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![Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State]()
Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State
Edited by Pauli Kettunen, Saara Pellander, Miika Tervonen
‘There are many discussions of the relative importance in today’s political conflicts of culture and class, and of the ambiguous relationships among market liberalism, nationalism and the welfare state. But there are very few that confro... -
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Handbook of Return Migration
Edited by Russell King, Katie Kuschminder
‘Return migration used to be the Cinderella of migration studies. This Handbook is an indispensable corrective, containing a marvellously rich and diverse collection of case studies together with a “state of the art” review of the releva... -
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Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance
Edited by Sonia Bertolini, Barbara Poggio
‘This wonderful Research Handbook introduces scholarly debates on work–life balance, provides new theoretical approaches and insights, proposes innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods, and uses longitudinal and cross-nat... -
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Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology
Tom R. Tyler
‘This book provides a wonderful introduction to the many areas of the law that can be enriched by a better understanding of psychological theories and research. Unlike most other introductions to law and psychology, this book travels far... -
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Handbook on Transnationalism
Edited by Brenda S.A. Yeoh, Francis L. Collins
‘This Handbook provides an impressive overview of scholarship on transnationalism. Its chapters engage pressing questions about the geographies and temporalities of transnationalism across places, scales, life stages, and domains, from c... -
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Handbook on Migration and Welfare
Edited by Markus M.L. Crepaz
‘This Handbook tackles two of the thorniest questions of the 21st century: how do we ensure the collective welfare of others, and who counts as a member of “our” collective? The impressive range of contributions, across disciplines and m... -
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Defining Disaster
Edited by Marie Aronsson-Storrier, Rasmus Dahlberg
‘Bringing together anthropology, geography, social work, and law, among other disciplines, this new edited book from Aronsson-Storrier and Dahlberg tackles a critical issue in an era of climate change, extreme weather events, and man-mad... -
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Research Handbook on Energy and Society
Edited by Janette Webb, Faye Wade, Margaret Tingey
‘At last, a serious review of the interactions between society and energy. The Handbook considers the impacts of decarbonisation options from many angles, but all through the lens of society and social science, and not just from the tech... -
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The New World of Work
Edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, Youcef Ghellab, Rafael M. de Bustillo Llorente
Actors in the world of work are facing an increasing number of challenges, including automatization and digitalization, new types of jobs and more diverse forms of employment. This timely book examines employer and worker responses, chal... -
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Ideology
David Reisman
This insightful book sheds light on three competing ideological windows on the world: conservatism, liberalism and socialism. David Reisman explores the importance of these perspectives not only to generating public policy, but also in o... -
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How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Alan Irwin, Flemming Poulfelt, Thyra U. Thomsen
‘Few colleagues plan (and prepare) to be an academic leader at the start of their career. But, almost inevitably, many of us will be asked to take up a major leadership role at some point, and often unexpectedly. Managing professionals w... -
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Handbook on Social Structure of Accumulation Theory
Edited by Terrence McDonough, Cian McMahon, David M. Kotz
‘Numerous commentators have been asking whether capitalism is entering a new phase, defined by the decline of neoliberalism and its replacement by authoritarian or social democratic institutions. The Social Structure of Accumulation lite...
