Several scholars have researched religious violence in India (for example, Brass 1997; Engineer 1994; Varshney 2002) and have offered insights into the role of the state in furthering pogroms (I. Ahmad 2022; Brass 2006; Khalidi 2003; Vanaik 2009; Varshney and Gubler 2012). Many writers have also emphasized the role of electoral politics in triggering pogroms (for example, Wilkinson 2006). Yet the role of violence remains under-examined from the perspective of a capitalist political economy. Put differently, past studies have paid less attention to how pogroms are used as political tools to advance the economic interests of big capital by mobilizing lower classes under the guise of distributed sovereignty. This is a significant oversight, particularly when mass violence against Muslims is systematically deployed to shape fascist politics that advances the interests of big capital (Desai 2014, 2016).

This chapter addresses the aforementioned lacuna by examining the 2020 pogrom in north-east Delhi, which began on February 23 and lasted six days. Without being economistic in my reading of fascism, as Kershaw (1989) warns against, and acknowledging some autonomy of the Sangh Parivar, I draw attention to the political economy of fascist violence. The pogrom in which Muslim lives and property were disproportionately harmed witnessed fifty-three deaths, and thousands of businesses and homes were destroyed (Gowda et al. 2020).

Autism research and clinical practice is a rapidly evolving branch of psychiatry. This chapter explores autism through the lenses of the neurodiversity paradigm, challenging the deficit-based model whilst remaining stark about significant healthcare inequalities and challenges that autistic people face. It considers the perinatal journey from an autistic perspective, highlighting some of the common challenges autistic mums (to be) can face, and makes suggestions for approaches to take when working with autistic patients.

This book comes in two parts; the first, consisting of §§1–7, offers an informal axiomatic introduction to the basics of set theory, including a thorough discussion of the axiom of choice and some of its equivalents. The second part, consisting of §§8–14, is written at a somewhat more advanced level, and treats selected topics in transfinite algebra; that is, algebraic themes where the axiom of choice, in one form or another, is useful or even indispensable.

Conceptual confusion remains a persistent challenge in political analysis. W. B. Gallie’s 1956 theory of “essentially contested concepts” remains a foundational attempt to address this issue by highlighting the normative dimensions of key political terms. This chapter revisits Gallie’s framework, applying it to the concepts of democracy and the rule of law. We explore both the strengths and the controversies surrounding his seven proposed criteria for contestedness. Critics have argued that several of Gallie’s criteria are overly narrow or ambiguous. In response, we contend that Gallie actually offers both restrictive and broader interpretations of these criteria, and we propose ways to reconcile his intentions with the critiques. Further criticisms claim Gallie encourages conceptual relativism or is too optimistic about resolving disagreement. We acknowledge these concerns but argue that his framework – especially when refined – offers a promising basis for fostering reasoned debate over contested terms. While political concepts often reflect deep normative divisions, this analysis shows how Gallie’s approach, enhanced by our proposed clarifications, can help structure more productive scholarly dialogue. The chapter concludes with a schematic summary of these refinements, presented in Table 10.1, to guide future work on conceptual disagreement and contested meaning in political science.

Chapter 7 (Conclusion): In this chapter, I summarize the major finding of the book – that a transition took place around the third century BCE in the Israelite/Jewish portrayal of pagan worship – and then seek to offer a causal explanation for it. I propose a number of potential causes, but suggest that the most important among them was a major reduction in the Jews’ own attraction to the worship of other gods – a lack of attraction that they then projected onto those engaged in such worship.

We are a diverse group of educators, surgeons and advocates who are content experts in the field of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and abuse.

The case we are presenting is an anonymous doctor who experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. Key identifying features have been changed to protect her identity. The case highlights organizational failures which facilitate the perpetrator’s behaviour as well as demonstrates the obstacles victims must overcome during and following the reporting process.

As educators, leaders and advocates, we believe it is necessary that we publicize the culture that condones if not endorses the actions of perpetrators, stifles the reporting process and revictimizes the individual. Only through critical examination and deliberate action will change be made.

In writing this chapter, we realise we have not produced the evidence-based guideline that many would want to see. We remember approaching a senior bureaucrat in Australia and describing what we have tried to achieve. ‘I hope it provides solutions’, she said, ‘and isn’t just another collection of complaints’. While the book is not a ‘collection of complaints’, we have not attempted to provide a solution-focused manual. In the Introduction, we wrote that this book is not a reckoning. It is also not a protocol to support specific action. The reason is simple. We do not believe there is one solution that is universally relevant.

Child safeguarding is an integral part of the work of perinatal mental health services and the health and social care services they work in partnership with. Serious case reviews repeatedly identify parental mental illness as one of the most significant risk factors for child maltreatment and infants under one year old as the most vulnerable group of children. This chapter describes the key issues that perinatal mental health clinicians, and the professionals and services they work in partnership with, should consider when working with women and families to ensure that children’s well-being is promoted and that they are protected from harm. Learning from child serious case reviews is highlighted. There is a focus on the processes and important considerations when there is a child, or unborn baby, who is the subject of a Child in Need or Child Protection Plan and when there are significant concerns about parenting capacity necessitating formal parenting assessment and/or care proceedings.

This chapter introduces the practice of infant observation; both as a module on psychoanalytic trainings, and as a helpful clinical skill in assessment and treatment within perinatal services. Babies need to be protected and nourished, but also, crucially, to be drawn into relationships with attentive, responsive adults. The chapter underlines the need to look at each baby as an individual and to observe how he is responding to the care he is receiving. The suggestion is made that in perinatal settings, paying attention to the baby’s experience is a vital part of the work.