Sociology and Social Policy
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Inequality, Social Protection and Social Justice
James Midgley
‘The issue of inequality has returned to global agendas. James Midgley, the doyen of global social policy research, insists that social protection has a role to play in tackling inequality. He sets out an agenda of institutional reform t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Citizens’ Solidarity in Europe
Edited by Christian Lahusen
‘Solidarity is a neglected theme in political theory. It is also a crucial concern for Europe, where it is the necessary but often strained complement to economic integration. This valuable collection shows the importance of civil societ... -
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Handbook on Gender and Social Policy
Edited by Sheila Shaver
‘This superb and comprehensive Handbook should be in the collection of every student of social policy – those who have specialized in gender issues and everyone else – for a key strength of the collection is the engagement across the mul...eBook:Find out more$54.36
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Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Third Edition
David B. Oppenheimer, Sheila R. Foster, Sora Y. Han, Richard T. Ford
This revised and updated casebook comprehensively compares the U.S. legal approach to problems of inequality and discrimination with the approaches of a variety of other legal systems around the world. Key features include: • Contribu...eBook:Find out more$71.16
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Globalization and Spatial Mobilities
Aharon Kellerman
'This is an impressive grand sweeping book about the globalization and spatial mobility of people, capital, information and technology. It requires a great scholar such as Kellerman to bring such wide-ranging topics together in a single ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Children's Lives in Southern Europe
Edited by Lourdes Gaitán, Yannis Pechtelidis, Catarina Tomás, Natália Fernandes
‘Children's Lives in Southern Europe is an insightful, well-written, and timely volume focusing on a neglected but radically changing region of Europe. The diverse chapters provide comprehensive discussion of children’s lives and agency ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Religion in China
Edited by Stephan Feuchtwang
‘In the flourishing market of surveys of Chinese religions, this Handbook stands out on many counts, including breadth of coverage, quality of writing, and variety of authors’ cultural and intellectual backgrounds. It is built not only o...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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The Policies of Childcare and Early Childhood Education
Edited by Katja Repo, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila, Johanna Lammi-Taskula
This timely book reveals how policies of childcare and early childhood education influence children’s circumstances and the daily lives of families with children. Examining how these policies are approached, it focuses particularly on th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Austerity, Retrenchment and the Welfare State
Bent Greve
‘This book presents a comprehensive stock taking exercise of welfare state developments over the last two decades. It shows that, contrary to widespread perceptions and analyses that emphasize austerity and retrenchment, welfare spending...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Global Social Justice
Edited by Gary Craig
‘This wide-ranging Handbook demonstrates how the concept of social justice provides a valuable lens for the analysis of diverse contemporary policy and political issues. Drawing on a number of disciplines and theoretical perspectives, it...eBook:Find out more$58.40
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The Relational Nordic Welfare State
Edited by Sakari Hänninen, Kirsi-Marja Lehtelä, Paula Saikkonen
‘Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, this is an excellent – diverse yet coherent – collection on the changing Nordic welfare state, which I highly recommend.’ – Ray Kiely, Queen Mary University of London, UKeBook:Find out more$40.00
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Critical Policy Discourse Analysis
Edited by Nicolina Montesano Montessori, Michael Farrelly, Jane Mulderrig
‘Finally, a very timely and useful volume which addresses scholars and graduate students in the Social Sciences, and – importantly – also policy makers as well as practitioners. The chapters illustrate how systematic interdisciplinary, i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
