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Activism, NGOs and the State

Multilevel Responses to Immigration Politics in Europe

By: Melissa Schnyder

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Activism, NGOs and the State

Multilevel Responses to Immigration Politics in Europe

By: Melissa Schnyder

Many NGOs are mobilizing transnationally in order to form new social networks that enable them to better interact with nation-state policies on migrant and refugee inclusion. This book empirically investigates the rich varieties of cooperative cross-border activity, and compares how the same groups behave at both the national and transnational levels. It uses an original survey – the Survey of European Migrant Inclusion NGOs – to document four types of cooperative political tactics used by NGOs cross the European Union: information-sharing, technical expertise-sharing, resource-sharing, and coordination of common projects. It also looks across the current EU member states to analyze how differences in the national policy context specific to migrants’ issues facilitate and constrain these varied forms of transnational cooperation. In doing so, the book argues that to understand the overall prevalence of transnational mobilization and the extent to which it represents the emergence of a global civil society, we need to expand the focus of social movement studies beyond just visible, public displays of contentious activity.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1783484217

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Advocating for Refugees in the European Union

Norm-Based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations

By: Melissa Schnyder,Noha Shawki

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Advocating for Refugees in the European Union

Norm-Based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations

By: Melissa Schnyder,Noha Shawki

The crisis of forced displacement is compounded by the politicization of asylum and refugee protection, which have become polarizing issues in many countries in Europe and in the United States. It has animated efforts by pro-refugee civil society groups to engage in advocacy efforts that respond to the securitization of the issue, reframe it as a human rights and humanitarian issue, and bring about policies that are favorable to refugee protection. The contrasting points of view surrounding refugee and asylum policy reveal a fundamental normative difference in what is considered the most appropriate standard of behavior to guide actions and policies in the wake of the European refugee crisis. This normative difference, and the contestation that it entails, represents the starting point for this study of specific strategies of norm-based change. The study focuses on civil society organizations (CSOs) and the deliberate ways they incorporate and use norms in framing and responding to the issue of refugee protection. It seeks to understand and explain how and why pro-refugee advocacy groups choose to use specific norm-based strategies of advocacy in their effort to shift public opinion on the issues of asylum and refugee protection and ultimately bring about policy change.

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1793600252

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Global Norms in Local Contexts

Examining Cases of Environmental Governance in France

By: Melissa Schnyder

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Global Norms in Local Contexts

Examining Cases of Environmental Governance in France

By: Melissa Schnyder

This Brief discusses the translation of global environmental norms across local contexts in France. It provides a snapshot of how global-level environmental norms travel vertically across levels of governance, from the global to the local, and asks how global environmental norms are (re)interpreted by local-level actors and translated to a particular local context. Chapters focus on three in-depth case studies, each involving multi-stakeholder environmental governance: (1) the Cerbère-Banyuls Marine Nature Reserve, (2) the Thau Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG), and (3) the Biovallée biodistrict. In each of these cases, the author assesses how twilight norms are used to frame, promote, and generally develop a local discourse that centers on environmental conservation and sustainability. By combining concepts from the literature on norm localization with processes from the literature on norm-based institutional change, this Brief will generate new insights on the dynamic aspects of norm translation. As such, it will be of interest to researchers studying environmental politics, comparative policy, governance, and norms.

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Springer Nature

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3031411080

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The Pocket Guide to Cornea

By: Terry Kim,Melissa Daluvoy

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The Pocket Guide to Cornea

By: Terry Kim,Melissa Daluvoy

Are you a medical student or resident trying to absorb as much information on the cornea as efficiently as possible? Are you an ophthalmologist who needs fast facts on a specific corneal disease? Reach into your lab coat pocket and pull out The Pocket Guide to Cornea for easy access to the information you need right now. Drs. Terry Kim and Melissa Daluvoy have designed this book as the most effective way to take in the information on the cornea for the entire spectrum of eye care providers. Medical students and residents will be pleased to have this accessible, high-yield handbook during their rotations to familiarize themselves with cornea findings and diagnoses, while seasoned ophthalmologists will be glad to have it as a refresher or quick reference guide to current diagnostic and treatment standards. Contained within The Pocket Guide to Cornea is the most essential information on the cornea organized in the most efficient ways. Each chapter is arranged in bullet-point style, for quick access to the relevant information, and is accompanied by numerous color photographs to help with recognition and retention. Topics covered: Basic examination techniques Anterior segment testing and imaging Common to rare cornea diseases Common procedures and surgeries The entire spectrum of eye care providers can benefit from the high-yield, quick-access information contained within The Pocket Guide to Cornea, whether they are learning about the cornea for the first time or they just need a quick refresher on an obscure corneal disease.

