The Most Important Crisis Facing The 21st Century

Author : Arnold A. McMahon
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781477247952

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The Most Important Crisis Facing the 21St Century by Arnold A. McMahon Pdf

Humanity is at a critical juncture in its history. In the last 400 years, humanity has been going through the most profound cultural change in human history. Western culture - and other cultures as well - have in large measure accepted a view of reality as being explainable solely in material terms. This fundamental philosophy has shaped all areas of human activity. This book both describes this phenomenon and evaluates whether there are good reasons to accept it. The author argues that if we adopt such a philosophy, then we have no basis for upholding the dignity of each human being, and this has vast and frightening consequences for human beings. This book is not just timely, but absolutely critical for everybody to read. It is not presented in dry, abstract terms, but in the language of humanity. It is a cry from a human heart, deeply concerned about what is taking place in the world. It is one of the most important books of our time.

Author : Julian Cribb
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319412702

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Surviving the 21st Century by Julian Cribb Pdf

The book explores the central question facing humanity today: how can we best survive the ten great existential challenges that are now coming together to confront us? Besides describing these challenges from the latest scientific perspectives, it also outlines and integrates the solutions, both at global and individual level and concludes optimistically. This book brings together in one easy-to-read work the principal issues facing humanity. It is written for the two next generations who will have to deal with the compounding risks they inherit, and which flow from overpopulation, resource pressures and human nature. The author examines ten intersecting areas of activity (mass extinction, resource depletion, WMD, climate change, universal toxicity, food crises, population and urban expansion, pandemic disease, dangerous new technologies and self-delusion) which pose manifest risks to civilization and, potentially, to our species’ long-term future. This isn’t a book just about problems. It is also about solutions. Every chapter concludes with clear conclusions and consensus advice on what needs to be done at global level —but it also empowers individuals with what they can do for themselves to make a difference. Unlike other books, it offers integrated solutions across the areas of greatest risk. It explains why Homo sapiens is no longer an appropriate name for our species, and what should be done about it.

Author : Thomas Reifer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317259053

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Global Crises and the Challenges of the 21st Century by Thomas Reifer Pdf

Despite prognostications of the "end of history," the 21st century has posed new challenges and a host of global crises. This book takes up the current global economic crisis in relation to new and changing dynamics of territory, authority, and rights in today's global system. The authors explore long simmering conflicts in comparative perspective, including settler colonialism in South Africa, Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine. They discuss indigenous struggles against environmental land grabs and related destruction of indigenous lands by the US nuclear weapons complex. The book uniquely considers the sacred in the context of the global system, including struggles of Latina/o farm workers in the U.S. for social justice and for change in the Catholic Church. Other chapters examine questions of civilizations and identity in the contemporary global system, as well as the role of world-regions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz"
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788389188731

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Faces of the 21st Century by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ian Bremmer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781982167523

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The Power of Crisis by Ian Bremmer Pdf

New York Times Bestseller Renowned political scientist Ian Bremmer draws lessons from global challenges of the past 100 years—including the pandemic—to show how we can respond to three great crises unfolding over the next decade. In this revelatory, unnerving, and ultimately hopeful book, Bremmer details how domestic and international conflicts leave us unprepared for a trio of looming crises—global health emergencies, transformative climate change, and the AI revolution. Today, Americans cannot reach consensus on any significant political issue, and US and Chinese leaders behave as if they’re locked in a new Cold War. We are squandering opportunities to meet the challenges that will soon confront us all. In coming years, humanity will face viruses deadlier and more infectious than Covid. Intensifying climate change will put tens of millions of refugees in flight and require us to reimagine how we live our daily lives. Most dangerous of all, new technologies will reshape the geopolitical order, disrupting our livelihoods and destabilizing our societies faster than we can grasp and address their implications. The good news? Some farsighted political leaders, business decision-makers, and individual citizens are already collaborating to tackle all these crises. The question that should keep us awake is whether they will work well and quickly enough to limit the fallout—and, most importantly, whether we can use these crises to innovate our way toward a better world. Drawing on strategies both time-honored and cutting-edge, from the Marshall Plan to the Green New Deal, The Power of Crisis provides a roadmap for surviving—even thriving in—the 21st century. Bremmer shows governments, corporations, and every concerned citizen how we can use these coming crises to create the worldwide prosperity and opportunity that 20th-century globalism promised but failed to deliver.

Author : Jing Men
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : China
ISBN : 9052016410

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Prospects and Challenges for EU-China Relations in the 21st Century by Jing Men Pdf

In 25 years, EU-China relations have come far, further than many could have imagined - but how much further can these relations be taken? Today, their bilateral relations are at a crossroads. In effect, it has been 25 years since the EU and China agreed upon the legally binding Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement, which sets the basis for their diplomatic relations. In an ever increasingly complex and globalised international environment, these actors have become mutually interdependent on a variety of levels. In 2007, they agreed to revise and update the 1985 accord and replace it with an all-encompassing Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. However, more than three years passed, and there are many points of contention which need to be negotiated. What obstacles are blocking this agreement? How can these obstacles be overcome? What concessions should be made and where? This book will provide an up-to-date analysis of the problematic concerns, and the means to resolve these issues, that range from human rights, to international trade conflicts and climate change.

