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This comprehensive, up to date and theoretically informed text examines the full range of the European Union's external relations including the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It look at the increasingly important part the EU plays in global politics. The authors argue that the EU's significance cannot be grasped by making comparisons with traditional states. Issues covered include: · the status, coherence, consistency and roles of the EU as an actor, and what being an actor means in practice. · how the field of trade relations forms the basis of the EUs activities · the EU in global environmental diplomacy, North-South relations and in relation to the Mediterranean and East/Central Europe · the EUs controversial relationship to the Common Foreign and Security Policy and defence.

The Swedish preschool is increasingly recognized as an important integration arena. In Swedish politics, it is assumed that merely enrolling migrant children in preschool will lead to integration. However, research on migrant children in Swedish preschools remains limited, leaving the actual potential of preschools to promote integration underexplored. This thesis investigates how integration is manifested in Swedish preschools and how specific practices and approaches support or hinder this process. The focus is on how preschools manage the initial steps of migrant families into the educational integration trajectory in settings where the vast majority of families and practitioners have a majority background. Integration is used as a theoretical concept that postulates migrants’ inclusion and active participation in society, while their cultural and linguistic backgrounds are acknowledged (Penninx, 2019). Through this investigation this thesis provides a valuable contribution to both academic research and political discourse on integration within early childhood education and care (ECEC). The study was conducted in two phases and includes four peer-reviewed articles, two associated with each research phase. Firstly, integration was explored from the perspective of preschool practitioners’ narratives, based on a licentiate study (Löthman, 2022), addressing their experiences of working with migrant parents (article I) and their children (article II). Secondly, integration was explored in situ based on observations of migrant children’s participation in teaching activities (article III) and peer play (article IV). The results show that integration does not occur automatically. According to the preschool practitioners, integration is manifested through a process of change within themselves, resulting in the capacity to acknowledge and respond to migrant families’ needs and perspectives. This process requires a dialogic stance and is accompanied by greater cultural reflexivity and practical flexibility. The analysis of observations of migrant children’s participation in preschool suggests that practitioners’ responsiveness largely manifests during care and routine activities, rather than during teaching activities and peer play, where constraints to integration exist. These constraints are primarily linked to insufficient attention to the crucial role of language in teaching and peer play, combined with a strong emphasis on child-centered pedagogy—enacted as a "majority child-centered" pedagogy. Consequently, migrant children risk being excluded from teaching activities and peer play in the majority language. Furthermore, the promotion of children’s free choice during peer play, which is inherent to this pedagogy, tends to reinforce the formation of segregated peer communities. In conclusion, this thesis reveals that migrant children, who go through a double transition when they start ECEC, do not become part of ECEC or participate in it using the same approaches and practices as children with a majority background. Consequently, the political assumption that integration occurs naturally through the process of enrolling migrant children in ECEC is misleading. This thesis underscores the need for greater political recognition of the demands placed on ECEC institutions to actively facilitate integration. As the findings highlight, integration requires deliberate and intentional efforts—it necessitates integration work. Without such recognition, the burden of integration risks falling disproportionately on the children themselves. This thesis suggests that ECEC’s integration work should focus on the development of: 1) a