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‘This open access book addresses an urgent issue on which little organized information exists. It reflects experience in Africa but is highly relevant to other fragile states as well.’ —Constantine Michalopoulos, John Hopkins University, USA and former Director of Economic Policy and Co-ordination at the World Bank Fragile countries face a triple data challenge. Up-to-date information is needed to deal with rapidly changing circumstances and to design adequate responses. Yet, fragile countries are among the most data deprived, while collecting new information in such circumstances is very challenging. This open access book presents innovations in data collection developed with decision makers in fragile countries in mind. Looking at innovations in Africa from mobile phone surveys monitoring the Ebola crisis, to tracking displaced people in Mali, this collection highlights the challenges in data collection researchers face and how they can be overcome.

Economics --- Management science --- Development economics --- Big data --- Sociology—Research --- Economic theory --- Africa—Economic conditions

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The globalization and digitalization of cultural markets presents formidable challenges for local cinema and storytelling. The essays in this collection address some of these challenges from the perspective of a critical political economy of local cinema. Inspiring these contributions is the effort of supporting local cinema as a form of valuable storytelling that is at risk of market-driven extinction because of the greater commercial viability of global or Hollywood cinema and national cinema.

Communication studies --- Finance --- International economics --- Economic theory and philosophy --- Library and information services --- Films, cinema --- Creative writing and creative writing guides --- Politics and government --- Sociology

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This open access volume makes an important contribution to the ongoing research on hope theory by combining insights from both its long history and its increasing multi-disciplinarity. In the first part, it recognizes the importance of the centuries-old reflection on hope by offering historical perspectives and tracing it back to ancient Greek philosophy. At the same time, it provides novel perspectives on often-overlooked historical theories and developments and challenges established views. The second part of the volume documents the state of the art of current research in hope across eight disciplines, which are philosophy, theology, psychology, economy, sociology, health studies, ecology, and development studies. Taken together, this volume provides an integrated view on hope as a multi-faced phenomenon. It contributes to the further understanding of hope as an essential human capacity, with the possibility of transforming our human societies.

Positive Psychology --- Moral Philosophy --- Sociology of Religion --- Christian Theology --- Heterodox Economics --- Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics --- Hope Theory --- Hope Theory and Positive Psychology --- Hope and Human Economic Behaviour --- Cognitive Psychology --- Philosophy and Theology of Hope --- Hope Development in Western Countries --- Hope Research --- Hope and Health Studies --- Open Access --- Positive psychology --- Ethics & moral philosophy --- Religion & beliefs --- Sociology & anthropology --- Christianity --- Theology --- Economic theory & philosophy