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Social dynamics in Swiss society : empirical studies based on the swiss household panel
It is indeed a pleasure to write the preface to a book celebrating 20 years of the
“Swiss Household Panel (SHP).” For about 20 years, I was responsible for one of
SHP’s twins: the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), ...
Indigenous life projects and extractivism : ethnographies from South America
Extractivism is a good way to summarise the last five hundred years in
South America. When Indigenous people discovered Spanish explorers on
their coasts in the late fifteenth century, the strangers had arrived in ...
A philosophical examination of social justice and child poverty
Child poverty is surely one of the most severe problems in today’s world
and undoubtedly an ethical issue that needs to be tackled. It is hard to
find anyone who argues against the claim that children should not be
poor ...
Sequence analysis and related approaches : innovative methods and applications
This volume provides innovative methods and applications of sequence analysis
(SA) to life course and time use data with a focus on the relationship between SA
and other methods for longitudinal data. It originated in ...
Coming to terms with superdiversity : the case of Rotterdam
Migration-related diversity manifests itself primarily in cities. Cities are usually the
primary points of entry for new migrants and often the first places where integration
in society starts. Many cities have experienced ...
Sustainable land management in a european context : a co-design approach
Sustainable land management is a key issue among the various applications of
sustainable development. Humans are mobile terrestrial beings who need land as
terra firma to support their activities and obtain vital resources. ...
Paradigmas y polifuncionalidad : Estudio diacrónico de preciso/precisamente, justo/ justamente, exacto/exactamente y cabal/cabalmente
This study presents a corpus-based semasiologial and onomasiological analysis of the paradigm of adjectives and adverbs of accuracy. Looking specifically at justo / justamente, cabal / cabalmente, preciso / precisamente, ...
Ethnic identity, social mobility and the role of soulmates
My background in Physics and my career start as a Management Consultant often
raises eyebrows. The knowledge that one of my early (and strong!) drivers was to
prove myself as a woman often softens this surprise and ...
How generations remember conflicting : histories and shared memories in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina
How many times in recent years have I been humbled by the great support I received from numerous people on the way to this book and now
it is fi nally time to put my gratitude on paper. Among all these people, I fi rst
wish ...
Lewis Fry Richardson: his intellectual legacy and influence in the social sciences
Lewis F Richardson, a physicist by training, remains a towering presence
in two academic subjects, meteorology and peace research. Prizes are named for
him in both fields. This chapter introduces a collection of articles ...