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Law
Política para apolíticos
Author: The authors of this book are ten professors in the Department of Political Science and Public Law directed by Josep Maria Valles and Xavier Ballart. With this book, the authors want to fight against the parliamentary system topics that are increasingly widespread in the public and in the media.
Summary: Using a style aimed at a wide audience and not just academics, the authors aim to provide data and considerations based on the public debate, more alive than ever with the 15-M movement and recent cases of corruption. The articles are intended to avoid generalizations, demanding good policies and providing possible solutions to the current problems of the democratic system. The book is divided into short articles that address issues such as citizen disinterest in politics, corruption cases, the role of the media, the distance between the political class and society, excessive bureaucracy, the remuneration of the political class or the power of parliaments face of globalization and EU guidelines.
Publisher: Ariel Year of issue: 2012
Philosophy
Arnau de Vilanova i les teories medievals de l'amor
Author: Jaime Valls Mensa is Medieval Philosophy professor at the Department of Philosophy. He has published several books, including "Arnau de Vilanova, spiritual. Bibliographic Guide" (1997) and "Arnau de Vilanova (c.1240-1311)" (1999), and a good number of articles in various journals, mainly on Arnau de Vilanova figure but also on other medieval authors like Pon� Carbonell and Ramon Llull.
Summary: Arnau de Vilanova is one of the leading figures in medicine, philosophy and theology in medieval Europe. He was one of the first critics of medieval Christianity, promoted a reform of the Church and investigated various topics. One of these was love, which had a prominent place both in medicine as in theology. Arnau de Vilanova was interested in the causes and forms of courtly love and analyzes its relation sickness with the intention of offering a therapy. This book was awarded the Prize XXI Joan Maragall.
Publisher: Cruïlla Year of issue: 2012
Environment and Preservation
Three special issues on Degrowth
Author: The editors of these special issues (Futures, vol. 44, p. 515-607; Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 38, p. 1-98; i Ecological Economics, vol. 84, p. 171-269) are all members of ICTA UAB, senior researchers (Giorgos Kallis, Joan Martinez-Alier, Fran�ois Schneider, Christos Zografos) and post-docs or doctoral students (Filka Sekulova, Beatriz Rodriguez-Labajos, Giacomo d'Alisa, Claudio Cattaneo, Christian Kerschner). To a large extent, these special issues are the product of a conference in Barcelona in March 2010 with the title "Economic Degrowth for Social Equity and Environment Sustainability", with over 400 participants from 40 different countries http://barcelona.degrowth.org/.
Summary: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) economies are facing a prolonged period of little or no growth, or even de-growth. This is true of Europe, the United States and Japan. Environmentally this is not bad. It is easier to avoid a climate change disaster with less growth. But socially, lack of growth in growth economies can be catastrophic. Unemployment increases and debt accumulates. How can economies without growth become socially sustainable and economically stable? This is the research question motivating an interdisciplinary group of researchers at ICTA-UAB, studying the economics and politics of degrowth, being these special issues the result of this research.
Publisher: Futures, Journal of Cleaner Production, Ecological Economics. Year of issue: 2012
Medicine and Health
Aprender a investigar, aprender a cuidar
Author: Ramon Bay�s is Professor Emeritus at UAB and has been engaged in health psychology in the areas of cancer, AIDS and aging. Bay�s has published many scientific articles and books, authored the popular book "El psic�logo que buscaba la serenidad" and coauthored "El dolor emocional."
Summary: This book, addressed to health professionals and students starting their career, deals with the acquisition of the necessary skills to improve strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. For Bay�s, research should always be at the service of the patients and would aim to alleviate their suffering.
Publisher: Plataforma Editorial Year of issue: 2012
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B.11870-2012 ISSN: 2014-6388