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Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration
Edited by Natalia Ribas-Mateos, Timothy J. Dunn
Drawing on the concept of the ‘politics of compassion’, this Handbook interrogates the political, geopolitical, social and anthropological processes which produce and govern borders and which give rise to contemporary border violence.eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Advanced Introduction to Housing Studies
William A.V. Clark
This timely Advanced Introduction explores housing and households, including the housing mosaic and the complex process of how people sort themselves into houses and neighborhoods. It covers the choices that households make, why these ch...eBook:Find out more£12.76
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Retiring Women
Philip Taylor, Catherine Earl, Elizabeth Brooke, Christopher McLoughlin
‘This is book is among the first to solely focus in the work and retirement of older women. Much needed research in a field that is still dominated by male perspectives, whereas the older workforce consists of increasing shares of women....eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![A Modern Guide to the Economics of Happiness]()
A Modern Guide to the Economics of Happiness
Edited by Luigino Bruni, Alessandra Smerilli, Dalila De Rosa
Exploring the modern approach to the economics of happiness, which came about with the Easterlin Paradox, this book analyses and assesses the idea that as a country gets richer the happiness of its citizens remains the same. The book mov...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation
Fikret Berkes
‘Fikret Berkes didn’t invent the concept of community-based conservation, but he has been its most vigorous and high-profile academic advocate and analyst. His towering impact on the social science of conservation makes this masterful vo...eBook:Find out more£12.76
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EU Migration Agencies
David Fernández-Rojo
‘In this detailed and precise guide, the author traces how Europe’s border, police, and asylum agencies are evolving in an interactive system of governance. EU Migration Agencies maps out lines of authority, pathways of power, and unexpe...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Modern Guide to Economic Sociology
Edited by Milan Zafirovski
‘A comprehensive and stimulating guide, written by some of the best known scholars in the fìeld, that shows how the theoretical and empirical findings of economic sociology correspond and complement those of economics, as a sort of count...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Migrants’ Attitudes and the Welfare State
Karen N. Breidahl, Troels F. Hedegaard, Kristian Kongshøj, Christian A. Larsen
‘This book on migrants’ attitudes towards the Danish welfare state is a welcome contribution to the ongoing and at times rather anxious and alarming “migration–welfare state problematic” discourse. Its findings show that migrants from a ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Productivity and the Pandemic
Edited by Philip McCann, Tim Vorley
This forward-thinking book examines the potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 45 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to i...eBook:Find out more£23.96
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![Mobility and Travel Behaviour Across the Life Course]()
Mobility and Travel Behaviour Across the Life Course
Edited by Joachim Scheiner, Henrike Rau
‘This rich collection of research relating to mobility biographies provides a thorough insight into this immensely important field. It highlights innovative research from scholars that take seriously the role of everyday practices and th...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Social Innovation as Political Transformation
Edited by Pieter Van den Broeck, Abid Mehmood, Angeliki Paidakaki, Constanza Parra
‘Social Innovation as Political Transformation makes a major contribution by going beyond critique of neoliberalism to offering positive proposals for social innovation. It brings together a group of distinguished scholars who show both ...eBook:Find out more£20.76
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Poverty, Crisis and Resilience
Edited by Marie Boost, Jennifer Dagg, Jane Gray, Markus Promberger
‘This is a thoughtful and thought-provoking contribution to ways of thinking about poverty, based on new research by multi-disciplinary teams in eight countries and putting the concept of resilience centre stage. The comparative approach...eBook:Find out more£25.00