dialogic stance, 2) language awareness, and 3) a critical evaluation of how specific pedagogical and didactic approaches influence the premises for integration. Collectively, these efforts aim to achieve the goal of: 4) organizing preschool activities in alignment with an equity approach, which means adapting established practices to meet the genuine needs of migrant families and thereby ensuring that they have the same opportunities within ECEC as families with majority backgrounds. Den svenska förskolan framställs i allt högre grad som en viktig arena för integration inom svensk politik. Genom att skriva in migrerade barn i förskolan förväntas integration ske. Dock är förskolans potential att främja integration underutforskad. Denna avhandling syftar till att bidra med kunskap om integration av migrerade barn i den svenska förskolan genom att undersöka hur integration manifesteras samt vilka praktiker och förhållningssätt som stödjer eller hindrar integrationsprocessen. Särskilt fokuserar avhandlingen på hur förskolor hanterar nyanlända familjers första steg in i den svenska förskolan, i en kontext där majoriteten av familjer och pedagoger har svensk bakgrund. Integration används som ett teoretiskt begrepp som förutsätter migrerade familjers inkludering och aktiva deltagande i samhället, samtidigt som deras kulturella och språkliga bakgrunder tas i beaktande (Penninx, 2019). Genom denna undersökning bidrar avhandlingen med värdefull kunskap till både forskning och politik om integration i den svenska förskolan. Studien har genomförts i två faser och inkluderar fyra vetenskapliga artiklar, två kopplade till varje fas. Först utforskades integration ur förskolepedagogers perspektiv, baserat på en licentiatstudie (Löthman, 2022), som behandlar deras uppfattningar om att arbeta med migrerade föräldrar (artikel I) och barn (artikel II). Därefter utforskades integration in situ, baserat på observationer av nyanlända barns deltagande i undervisningsaktiviteter (artikel III) och kamratlek (artikel IV). Resultaten visar att integration inte sker automatiskt. Enligt förskolepedagogerna manifesteras integration genom en förändringsprocess hos dem själva, vilken resulterar i en ökad förmåga att identifiera och svara på migrerade familjers behov och perspektiv. Denna process kräver en dialogisk hållning och åtföljs av större kulturell reflexivitet och praktisk flexibilitet. Analysen av observationer av nyanlända barns deltagande i förskolan indikerar att förskollärares responsivitet främst återspeglas i omsorgs- och rutinaktiviteter, snarare än i undervisningsaktiviteter och kamratlek, där begränsningar för integration finns. Begränsningarna är främst kopplade till otillräcklig uppmärksamhet på språkets roll i kunskapsförmedling och kamratlek, kombinerat med en stark betoning på barncentrerad pedagogik—genomförd som en "majoritetsbarn-centrerad" pedagogik. Följaktligen riskerar migrerade barn att exkluderas från undervisningsaktiviteter och kamratlek på majoritetsspråket. Dessutom tenderar främjandet av barns fria val under kamratlek, som är inneboende i denna pedagogik, att förstärka bildandet av segregerade kamratgemenskaper. Sammanfattningsvis visar avhandlingen att migrerade barn som genomgår en "dubbel övergång" till den svenska förskolan inte blir en del av eller deltar i förskolans verksamhet genom samma förhållningssätt och praktiker som barn med majoritetsbakgrund. Följaktligen är det politiska antagandet att integration sker naturligt genom att skriva in migrerade barn i förskolan missvisande. Avhandlingen understryker behovet av ett större politiskt erkännande av de krav som ställs på utbildningsinstitutioner för att aktivt underlätta integration. Som resultaten visar kräver integration avsiktliga och medvetna ansträngningar—det kräver integrationsarbete. Utan ett sådant erkännande riskerar bördan med integrationsarbetet oproportionerligt att falla på barnen själva. Denna avhandling föreslår att förskolans integrationsarbete bör fokusera på utvecklingen av: 1) en dialogisk hållning, 2) språkmedvetenhet, och 3) en kritisk utvärdering av hur specifika pedagogiska och didaktiska tillvägagångssätt påverkar förutsättningarna för integration. Tillsammans syftar dessa ansträngningar till att uppnå målet att 4) organisera förskolans praktiker i linje med ett rättviseperspektiv, vilket innebär att anpassa etablerade praktiker i enlighet med migrerade familjers genuina behov och därigenom säkerställa att de har samma möjligheter i förskolan som familjer med majoritetsbakgrund.

