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Principles of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics is a theory which establishes the relationship between the physical quantities that characterise the macroscopic properties of a system. In our book, Principles of Thermodynamics, thermodynamics...

Sylvain D. Brechet, Jean-Philippe Ansermet | 5 Dec 2018

What do you understand?

Einstein once remarked, “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Expressions like these are increasingly common. Saturated with social media and soundbites, many lament modern life’s flood...

Kareem Khalifa | 4 Dec 2018

More than a Commentator

Can you really be famous for explaining someone else’s ideas? Speaking as a historian of philosophy I can tell you the answer is: not really. But one man who just about managed it was Ibn Rushd, often...

Peter Adamson | 4 Dec 2018

The Need has Never Been Greater!: The Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Community Engagement and Outreach

When browsing through the pages of the handbook or stumbling across an abstract on the book online, one might wonder why we decided to write and organize this volume at this time. The answer is pretty simple. It is needed!

Joseph A. Allen, Roni Reiter-Palmon | 3 Dec 2018

Immigration Matters

Immigration is, needless to say, a very hot topic in today’s charged political climate. Still, little attention has been paid in the popular press to immigration of highly educated technological professionals....

Daniel J. McCarthy | 3 Dec 2018
Tiberiu Harko | 29 Nov 2018

The European Court of Human Rights and Russia: Quo Vadis?

There is an ongoing crisis in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the relations between Russia and Strasbourg. In 2015, The Russian Constitutional Court decided that the implementation...

Lauri Mälksoo | 22 Nov 2018

Imagining Africa

The most common response I get when I tell a distant cousin or new acquaintance that I teach African politics remains the pithy one-liner, “Oh, I didn’t realise Africa had any politics!” Several...

Clive Gabay | 19 Nov 2018

Flipping the switch: How technology can help to prevent and address bullying

Bullying during childhood and adolescence has captured the attention of policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and citizens around the globe, bringing increased attention to this important issue. As...

Tracy Waasdorp, Elise Pas, Catherine Bradshaw | 14 Nov 2018

Instead of focusing on how to cope with bullying, we need to think about how to end it

People around the world face discrimination based on their gender, race, sexuality, weight or age, among other characteristics. Being a victim of discrimination is associated with a range of negative outcomes....

Jemima Kang, Fiona Kate Barlow, Chris G. Sibley | 13 Nov 2018

Bullying, Social Exclusion, and Intimate Partner Violence

Editors of the Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships, Anita L. Vangelisti and Daniel Perlman, discuss the effects of bullying in intimate relationships for Anti-Bullying week.

Daniel Perlman, Anita L. Vangelisti | 11 Nov 2018

Bullying: When does it Stop?

Bullying, or the ongoing and frequent misuse of power in a peer relationship, often in school, occurs throughout the world. Population base-rates are estimated to vary, averaging about 1/3 of pupils worldwide....

Daniel J. Flannery, Jane Timmons-Mitchell | 10 Nov 2018