Author: AA. VV.
Publisher: Gangemi Editore spa
ISBN: 8849284209
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
RESEARCH – RICERCA 1616-2016 Four hundred years that may reveal more surprises Matteo Martini, Fabrizio Fontana Towards a domain model for integrating competence frameworks into learning platforms Matthias Then, Benjamin Wallenborn, Michael Fuchs, Matthias Hemmje A framework for data collection, analysis and evaluation of the relationship between students' computer interaction and course grades in laboratory courses Mustafa Coskun, Meltem Özturan APPLICATIONS – APPLICAZIONI The Academica E-Course: an example of good practice to train e-learning new users Arturo Lavalle, Matteo Martini, Michela Tramonti Smartphone based laboratories: a case study to measure friction coefficients Matteo Martini, Giuseppe Pileggi, Bruno Ponzio HIGHLIGHT – PROSPETTIVE The XII International GUIDE Conference Orlando, 15-17 February, 2017 Seizing the opportunities of the Industry 4.0 to invest in the future: the Career Day at Marconi University Susanna Correnti, Arturo Lavalle Marconi Industry 4.0: training lab Alessandra Pieroni Crisis of traditional concepts in the various law disciplines Study Seminar, Rome, 7 April, 2016 - Department of Juridical and Political Sciences, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi CONTRIBUTORS GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
FormaMente n. 3-4/2016
Author: AA. VV.
Publisher: Gangemi Editore spa
ISBN: 8849284209
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
RESEARCH – RICERCA 1616-2016 Four hundred years that may reveal more surprises Matteo Martini, Fabrizio Fontana Towards a domain model for integrating competence frameworks into learning platforms Matthias Then, Benjamin Wallenborn, Michael Fuchs, Matthias Hemmje A framework for data collection, analysis and evaluation of the relationship between students' computer interaction and course grades in laboratory courses Mustafa Coskun, Meltem Özturan APPLICATIONS – APPLICAZIONI The Academica E-Course: an example of good practice to train e-learning new users Arturo Lavalle, Matteo Martini, Michela Tramonti Smartphone based laboratories: a case study to measure friction coefficients Matteo Martini, Giuseppe Pileggi, Bruno Ponzio HIGHLIGHT – PROSPETTIVE The XII International GUIDE Conference Orlando, 15-17 February, 2017 Seizing the opportunities of the Industry 4.0 to invest in the future: the Career Day at Marconi University Susanna Correnti, Arturo Lavalle Marconi Industry 4.0: training lab Alessandra Pieroni Crisis of traditional concepts in the various law disciplines Study Seminar, Rome, 7 April, 2016 - Department of Juridical and Political Sciences, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi CONTRIBUTORS GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
Publisher: Gangemi Editore spa
ISBN: 8849284209
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
RESEARCH – RICERCA 1616-2016 Four hundred years that may reveal more surprises Matteo Martini, Fabrizio Fontana Towards a domain model for integrating competence frameworks into learning platforms Matthias Then, Benjamin Wallenborn, Michael Fuchs, Matthias Hemmje A framework for data collection, analysis and evaluation of the relationship between students' computer interaction and course grades in laboratory courses Mustafa Coskun, Meltem Özturan APPLICATIONS – APPLICAZIONI The Academica E-Course: an example of good practice to train e-learning new users Arturo Lavalle, Matteo Martini, Michela Tramonti Smartphone based laboratories: a case study to measure friction coefficients Matteo Martini, Giuseppe Pileggi, Bruno Ponzio HIGHLIGHT – PROSPETTIVE The XII International GUIDE Conference Orlando, 15-17 February, 2017 Seizing the opportunities of the Industry 4.0 to invest in the future: the Career Day at Marconi University Susanna Correnti, Arturo Lavalle Marconi Industry 4.0: training lab Alessandra Pieroni Crisis of traditional concepts in the various law disciplines Study Seminar, Rome, 7 April, 2016 - Department of Juridical and Political Sciences, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi CONTRIBUTORS GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
FormaMente n. 3-4/2014
Author: AA. VV.
