Panopticon 2.0 - Governing in an Age of Total Surveillance is a sharp, timely exploration of digital sovereignty in a world increasingly shaped by invisible infrastructures, opaque algorithms, and foreign dependencies. In this book, Thierry Gilgen dissects how surveillance has evolved from Cold War spycraft to a seamless, automated web of cloud services, sensors, and platform monopolies - and why today's institutions, companies, and even governments are losing control over their own digita...

Every company creates intellectual property but without always realising it. In today’s knowledge-based economy, intellectual property is a strategic and essential asset that ensures the development and durability of a company. It is important to protect this asset by creating registered intellectual property rights.Intellectual Property in Luxembourg sets out the legal aspects and tax advantages, together with practical action points on how to implement an intellectual property st...

Pierre Bourdieu, one of the most influential critical social theorists of the second half of the twentieth century, once described sociology as "a combat sport." This comprehensive collection of his writings on politics and social science, from early 1960s articles on the Algerian War of Independence to the last text he published before his death, proves that this vision was enduring throughout his life-as well as a serious scholar Bourdieu was always an outspoken public intellectual.

Learn to program an array of customized devices and solutionsAs a compact, highly efficient, scalable operating system, Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7) is one of the best options for developing a new generation of network-enabled, media-rich, and service-oriented devices. This in-depth resource takes you through the benefits and capabilities of WEC7 so that you can start using this performance development platform today. Divided into several major sections, the b...

This three-volume set CCIS 3019-3021 constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, IPMU 2026, held in Rome, Italy, during June 15-19, 2026.The 111 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 254 submissions. They are organized into topical sections as follows:Part I: Aggregation theory; Imprecise probabilities; Knowledge representation a...

This three-volume set CCIS 3019-3021 constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, IPMU 2026, held in Rome, Italy, during June 15-19, 2026.The 111 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 254 submissions. They are organized into topical sections as follows:Part I: Aggregation theory; Imprecise probabilities; Knowledge representation a...

Successfully perform a large transformation project. The nuclear production department of EDF has launched a large transformation project of nuclear facilities maintenance, covering 19 production sites and all their staff: the OEEI project (Obtenir un état exemplaire des Installations - obtain an exemplary state of the installations).This book summarizes this experience which has, in 5 years, worked to renovate and maintain the installations by involving all the technical and leadin...

This three-volume set CCIS 3019-3021 constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, IPMU 2026, held in Rome, Italy, during June 15-19, 2026.The 111 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 254 submissions. They are organized into topical sections as follows:Part I: Aggregation theory; Imprecise probabilities; Knowledge representation a...

"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" aka "Civil Disobedience" is a seminal essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1849 under the title "Resistance to Civil Government."As you listen to the reading of "Civil Disobedience," consider the historical context of mid-19th century America, a time of intense political and moral upheaval. The issues that Thoreau addresses—justice, government, and personal responsibility—are as relevant today as they were d...

Ethical leadership has come to the forefront of management thought in the twenty-first century in the wake of breaches of judgement and integrity that have plagued international markets. This volume assembles an international cadre of management scholars to explore questions surrounding ethical leadership. Using a variety of methods and approaches, this collection of studies examines how people determine the ethicality of their leaders, the complex connection of trust and those perceptions...