
Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology
ISBN: 9780195328325 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology, edited by Guillaume R. Frechette and Andrew Schotter, aims to confront and debate the issues faced by the growing field of experimental economics. For example, as experimental work attempts to test theory, it raises questions about the proper relationship between theory and experiments. As experimental results are used to inform policy, the utility of these results outside the lab is questioned, and finally, as experimental economics tries to integrate ideas from other disciplines like psychology and neuroscience, the question of...
The Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology, edited by Guillaume R. Frechette and Andrew Schotter, aims to confront and debate the issu...
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781,96 zł |
Beginning Statistics: An Introduction for Social Scientists
ISBN: 9781446280690 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics with no prior knowledge or experience assumed. With an emphasis on describing concepts, showing through example and illustrating points with graphs and displays, this book will provide readers with a step-by-step introduction to using statistics.
Chapters address the following questions:
In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics w...
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562,89 zł |
Beginning Statistics
ISBN: 9781446280706 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics with no prior knowledge or experience assumed. With an emphasis on describing concepts, showing through example and illustrating points with graphs and displays, this book will provide readers with a step-by-step introduction to using statistics.
Chapters address the following questions:
In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics w...
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184,17 zł |
Social Theory for Today
ISBN: 9781446209028 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This book is distinctive for extending the usual sociological reach, reopening territory that has lain fallow, set aside from the well-ploughed fields of orthodox social theory. In doing so, Law not only produces fresh insight into familiar theorists but guards against collective forgetting of the sociological canon."
- Professor Bridget Fowler, University of Glasgow "An excellent book, it will be welcomed and read widely by advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars in sociology, cultural studies, social theory and beyond." ... "This book is distinctive for extending the usual sociological reach, reopening territory that has lain fallow, set aside from the well-ploughed field...
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214,87 zł |
Handbook of Causal Analysis for Social Research
ISBN: 9789401794077 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What constitutes a causal explanation, and must an explanation be causal? What warrants a causal inference, as opposed to a descriptive regularity? What techniques are available to detect when causal effects are present, and when can these techniques be used to identify the relative importance of these effects? What complications do the interactions of individuals create for these techniques? When can mixed methods of analysis be used to deepen causal accounts? Must causal claims include generative mechanisms, and how effective are empirical methods designed to discover them? The Handbook of...
What constitutes a causal explanation, and must an explanation be causal? What warrants a causal inference, as opposed to a descriptive regularity? Wh...
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332,24 zł |
Social Theory for Today: Making Sense of Social Worlds
ISBN: 9781446209011 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This book is distinctive for extending the usual sociological reach, reopening territory that has lain fallow, set aside from the well-ploughed fields of orthodox social theory. In doing so, Law not only produces fresh insight into familiar theorists but guards against collective forgetting of the sociological canon."
- Professor Bridget Fowler, University of Glasgow "An excellent book, it will be welcomed and read widely by advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars in sociology, cultural studies, social theory and beyond." ... "This book is distinctive for extending the usual sociological reach, reopening territory that has lain fallow, set aside from the well-ploughed field...
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624,30 zł |
Die Wahrnehmung Von Körperlichkeit in Kunstwerken: Eine Interdisziplinäre Untersuchung Zur Funktion Von Kunst
ISBN: 9783658062323 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aline Vedder analysiert die kunst- und gesellschaftstheoretische Bestimmung der Funktion von Kunst fur die moderne Gesellschaft. Dazu fuhrt sie mit Blick auf die Wahrnehmung von Korperlichkeit in aktuellen Kunstwerken eine interdisziplinare Untersuchung durch, die soziologische und neurowissenschaftliche Methoden kombiniert. Sie arbeitet heraus, dass beide Disziplinen gemeinsame Ausgangspunkte fur die Analyse der Gesellschaftlichkeit von kunstlerischen Wahrnehmungserfahrungen bieten. Durch die Verknupfung soziologischer und neurowissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse zeigt sie, dass das Potenzial der...
Aline Vedder analysiert die kunst- und gesellschaftstheoretische Bestimmung der Funktion von Kunst fur die moderne Gesellschaft. Dazu fuhrt sie mit Bl...
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200,89 zł |
Sociality: New Directions
ISBN: 9781782386667 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An ambitious book that aims to put both the concept and changing empirical status of sociality at the center of the agenda of anthropology and the social sciences more broadly... The contributions are all at a high level." - Webb Keane, University of Michigan The notion of 'sociality' is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. By developing... "An ambitious book that aims to put both the concept and changing empirical status of sociality at the center of the agenda of anthropology and the... |
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143,02 zł |
Time Series Analysis for the Social Sciences
ISBN: 9780521691550 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Time-series, or longitudinal, data are ubiquitous in the social sciences. Unfortunately, analysts often treat the time-series properties of their data as a nuisance rather than a substantively meaningful dynamic process to be modeled and interpreted. Time-Series Analysis for Social Sciences provides accessible, up-to-date instruction and examples of the core methods in time-series econometrics. Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, John R. Freeman, Jon C. Pevehouse, and Matthew P. Hitt cover a wide range of topics including ARIMA models, time-series regression, unit-root diagnosis, vector...
Time-series, or longitudinal, data are ubiquitous in the social sciences. Unfortunately, analysts often treat the time-series properties of their data...
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143,23 zł |
Political Science Abstracts: 1991 Annual Supplement
ISBN: 9781461576273 / Angielski / Miękka / 1936 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political Science Abstracts is an annual supplement to the Political Science, Government, and Public Policy Series of The Universal Reference System, which was first published in 1967. All previous volumes are still available.
Political Science Abstracts is an annual supplement to the Political Science, Government, and Public Policy Series of The Univer...
