Interactiekunde voor professionals De Roos van Leary is het instrument waarmee je trefzeker interactie kunt beïnvloeden: conflicten oplossen, een te dominante of juist te teruggetrokken collega in beweging krijgen, mensen voor je ideeën winnen, gestagneerde samenwerking vlottrekken, het thuis gezellig houden en nog veel meer situaties waar je dagelijks tegenaan kunt lopen. De Roos is dan ook een van de basisinstrumenten voor (communicatie-)trainingen. Toch was er nog niet een boek dat voor...

For decades, scholars have repeatedly found the inequity of gender representations in informational and entertainment media. Beginning with the seminal work by Gaye Tuchman and colleagues, we have repeatedly seen a systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in media. Examining the latest research in discourse and content analyses trending in both domestic and international circles, Media Disparity: A Gender Battleground highlights the progress—or lack thereof—in media rega...

Disaster management is an increasingly important subject, as effective management of both natural and manmade disasters is essential to save lives and minimize casualties. This book discusses the best practice for vital elements of disaster medicine in both developed and developing countries, including planning and preparedness of hospitals, emergency medical services, communication and IT tools for medical disaster response and psychosocial issues. It also covers the use of state-of the-a...

A new community-based framework assessing the impact of participatory grantmaking on philanthropyInstitutional foundations are influential, yet it can be difficult to understand how they operate. How do their staff members make decisions? What impact do these decisions have on nonprofits, civil society, and democracy more broadly? One practice that holds promise for demystifying this relationship is participatory grantmaking, whereby stakeholders and grantees parti...