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The powerful, urgent manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine EvaristoBernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker win - the first by a Black woman - was a revolutionary moment both for British culture and for her. After three decades as a trailblazing writer, teacher and activist, she moved from the margins to centre stage, taking her place in the spotlight at last. Her journey was a long one, but she made it, and she made history.<br/><br/>MANIFESTO is Bernardine Evaristo's intimate and inspirational, no-holds-barred account of how she did it, refusing to let any barriers stand in her way. She charts her creative rebellion against the mainstream and her life-long commitment to the imaginative exploration of 'untold' stories. And drawing deeply on her own experiences, she offers a vital contribution to current conversations around social issues such as race, class, feminism, sexuality and aging.<br/><br/>This is a unique book about staying true to yourself and to your vision. It's about how to be unstoppable - in your craft, your work, your life. It is Bernardine Evaristo's manifesto for never giving up.<br/><br/>'Bernardine Evaristo is one of those writers who should be read by everyone, everywhere.' Elif Shafak'Bernardine Evaristo is one of Britain's best writers, an iconic and unique voice, filled with warmth, subtlety and humanity. Exceptional' Nikesh Shukla'Bernardine Evaristo is the most daring, imaginative and innovative of writers' Inua Ellams

The post-Cold War era is characterised by shifting patterns of war and peace. The new demands and challenges facing external actors, such as international peacekeeping forces and mediators, are therefore manifold. In <i>War and Peace in Transition</i> the authors address some of the critical and transformative issues in war and peacemaking, such as the roles of private military and security companies and the use of force in peace support operations. The authors discuss how states, organisations and individuals contribute to conflict resolution. Another focus is the challenge of coordinating various peacemaking efforts.<br/><br/>The contributors - scholars in the field of Peace and Conflict Research - take a systematic approach to analysing some of these transient aspects of war and peace with empirical cases ranging from Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Sri Lanka to the Armenian genocide.<br/><br/>The Authors:<br/><br/>Karin Aggestam, Associate Professor in Political Science and Director of Peace and Conflict Research, Lund University.<br/>Annika Björkdahl, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Lund University.<br/><br/>Joakim Berndtsson, Postdoctoral Researcher in Peace and Development Research at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.<br/>Birger Heldt, Director of Research at the Folke Bernadotte Academy, and Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Research.<br/>Kersti Larsdotter, Research Assistant at the Department of War Studies at the Swedish National Defence College, and Ph.D. student at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.<br/>Kristine Höglund, Associate Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University.<br/>Anna Leander, Professor at Copenhagen Business School.<br/>Michael Schulz, Associate Professor in Peace and Development Research, University of Gothenburg.<br/>Maria Småberg, Ph.D. and Lecturer at the Department of History and the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Lund University.<br/>Isak Svensson, Assistant Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University.

Educational media has been a contested arena in the creation and communication of the Swedish welfare system it was an important instrument of modernization. In Neither Fish nor Fowl historians Bengt Sandin and Maija Runcis have a close look on how the educational broadcasting was negotiated between government agencies, public inquiries, political and professional interests. The state authori

According to virtually all international corruption rankings, Sweden is one of the top performing countries with very few exposed incidents of corruption. But does this automatically imply that it can be declared a perfectly healthy patient? By extensively reviewing existing research and adding empirical sets of data, the authors of <em>A Clean House?</em> shed light on shady corners of the Swedish case.<br/><br/> What do we know about corruption in Sweden, and what can be said of such affairs over time? Four scholars of political science and economics describe how countries typically viewed as low-corruption states can have particular problems that should not be underestimated nor neglected. This is the first comprehensive study in English of corruption in a low-corruption, mature welfare state.<br/><br/> By revealing causes, scope and consequences of the corruption in low-corruption countries, the authors point out shortcomings in the international evaluations of corruption, and suggest constructive reforms that might curb the types of corruption occurring in "healthy" societies.

I dagens forskning har det uppstått ett dynamiskt fält där så vitt skilda vetenskaper som filosofi och neurovetenskap, psykologi och filmvetenskap börjat föra dialoger med varandra. Det handlar då om affekters inverkan på liv och handling. Mycket av den forskningen har än så länge rört sig på ett principiellt plan. Med den här boken ger sig etnologer och antropologer i kast med det konkreta - tingen och de olika affektiva kopplingar som uppstår mellan människor och den omgivande materiella kulturen. Mängder av kunskap förmedlas via sinnena - smaken, ljuden, lukten och beröringen som är svåra att verbalisera eller förmedla via bilder eller symboler.<br/><br/> Förtätade etnografiska beskrivningar får läsaren här ta del av situationer som t ex hur den kappsäck som en uppriven hustru, en deporterad, - eller varför inte en vanlig resenär packas full av såväl hopp som förtvivlan; hur ett arvskifte ger ting från föräldrahemmet ett affektionsvärde som kan få syskon och efterlevande att kapa alla band och hellre gå till domstol än börja samtala; eller hur de belägrade invånarna i staden Sarajevo under kriget fick paket med mat och förnödenheter som inte bara lindrade utsattheten utan också ökade känslan av förnedring och vanmakt. I dessa och ytterligare typfall analyseras användbarheten av ett affektivt perspektiv vid förståelsen av relationen mellan människor och tingen omkring dem. Etnografin i boken tar läsaren med till olika delar av Skandinavien, till ett oroligt Balkan och en resa genom södra USA. I tre av bidragen diskuteras också hur affektstudier kan komma till praktisk användning i tillämpade innovationsstudier. Boken inleds med en utförlig diskussion där de affektiva perspektiven sätts in i en etnologisk och antropologisk kontext. Särskilt utrymme ägnas här de metodologiska och teoretiska utmaningar som detta öppnar för.<br/><br/> Den här boken är visserligen ett pionjärarbete i sitt slag inom de nämnda disciplinerna, men vänder sig också till forskare och studenter inom sociologi, kultur- och turiststudier, och naturligtvis till en bredare läsekrets med intresse för studiet av känslor, musik, materiell kultur, innovationer och postsocialism.

Social Transformations In Scandinavian Cities - Nordic Perspectives On Urban Marginalization And Social Sustainability [Bok / Inbunden]

Space For Urban Alternatives? Christiania 1971-2011 [Bok / Inbunden]