Sociology and Social Policy

  1. Add to Wish List The Politics of the Public Encounter

    The Politics of the Public Encounter

    Edited by Peter Hupe
    On the ground floor of government, citizens interact with teachers, medical staff, police officers and other professionals in public service. It is during these encounters that laws, public policies and professional guidelines gain furth...
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  2. Add to Wish List A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society

    A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society

    Edited by Valerio De Stefano, Ilda Durri, Charalampos Stylogiannis, Mathias Wouters
    Providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the gig economy from both a labour and employment perspective, this Research Agenda goes beyond the question of the employment status of platform workers. It investigates how the g...
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  3. Add to Wish List Building Markets

    Building Markets

    Gyu-Jin Hwang
    Nowhere in the world presents a more dramatic case of wealth creation than East Asia. Contrary to the common belief that social policy in the economic powerhouses of the region is secondary to their pursuit of economic growth, Gyu-Jin Hw...
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  4. Add to Wish List A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research

    A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research

    Edited by Beverley A. Searle, Jessica Pykett, Maria J. Alfaro-Simmonds
    This insightful Modern Guide explores heterodox approaches to modern wellbeing research, with a specific focus on how wellbeing is understood and practised, exploring policies and actions which are taken to shape wellbeing. It evaluates ...
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  5. Add to Wish List How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully

    How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully

    Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Alan Irwin, Flemming Poulfelt, Thyra U. Thomsen
    It is an old cliché that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams...
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  6. Add to Wish List How to be a Reflexive Researcher

    How to be a Reflexive Researcher

    Paul Hibbert
    This stimulating and challenging book provides a guide to reflexivity and reflexive practice, explaining its relevance to research in management, organisation studies and the social sciences. Rooted in the latest research, case studies a...
    Hardback (2021)

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  7. Add to Wish List Nudged into Lockdown?

    Nudged into Lockdown?

    Ananish Chaudhuri
    Utilizing extensive research in economics, psychology, political science, neuroscience and evolutionary theory, Ananish Chaudhuri provides a critical perspective on the role of cognitive biases in decision-making during the Covid-19 pand...
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  8. Add to Wish List Migrants and Welfare States

    Migrants and Welfare States

    Edited by Christian A. Larsen
    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 explores how Northern European countries have sought to balance their welfa...
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  9. Add to Wish List Norms, Gender and Corruption

    Norms, Gender and Corruption

    Edited by Ina Kubbe, Ortrun Merkle
    Building upon the body of existing literature that has established the importance of norms in understanding why genders interact with social phenomena differently, and how gender plays a role in most aspects of corruption, this cutting-e...
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  10. Add to Wish List A Research Agenda for Civil Society

    A Research Agenda for Civil Society

    Edited by Kees Biekart, Alan Fowler
    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. Mapping a wide range of civil society research perspectives, this pioneering Research Agenda...
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  11. Add to Wish List Social Rights and the European Monetary Union

    Social Rights and the European Monetary Union

    Edited by Maribel González Pascual, Aida Torres Pérez
    This thought-provoking book examines the state of the European Monetary Union (EMU) and its shortcomings in terms of social rights protection in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the Euro crisis. Providing a criti...
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  12. Add to Wish List A Field Guide to Managing Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organisations

    A Field Guide to Managing Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organisations

    Edited by Subas Dhakal, Roslyn Cameron, John Burgess
    Organisations across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors require active Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) policies and programs, and are increasingly subject to meeting legislative standards around the DEI principles of...
    Hardback (2022)

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