Un DVD inclus avec des séquences vidéos inédites pour chaque chapitre ! L’épileptologie change, et les approches syndromiques sont maintenant complétées par une approche étiologique fondée sur les progrès considérables en génétique. Une approche purement « électro-clinique » n’est plus adaptée aujourd’hui dans bien des cas. Cette 5e édition du « Guide bleu » fait le point sur les plus récents progrès. Ainsi, la structure du livre a un peu évolué, laissant plus de place aux approches : - physiologiques - épidémiologiques - génétiques - thérapeutique Néanmoins, la description des syndromes épileptiques reste au cœur de cet ouvrage. La diversité des contributeurs – coordinateurs et auteurs – confère à ce livre des qualités d’objectivité et de sérieux qui en font la réputation depuis maintenant près de 30 ans.

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Case Western University, 1980, originally presented under the title: The twelve gods in Greek and Roman art.

In this bestselling guide, discover the healing power of diet and nutrition as an alternative therapy to help you heal from cancer and other ailments. With over 300,000 copies sold, The Gerson Therapy paved the way for alternative cancer treatments and has successfully treated cancer, hepatitis, migraines, arthritis, heart disease, emphysema, and autoimmune diseases with a revolutionary all-natural program. For years, the traditional medical establishment has called these chronic or life-threatening diseases incurable. But now, The Gerson Therapy® offers hope for those seeking relief from hundreds of different diseases. One of the first alternative cancer therapies, The Gerson Therapy® has successfully treated thousands of patients for over 60 years and has clinic locations around the country. In this definitive natural cancer and chronic illness guide, alternative medicine therapist Charlotte Gerson and medical journalist Morton Walker reveal the powerful healing effects of nutrition, organic foods, food preparation, meal planning, and supplements combined to treat a variety of ailments. The Gerson Therapy® shows you: • How to beat cancer by changing your body chemistry • Special juicing techniques for maximum healing • How to conquer symptoms of allergies, obesity, high blood pressure, HIV, lupus, and other chronic illnesses • Which supplements will strengthen your immune system • How to prepare delicious, healthy foods using Gerson-approved recipes included in the book • And much more! This unique resource will help and inspire everyone who has ever said, “I want to get well. Just show me how.” The Gerson Therapy® offers a powerful, time-tested healing option that has worked for others—

With over 300,000 copies sold, The Gerson Therapy paved the way for alternative cancer treatments and has successfully treated Cancer, Hepatitis, Migraines, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Emphysema, and Autoimmune diseases with a revolutionary all-natural program. For years, the traditional medical establishment has called these chronic or life-threatening diseases incurable. But now, The Gerson Therapy® offers hope for those seeking relief from hundreds of different diseases. One of the first alternative cancer therapies, The Gerson Therapy® has successfully treated thousands of patients for over 60 years and has clinic locations around the country. The definitive natural cancer and chronic illness guide, alternative medicine therapist Charlotte Gerson and medical journalist Morton Walker reveal the powerful healing effects of nutrition, organic foods, food preparation, meal planning, and supplements combined to treat a variety of ailments. The Gerson Therapy® shows you: • How to beat cancer by changing your body chemistry • Special juicing techniques for maximum healing • How to conquer symptoms of allergies, obesity, high blood pressure, HIV, lupus, and other chronic illnesses • Which supplements will strengthen your immune system • How to prepare delicious, healthy foods using Gerson-approved recipes included in the book • And much more! This unique resource will help and inspire everyone who has ever said, "I want to get well. Just show me how." The Gerson Therapy® offers a powerful, time-tested healing option that has worked for others—and can work for you.

State building processes in the Caucasus are influenced by the culture of the Caucasus, and previous experiences with state building after World War I. The conflicts which erupted at the time have influenced territorial claims. The role of foreign powers as Russia, the United States, Turkey, Germany is considerable in the region. Divide and rule policy of Joseph Stalin is another factor which describes existing animosities between peoples in the Caucasus. Since 1989 a transition process, or state building process, has started in the North and the South Caucasus. This book gives an in-depth analysis of the backgrounds of the conflicts, including activities by IGO's and NGOs, and the developments in international law with regard to state building practice.

Good teamwork ensures the close collaboration and coordination between professional groups and across disciplinary boundaries. This is particularly important in healthcare centres and clinics admitting complicated patient cases, but contrary to what many healthcare organisations seem to believe, effective teamwork does not happen automatically. It needs to be successfully trained and practiced. Teamwork in Medical Rehabilitation provides a guide to efficient teamwork in professional healthcare. Showcasing the practice of medical rehabilitation in Sweden, the book describes how to create, develop, nourish and organise a team. Medical rehabilitation in Sweden is a discipline filled by not only doctors and nurses, but also physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, speech therapists and dieticians. Using these multi-professional teams as clinical case studies, the book contains many practical examples from different rehabilitation care areas. This book will prove to be invaluable to healthcare professionals and students as effective collaboration is essential to good clinical outcomes. Managers will also find this a worthy read thanks to its understanding of how working conditions affect good teamwork.