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Peer Relationships in Early Childhood Education and Care

Peer Relationships in Early Childhood Education and Care brings together fresh perspectives and research about young children’s relationships. It examines children’s rights and well-being against a backdrop of increased social movement and migration, changing family structures and work practices, and the growing prevalence of education and care services for young children. With contributors from diverse cultural, geographical and disciplinary backgrounds, this edited collection shows how educators support children’s peer relationships and use these as a basis for enhancing social and cognitive development. Themes discussed include: conflicts and negotiations friendships and play group phenomena independence and interdependence identity and belonging peer relations and children with disabilities attuning adults to young children’s relationships. This book will be highly relevant for academics, researchers and students concerned with early childhood care and education, especially those interested in relating these issues on a global scale.

Peer-to-Peer Video: The Economics, Policy, and Culture of Today's New Mass Medium

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks allow individuals to share digital content files in real time. They facilitate communication and promote community without hierarchy or strict control. This book applies economic principles to analyze and understand the P2P phenomenon. It also provides numerous contemporary examples from the US and around the world to shed light on the implications of P2P as a mass medium, considering such issues as pricing, licensing, security, and regulation.

Peer Violence in Children's Residential Care

Much concern has been expressed about the scandal of physical and sexual abuse by care workers of children living in residential homes but this is the first detailed study of the major problem of violence between children . Based on extensive interviews with young people as well as staff, children's own perspectives and experiences of violence are highlighted. There is important new information about different levels of violence between homes, the significance of gender and group hierarchies, and strategies to tackle violence.

Peers, the Parties and the People: General Election of 1910

Pegasus: The Story of the World's Most Dangerous Spyware

'A must-read' – New ScientistThe gripping, behind-the scenes story of one of the most sophisticated surveillance weapons ever created – and an existential threat to democracy and human rights.'Absorbing . . . a celebration of journalism' – The GuardianPegasus is widely regarded as the most powerful cyber-surveillance system on the market – available to any government that can afford its multimillion-dollar price tag. The system’s creator, the NSO group, a private corporation headquartered in Israel, boasts about its ability to thwart terrorists and criminals.But the Pegasus system doesn’t only catch terrorists and criminals.Pegasus has been used by repressive regimes to spy on thousands of innocent people around the world: heads of state, diplomats, human rights defenders, lawyers, political opponents, and journalists.Virtually undetectable, the system can track a person’s daily movement in real time, gain control of the device’s microphones and cameras at will, and capture all videos, photos, emails, texts, and passwords – encrypted or not. Its full reach is not even known.This is the gripping story of how Pegasus was uncovered, written by Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud, the two intrepid reporters who revealed the scandal in collaboration with an international consortium of journalists. Their findings shook the world.Tense and compelling, Pegasus reveals how thousands of lives have been turned upside down by this unprecedented threat, and exposes the chilling new ways governments and corporations are laying waste to human rights – and silencing innocent citizens.

Pegasus Princesses 1: Mist's Maze

A high-flying new chapter book series from the creator of Unicorn Princesses! When eight-year-old, pegasus-obsessed Clara Griffin is playing in the forest surrounding her family's home, she's thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and a flying armchair that transport her to the Wing Realm, the magical land of the Pegasus Princesses! Clara finds herself in Feather Palace, home to eight pegasus sisters who each have a unique magical power, throne, and tiara. The Pegasus Princesses are delighted to meet Clara--after all, they rarely meet human girls, let alone any creature without wings! Clara learns that Princess Mist is hosting a cloud maze party in the sky above the Cloud Forest. But just before the party, Lucinda, the princesses' pet cat, knocks over and spills the entire bottle of potion that makes the cloud maze. With Clara's help, will the Pegasus Princesses figure out how to throw a new cloud maze party in time?Featuring adorable black-and-white illustrations throughout, this magical series is full of sparkle, fun, and friendship.

Pegasus Princesses 2: Aqua's Splash

A high-flying new chapter book series from the creator of Unicorn Princesses!Eight-year-old Clara is excited for another trip to the Wing Realm, the magical land of the Pegasus Princesses! The merfairies' eggs are about to hatch, and Princess Aqua is thrilled--so thrilled, she has planned the Merthday Splash, an absolutely perfect event where Clara and the Pegasus Princesses can watch the baby merfairies swim out of their rainbow-colored shells. Aqua has done her best to make sure everything is ready: she's painted decorations, tried to teach her sisters to swim, and invited Clara, the Pegasus Princesses' favorite human girl, to the Wing Realm. But when Lucinda knocks a jar of octopus ink into the merfairies' hatching pool, it suddenly seems they'll have to cancel the celebration. Can Clara help the Pegasus Princesses and the merfairies restore clean, clear water to the hatching pool and save the Merthday Splash?Featuring adorable black-and-white illustrations throughout, this magical series is full of sparkle, fun, and friendship.