Author : Andreas Samoutis,George Samoutis,Neophytos Stylianou,Andreas Anastasiou,Christos Lionis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783031215247

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The Art and Science of Compassionate Care: A Practical Guide by Andreas Samoutis,George Samoutis,Neophytos Stylianou,Andreas Anastasiou,Christos Lionis Pdf

This book provides a practical guide on the art and science of compassionate care in an era of healthcare crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is inflicting long-lasting financial and psychosocial trauma on an unprecedented scale. A new approach to compassionate care is presented based on the overarching concepts of empathy, person and family centeredness, therapeutic relationship, kindness, gratitude, spirituality, communication skills, shared decision making, positive psychology, adversity-activated development, self-care, compassion fatigue, spirituality which are more than ever critical in successfully managing the pandemic adversity in front of us. This book draws on clinical experience, educational activities and evidence-based knowledge from academic physicians (primary, secondary and tertiary care), nurses, psychologists, health economists, healthcare managers, health policymakers, medical professionals students and patients. It provides skills and knowledge that can be implemented in daily clinical practice based on all levels of healthcare on a whole-person approach. An array of clinical cases, patient journeys, published evidence and practical experience is combined to deliver in a practical way unique guidance and advice. The target audience is all healthcare professionals, health policymakers, healthcare managers and patient associations. This approach of Compassionate Care is of great importance and can save lives and money in these unprecedented times of global healthcare care system challenges.

Author : Patti McGill Peterson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136461873

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Confronting Challenges to the Liberal Arts Curriculum by Patti McGill Peterson Pdf

Comparative research on higher education in developing and transitional countries is often focused on such issues as access, finance, student mobility and the impact of globalization, but there has been little attention to curriculum and the forces that shape it. Confronting Challenges to the Liberal Arts Curriculum fills an important gap in the literature by examining the context, content, challenges, and successes of implementing liberal arts coursework within undergraduate curriculum. In order to fully understand the place of liberal education in each location, chapter authors have employed a wide lens to investigate the influences upon curricular content in China, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey. Thus, this volume explores how curricular content is decided, how educational programs are being structured, and whether countries are viewing higher education as more than just the preparation of students for specialized knowledge. By providing detailed case studies of these countries at crucial transition points in their higher education systems, each chapter outlines the state of higher education system and the government’s role, the impact of imported models, the presence of a liberal education, the curricular formation, and best examples of successful programs. Ultimately, this volume depicts how global influences have come to rest in developing countries and how market forces far removed from faculty and students have shaped the undergraduate curriculum. This valuable book is of interest to scholars and researchers in Higher Education as well as practitioners working to foster student and faculty exchange and raise awareness of curricular issues.

Author : Augusto Lopez-Claros,Arthur L. Dahl,Maja Groff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108476966

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Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century by Augusto Lopez-Claros,Arthur L. Dahl,Maja Groff Pdf

Identifies the major weaknesses in the current United Nations system and proposes fundamental reforms to address each. This title is also available as Open Access.

Author : Altuğ GÜNAR,Didem SAYGIN
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781803825373

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The European Union in the Twenty-First Century by Altuğ GÜNAR,Didem SAYGIN Pdf

The European Union in the Twenty-First Century: Major Political, Economic and Security Policy Trends unpacks some of the most prominent issues faced by the EU over the last two decades and considers how they may shape its future, as well as the future of international politics.

Author : Hummel, Detlev
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Banks and banking
ISBN : 9783869562520

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The Euro Financial Crisis by Hummel, Detlev Pdf

Author : Josiane Fahed-Sreih
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789236880

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Human Resource Planning for the 21st Century by Josiane Fahed-Sreih Pdf

Since the dawn of civilization, humans were selected, allocated and organized based on their skills and job criteria. Today, the role of Human Resources (HR) professionals goes beyond recruitment and management of human capital. Human Resource Planning for the 21st Century tackles the current trends of human resource management (HRM) and human resource planning while highlighting certain roles that HR professionals are involved in. Human Resource Planning for the 21st Century explores HRM systems and their roles within a corporate setting, elaborates on HR plans for crises, uncovers the effects of downsizing on company brand and looks at the possible impact of globalization on corporate social responsibility and HRM.

Author : Arnaud Brohé,Nick Eyre,Nicholas Howarth
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849770699

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Carbon Markets by Arnaud Brohé,Nick Eyre,Nicholas Howarth Pdf

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1422397890

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Transforming Transportaion Policy for the 21st Century by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeff Nowers,Nestor Medina
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610979924

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Theology and the Crisis of Engagement by Jeff Nowers,Nestor Medina Pdf

"What does theology have to do with sociology? Do the social sciences in general provide helpful assistance to theologians? Does theology have anything to contribute to social theory? This compendium of essays attempts to address such questions. In so doing, it confronts assumptions about how academic disciplines are best articulated, whether within their own airtight frames or in dialogue with one another. The essays in the first half of the book accomplish this from historical and methodological perspectives, while the remaining essays present case studies or constructive proposals for how theology might engage the social sciences in productive ways. For those particularly interested in the ongoing development of theologies of liberation, this book will be timely. The essays, reflecting a definite international flavor, are written in honor of Lee Cormie, a long-standing advocate of what he calls the ""new voices"" in theology that have irrupted in the wake of Vatican II. Cormie has spent over three decades teaching theologies of liberation at the Toronto School of Theology on the campus of the University of Toronto. This book continues the many conversations that his teaching has provoked. "