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390,87 zł |
Karl W. Deutsch: Pioneer in the Theory of International Relations: With a Preface by Charles Lewis Taylor and Bruce M. Russett
ISBN: 9783319029092 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book celebrates the continuing importance of a world-class leader in the theory and scientific analysis of international relations and comparative politics. Topics on which Karl Deutsch wrote prolifically included nationalism, social communication, European integration, cybernetics, war & peace, arms control, social cybernetics, general systems analysis, and global modeling. He had a deep understanding of European political and intellectual history, experienced the violence induced by nationalism in pre-WWII Europe, and in 1938 fled Czechoslovakia for the United States following Hitler's...
This book celebrates the continuing importance of a world-class leader in the theory and scientific analysis of international relations and comparativ...
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429,96 zł |
Datenverarbeitung in Der Empirischen Sozialforschung
ISBN: 9783519000266 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Diese Einfuhrung in die Datenverarbeitung hat verschiedene Ziele: sie soll Sozialwissenschaftlern ohne Programmier kenntnisse zeigen, wie sie ihre eigenen Probleme ohne dauern de Abhangigkeit von Computerexperten durch Verwendung von Analysesystemen selbst l6sen k6nnen. Den Benutzern von Analysesystemen soll gezeigt werden, welche M6glichkeiten ausserhalb des einen Systems, das sie benutzen, gegeben sind, und wie Analysesysteme sinnvoll fur Datenanalysen eingesetzt werden k6nnen. Ausserdem ging es darum, bestimmte nutzliche Angaben (z. B. maschineninterne Darstellung mehrfachgelochter Daten)...
Diese Einfuhrung in die Datenverarbeitung hat verschiedene Ziele: sie soll Sozialwissenschaftlern ohne Programmier kenntnisse zeigen, wie sie ihre eig...
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182,64 zł |
Organisationen Und Konventionen: Die Soziologie Der Konventionen in Der Organisationsforschung
ISBN: 9783658020064 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 351 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die Soziologie der Konventionen wird als Economie des conventions bislang vor allem in der Wirtschaftssoziologie rezipiert. Dieses Buch lotet aus, inwiefern die neue pragmatische Soziologie aus Frankreich auch fur die Organisationsforschung von Interesse ist. "Die Soziologie der Konventionen wird als Economie des conventions bislang vor allem in der Wirtschaftssoziologie rezipiert. Dieses Buch lotet aus, ... |
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200,89 zł |
Persönliches Soziales Kapital in Stadtgesellschaften
ISBN: 9783658054175 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 301 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Netzwerkressourcen sind zwar in vielfaltigen Lebenssituationen hilfreich aber sozial ungleich verteilt. In diesem Buch wird ein Sozialkapital-Modell prasentiert, das beschreibt und erklart, in welchem Ausmass soziale Ressourcen aus personlichen Netzwerken verfugbar sind und genutzt werden. Aussagen uber die ungleiche Verteilung sozialer Netzwerkressourcen werden empirisch fur unterschiedliche Stadtgesellschaften gepruft. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass der Zugang zu sozialen Ressourcen von anderen wertvollen Ressourcen (Wissen, Prestige, Einkommen) abhangt. Daruber hinaus sind aber auch...
Netzwerkressourcen sind zwar in vielfaltigen Lebenssituationen hilfreich aber sozial ungleich verteilt. In diesem Buch wird ein Sozialkapital-Modell p...
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200,89 zł |
Resilienz Im Sozialen: Theoretische Und Empirische Analysen
ISBN: 9783658059989 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Das Konzept Resilienz" erfahrt seit wenigen Jahren in der Soziologie eine bemerkenswerte Resonanz. Es scheint fur die Sozialwissenschaften allgemein und die Soziologie im Besonderen eine interessante und vielversprechende neue Zugangsweise zu zentralen gesellschaftlichen Themen und Handlungsfeldern zu bieten. Mit dieser Buchpublikation liegt erstmals ein umfassender Versuch vor, die soziologische Resilienzforschung im deutschsprachigen Raum vorzustellen und zugleich auch eine erste Kartierung dieses Forschungsfeldes zu leisten. Ziel des Bandes ist es, theoretische Entwicklungs- und... Das Konzept Resilienz" erfahrt seit wenigen Jahren in der Soziologie eine bemerkenswerte Resonanz. Es scheint fur die Sozialwissenschaften allgemei... |
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273,96 zł |
Socio-biological Implications of Confucianism
ISBN: 9783662445747 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This bookis a collection of English articles by Pan Guangdan, one of China s most distinguished sociologists and eugenicists and also a renowned expert in education. Pan is a prolific scholar, whose collected works number some fourteen volumes. Pan's daughters Pan Naigu, Pan Naimu and Pan Naihe all scholars of anthropology and sociology began editing their father's published works and surviving manuscripts around 1978. The collected articles, written between 1923 and 1945, are representative of Pan s insights on sociobiology, ethnology and eugenics, covering topics such as Christianity,... This bookis a collection of English articles by Pan Guangdan, one of China s most distinguished sociologists and eugenicists and also a renowned ex... |
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390,87 zł |
Counterfactuals and Causal Inference
ISBN: 9781107694163 / Angielski / Miękka / 515 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this second edition of Counterfactuals and Causal Inference, completely revised and expanded, the essential features of the counterfactual approach to observational data analysis are presented with examples from the social, demographic, and health sciences. Alternative estimation techniques are first introduced using both the potential outcome model and causal graphs; after which, conditioning techniques, such as matching and regression, are presented from a potential outcomes perspective. For research scenarios in which important determinants of causal exposure are unobserved, alternative...
In this second edition of Counterfactuals and Causal Inference, completely revised and expanded, the essential features of the counterfactual approach...
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163,70 zł |