Research Methods in Social Policy

Social Policy in Changing European Societies

Edited by Kenneth Nelson, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Mara A. Yerkes

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach this book provides a cutting-edge, in-depth account of social policy research today, how we got here, and where...

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Rethinking Social Capital

Carl L. Bankston III

Combining theoretical approaches with practical applications, Rethinking Social Capital delineates the meaning, uses, and problems surrounding the concept of social capital. Carl Bankston, a leading scholar in the field, offers a fresh t...

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Handbook of Research Methods and Applications for Mobilities

Edited by Monika Büscher, Malene Freudendal-Pedersen, Sven Kesselring, Nikolaj Grauslund Kristensen

Reflecting the variety and diversity of mobile methods and their applications, this comprehensive Handbook illuminates the multiple dimensions and transdisciplinary nature of mobilities research, from transport to tourism, cargo to infor...

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Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research

Edited by Catherine Walshe, Sarah Brearley

This Handbook expertly instructs the reader on how to conduct applied health research across a number of disciplines. Particularly aimed at postgraduate health researchers and students of applied health research, it presents and explains...

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Handbook on Demographic Change and the Lifecourse

Edited by Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Athina Vlachantoni

This innovative Handbook offers a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse. Chapters highlight major theoretical and methodological advances and present research that sheds light on ...

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Research Handbook on Analytical Sociology

Edited by Gianluca Manzo

Providing an up-to-date portrait of the concepts and methods of analytical sociology, this pivotal Research Handbook traces the historical evolution of the field, utilising key research examples to illustrate its core principles. It inve...

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Field Guide for Research in Community Settings

Edited by M. R. Islam, Niaz A. Khan, Siti H.A.B. Ah, Haris A. Wahab, Mashitah B. Hamidi

This insightful book offers practical advice to fieldworkers in social research, enabling robust and judicious applications of research methods and techniques in data collection. It also outlines data collection challenges that are commo...

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How Not to Write a Thesis or Dissertation

Mikael Sundström

If you thought a book about thesis writing would make for wearisome reading, think again! In seven entertaining and enlightening chapters, Mikael Sundström sheds light on the trials and tribulations of academic writing, offering guidance...

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How to Keep your Doctorate on Track

Edited by Keith Townsend, Mark N.K. Saunders, Rebecca Loudoun, Emily A. Morrison

The path of a doctoral student can feel challenging and isolating. This guide provides doctoral students with key ideas and support to kick-start a doctoral journey, inspire progress and complete their thesis or dissertation. Featuring ...

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Critical Policy Discourse Analysis

Edited by Nicolina Montesano Montessori, Michael Farrelly, Jane Mulderrig

This book provides a series of contemporary and international policy case studies analysed through discursive methodological approaches in the traditions of critical discourse analysis, social semiotics and discourse theory. This is the ...

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Publish or Perish

Imad A. Moosa

Imad Moosa’s thought-provoking book explores the contemporary doctrine that plagues the academic sphere: the principle of publish or perish. This book identifies the pressures placed upon academics to either publish their work regularly,...

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