Pegasus Princesses 3: Mist's Maze, Aqua's Splash, And Flip's Fair

From the author of Unicorn Princesses, a high-flying chapter book series about a girl who goes on magical adventures with the Pegasus Princesses.When eight-year-old, pegasus-obsessed Clara Griffin is playing in the forest, she's thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and a flying armchair that transport her to the Wing Realm, the land of the pegasus princesses!It is Princess Flip's favorite day of the year-the day she hosts the Wing Realm's Potion Fair! This year, the pegasus princesses have concocted a special magical potion with their favorite human girl, Clara, in mind. Clara knows a thing or two about potions, and she eagerly helps the pegasus princesses add the final ingredients to this very special one. When she travels across the Wing Realm to the Magic Marsh with Flip and Lucinda to prepare for the fair, a potion mishap causes a caterpillar catastrophe. Can Clara mix up the right ideas to help save the day? Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout and eye-catching, sparkly covers, this series is another must-have for chapter book readers.

Pegasus Princesses 4: Star's Gaze

From the author of Unicorn Princesses, a high-flying chapter book series about a girl who goes on magical adventures with the Pegasus Princesses.When eight-year-old, pegasus-obsessed Clara Griffin is playing in the forest, she's thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and a flying armchair that transport her to the Wing Realm, the land of the pegasus princesses!It's Lucinda's birthday, and Princess Star has planned a spectacular surprise for the pegasus princesses' winged pet cat. Lucinda's cousins, the mooncats, have agreed to host a party in their palace on the Catmoon-the Wing Realm's very own moon. Clara and Star fly in a magic spaceship to meet the moon creatures and prepare for the party. But as soon as they start cleaning and decorating the palace, mooncat mayhem erupts. Will Clara and Star be able to save the party?Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout and eye-catching, sparkly covers, this series is another must-have for chapter book readers.

Pegasus Princesses 5: Star's Gaze, Rosie's Rhythm, And Snow's Slide

From the author of Unicorn Princesses, a high-flying chapter book series about a girl who goes on magical adventures with the Pegasus Princesses. When Clara Griffin is playing in the forest near her home, she's thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and a flying armchair that transport her to the Wing Realm, the land of the Pegasus Princesses!Princess Rosie is preparing for the Garden Orchestra's annual concert, and she invites Clara to join the percussion section. Clara, who is delighted to bring her new rescue puppy along to Feather Palace, can't wait to perform with the pegasus princess-but she wishes her puppy could help with the concert too. Luckily, Princess Rosie knows just how to communicate with Clara's pup. But when a mishap in the garden causes chaos to bloom, it looks like the whole concert might be cancelled! Can Clara come up with a solution in time to save the musical fun?Featuring adorable black-and-white illustrations throughout, and eye-catching, sparkly covers, this magical series is another must-have for chapter book readers.

Pegasus Princesses 6: Star's Gaze, Rosie's Rhythm, And Snow's Slide

From the author of Unicorn Princesses, a high-flying chapter book series about a girl who goes on magical adventures with the Pegasus Princesses. When Clara Griffin is playing in the forest near her home, she's thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and a flying armchair that transport her to the Wing Realm, the land of the pegasus princesses!Princess Snow and her sisters are preparing for the Pegasus Winter Games-a day of magical sledding with their magical friends from the Snow Realm! Lucinda is in charge of the invitations, and when she accidentally invites the glow leopards to the games instead of the snow leopards, all the snow and ice is melted! Can Clara come up with a solution to help her friends beat the heat and restore the snowy fun?Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout and eye-catching, sparkly covers, this series is another must-have for chapter book readers.

PEGIDA: Entwicklung, Zusammensetzung und Deutung einer Empörungsbewegung

Der Band präsentiert die erste systematische Analyse von PEGIDA auf der Basis der vorliegenden empirischen Studien. Ausgehend von eigenen Untersuchungen und Beobachtungen wird die Entwicklung der Bewegung rekonstruiert, die im Herbst 2014 in Dresden entstand und nationales und internationales Aufsehen erregte. Dabei werden Organisatoren, Positionen, Vernetzungen, Kundgebungen, Demonstranten sowie die Reaktionen von Politik, Medien und Gesellschaft analysiert und die Befunde in einer umfassend angelegten Untersuchung mit Erkenntnissen der politischen Kulturforschung zusammengeführt. PEGIDA erweist sich als eine Protestbewegung neuen Stils, eine rechtspopulistische Empörungsbewegung, die fremdenfeindliche und islamkritische Ressentiments mobilisiert und dabei grundsätzliche Vorbehalte gegenüber den politischen und medialen Eliten zum Ausdruck bringt.

