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This brief analyzes the social, historical and societal circumstances influencing the emergence of Islamist extremism in Kosovo and countries of the region. It discusses the creation of propagandist infrastructure by foreign organizations to spread radical ideology and instigate inter-religious conflicts in order to establish an Islamist extremist movement, and highlights the camouflaged activities of humanitarian organizations funding terrorism. This brief focuses particularly on examining the development and concrete manifestation of Islamism and the latent risks posed by Islamist extremism not just for the national security of Kosovo but also for the peace and safety of the entire region. Examining the development, effects and latent risks posed by Islamist extremism in the Balkans, Islamist Extremism in Kosovo and the Countries of the Region will be useful to scholars, policy-makers, and law enforcement practitioners working in counter-terrorism, as well as those interested in the unique sociopolitical climate of the Balkans.
Psychological resilience has emerged as a highly significant area of research and practice in recent years, finding applications with a broad range of different groups in many settings. Contemporary discourse is not limited to ways of effective coping with adversity but also introduces mechanisms that can lead to enhanced capacity after dealing with difficult circumstances and recognises the importance of enriching the field with varied perspectives. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience is a comprehensive compendium of writings of international contributors that takes stock of the state-of-the-art in resilience theory, research and practice. The Routledge Internati...
Volumes 1 and 2 of the Invited Lectures present the main contributions from the 29th International Congress of Psychology, held in Berlin in 2008.
A manual on the Hand Test, a projective technique consisting of ten cards upon which pictures of hands are drawn. The subject is asked to tell what the hand looks like it is doing and the scored responses derive the extent of interpersonal, environmental, maladjustive and withdrawal tendencies.
Realise your strengths and you'll be realising the best of you. Do you want to be confident, successful, and sustainably happy? Do you want to achieve your goals and enjoy beter realtionships? Leading strengths experts provide the evidence that shows you how.
This volume provides an authoritative survey of all the major theories of infant development. An authoritative survey of major theoretical issues in infant development. Written by leading scholars in the field of infancy. Each chapter either presents a distinct theoretical approach to infant development or reviews contrasting theories in a specific subfield. Pays particular attention to current theoretical controversies. Contributors include Eugene Goldfield, Andy Meltzoff, Marinus van Ijzendoorn, Mark Johnson and Annette Karmiloff-Smith, among others.
Publikace určená učitelům a pracovníkům v pomáhajících profesích přináší aktuální poznatky z oblasti psychologie rodiny a návazných témat.
Publikace určená učitelům a pracovníkům v pomáhajících profesích přináší aktuální poznatky z oblasti psychologie rodiny a návazných témat. Kapitoly jsou sestaveny tak, aby kopírovaly vývojovou linii člověka a lidské vztahy při současném zdůraznění jejich limitů, které plynou ze zákonitostí lidské psychiky a souvisejícího chování a jednání včetně důsledků prožitých traumatizujících událostí. Prostor je mimo jiné věnován tématům, jako jsou odkládání mateřství, zaměstnanost žen, výběr partnera, rodiny se specifickými potřebami, týrání a zneužívání dětí, formy péče o dítě po rozvodu, formy náhradní rodinné péče či vliv rodiny a výchovných stylů na vývoj dítěte.
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