Tijdens de Week van de Kindermishandeling geeft David Mandel drie masterclasses. Hier zit het boek ook inbegrepen bij deelname. Kijk op www.mandel.logavak.nl voor meer informatie.

Stel je voor dat je je leven riskeert om je kinderen te beschermen en je er vervolgens van wordt beschuldigd dat je “hem boven je kinderen verkiest”?

Overlevenden van huiselijk geweld over de hele wereld delen de ervaring dat ze hun kinderen beschermen, maar toch beschuldigd worden van “hun partner verkiezen ...

Providing for National Security: A Comparative Analysis argues that the provision of national security has changed in the 21st century as a result of a variety of different pressures and threats. In this timely volume experts from both the academic and policy worlds present 13 different country case studies drawn from across the globe-including established and newer states, large and smaller states, those on the rise and those in apparent decline-to identify what these key players consider to...

'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.' (The Times) You are accused of a crime.

Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence. Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not-too-distant future where machines rule supreme, making important decisions - in healthcare, tran...

Deze volledig herziene editie van deze klassieker is toegesneden op de praktische behoeften van de lezer. Allemaal andersdenkenden is een van de invloedrijkste boeken van de afgelopen decennia. Het is een standaardwerk voor wie denkt over en werkt met cultuurverschillen – overheid en bedrijven, ngo’s, studenten, reizigers en krantenlezers. Dit boek is de jongste editie van Geert Hofstedes baanbrekende studie naar de manier waarop ons denken, voelen en handelen beïnvloed worden door de cu...

In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics with no prior knowledge or experience assumed. With an emphasis on describing concepts, showing through example and illustrating points with graphs and displays, this book will provide readers with a step-by-step introduction to using statistics. Chapters address the following questions:Why bother learning statistics in the first place and are they relevant to re...

Vrouwen met een niet-westerse migratieachtergrond kunnen in Nederland door hun omgeving ernstig worden ingeperkt in hun vrijheid. Sommigen krijgen bijvoorbeeld te maken met huwelijksdwang of huiselijk en eergerelateerd geweld. Ze kunnen er aanhoudende fysieke en psychische klachten door ontwikkelen. Hoe geef je als hulp- of zorgverlener goede zorg aan deze vrouwen?

'Goede zorg aan vrouwen met migratieachtergrond' helpt je een open blik te ontwikkelen op situaties van vrijheidsinperking en dwa...

'We need effective citizen-lobbyists - not just likers, followers or even marchers - more than ever. I have no hesitation in lobbying you to read this book.'Bill Emmott, former editor in chief, the EconomistMany democratic societies are experiencing a crisis of faith. Citizens are making clear their frustration with their supposedly representative governments, which instead seem driven by the interests of big business, powerful individuals and wealthy lobby groups.

What can we do about it? Ho...

How were human rights invented, and how does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our ability to protect them today? From Professor Lynn Hunt comes this extraordinary cultural and intellectual history, which traces the roots of human rights to the rejection of torture as a means for finding the truth. She demonstrates how ideas of human relationships portrayed in novels and art helped spread these new ideals and how human rights continue to be contested today.

In 2014, the declaration of the Islamic State caliphate was hailed as a major victory by the global jihadist movement. But it was short-lived. Three years on, the caliphate was destroyed, leaving its surviving fighters - many of whom were foreign recruits - to retreat and scatter across the globe.

So what happens now? Is this the beginning of the end of IS? Or can it adapt and regroup after the physical fall of the caliphate? In this timely analysis, terrorism expert Colin P. Clarke takes sto...

Human Rights: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary text written by a global team of experts with coverage and content unrivaled by any other text on the market. With contributions from an international panel of experts, including political scientists, lawyers, philosophers, and policy-makers, this text is unmatched in its ability to provide students with a practical, comprehensive and 21st century perspectives on the theory, study and practice ofhuman rights. In addition ...