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Cover Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice
Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice
Edited by Valsamis Mitsilegas, Pedro Caeiro, and Sabine Gless

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice stands apart as the most comprehensive global reference title in its field.

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Encyclopedia
Published:
27 Jul 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789902990
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Edited by Christina Binder, Manfred Nowak, Jane A. Hofbauer, and Mr. Philipp Janig

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights is the most comprehensive reference work in the field of international human rights protection. Comprising over 340 entries, presented alphabetically, and available online and in print, the Encyclopedia addresses the full range of themes associated with the study and practice of human rights in the modern world. The topics range from substantive human rights to the relevant institutions, legal documents, conceptual and procedural issues of international law and a wide variety of thematic entries. The Encyclopedia has a distinct focus on international human rights law but at the same time is enriched by approaches from the broader social, sciences making it a truly unique and multi-disciplinary resource. New entries will be added every month and PDF downloads will become available once the Encyclopedia is complete. Note that until the encyclopedia is complete and each entry available to read, some of the embedded cross-referencing links may not functionw.
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Encyclopedia
Published:
Sep 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789903621
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The Elgar Companion to Urban Infrastructure Governance
Innovation, Concepts and Cases
Edited by Matthias Finger and Numan Yanar

A comprehensive overview of the governance of urban infrastructures, this Companion combines illustrative cases with conceptual approaches to offer an innovative perspective on the governance of large urban infrastructure systems. Chapters examine the challenges facing urban infrastructure systems, including financial, economic, technological, social, ecological, jurisdictional and demand. 

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Handbook
Published:
22 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800375611
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2022
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Research Handbook on EU Data Protection Law
Edited by Eleni Kosta, Ronald Leenes, and Irene Kamara
Bringing together leading European scholars, this thought-provoking Research Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of the scope of research and current thinking in the area of European data protection. Offering critical insights on prominent strands of research, it examines key challenges and potential solutions in the field. Chapters explore the fundamental right to personal data protection, government-to-business data sharing, data protection as performance-based regulation, privacy and marketing in data-driven business models, data protection and judicial automation, and the role of consent in an algorithmic society.
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Handbook
Published:
22 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800371682
Collection:
Law 2022
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Comparative Election Law
Edited by James A. Gardner
This timely research handbook offers a systematic and comprehensive examination of the election laws of democratic nations. Through a study of a range of different regimes of election law, it illuminates the disparate choices that societies have made concerning the benefits they wish their democratic institutions to provide, the means by which such benefits are to be delivered, and the underlying values, commitments, and conceptions of democratic self-rule that inform these choices.
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Handbook
Published:
21 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119023
Collection:
Law 2022
Cover A Research Agenda for Public–Private Partnerships and the Governance of Infrastructure
A Research Agenda for Public–Private Partnerships and the Governance of Infrastructure
Edited by Graeme A. Hodge and Carsten Greve
This timely Research Agenda examines the ways in which public–private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure continue to excite policy makers, governments, research scholars and critics around the world. It analyzes the PPP research journey to date and articulates the lessons learned as a result of the increasing interest in improving infrastructure governance. Expert international contributors explore how PPP ideas have spread, transferred and transformed, and propose a range of future research directions.
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Monograph Book
Published:
21 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839105883
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2022
Cover Governing Complexity in Times of Turbulence
Governing Complexity in Times of Turbulence
Edited by Jarle Trondal, Robyn Keast, David Noble, and Rómulo Pinheiro
This book aims to understand how public organizations adapt to and manage situations characterized by fluidity, ambiguity, complexity and unclear technologies, thus exploring public governance in times of turbulence.
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Monograph Book
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19 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800889651
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2022
Cover Research Handbook on General Principles in EU Law
Research Handbook on General Principles in EU Law
Constructing Legal Orders in Europe
Edited by Katja S. Ziegler, Päivi J. Neuvonen, and Violeta Moreno-Lax
This Research Handbook offers a comprehensive study of existing and emerging general principles of EU law by scholars from a wide range of expertise in EU law, international law, legal theory and different areas of substantive law. It explores the theory, content, role and function of general principles in EU law to better understand general principles as a mechanism for the substantive openness of the EU legal order as well as for cross-fertilization and coherence of legal orders. Their potential as a tool to manage the interaction of legal regimes and orders is a particular focal point and will make this Handbook a must-read for scholars of EU Law.
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Handbook
Published:
19 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784712389
Collection:
Law 2022
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Reconciling Religion and Human Rights
Faith in Multilateralism
Ibrahim Salama and Michael Wiener
Projecting a global interdisciplinary vision, this insightful book develops a peer-to-peer learning methodology to facilitate reconciling religion and human rights, both in multilateral contexts and at the national level. Written by leading human rights practitioners, the book illuminates the tension zones between religion and rights, exploring how the ‘faith’ elements in both disciplines can create synergies for protecting equal human dignity.
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Monograph Book
Published:
14 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377608
Collection:
Law 2022
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Spatial Flood Risk Management
Implementing Catchment-based Retention and Resilience on Private Land
Edited by Thomas Hartmann, Lenka Slavíková, and Mark E. Wilkinson
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Centralising the role of land and landowners, Spatial Flood Risk Management brings together knowledge from socio-economy, public policy, hydrology, geomorphology, and engineering to establish an interdisciplinary knowledge base on spatial approaches to managing flood risks.
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Monograph Book
Published:
14 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800379534
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2022