Sociology and Social Policy
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Rapidly Increasing Retirement Ages
Per H. Jensen
This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline. This prescient book provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of retirement practices in D...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Sociology of Diagnosis
Annemarie G. Jutel
This incisive brief guide critically examines the role of medical diagnoses in social life, shining light on both health and disease. Annemarie Goldstein Jutel shows that diagnosis is not simply the labelling of natural disease, but rath...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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What Have Populists Done for Us?
Dani Filc, Amit Avigur-Eshel
This ground-breaking book goes beyond conventional arguments to explore how and why populists are able to hold power for long periods. It illustrates that exclusionary populist movements maintain power whenever they succeed in stabilizin...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Understanding Health Systems and Welfare
Bent Greve
Understanding Health Systems and Welfare explores the ways in which we understand health care systems and recommends how individuals, health care providers and society as a whole can best use the resources within the systems for maximum ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Forced Migration
Ludger Pries , Rafael Bohlen
Building on existing debates in international organizations, policy and academia, this insightful book argues for a broader transnational perspective on the concept of forced migration and its multiple contexts and catalysts. It analyzes...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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How to Be an Ethnographer
Monika Kostera, Paweł Krzyworzeka
Offering a practical guide on How to be an Ethnographer, this book will be a valuable resource for advanced students and early career researchers of organization studies, anthropology and sociology. It will also be a useful introduction ...eBook:Find out more$28.00
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Fixing Prices
Franck Cochoy, Johan Hagberg, Hans Kjellberg
Shedding light on a range of price fixing mechanisms and price display technologies, this incisive book offers a clear overview of the retail price setting, posting and adjusting processes. Based on a detailed study of a century of prici...eBook:Find out more$35.16
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The Atlas of Social Complexity
Brian Castellani, Lasse Gerrits
Embark on a riveting journey through the study of social complexity with The Atlas of Social Complexity. Over three decades of scientific exploration unfold, unravelling the enigmatic threads that compose the fabric of society. From the ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Power, Pain and Professional Cycling
John Connolly
This insightful book presents a sociological study of professional cycling, examining developments in the sport since its emergence in the late 19th century. John Connolly thoroughly explores key aspects of professional cycling including...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Public Policy in the Arab World
Edited by Anis B. Brik
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Public Policy in the Arab World dissects the layered social, economic, and governance issues...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Migration Statecraft
Kristof Tamas
Applying realist constructivist theory, this innovative book investigates the migration–development nexus in the European Union’s approach to cooperation with its external partner countries. It explores the reasons why action in this fie...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work
Edited by Mia Rönnmar, Susan Hayter
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This timely book expertly analyses the persistence of gender inequalities in work. Despite t...eBook:Find out more$40.00