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CRC Press

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1040137156

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Questioning Nature

British Women's Scientific Writing and Literary Originality, 1750–1830

By: Melissa Bailes

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Questioning Nature

British Women's Scientific Writing and Literary Originality, 1750–1830

By: Melissa Bailes

In the mid-eighteenth century, many British authors and literary critics anxiously claimed that poetry was in crisis. These writers complained that modern poets plagiarized classical authors as well as one another, asserted that no new subjects for verse remained, and feared poetry's complete exhaustion. Questioning Nature explores how major women writers of the era—including Mary Shelley, Anna Barbauld, and Charlotte Smith—turned in response to developing disciplines of natural history such as botany, zoology, and geology. Recognizing the sociological implications of inquiries in the natural sciences, these authors renovated notions of originality through natural history while engaging with questions of the day. Classifications, hierarchies, and definitions inherent in natural history were appropriated into discussions of gender, race, and nation. Further, their concerns with authorship, authority, and novelty led them to experiment with textual hybridities and collaborative modes of originality that competed with conventional ideas of solitary genius. Exploring these authors and their work, Questioning Nature explains how these women writers' imaginative scientific writing unveiled a new genealogy for Romantic originality, both shaping the literary canon and ultimately leading to their exclusion from it.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813939771

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9780813939773

Nebraska POW Camps

A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland

By: Melissa Amateis Marsh

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Nebraska POW Camps

A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland

By: Melissa Amateis Marsh

During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POWs as "evil Nazis." To them, they were ordinary men and very human. And while their stay was not entirely free from conflict, many former captives returned to the Cornhusker State to begin new lives after the cessation of hostilities. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and Nebraska residents, as well as archival research, Melissa Marsh delves into the neglected history of Nebraska's POW camps.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625849559

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Appetite

Sex, Touch, and Desire in Women with Anorexia

By: Melissa A. Fabello

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Appetite

Sex, Touch, and Desire in Women with Anorexia

By: Melissa A. Fabello

The first comprehensive resource on anorexia and women’s sexuality in the world, this book presents a model for understanding sexuality as complex with interconnected factors, and how anorexia interacts with the varied components of one’s sexuality. Challenging the limiting views of sexuality that research on women with anorexia and sex has yielded, Dr. Fabello centers real women’s narratives to explore the various ways in which this population wrestles with sexual health, violence, intimacy, identity, and more. Included is unprecedented research on how women’s level of desire for sensual touch interacts with body image, body perception, and a unique need for sexual autonomy. Written in an honest voice, Appetite bridges the gap between academia and practicality, using grounded language that appeals to professionals and survivors alike.

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Routledge

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1000216373

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9781000216370

Embracing Diversity in Psychological Assessment and Research

By: Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah,Lim Hooi Lian,Yeo Kee Jiar

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Embracing Diversity in Psychological Assessment and Research

By: Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah,Lim Hooi Lian,Yeo Kee Jiar

Diverse learners bring a broad range of experiences and perspectives into the classroom and offer a powerful resource for learning. However, they also pose major challenge to practitioners and researchers working in the field of education. Biases and inequitable social consequences may occur when assessing young children, students with disabilities, high-ability students, and culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Through a compilation of empirical studies, this book aims to present both theory and applications of assessment in educational research. Each chapter focuses on different groups of learners, which include Malaysian students, Japanese pre-schoolers, gifted Saudi students, Nigerian adolescents, and foreign language learners in Gaza. Based on the assessment procedures and outcomes obtained in each study, good practices of assessment are provided at the end of the book.

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Penerbit USM

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9674617515

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9789674617516

Comorbid Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A Clinician's Guide to Challenges in Treatment

By: Jenna DiLossi,Melissa Harrison

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Comorbid Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A Clinician's Guide to Challenges in Treatment

By: Jenna DiLossi,Melissa Harrison

Numerous studies have shown that individuals with eating disorders (EDs) have statistically higher rates of OCD and vice versa, yet there has been no comprehensive book dedicated to their comorbidity. This clinical guide fills that gap and provides a tool for health professionals working with patients presenting with both diagnoses. This book reviews the existing literature on the comorbidity of these disorders, and the perspectives of the authors' clinical practice working with OCD and EDs. Chapters cover clinical pitfalls, assessment, and suggested treatments, detailing the overlap between both illnesses and how comorbidity changes the overall presentations. The authors provide evidence-informed clinical suggestions for existing treatments, in addition to several case study examples, to highlight ways in which to better improve care for patients. A must-read for clinicians who have either experience with or want to expand their knowledge on how to assess and treat the co-occurrence of OCD and EDs.

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Cambridge University Press

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100919562X

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9781009195621

Advocating for Refugees in the European Union

Norm-Based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations

By: Melissa Schnyder,Noha Shawki

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Norm-Based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations

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Book's by Melissa Schnyder

Activism, NGOs and the State

Activism, NGOs and the State

Advocating for Refugees in the European Union

Advocating for Refugees in the European Union

Global Norms in Local Contexts

Global Norms in Local Contexts

The Pocket Guide to Cornea

The Pocket Guide to Cornea

Questioning Nature

Questioning Nature

Nebraska POW Camps

Nebraska POW Camps

Appetite

Appetite

Embracing Diversity in Psychological Assessment and Research

Embracing Diversity in Psychological Assessment and Research

Comorbid Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Comorbid Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Advocating for Refugees in the European Union

Advocating for Refugees in the European Union

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