Social Security category: 3077 books
Crisi economica e risposte della politica
La political economy regionale dagli ammortizzatori in deroga alla riforma degli ammortizzatori sociali
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Gli ammortizzatori in deroga sono l’innovazione
istituzionale più importante per le politiche
del lavoro in Italia. Essi hanno rappresentato
una risposta della politica alla vulnerabilità delle
micro e piccole imprese escluse dai tradizionali
strumenti di tutela del reddito da lavoro,
svolgendo...
The Rules of Security
Staying Safe in a Risky World
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2019
This book demystifies and explains a subject that affects every one of us in our private lives and at work. Security is a practical discipline concerned with safeguarding lives, property, information, wealth, reputations, and social wellbeing. It is the basis of civilised society. People, businesses,...
Security 2.0
Dealing with Global Wicked Problems
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
Today, international security issues are slowly being reconsidered through the lens of human security, which refers to a combination of political, economic, social, nutritional, environmental, physical health, and personal safety issues. When first mentioned in 1994, the concept of human security...
The remaining security gap
Peace-building in Sierra Leone
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 5, University of Geneva (Institut universitaire des hautes études internationales (IUHEI)), course: UN peace operations and Human Rights, 34 entries in the bibliography,...
Feminist Security Studies
A Narrative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
This book rethinks security theory from a feminist perspective – uniquely, it engages feminism, security, and strategic studies to provide a distinct feminist approach to security studies.
The volume explicitly works toward an opening up of security studies that would allow for feminist (and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Across East Asia, intra-regional migration is more prevalent than inter-regional movements, and the region’s diverse histories, geopolitics, economic development, ethnic communities, and natural environments make it an excellent case study for examining the relationship between irregular migration...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
On May 16, 2011, the White House announced what it called the United States’ first comprehensive International Strategy for Cyberspace. Howard Schmidt, the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, noted: "The International Strategy is a historic policy document for the 21st Century — one that...
Private Security Companies
Transforming Politics and Security in the Czech Republic
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
This study presents intriguing analysis of the impact of private security companies' practices upon the fields of security and politics in the Czech Republic. It situates cases concerning ABL, the biggest Czech private security company, in the larger social, political, legal and economic contexts...
Homeland Security
The Essentials
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2017
Homeland Security: The Essentials, Second Edition concisely outlines the risks facing the US today and the structures we have put in place to deal with them. The authors expertly delineate the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters.
From...
Practical Aviation Security
Predicting and Preventing Future Threats
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats, Third Edition is a complete guide to the aviation security system, from crucial historical events to the policies, policymakers, and major terrorist and criminal acts that have shaped the procedures in use today, as well as the...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
This new Handbook gathers together state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research by a group of leading international scholars in the subdiscipline of Critical Security Studies.
In today’s globalised setting, the challenge of maintaining security is no longer limited to the...
Socially Responsible Innovation in Security
Critical Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
This book examines the possibility of socially responsible innovation in security, using an interdisciplinary approach.
Responsible innovation in security refers to a comprehensive approach that aims to integrate knowledge related to stakeholders operating at both the demand and the supply...
Security Privatization
How Non-security-related Private Businesses Shape Security Governance
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
This book widens the current debate on security privatization by examining how and why an increasing number of private actors beyond private military and security companies (PMSCs) have come to perform various security related functions. While PMSCs provide security for profit, most other private...
Rethinking Security Governance
The Problem of Unintended Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
This book explores the unintended consequences of security governance actions and explores how their effects can be limited.
Security governance describes new modes of security policy that differ from traditional approaches to national and international security. While traditional security...