Theodoros Papadopoulos's Books

Migration and Welfare in the New Europe

Social Protection and the Challenges of Integration

By: Emma Carmel,Alfio Cerami,Theodoros Papadopoulos

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Migration and Welfare in the New Europe

Social Protection and the Challenges of Integration

By: Emma Carmel,Alfio Cerami,Theodoros Papadopoulos

Providing innovative insights, this book moves the debate on migration and integration policies in the enlarged European Union and its member states onto new terrain.

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277

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Policy Press

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1847426441

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9781847426444

Skylines and Other Dominance-Based Queries

By: Apostolos N. Papadopoulos,Eleftherios Tiakas,Theodoros Tzouramanis,Nikolaos Georgiadis,Yannis Manolopoulos

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Skylines and Other Dominance-Based Queries

By: Apostolos N. Papadopoulos,Eleftherios Tiakas,Theodoros Tzouramanis,Nikolaos Georgiadis,Yannis Manolopoulos

This book is a gentle introduction to dominance-based query processing techniques and their applications. The book aims to present fundamental as well as some advanced issues in the area in a precise, but easy-to-follow, manner. Dominance is an intuitive concept that can be used in many different ways in diverse application domains. The concept of dominance is based on the values of the attributes of each object. An object dominates another object if is better than . This goodness criterion may differ from one user to another. However, all decisions boil down to the minimization or maximization of attribute values. In this book, we will explore algorithms and applications related to dominance-based query processing. The concept of dominance has a long history in finance and multi-criteria optimization. However, the introduction of the concept to the database community in 2001 inspired many researchers to contribute to the area. Therefore, many algorithmic techniques have been proposed for the efficient processing of dominance-based queries, such as skyline queries, -dominant queries, and top- dominating queries, just to name a few.

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134

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Springer Nature

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3031018761

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9783031018763

Tactical Citizenships

Encounters with Everyday State in the Republic of Cyprus

By: Theodoros Kouros

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Tactical Citizenships

Encounters with Everyday State in the Republic of Cyprus

By: Theodoros Kouros

The idea of citizenship is formed through a dynamic and flexible set of relationships that go beyond a sequence of formal rights and duties. It is recurring in everyday social contexts—in practices that play out in the real world, in the everyday exercises or refusals of citizenship rights, in the purposeful defiance of norms, and in the tactical evasions of duties. This book explores the troubled relationship between a state and its citizens across four different kinds of social spaces in Limassol, Cyprus. Tactical Citizenships is a testament to the tenacity and resourcefulness of marginalized individuals in directing their relations with the state.

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183

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Berghahn Books

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1805396811

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9781805396819

Qualitative Methods in Migration Studies

A Critical Realist Perspective

By: Dr Theodoros Iosifides

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Qualitative Methods in Migration Studies

A Critical Realist Perspective

By: Dr Theodoros Iosifides

Recent years have witnessed growing interest in a series of issues related to migration, including identity formation and change, the role of social capital and social networks, ethnic discrimination, racism and xenophobia, socio-political participation and mobilisation and the complex nature of the causal mechanisms linked to migration – issues that are better highlighted and investigated using qualitative methods. Moving away from the quantitative and empiricist-positivist approaches that have often characterised migration research, Qualitative Methods in Migration Studies explores in a concise but comprehensive way the key issues involved in researching migratory phenomena in a qualitative manner. It addresses themes including the basic characteristics of contemporary migration, qualitative research into social processes related to migration, and the relationship between theory, research design and practice. Drawing upon empirical case studies and a series of real and hypothetical examples, the book develops a critical realist alternative both to empiricism and interpretivist, social constructionist and post-structuralist relativism in qualitative migration research. With special emphasis on the meta-theoretical dimensions of qualitative research practice, this volume connects qualitative findings to policy formation and ‘politics making’, exploring the multiple dimensions involved in researching migratory phenomena, such as ontology, epistemology, methodology, ethics and research practice. As such, it will be of interest to students and researchers in migration across the social sciences.

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288

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409494322

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9781409494324

The Social Construction of Knowledge in Mission-Critical Environments

Lessons from the Flight Deck

By: Theodoros Katerinakis

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The Social Construction of Knowledge in Mission-Critical Environments

Lessons from the Flight Deck

By: Theodoros Katerinakis

This volume analyzes real in-flight communications to explain the dynamics of knowledge construction. With the use of a grounded theory approach, real-life scenarios for in-depth interviews with aviation informants were developed and analyzed using discourse analysis. The study revealed aspects of tacit knowledge and expertise behavior that develop in mission-critical environments. Among the findings, the author discovered: • Silence is an interactional element and a substantial contributing factor to both completed flights and aviation incidents/accidents • Hesitation is an early reaction when situational awareness is lacking • The aviation sub-cultures contain several distinct micro-cultures which affect professional responsibility and decision making in micro-environments • Human errors should be acknowledged, discussed and repaired by all actors of the flight model • Non-verbal communication in institutional settings and mediated environments is instrumental to safe and efficient operations The results suggest fruitful applications of theory to explore how knowledge is generated in highly structured, high-risk organizational environments, such as hospitals, nuclear plants, battlefields and crisis and disaster locations. Katerinakis explains the emergent knowledge elements in communication command with messages “spoken-heard-understood-applied," from multiple stakeholders... The interplay of theory and real-flight examples, with key interlocutors, creates a valuable narrative both for the expert reader and the lay-person interested in the insights of hospitals, nuclear plants, battlefields, safety and rescue systems, and crisis and disaster locations. Ilias Panagopoulos, PhD Command Fighter Pilot, Col (Ret) Senior Trainer, Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) Training Organisation Safety Manager, NATO Airlift Management Programme In this path-breaking work, Theodore Katerinakis brings the study of human communication to the airplane cockpit as a knowledge environment. Toward that end, drawing on his own experience with the Air Force and Aviation Authorities and interviews with flight controllers and scores of pilots, Katerinakis both builds on moves beyond human factors research and ecological psychology... It is a work of theoretical value across disciplines and organizational settings and of practical importance as well. His lively narrative adds to translational research by translating knowledge or evidence into action in mission-critical systems. Douglas V. Porpora, PhD Professor of Sociology & Director Communication, Culture and Media Drexel University

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3319910140

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Book's by Theodoros Papadopoulos

Migration and Welfare in the New Europe

Migration and Welfare in the New Europe

Skylines and Other Dominance-Based Queries

Skylines and Other Dominance-Based Queries

Tactical Citizenships

Tactical Citizenships

Qualitative Methods in Migration Studies

Qualitative Methods in Migration Studies

The Social Construction of Knowledge in Mission-Critical Environments

The Social Construction of Knowledge in Mission-Critical Environments

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