Sociology and Social Policy
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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$44.00
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![A Modern Guide to Economic Sociology]()
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$44.00
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The Construction of Social Bonds
Göran Ahrne
‘Göran Ahrne begins with a master class in social analysis. He follows this up with compelling ideas about the reconstitution of social relations in a globalising world. The new forms of organised relationships envisaged - often just out...eBook:Find out more$28.00
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![Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online Courses]()
Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online Courses
Edited by Monica Sanders
The recent imperative for online teaching has brought many educational challenges to the fore. Featuring current topics such as accessibility, diversity, and mobile access, this guide contains everything a teacher needs to make a great o...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Rethinking Welfare and the Welfare State]()
Rethinking Welfare and the Welfare State
Bent Greve
‘An innovative and up-to-date synthesis of the literature and an excellent introduction to welfare state research. This book challenges long-held views and discusses various measures to assess welfare state development. A must read for e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Rethinking Communication Geographies
André Jansson
‘This book offers an innovative and exciting framework for understanding how the digitally mediated world is increasingly experienced: logistically. Its sustained attention to the entanglement of spatiality and communicative media, as we...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Global Youth Unemployment
Ross Fergusson, Nicola Yeates
‘Rarely has a study of global youth unemployment so adeptly combined an empirically-grounded scrutiny of its levels and trends, with a conceptually nuanced analysis of its political economy drivers at multiple scales. Fergusson and Yeate...eBook:Find out more$36.00
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Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia
Robert J. Brent
‘Robert Brent’s Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia provides a comprehensive and accessible examination of how economic tools can assist in making interventions for dementia more effective. Using state-of-the-art economic methods, Brent e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Welfare States in the 21st Century]()
Welfare States in the 21st Century
Ian Greener
‘This text is essential reading for the study of comparative social policy. It explores and accounts for the five “New Giants” for 24 developed nations using the relatively novel approach of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). It is ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Organizing Independence
Elena Raviola
‘Rich in facts, strong in ideas, deep in its critique – a much needed, important book on the changing organization of journalism and its implications for society.’ – Martin Kornberger, University of Edinburgh, UKeBook:Find out more$40.00
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![A Research Agenda for Global Higher Education]()
A Research Agenda for Global Higher Education
Edited by Jeroen Huisman, Marijk van der Wende
‘The editors should be congratulated for this excellent book. By proposing new research questions and recognizing emerging paradigms to understand recent trends affecting research on universities, this stimulating book provides a fresh i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Nudged into Lockdown?
Ananish Chaudhuri
‘In responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, most governments abandoned the existing scientific and policy consensus and mimicked one another to embrace lockdowns of varying stringency. Remarkably, hardly any seemed to produce cost–...eBook:Find out more$40.00
