Knowledge, Networks and Policy: Regional Studies in Postwar Britain and Beyond (Regions and Cities)

‘The region’ has been used to understand and propose solutions to phenomena and problems outside the dominant spatial scale of the twentieth century – the nation state. Its influence can be seen in multiple social science disciplines and in public policy across the globe. But how was this knowledge organised and how were its concepts transmuted into public policy? This book charts the development of the academic field of Regional Studies and the application of its concepts in public policy through its learned society, the Regional Studies Association.  In their modern form, learned societies often play a complementary role to universities, offering networks that operate in the spaces between and beyond universities, connecting specialised academics and knowledge and making it possible for them to have impact outside the academy. In contrast to the geographically tangible and popularly understood role of the university, contemporary learned societies are nebulous networks that transcend barriers and whose contribution is difficult to discern. However, the production and dissemination of knowledge would be stunted were it not for the learned society connecting scholars through a network of publications and events.  This book traces the intellectual history of regional studies and regional science from the 1960s into the 2000s and the impact of the regional concept in public policy through the changing priorities of government in the UK and Europe. By approaching the history through the Regional Studies Association, it interrogates the role and function of the ‘learned society’ model of organisation in contemporary academia and importance as a knowledge exchange vehicle for public policy influence.

Hopkins, James

Reference

Routledge

Richard Wollheim's contributions to philosophy have ranged extraordinarily across aesthetics, mind and psychoanalysis. He is one of the few philosophers in the analytic tradition to have engaged, in detail, in questions of why events in life mean what they do and how such significance informs works of art. Psychoanalysis, Mind and Art attempts to do justice to the breadth of Wollheim's work in the fields of psychoanalysis, mind and the emotions, art and politics and values. Twenty distinguished authors have been invited to discuss, dissect and review his achievements in all these areas. The resulting collection is a testament to the importance of Wollheim's philosophy and a coherent examination of the enduring problems and possibilities of mind and art.

Psychoanalysis, Mind and Art: Perspectives on Richard Wollheim (Aristotelian Society Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Blackwell Pub.

The Work of William F. Nolan: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide (Bibliographies of Modern Authors)

NOLAN, William F.

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Borgo Pr

After a discussion of the Byzantine and early Ottoman eras, the author examines church-state relationships in the latter Ottoman, Communist, and post-communist periods.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church: A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Evolving Relationship Between Church, Nation, and State in Bulgaria (East European Monograph)

History

Europe

East European Monographs

The Work of William F. Nolan: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide (Bibliographies of Modern Authors, Vol 14)

Clarke, Boden

The Walnut Tree Waits for its Bees

Mica Press

Acquainted With Grief

<p>My story is not just about me; it includes my parents and my siblings who also bore the hurt and sorrow inflicted. Sadly, the grief and disappointments that festered in our home were the products of alcoholism; a disease, an illness that isn't caught like the flu only inherited. But an inheritance that can be denied, if desired. Some might think my stories lean more toward fiction or that I embellished for the sake of entertainment. I wish they were fiction or stories embellished. I envy the individuals who have lived the so-called normal lives that were filled with peace and unselfish love that did not hold conditions to its occasion. I am telling my story because my children asked me to. They have struggled over the years trying to understand my logic, my reasons for being like I am. Of course, much has mellowed with age; or I should say, much has been disabled with age. I am still the warrior inside, the man who compromised after the fight, the person who agreed to disagree after we settled the disagreement. The hurt has healed and been forgiven; but the sorrow continues with the memories. Tears still fall when an old familiar song resurrects a day's heartache, a wrenching goodbye, or the parting of a beloved pet. The joys and laughter of the few good times I cherish as the brush of angels wings while in the presence of God. They arrived so infrequently that when they did, I held them ever so tightly so not to forget any detail of the happiness enjoyed if only for a few moments.</p>

Biographies & Memoirs

AuthorHouse

<p>My story is not just about me; it includes my parents and my siblings who also bore the hurt and sorrow inflicted. Sadly, the grief and disappointments that festered in our home were the products of alcoholism; a disease, an illness that isn’t caught like the flu only inherited. But an inheritance that can be denied, if desired. Some might think my stories lean more toward fiction or that I embellished for the sake of entertainment. I wish they were fiction or stories embellished. I envy the individuals who have lived the so-called normal lives that were filled with peace and unselfish love that did not hold conditions to its occasion. I am telling my story because my children asked me to. They have struggled over the years trying to understand my logic, my reasons for being like I am. Of course, much has mellowed with age; or I should say, much has been disabled with age. I am still the warrior inside, the man who compromised after the fight, the person who agreed to disagree after we settled the disagreement. The hurt has healed and been forgiven; but the sorrow continues with the memories. Tears still fall when an old familiar song resurrects a day’s heartache, a wrenching goodbye, or the parting of a beloved pet. The joys and laughter of the few good times I cherish as the brush of angels wings while in the presence of God. They arrived so infrequently that when they did, I held them ever so tightly so not to forget any detail of the happiness enjoyed if only for a few moments.</p>

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