With the advance of wireless networks, building reliable and secured network connections is becoming extremely important. On the other hand, ad hoc...

This volume brings together eighteen studies on macroeconomic and regional modelling, dedicated to founding of the Macroeconomic Modelling Seminar ...

The topic of sexual harassment is a real threat to society in spite of its downplaying by a large segment of society including the 42nd President o...

This new book weaves a narrative of the history of Sierra Leone, from its foundation as a settlement for black slaves who fought for the British Cr...

It is increasingly recognised that a vital role in the provision of water and sanitation services is played by small service providers (SSPs). Thes...

The provision of safe water and sanitation are key mechanisms for breaking the cycle of poverty. Access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation...

Scepticism about achieving essential development goals and fighting poverty is fading away. Since the Millennium Development Summit in 2000, when 1...

This book focuses on the evaluation of information projects, products and services from a learning perspective. It looks at evaluation within the c...

This book examines the social analysis of emotion as well as its multifaceted interpretation by social theories emanating from the critical social ...

This book compiles research summaries of top professionals in the field of social issues research from a number of different focuses in this import...

This book compiles research summaries of top professionals in the field of social issues research from a number of different focuses in this import...

This book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of social issues research, as well as research summaries from a number o...

Since the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions have bee...

The second volume of the trans-disciplinary series Research in Peace and Reconciliation looks at ways of dealing with the past in Sub-Saharan Afric...

Somalia has lacked a functioning central government since 1991. In December 2006, the Ethiopian military intervened in Somalia to support Somalia's...

This is a collection of outstanding analyses of museums in the South Pacific, written by cultural, museum and architectural critics, and historians...

Since September 2001, the U.S. has increased focus on radical Islamist and terrorist groups in Southeast Asia, particularly those in the Philippine...

Focuses upon communication as a tool for doing the work of social life -- how, why, and with what consequences people exchange messages. It examine...

This book provides an overview of the development of a small country, which on the one hand, is unique, and on the other hand, is also an interesti...

An absolute necessity when introduced to Stata -- one of the most user-friendly all-around statistics computer programs on the market. This book gu...

China's breathtaking economic reform, including the rise of private enterprise, has often led observers to assume that the country's economic syste...

In order to assist a hospital in managing its resources and patients, modelling the length of stay is highly important. Recent health scholarship a...