Unraveling Dynamics in mediation -

Insight into systemic and communication patterns within relationships and conflicts -

For mediators and other professionals involved in mediation or conflict resolution -

As a mediator, there is one important aim: to resolve the conflict for both parties in the most optimal way. Most of the time that works out fine. There are times, however, you can't seem to get a grasp on it. Or you think you've solved the situation and suddenly the dispute flares up agai...

This is no ordinary English book.

Our A1 English book explores English through travel and culture. You will learn the basics you need to get speaking right away and our exercises are designed to get you thinking in English.

We follow two travellers as they wander through the world, learning and meeting new people along the way. We use engaging language and vibrant illustrations to bring the language to life!

In Europe, we learn about history and how to describe the world around us. In North A...

Practical tips for what you should and should not do with groups

What should you keep in mind if you regularly work with a group? How can you prevent mistakes? Answers to these questions can be found in this book with tips, do’s and don’ts while working with groups. It is a practical book, written for teachers, counselors and students Social Studies.

The groups are described by age, starting at 4 years up to 20 years old (children, teenagers and adults). It may sound funny, but many point...

Pearls of Meaning offers a collection of essays by J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn, a leading scholar in the field of Persian Studies, in which essential domains of Persian culture such as poetry and Sufism are analyzed in an exemplary fashion. While poetry plays a pivotal position in these essays, the reception of the Persian literary tradition in Europe is another focus of the volume. De Bruijn evaluates the works of a generation of scholars such as A. Reland (1676-1718), C.H. Ethé (1844-1917), J....

Social inequality is a subject of contemporary concerns. Life capabilities and the access to resources vary significantly in rich and poor countries, between elites and others. Furthermore, inequalities based on bio-anthropological and non-bio-anthropological causes are almost universal. Accordingly, inequality was also inherent in past societies and archaeologists have continually examined and interpreted social inequalities in sources such as burial grounds.

This book continues such analyse...

This book is published in the context of the 25th anniversary of PLATO Business School in The Netherlands (PLATO NL). Reading this book you will find out that leadership is based on transactionality. In fact leadership, as a historical phenomenon, can only be methodologically interpreted by behavioral scientific explanations, and that is by taking into account sociogenetic and psychogenetic variables. This book is a historical-scientific treatise, primarily a reference work, but also very us...

In contemporary society there is a sense of control. Control by the existence of the digital society, whereby the outside world is controlled by digits. From behind a desk, at least always from behind a screen, man thinks he understands and guides the world. And indeed, major steps have been taken in many areas of research and people know a lot, can do a lot. But there is something strange going on. The control that one thinks to have is quasi-control.

This book is about the core of the socio...

Are you a doctoral student or researcher in the field of (Bioscience) Engineering? Would you like to present your research in a well-structured and readable manner? This book, which can be used for self-study or in an academic writing course, shows you how to make sure your article receives the attention it deserves. Academic English: Writing a Research Article addresses the following questions: How can I acquire an academic writing style? How can I develop an elaborate and accurate academic...