Publisher: Gangemi Editore Spa
ISBN: 8849280130
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
RESEARCH – RICERCA Detection of B-Mode polarization at degree angular scales by BICEP2 BICEP2 Collaboration Medium of natural phenomena Branko Miškovic Bridging differing perspectives on technological platforms: toward an integrative framework Annabelle Gawer Quality experiences of inquiry in blended contexts: university student approaches to inquiry, technologies, and conceptions of learning Robert A. Ellis A game theory based strategy for reducing energy consumption in cognitive WSN Elena Romero, Javier Blesa, Alvaro Araujo, Octavio Nieto-Taladriz APPLICATIONS – APPLICAZIONI Ghosts, stars, and learning online: Analysis of interaction patterns in student online discussions Debbie Samuels-Peretz Increasing quality in large scale university courses: e-flashcards as an approach to support active learning and individual facilitation Inga Saatz, Andrea Kienle A Multiclass-based classification strategy for rethorical sentence categorization from scientific papers Dwi H. Widyantoro, Masayu L. Khodra, Bambang Riyanto, Aminudin Aziz Private label electrical goods and Indian consumers Rahoul Gupta HIGHLIGHT – PROSPETTIVE The Collaboration between Unimarconi and ENEA: multidisciplinary aspects Paola Giardullo, Ilaria De Stefano, Mariateresa Mancuso, Simonetta Pazzaglia, Anna Saran GUIDE Association: Conferences results and new projects Laura Ricci, Alfredo Trovato Digital Universities: International Best Practices and Applications CONTRIBUTORS GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
Publisher: Gangemi Editore Spa
ISBN: 8849280130
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
RESEARCH – RICERCA Detection of B-Mode polarization at degree angular scales by BICEP2 BICEP2 Collaboration Medium of natural phenomena Branko Miškovic Bridging differing perspectives on technological platforms: toward an integrative framework Annabelle Gawer Quality experiences of inquiry in blended contexts: university student approaches to inquiry, technologies, and conceptions of learning Robert A. Ellis A game theory based strategy for reducing energy consumption in cognitive WSN Elena Romero, Javier Blesa, Alvaro Araujo, Octavio Nieto-Taladriz APPLICATIONS – APPLICAZIONI Ghosts, stars, and learning online: Analysis of interaction patterns in student online discussions Debbie Samuels-Peretz Increasing quality in large scale university courses: e-flashcards as an approach to support active learning and individual facilitation Inga Saatz, Andrea Kienle A Multiclass-based classification strategy for rethorical sentence categorization from scientific papers Dwi H. Widyantoro, Masayu L. Khodra, Bambang Riyanto, Aminudin Aziz Private label electrical goods and Indian consumers Rahoul Gupta HIGHLIGHT – PROSPETTIVE The Collaboration between Unimarconi and ENEA: multidisciplinary aspects Paola Giardullo, Ilaria De Stefano, Mariateresa Mancuso, Simonetta Pazzaglia, Anna Saran GUIDE Association: Conferences results and new projects Laura Ricci, Alfredo Trovato Digital Universities: International Best Practices and Applications CONTRIBUTORS GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
FormaMente n. 3-4/2013
Author: AA. VV.
Publisher: Gangemi Editore Spa
ISBN: 8849278187
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Index - Indice OPENING SESSION Welcome address Alessandra Briganti Universities: the twin challenges of fiscal austerity and technological change Rainer Masera The impact of the crisis on the structure of higher education systems Andrea Gentile Adoption of good practices in bad economic times: support of workplace learning of electronics engineering students through social web George Liodakis, Ioannis O. Vardiambasis, Nikos Lymberakis, Ioannis A. Kaliakatsosa MOOCS: A REVOLUTION IN THE MAKING How MOOCs present massive opportunities for research on learning Gary W. Matkin MODERNIZING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS Analytical study on online communication tools within e-learning systems Mohammad Khair Abu Qdais, Jehad Al-Sadi Beyond the tipping point: American higher education in transition Craig D. Swenson PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION IN COURSE DESIGN AND DELIVERY Mobile MBA: Attempting to improve learning outcomes and reduce length of studies through an integrative approach Wolfram Behm Teaching algorithm in adaptive e-learning Blanka Czeczotkova, Tatiana Prextová Digital video, presence and pedagogy Patrick Carmichael Ontology based learner-centered smart e-learning system Yeong-Tae Song, Kyungeun Park, Yongik Yoon HIGHER EDUCATION IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS UCD Flexible third level education for unemployed in a time of economic crisis Eleni Mangina, Paul Evans, Lorraine McGinty Individualisation and diversification of higher education systems for mastering the challenges of the critical issues of the globalization Helge Gerischer, Christian-Andreas Schumann, Claudia Tittmann, Jana Weber, Feng Xiaoo Challenging the firewalls of the mind: opportunities for universities to overcome the constraints of austerity Charlotte Fregona AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS: ENGAGING MINDS Antigravitational rotate live-scene as tridimensional, multiagent and cognitive educational space Maria D'Ambrosio SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING Mentoring teaching skills within the context of open distance