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Consuming distance or (all) consuming work? The case of telework
(Routledge, 2014)
The reality of
anthropogenic climate change and the consequences for society and environment
is of growing concern to many worldwide. Sustainable Development - development
which addresses existing human needs while ...
What's smart about working from home? Telework and the sustainable consumption of distance in Ireland
(Research-Publishing, 2013)
The use of technology is pervasive in
contemporary society transforming lives and work environments. The internet and the availability of portable
personal communication devices have resulted in immense societal change. ...
Youth-adult relationships as assets for youth: promoting positive development in stressful Ttmes
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-12-13)
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Solidarity, equity and rights-based to health provision
(Commonwealth Secretariat, 2015)
This brief contribution addresses the central, but neglected principle of solidarity in universal health coverage reforms. Solidarity is the key to understanding rights-based approaches to health, while ensuring a good fit ...
Governing the future: children's health and biosocial power
(Manchester University Press, 2017-05-31)
Hannah Arendt’s concept of natality spans birth and action, which combine to inaugurate the new. Natality is
used here to examine childhood as a prefigurative form of biopolitics. This concerns practices that seek ...
Putting the 'public' back into public health
(Commonwealth Secretariat/ Nexus Strategic Partnerships, 2013)
The role of the citizen consumer: alternative consumer actvisim and the rights to health and development
(Commonwealth Secretariat/ Nexus Strategic Partnerships, 2012)
This chapter draws on case-study research to show how networked consumer campaigns have shaped global health governance. It highlights the important, yet under-researched role of Southern health activism in mobilising ...
Reimagining Research and Education in Higher Education - integrating scholarships for sustainable human development
(Commonwealth Secretariat / Nexus Strategic Partnerships, 2014-11-27)
This contribution examines key intersections between development, higher education and research. It suggests that the interactions between these domains are neglected and argues that higher education s contribution needs ...
Strengthening Development Education Practice in the Higher Education Sector: Reimagining research
(Palgrave, 2014-04)
This chapter examines the case for development education research, explores the relationship between research and development education in the higher education sector and considers the implications for development education ...
Introduction: Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences Concepts, Methodologies and the Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
(Sage, 2013)
The necessity to reconcile the needs and wants of human society with the limits of the global ecological system has resulted in proposals for alternative forms of development that prioritise human flourishing and well-being ...