A discursive-sociological approach to the Europeanization of gender and other equality policies. Using largely unpublished empirical data covering twenty-nine European countries this book adopts a pluralistic perspective to explore the complex and often divergent gender and other equality policy outputs of Europeanization.

Resulting from a collaborative approach, Doing Democracy in "Third Places" presents the results of multi-site ethnographic research in seven Quebec civil society organizations. It reports on observations, analyses and comparisons of a diversity of innovative citizenship education practices aimed at young people in these “third places”, i.e. socialization spaces different from school and family.Focusing on the presentation of case studies, the book reveals the diversity of ...

Au Québec, on observe l’existence d’un écosystème d’espaces sociaux où, en dehors des programmes formels d’éducation civique, les jeunes ont l’occasion d’apprendre à participer à la vie démocratique. Cet ouvrage rassemble sept études de cas documentant les expériences d’éducation à la citoyenneté vécues par ces jeunes. La recherche qui sous-tend cet ouvrage est basée sur une approche ethnographique et a été menée en collaboration avec sept organisations. Fruit d’une approche conceptuelle e...

In a quiet village, three adventurous children—Wren, Tamsin, and Calder—uncover a hidden door deep within an enchanted forest.This mysterious gateway leads them into the magical Realm of Eldrin, a world filled with mythical creatures, ancient secrets, and dark forces threatening to plunge the land into eternal darkness. As the children embark on a thrilling journey, they encounter talking animals, face riddles, and unravel a forgotten prophecy.With bravery, wisdom, and team...

In a small town nestled near an enigmatic forest, a man named Adam becomes intrigued by the rumors of abnormal occurrences happening at its outskirts. With a desire to uncover the truth, he embarks on an investigation into the depths of the forest. Along the way, he encounters a mysterious young boy who disappears after a brief encounter. Strange things begin to happen, and Adam's companion, Daniel, starts acting strangely, his eyes turning pitch black. Fearing for his safety, Adam flees i...

The European Russian forests are described within the boreal, hemiboreal and nemoral forest regions; floodplain forests are also characterized. The book presents a classification and description of forest vegetation, soil characteristic and assessments of plant diversity and successional status of forest plant communities. Structure and composition of vegetation in early- and late-successional forests are analyzed with an emphasis on forests in State Nature reserves. Features of the histor...

The Politics of Feminist Knowledge Transfer draws together analytical work on gender training and gender expertise. Its chapters critically reflect on the politics of feminist knowledge transfer, understood as an inherently political, dynamic and contested process, the overall aim of which is to transform gendered power relations in pursuit of more equal societies, workplaces, and policies. At its core, the work explores the relationship between gender expertise, gender training, and broad...

This book is about people, where there are no people. As well as there is no all those hardware and clothes behind which a man got used to hiding the true origin. Where the strongest will survive, but not the one who crosses the norms and rules of the modern world invented by the human brain, profiting from the trust. You will engrossed into the world of chaos and struggle for the survival of forest inhabitants, to whom a man is not inferior in instincts, and in some ways even surpasses th...

This book provides a comparative, neo-institutionalist approach to the different factors impacting state adoption of—or refusal to adopt—same-sex marriage laws. The now twenty-one countries where lesbians and gay men can legally marry include recent or longstanding democracies, republics and parliamentary monarchies, and unitary and federal states. They all reflect different positions with respect to religion and the cultural foundations of the nation. Countries opposed to such legalizatio...