learning Hettie Van Der Merwe SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING: WORTHWHILE OR WORTH FORGETTING? Using a social computing platform to train cultural mediators Achilles Kameas The implementation framework of social media for distance learners in Africa Nazarene University Mary Ooko, Collins Oduor THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING QUALITY WHILST REDUCING COSTS Quality in online education: using a formal quality model Robert W. Robertson Quality Assurance in times of crisis: example of Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education Jasmina Havranek, Sandra Bezjak OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AS TOOL TO EQUALIZE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE Open education: commercial or social model Sergio Martinez Martinez MODERNIZING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK Competency-based education: leveraging educational technology to support emerging economic demands Margaret Korosec, Paul Bacsich CONCLUSIONS GUIDE towards the future Laura Ricci CONTRIBUTORS GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
Publisher: Gangemi Editore Spa
ISBN: 8849278187
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Index - Indice OPENING SESSION Welcome address Alessandra Briganti Universities: the twin challenges of fiscal austerity and technological change Rainer Masera The impact of the crisis on the structure of higher education systems Andrea Gentile Adoption of good practices in bad economic times: support of workplace learning of electronics engineering students through social web George Liodakis, Ioannis O. Vardiambasis, Nikos Lymberakis, Ioannis A. Kaliakatsosa MOOCS: A REVOLUTION IN THE MAKING How MOOCs present massive opportunities for research on learning Gary W. Matkin MODERNIZING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS Analytical study on online communication tools within e-learning systems Mohammad Khair Abu Qdais, Jehad Al-Sadi Beyond the tipping point: American higher education in transition Craig D. Swenson PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION IN COURSE DESIGN AND DELIVERY Mobile MBA: Attempting to improve learning outcomes and reduce length of studies through an integrative approach Wolfram Behm Teaching algorithm in adaptive e-learning Blanka Czeczotkova, Tatiana Prextová Digital video, presence and pedagogy Patrick Carmichael Ontology based learner-centered smart e-learning system Yeong-Tae Song, Kyungeun Park, Yongik Yoon HIGHER EDUCATION IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS UCD Flexible third level education for unemployed in a time of economic crisis Eleni Mangina, Paul Evans, Lorraine McGinty Individualisation and diversification of higher education systems for mastering the challenges of the critical issues of the globalization Helge Gerischer, Christian-Andreas Schumann, Claudia Tittmann, Jana Weber, Feng Xiaoo Challenging the firewalls of the mind: opportunities for universities to overcome the constraints of austerity Charlotte Fregona AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS: ENGAGING MINDS Antigravitational rotate live-scene as tridimensional, multiagent and cognitive educational space Maria D'Ambrosio SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING Mentoring teaching skills within the context of open distance learning Hettie Van Der Merwe SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING: WORTHWHILE OR WORTH FORGETTING? Using a social computing platform to train cultural mediators Achilles Kameas The implementation framework of social media for distance learners in Africa Nazarene University Mary Ooko, Collins Oduor THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING QUALITY WHILST REDUCING COSTS Quality in online education: using a formal quality model Robert W. Robertson Quality Assurance in times of crisis: example of Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education Jasmina Havranek, Sandra Bezjak OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AS TOOL TO EQUALIZE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE Open education: commercial or social model Sergio Martinez Martinez MODERNIZING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK Competency-based education: leveraging educational technology to support emerging economic demands Margaret Korosec, Paul Bacsich CONCLUSIONS GUIDE towards the future Laura Ricci CONTRIBUTORS GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORS
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Interactive Digital Storytelling and Hybrid Art Approaches
Author: Rebecca Rouse
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359114687
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This volume collects documentation of the 2017 International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling Art Exhibition and new scholarly texts from the artists involved. The work traces themes of Time & Tempo across Digital Poetics and Literature, Digital Heritage, and Urban Space and Politics.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359114687
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This volume collects documentation of the 2017 International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling Art Exhibition and new scholarly texts from the artists involved. The work traces themes of Time & Tempo across Digital Poetics and Literature, Digital Heritage, and Urban Space and Politics.
