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This book deals with the consequences of the inclusion of African states and communities in the global aluminium chain. The so-called “New Scramble for Africa” of the 2000s illustrated how seriously African living conditions are affected by continuous cycles of boom and bust, and how strongly the quality of life currently depends on the investment decisions and corporate social responsibility policies of transnational corporations. Taking the example of the global production network of bauxite and aluminium, the author focuses on the socio-political aspects of this dependency, which he achieves through the conducting of a series of interviews with various involved parties.
Daring, Trusting Spirit - as Bonhoeffer called his friend in a poem written from prison - offers new historical information and insights into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Eckermann." Like Goethe's scribe, Eberhard Bethge devoted his life's work to ensuring that Bonhoeffer's contribution to Christian thought would not be forgotten, yet he deliberately chose to remain in the background. This book is a portrait of a remarkable theological friendship and a reflective essay on how history is written. It provides valuable new information about Eberhard Bethge that may, in turn, give readers new insights into the life and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer himself. Drawing upon new archival documentation and previously unpublished essays and letters, Daring, Trusting Spirit explores a theological friendship - in life and death -- between two remarkable thinkers. John de Gruchy is the Robert Selby Taylor Professor of Christian Studies at the University of Cape Town. Victoria Barnett is a Bonhoeffer scholar and author of many published works.
Nach über 10 Jahren Lehrbetrieb wurde im Jahr 1926 das Seminar für Genossenschaftswesen der Universität zu Köln gegründet. Damit sollte ein geordneter Studiengang gewährleistet sowie spezielle Forschungen rund um die Besonderheiten der genossenschaftlichen Wirtschaftsweise gefördert werden. Anwendungsorientierte Forschung basierend auf einer den Grundlagen verpflichteten Wissenschaft sind bis heute das Kennzeichen. Der Abdruck der Grußworte und des Podiumsgesprächs zwischen Vertretern der Praxis und der Wissenschaft sowie die stark erweiterte Fassung des Festvortrages geben einen Einblick in Geschichte, aktuelle Aktivitäten und zukünftige Entwicklungsrichtungen des Kölner Seminars.
Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffer¿s earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison that electrified the postwar world six years after his death in 1945. The materials gathered and selected by his friend Eberhard Bethge in Letters and Papers from Prison not only brought Bonhoeffer to a wide and appreciative readership, especially in North America, they also introduced to a broad readership his novel and exciting ideas of religionless Christianity, his open and honest theological appraisal of Christian doctrines, and his sturdy, if sorely tried, faith in face of uncertainty and doubt.This splendid volume, in many ways the capstone of the Dietrich Bonh...
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Sustainability certification is generally seen as a promising tool to improve environmental, social, and economic activities along global value chains of commodities. Relying on theories of new institutionalism, this book locates sustainability certification programs as forms of private governance in the broader categorical framework of global governance and compares two prominent programs. It studies commonalities and differences of Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance on the program level and analyzes their implementation and impacts on the livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Ghana. (Series: New Cologne Cooperative Science / Neue Kolner Genossenschaftswissenschaft - Vol. 8) [Subject: Sustainability Studies, Agricultural Studies, Environmental Studies, Business, African Studies]
Geschäftsmodellinnovationen gewinnen angesichts eines komplexen Unternehmensumfeldes stetig an Relevanz. Dieser zunehmenden praktischen Bedeutung steht ein junger, heterogen strukturierter Forschungszweig gegenüber. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden die bisherigen Forschungsbemühungen im Rahmen der vorliegenden Abhandlung mithilfe einer systematischen Literaturanalyse analysiert und synthetisiert. Die unübersichtliche Forschungslage wird somit auf übersichtliche Art und Weise aufbereitet und ein wichtiges Fundament für weitere Forschungen gelegt.
How does a Christian discern the will of God? While this question lies at the heart of the Christian moral life, religious communities struggle to articulate responses that balance simple faith and rational reflection. Some characterize discernment as simple obedience to the commandments in Scripture; others portray it as an exercise of human reason and conscience. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian, pastor, and political conspirator who embodied a life of discernment amidst difficult circumstances in WWII Germany, offers a compelling theological account of how to seek and respond to God's will. By tracing Bonhoeffer's understanding of moral discernment throughout his writings, and especially in his Ethics, Joshua Kaiser demonstrates the importance of discernment for Bonhoeffer's vision of Christian ethics and explores how his view combines elements of simple faith and rational reflection. While the results of the study will be significant for those interested in Bonhoeffer, they will also be relevant to all who struggle along the path of Christian discipleship.
Fünf Jahre bevor die Millennium Development Goals 2015 erreicht werden sollen, sind angesichts der Probleme der „entwickelten“ Staaten durch die Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise nachhaltige Entwicklungsperspektiven für den globalen Süden in den Hintergrund getreten. Doch gerade jetzt, in dieser globalen Umbruchphase, ist das Thema nachhaltige Entwicklung von herausragender Relevanz. Der vorliegende Band analysiert die Bedeutung und die Facetten der ökologischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Nachhaltigkeit, zeigt strukturelle Herausforderungen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung auf und diskutiert deren Förderung durch internationale Zusammenarbeit. Dabei nähern sich Experten, Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln einzelnen Aspekten des komplexen Themenfelds an. Auf diese Weise befasst sich der Sammelband mit den wichtigsten Konzepten und drängendsten strukturellen Problemen aktueller Entwicklungspolitik.