Pegida als Spiegel und Projektionsfläche: Wechselwirkungen und Abgrenzungen zwischen Pegida, Politik, Medien, Zivilgesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften

Der Band behandelt erstmals systematisch die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Pegida und anderen gesellschaftlichen Instanzen. Denn die Bewegung lässt sich nicht hinreichend aus der sozialen Herkunft oder der Mentalität der Demonstrierenden verstehen.Die Analyse von Diskursen, Symboliken und Konfliktlagen zeigt widersprüchliche Abgrenzungen und Bezugnahmen zwischen Pegida, Parteipolitik, Bildungsträgern, Medien und Expert*innenkultur, die im Kontext weitreichender Krisenkonstellationen untersucht werden. Das Verhältnis der Entscheidungs- und Deutungseliten zu anderen Bevölkerungsteilen oder die strukturelle Krise der Repräsentativdemokratie spielen dabei ebenso eine Rolle, wie journalistische und sozialwissenschaftliche Reaktionen.

Pegida-Effekte?: Jugend zwischen Polarisierung und politischer Unberührtheit (X-Texte zu Kultur und Gesellschaft)

Pegida hat den politischen Diskurs verändert - soviel steht vier Jahre nach Beginn der Proteste fest. Doch die Deutungen zu den Ursachen und Folgen der »Patriotischen Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes« gehen weit auseinander. Auf Basis einer umfangreichen empirischen Studie diskutieren die Autor_innen dieses Bandes, ob und wie Pegida als Protestphänomen und Chiffre bei der Jugend verfängt. Die Studie bietet eine Analyse politischer Deutungsmuster der Jugend im Jahr 2018, indem sie politische Vorstellungen, Wünsche, Ängste und Gedanken zur demokratischen Einwanderungsgesellschaft in den Mittelpunkt stellt.

Pegida-Effekte?: Jugend zwischen Polarisierung und politischer Unberührtheit (X-Texte zu Kultur und Gesellschaft #14)

Pegida hat den politischen Diskurs verändert - soviel steht vier Jahre nach Beginn der Proteste fest. Doch die Deutungen zu den Ursachen und Folgen der »Patriotischen Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes« gehen weit auseinander. Auf Basis einer umfangreichen empirischen Studie diskutieren die Autor_innen dieses Bandes, ob und wie Pegida als Protestphänomen und Chiffre bei der Jugend verfängt. Die Studie bietet eine Analyse politischer Deutungsmuster der Jugend im Jahr 2018, indem sie politische Vorstellungen, Wünsche, Ängste und Gedanken zur demokratischen Einwanderungsgesellschaft in den Mittelpunkt stellt.

PEGIDA and New Right-Wing Populism in Germany (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)

This book provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of the German right-wing populist protest movement “PEGIDA”. It offers an in-depth reconstruction of the movement’s historical development, its organisational structure and its programmatic orientation. It depicts the protestors and their motivations, reactions in politics, media and society, and PEGIDA’s European network. The volume presents and compares the results of scientific surveys among PEGIDA-participants and brings them into the context of long-time studies on political culture in Germany, representing a comprehensive study of the emergence of contemporary right-wing populist movements. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and students focusing on comparative politics, (right-wing) populism, protest movements in western democracies, and political culture in Germany, as well as journalists, political educators and policy makers.

PEGIDA and New Right-Wing Populism in Germany (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)

This book provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of the German right-wing populist protest movement “PEGIDA”. It offers an in-depth reconstruction of the movement’s historical development, its organisational structure and its programmatic orientation. It depicts the protestors and their motivations, reactions in politics, media and society, and PEGIDA’s European network. The volume presents and compares the results of scientific surveys among PEGIDA-participants and brings them into the context of long-time studies on political culture in Germany, representing a comprehensive study of the emergence of contemporary right-wing populist movements. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and students focusing on comparative politics, (right-wing) populism, protest movements in western democracies, and political culture in Germany, as well as journalists, political educators and policy makers.

The Pelican Brief: The compelling classic from the No 1. bestselling master of the legal thriller (Penguin Readers)

A gripping plot from start to finish ... Two Supreme Court Justices are dead and their murders remain unsolved ... from the No. 1 bestselling master thriller writerDarby Shaw, a brilliant and beautiful New Orleans legal student, draws up a speculative legal brief which links the deaths and uncovers an astonishing presidential conspiracy.When her boyfriend is atomised in a car bomb, it becomes clear that somebody is intent on silencing Darby for good. Somebody who will stop at nothing to preserve the secrets of the Pelican Brief...

The Pen and Ink Sailor: Charles Middleton and the King's Navy, 1778-1813 (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)

Examiner of the Navy and the First Lord of the Admiralty during the Trafalgar Campaign, Sir Charles Middleton was responsible for creating vital links between the naval shore establishment, policy makers in Whitehall and commanders at sea.

