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When Children Draw Gods: A Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Approach to Children's Representations of Supernatural Agents
Cham: Springer (2023), viii, 569 pp.
"This open access book explores how children draw God. It looks at children's drawings collected in a large variety of cultural and religious traditions. Coverage demonstrates the richness of drawing as a method for studying representations of the divine. In the process, it also contributes to our u
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AI ethics in higher education: Insights from Africa and beyond
Cham: Springer (2023), 101 pp.
"This open access book tackles the pressing problem of integrating concerns related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics into higher education curriculums aimed at future AI developers in Africa and beyond. For doing so, it analyzes the present and future states of AI ethics education in local com
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"The diversity of the state of media freedoms in Europe is reflected in its geography, where more liberal regimes are to be found in the north and the west of the continent where the freedoms are secured firmer in countries’ legislations, governments’ practices, and citizens’ behaviours. Some
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Narratives and New Voices from India: Cases of Community Development for Social Change
Singapore: Springer (2022), xxi, 318 pp.
"This volume focuses on indigenous knowledge in analyzing the traditions and communication processes within various communities of Northeast India. It deals with the historical and theoretical trajectory of communication for social change as a discipline, bringing together a series of interesting ca
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Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cham: Springer (2022), 283 pp.
"The chapters here explore the impact, especially of Covid-19, on the media while unpacking the complexities, intersections and dynamics surrounding technological, political and economic developments and trends. Similarly, media discourses on journalism practice, audience narratives and news discour
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Endangered Voices: Nigerian Journalists’ Safety amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
"This chapter examines the difficult conditions Nigerian journalists faced while reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the threats and dangers faced by Nigerian broadcast journalists and its implication for journalism practice amid a pandemic. Using a qualitative approach, we conducted
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Migration in West Africa
Cham: Springer (2022), vi, 265 pp.
Age-Inclusive ICT Innovation for Service Delivery in South Africa: A Developing Country Perspective
Cham: Springer (2022), xxi, 257 pp.
"Worldwide, it is anticipated that care needs of older populations will outstrip available resources. Sub-Saharan Africa lacks relevant long-term care systems for older persons, and technology could play a crucial role in supporting families, communities and government in vital care management. This
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Digital Humanism: For a Humane Transformation of Democracy, Economy and Culture in the Digital Age
Cham: Springer (2022), ix, 127 pp.
"This open access book deals with cultural and philosophical aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) and pleads for a “digital humanism”. This term is beginning to be en vogue everywhere. Due to a growing discontentment with the way digitalization is being used in the world, particularly formula
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The Risks of Social Media Platforms for Democracy: A Call for a New Regulation
In: Law and Artificial Intelligence: Regulating AI and Applying AI in Legal Practice
The Hague; Berlin: Asser Press; Springer (2022), pp. 169-186
"This chapter critically discusses how the democratic arena is changing and deteriorating due to the impact of the power of social media platforms. The focus is on the consequences that personalized forms of information and digital affordances can produce, leading to online information cocoons or fi
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Understanding Digital Conflict Drivers
"This chapter explores digital drivers of conflict. We examine how technologies are affecting conflict dynamics and what peacebuilders can do to mitigate these effects. We argue that because digital technologies are fundamentally altering the human experience, they are by extension fundamentally alt
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Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia
Singapore: Springer; South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE); International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (2022), xxvii, 460 pp.
"Using a narrative style, this book draws on stories and examples from seven South Asian countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—to highlight how communities in South Asia are building resilience to climate change. A total of 58 authors have contributed to t
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Face-to Face with COVID-19: Experiences of Ghanaian Frontline Journalists Infected with the Virus
"Journalists around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, media houses have had to make drastic adjustments to the impact of challenges wrought by the pandemic on their operations. Ghanaian media houses also faced similar challenges and disruptions. News reporters and
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Cybersecurity in Poland: Legal Aspects
Cham: Springer (2022), xvi, 513 pp.
Diversity nutzen und annehmen: Praxisimplikationen für das Diversity Management
Springer (2022), xiii, 400 pp.
"Das vorliegende Buch liefert einen Einblick in das hoch aktuelle Thema (kulturelle) Vielfalt (Diversity) in Organisationen und Unternehmen. Dabei verbindet es den aktuellen theoretischen Forschungsstand zum Thema Diversity mit Handlungsmöglichkeiten zum erfolgreichen Umgang mit dieser Vielfalt (Di
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Digital Literacy and Socio-Cultural Acceptance of ICT in Developing Countries
Cham: Springer (2021), viii, 313 pp.
"This book discusses the role of human computer interaction (HCI) design in fostering digital literacy and promoting socio-cultural acceptance and usage of the latest ICT innovations in developing countries. The book presents techniques, theories, case studies, and methodologies in HCI design approa
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Digital Shutdowns and Social Media: Spatiality, Political Economy and Internet Shutdowns in India
Cham: Springer (2021), xxi, 176 pp.
"Internet shutdowns have occurred in India for several reasons, mainly to hinder the spreading of information through social media - this is discussed in detail along with political motives behind this and how this can conflict with government policies, such as the flagship program "Digital India" w
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Media and Disaster Risk Reduction: Advances, Challenges and Potentials
Singapore: Springer (2021), xiii, 249 pp.
"The media is considered to be of utmost importance in all phases of disasters, before, during and after, with different types of media having different proactive roles to play in disaster risk reduction. Before disasters, they play essential roles not only in bringing early warning to people but al
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Handbook of Global Media Ethics
Cham: Springer (2021), xxxii, 1460 pp.
"The first handbook on global media ethics; provides a valuable resource for teaching media ethics in a global era; addresses all major approaches to global media ethics; contains contributions by leading, internationally recognized authors in the field of media ethics." (Publisher description)