Digital Media and Wireless Communications in Developing Nations
Author: Megh R. Goyal
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429639422
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Digital Media and Wireless Communication in Developing Nations: Agriculture, Education, and the Economic Sector explores how digital media and wireless communication, especially mobile phones and social media platforms, offer concrete opportunities for developing countries to transform different sectors of their economies. The volume focuses on the agricultural, economic, and education sectors. The chapter authors, mostly from Africa and India, provide a wealth of information on recent innovations, the opportunities they provide, challenges faced, and the direction of future research in digital media and wireless communication to leverage transformation in developing countries. The volume provides important research on digital media and wireless communication within the context of developing countries that will be very useful for professionals from academia, government agencies, NGOs, technologists, entrepreneurs and investors, and others.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429639422
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Digital Media and Wireless Communication in Developing Nations: Agriculture, Education, and the Economic Sector explores how digital media and wireless communication, especially mobile phones and social media platforms, offer concrete opportunities for developing countries to transform different sectors of their economies. The volume focuses on the agricultural, economic, and education sectors. The chapter authors, mostly from Africa and India, provide a wealth of information on recent innovations, the opportunities they provide, challenges faced, and the direction of future research in digital media and wireless communication to leverage transformation in developing countries. The volume provides important research on digital media and wireless communication within the context of developing countries that will be very useful for professionals from academia, government agencies, NGOs, technologists, entrepreneurs and investors, and others.
Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers for 21st Century Education
Author: Tang, Siew Fun
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1522540814
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
As educational standards continue to transform, it has become essential for educators to receive the support and training necessary to effectively instruct their students and meet societal expectations. To do this, fostering education programs that include innovative practices and initiatives is imperative. Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers for 21st Century Education provides emerging research on innovative practices in learning and teaching within the modern era. While highlighting topics such as blended learning, course development, and transformation practices, readers will learn about progressive methods and applications of 21st-century education. This book is an important resource for educators, academicians, professionals, graduate-level students, and researchers seeking current research on contemporary learning and teaching practices.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1522540814
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
As educational standards continue to transform, it has become essential for educators to receive the support and training necessary to effectively instruct their students and meet societal expectations. To do this, fostering education programs that include innovative practices and initiatives is imperative. Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers for 21st Century Education provides emerging research on innovative practices in learning and teaching within the modern era. While highlighting topics such as blended learning, course development, and transformation practices, readers will learn about progressive methods and applications of 21st-century education. This book is an important resource for educators, academicians, professionals, graduate-level students, and researchers seeking current research on contemporary learning and teaching practices.
Innovations in Mechanical Engineering II
Author: José Machado
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031093828
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
This book covers a variety of topics in the field of mechanical engineering, with a special focus on methods and technologies for modeling, simulation, and design of mechanical systems. Based on a set of papers presented at the 2nd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Minho, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2022, it focuses on innovation in mechanical engineering, spanning from advanced materials and composites, optimization of manufacturing and production processes, and converging issues and technologies in additive manufacturing and industry 4.0. It covers applications in the transport and automotive, and medical and education sector, among others. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with extensive and timely information on new technologies and developments in the field of mechanical engineering and materials.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031093828
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
This book covers a variety of topics in the field of mechanical engineering, with a special focus on methods and technologies for modeling, simulation, and design of mechanical systems. Based on a set of papers presented at the 2nd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Minho, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2022, it focuses on innovation in mechanical engineering, spanning from advanced materials and composites, optimization of manufacturing and production processes, and converging issues and technologies in additive manufacturing and industry 4.0. It covers applications in the transport and automotive, and medical and education sector, among others. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with extensive and timely information on new technologies and developments in the field of mechanical engineering and materials.
Digital Transformation
Author: Antonella Petrillo
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1803557621
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
In the business world, digital transformation involves finding and developing new strategies and modernizing the information technology of private and public companies. This book presents practices, challenges, and opportunities related to digital transformation. It includes fourteen chapters that address digital transformation in a variety of industries, including finance, construction, education, marketing, and more.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1803557621
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
In the business world, digital transformation involves finding and developing new strategies and modernizing the information technology of private and public companies. This book presents practices, challenges, and opportunities related to digital transformation. It includes fourteen chapters that address digital transformation in a variety of industries, including finance, construction, education, marketing, and more.