The Pen and Ink Sailor: Charles Middleton and the King's Navy, 1778-1813 (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)

Examiner of the Navy and the First Lord of the Admiralty during the Trafalgar Campaign, Sir Charles Middleton was responsible for creating vital links between the naval shore establishment, policy makers in Whitehall and commanders at sea.

Penal Policy and Social Justice

The book examines recent developments in penal policy, and asks whether they will make for more 'justice'. Drawing on international evidence the author asks whether making the punishment fit the crime can lessen the excessive penalization of the poor, the mentally disordered, and racial minorities. Realist and reductionist agendas are analyzed, but the real problem is our addiction to punishment itself, maintained by the dominance of legal reasoning and the declining influence of social work and psychiatric perspectives in criminal justice decision-making.

Penal Populism (Key Ideas in Criminology)

Expertly drawing on international examples and existing literature, Penal Populism closes a gap in the field of criminology. In this fascinating expose of current crime policy John Pratt examines the role played by penal populism on trends in contemporary penal policy. Penal populism is associated with the public's decline of deference to the criminal justice establishment amidst alarm that crime is out of control. Pratt argues that new media technology is helping to spread national insecurities and politicians are not only encouraging such sentiments but are also being led on by them. Pratt explains it is having most influence in the development of policy on sex offenders, youth crime, persistent criminals and anti-social behaviour. This topical resource also covers new dimensions of the phenomenon, including: the changing nature and structure of the mass media less reliance on the more orthodox expertise of civil servants and academics limitations to the impact of populism, bureaucratic resistance from judges, lawyers and academics and the restorative justice movement. This is essential reading for students, researchers and professionals working in criminology and crime policy.

Penal Populism (Key Ideas in Criminology)

Expertly drawing on international examples and existing literature, Penal Populism closes a gap in the field of criminology. In this fascinating expose of current crime policy John Pratt examines the role played by penal populism on trends in contemporary penal policy. Penal populism is associated with the public's decline of deference to the criminal justice establishment amidst alarm that crime is out of control. Pratt argues that new media technology is helping to spread national insecurities and politicians are not only encouraging such sentiments but are also being led on by them. Pratt explains it is having most influence in the development of policy on sex offenders, youth crime, persistent criminals and anti-social behaviour. This topical resource also covers new dimensions of the phenomenon, including: the changing nature and structure of the mass media less reliance on the more orthodox expertise of civil servants and academics limitations to the impact of populism, bureaucratic resistance from judges, lawyers and academics and the restorative justice movement. This is essential reading for students, researchers and professionals working in criminology and crime policy.

Penal Theories and Institutions: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1971-1972 (Michel Foucault, Lectures at the Collège de France)

“What characterizes the act of justice is not resort to a court and to judges; it is not the intervention of magistrates (even if they had to be simple mediators or arbitrators). What characterizes the juridical act, the process or the procedure in the broad sense, is the regulated development of a dispute. And the intervention of judges, their opinion or decision, is only ever an episode in this development. What defines the juridical order is the way in which one confronts one another, the way in which one struggles. The rule and the struggle, the rule in the struggle, this is the juridical.”- Michel FoucaultPenal Theories and Institutions is the title Michel Foucault gave to the lectures he delivered at the Collège de France from November 1971 to March 1972.In these lectures Michel Foucault presents for the first time his approach to the question of power that will be the focus of his research up to the writing of Discipline and Punish (1975) and beyond. His analysis starts with a detailed account of Richelieu’s repression of the Nu-pieds revolt (1639-1640) and then goes on to show how the apparatus of power developed by the monarchy on this occasion breaks with the system of juridical and judicial institutions of the Middle Ages and opens out onto a “judicial State apparatus”, a “repressive system”, whose function is focused on the confinement of those who challenge its order.Michel Foucault systemizes the approach of a history of truth on the basis of the study of “juridico-political matrices” that he had begun in the previous year’s lectures (Lectures on the Will to Know) and which is at the heart of the notion of “knowledge-power”.In these lectures Foucault develops his theory of justice and penal law.The appearance of this volume marks the end of the publication of the series Foucault’s courses at the Collège de France (the first volume of which was published in 1997).

The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches

From Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have changed the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped.The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches gathers together the world's greatest speeches, bringing together the words of over one hundred men and women. These brilliant and passionate declarations by Socrates, Robespierre, Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth I, Churchill, Washington, Pankhurst, Gandhi and many others provide a vivid glimpse of history in the making while retaining their power to move and inspire today.'Impeccable. MacArthur prefaces each address with a short but scholarly historical explanation that sets the scene perfectly. An attractive volume' Andrew Roberts, Sunday Times'Works well not just as an anthology but as a history' Independent on Sunday