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Providing unique global perspectives on community psychology, this is exciting and important reading for students and researchers alike, written by leading experts in the field. Drawing on a wealth of experience and examples, it offers an essential guide to the political global context of this fast-developing area of psychology.

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Rossi develops a theory of the roles of action (social actor) and structure (sociopolitical resources, cultural resources, and economic resources) in disaster studies, using the data on community reconstruction after the 1980 earthquake in Southern Italy as a preliminary test of the theory.

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Reviews the history and present practice of community service in the United States. While aware of the strengths of community service programmes to the development of schools and society, the author believes that behind these good intentions, there is a certain ambivalence.

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Community visioning and strategic planning programs have become increasingly important in recent years as local governments in rural areas have searched for innovative ways to revitalize their local economies or manage population growth. A panel of experts describes local government programs in ten states.

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America is experiencing a boom of voluntarism and civic mindedness. Community groups are working together to clean up their cities and neighborhoods. People are rejoining churches, civic associations, and Little Leagues.

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This book is a study of collective efficacy in eight neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Using residential surveys, observations, and new methods of statistical and mapping analysis (kriging), the book provides a number of important findings relevant to the theory itself, ramifications for its use within communities, and implications for current and future research.

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An examination of and tutorial for understanding student experiences in community based transformation learning in higher education based on pedagogical practices through integrated coursework and pre-professional experiences.

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Features a case study of a 'planned unit development' in America, Twin Rivers. This book traces the birth and unfolding of Twin Rivers from a former potato field into a community. It reveals the community of Twin Rivers through a multidimensional social microscope. It is intended for social scientists, architects, and physical planners.

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"Comprehensive introduction to comparative and international education"--

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The near conjunction of the bicentennial of the United States Constitution in 1989 and the completion of the European common market in 1992 provides a unique opportunity for the comparative consideration of constitutional federalism.

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The chapters deal with general issues in comparative criminology, cross-national data, perceptions of crime, violent crime, crimes against property, economic and political crime, transnational corporate crime, correlates of crime, underdevelopment and modernization, social control and dispute resolution, and criminal justice and penal policies.

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Combining the theoretical tools of comparative politics with the substantive concerns of environmental policy, experts explore responses to environmental problems across nations and political systems

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Comparative Higher Education is the first book to systematically explore many of the most important implications of the globalization of higher education. Comparative Higher Education reflects more than three decades of research in the field, and places key elements in the globalization of higher education in a useful framework.

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Comparative Higher Education is the first book to systematically explore many of the most important implications of the globalization of higher education. Comparative Higher Education reflects more than three decades of research in the field, and places key elements in the globalization of higher education in a useful framework.

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An analysis of judicial review and public policy in different parts of the world today. The authors set forth a framework for comparative analysis into the origins of judicial review, its use as a policy tool and its exercise and impact in the policy-making process.

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