A Roadmap for Enabling Industry 4.0 by Artificial Intelligence
Author: Jyotir Moy Chatterjee
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119904854
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A ROADMAP FOR ENABLING INDUSTRY 4.0 BY ARTIFICAIAL INTELLIGENCE The book presents comprehensive and up-to-date technological solutions to the main aspects regarding the applications of artificial intelligence to Industry 4.0. The industry 4.0 vision has been discussed for quite a while and the enabling technologies are now mature enough to turn this vision into a grand reality sooner rather than later. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, involves the infusion of technology-enabled deeper and decisive automation into manufacturing processes and activities. Several information and communication technologies (ICT) are being integrated and used towards attaining manufacturing process acceleration and augmentation. This book explores and educates the recent advancements in blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, supply chains in manufacturing, cryptocurrencies, and their crucial impact on realizing the Industry 4.0 goals. The book thus provides a conceptual framework and roadmap for decision-makers for implementing this transformation. Audience Computer and artificial intelligence scientists, information and communication technology specialists, and engineers in electronics and industrial manufacturing will find this book very useful.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119904854
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A ROADMAP FOR ENABLING INDUSTRY 4.0 BY ARTIFICAIAL INTELLIGENCE The book presents comprehensive and up-to-date technological solutions to the main aspects regarding the applications of artificial intelligence to Industry 4.0. The industry 4.0 vision has been discussed for quite a while and the enabling technologies are now mature enough to turn this vision into a grand reality sooner rather than later. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, involves the infusion of technology-enabled deeper and decisive automation into manufacturing processes and activities. Several information and communication technologies (ICT) are being integrated and used towards attaining manufacturing process acceleration and augmentation. This book explores and educates the recent advancements in blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, supply chains in manufacturing, cryptocurrencies, and their crucial impact on realizing the Industry 4.0 goals. The book thus provides a conceptual framework and roadmap for decision-makers for implementing this transformation. Audience Computer and artificial intelligence scientists, information and communication technology specialists, and engineers in electronics and industrial manufacturing will find this book very useful.
Remaking Market Society
Author: Antonino Palumbo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1135041695
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Neoliberalism has been one of the most hotly contested themes in academic and political debate over the last 30 years. Given the global and persistent influence of neoliberal ideas on contemporary styles of governance, social-service provision, and public policy, this intensive interest is understandable. At the same time, the use of the term has become loose, vague, and over-extended, particularly in the extensive critical literature. Rather than engage in further critique, or in the reconstruction of the history of neoliberalism, this volume seeks to bring analytical clarity to the ongoing debate. Drawing inspiration from the work of the Hungarian economic historian, Karl Polanyi, Remaking Market Society combines critique, original formulations, and case studies to form an analytical framework that identifies the key instruments of neoliberal governance. These include privatization, marketization, and liberalization. The case studies examine the development of neoliberal instruments (reform of the British civil service); their refinement (reform of higher education in England and Wales); and their dissemination across national borders (EU integration policies). Rather than look back nostalgically on the post-war welfare-state settlement, in the final chapter the authors ask why the coalitions that supported that settlement broke down in the face of the neoliberal reform movement. This highly original work offers a distinctive transdisciplinary approach to political economy, and therefore is an important read for students and academics who are interested in political economy as well as social theory and political philosophy.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1135041695
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Neoliberalism has been one of the most hotly contested themes in academic and political debate over the last 30 years. Given the global and persistent influence of neoliberal ideas on contemporary styles of governance, social-service provision, and public policy, this intensive interest is understandable. At the same time, the use of the term has become loose, vague, and over-extended, particularly in the extensive critical literature. Rather than engage in further critique, or in the reconstruction of the history of neoliberalism, this volume seeks to bring analytical clarity to the ongoing debate. Drawing inspiration from the work of the Hungarian economic historian, Karl Polanyi, Remaking Market Society combines critique, original formulations, and case studies to form an analytical framework that identifies the key instruments of neoliberal governance. These include privatization, marketization, and liberalization. The case studies examine the development of neoliberal instruments (reform of the British civil service); their refinement (reform of higher education in England and Wales); and their dissemination across national borders (EU integration policies). Rather than look back nostalgically on the post-war welfare-state settlement, in the final chapter the authors ask why the coalitions that supported that settlement broke down in the face of the neoliberal reform movement. This highly original work offers a distinctive transdisciplinary approach to political economy, and therefore is an important read for students and academics who are interested in political economy as well as social theory and political philosophy.