The concept, benefits and recommendations for the cultivation of compassion have been
recognized in the contemplative traditions for thousands of years. In the last 30 years or so …

For thousands of years, various spiritual traditions and social activists have appealed to
humans to adopt compassionate ways of living to address the suffering of life. Yet, along …

Socioeconomic inequality is on the rise in major European cities, as are concerns over it,
since it is seen as a threat to social cohesion and stability. Surprisingly, relatively little is …

Celebrants and skeptics alike have produced valuable analyses of the Internet's effect on us
and our world, oscillating between utopian bliss and dystopian hell. But according to Robert …

In The Shifts and the Shocks, Martin Wolf-one of the world's most influential economic
commentators and author of Why Globalization Works-presents his controversial and highly …

The history of this edited volume goes back to February 2013 when the idea for this book
first emerged during a coffee break at Umeå University in Sweden when we realised that …

Over the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of
science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, networks, and patterns of …

In the 20th century, childhood and adolescence came to be increasingly regarded as special
periods of development in which children were provided extra support to learn and develop …

Is corporate social responsibility (CSR) a tool for strategic positioning? While CSR is
sometimes used as part of a differentiation strategy, this article analyzes which specific CSR …

Creating Sanctuary is a description of a hospital-based program to treat adults who had
been abused as children and the revolutionary knowledge about trauma and adversity that …