Sociology and Social Policy
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A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime
Edited by Paolo Buonanno, Paolo Vanin, Juan Vargas
A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime discusses the evolution of a field, whose growing relevance among scholars and policymakers is partly related to the persistence of crime and violence around the world and partly to the remarkable...eBook:Find out more£31.16
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Women's Entrepreneurship Policy
Edited by Colette Henry, Susan Coleman, Kate V. Lewis
Bringing together scholars from around the world, this book provides extensive coverage of the academic literature and research on women’s entrepreneurship policy.eBook:Find out more£24.76
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![The Value of Theorizing]()
The Value of Theorizing
Alexander Styhre
In this compelling book, Alexander Styhre presents a comprehensive analysis of the role and purpose of theory within the university setting. Critiquing current university governance practices which assess research quality based on citati...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Research Methods in Deportation
Edited by Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna
This prescient book explores how to confront the methodological and ethical challenges in researching deportation. Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna introduces a ‘power-knowledge’ approach, crucially taking into account the power imbalances th...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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China’s Health Silk Road
Gerald Chan
In the fourth instalment of his ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ series, Gerald Chan provides a critical analysis of China’s vaccine diplomacy. Locating it within China’s wider infrastructure development strategy, Chan deploys geo-developmenta...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Work Appropriation of Low-Wage Workers in the Service Sector
Antonia Kupfer
Work Appropriation of Low-Wage Workers in the Service Sector deftly explores how supermarket clerks perceive their work when faced with meagre pay and frequently precarious working conditions. Speaking substantively on current social pro...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Social (In)Equality, Community Well-being and Quality of Life
Edited by Patsy Kraeger, M. R. Islam, Rhonda Phillips
Combining theoretical and empirical research with global case studies, this innovative book examines the complex relationships between social (in)equality, community well-being and quality of life centred on Sustainable Development Goal ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Semiotic Approaches to Urban Space
Edited by Federico Bellentani, Mario Panico, Lia Yoka
This book outlines the future of semiotic research in the study of urban spaces, with chapters authored by leading scholars in the field. It offers thought-provoking explanations of semiotic theory, methodology and applications with the ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy]()
A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy
Edited by Kai Leichsenring, Alexandre Sidorenko
Foreword by Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield, UK Written by a global collective of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including health studies, psychology and economics as...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Human Needs and the Welfare State
Bent Greve
This unique and forward-thinking book explores how we understand needs in relation to the welfare state and to what extent we can, if at all, measure need.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Coworking (R)evolution
Edited by Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Gerhard Krauss
The digitalization of work processes and the generalization of IT are creating unprecedented opportunities. An increasing part of the workforce is experimenting with new forms of work, as freelancers, self-employed or highly skilled empl...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Rethinking Development Politics
Ilan Kapoor, Gavin Fridell
In this innovative book, Ilan Kapoor and Gavin Fridell rethink development politics psychoanalytically, investigating its unconscious. Whereas mainstream development politics is organized around stability and rationality, psychoanalysis ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
