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Challenges to the Welfare State
Edited by Jolanta Aidukaite, Sven E.O. Hort, Stein Kuhnle
‘In this important book, the authors offer a rich and multifaceted comparative analysis of family policies and pension protection systems in the Baltic and Nordic countries. By exploring two rarely contrasted socioeconomic settings, the ... -
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Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
Edited by Maurice Adams, Mark Van Hoecke
‘Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences makes a fresh and innovative addition to the booming literature on comparative research. The collection of articles combines insights from various disciplines in humanities and ... -
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Conducting and Financing Low-carbon Transitions in China
Le-Yin Zhang
Utilizing a governmentality lens, this timely book offers an explanation for China’s decarbonization performance in the early 21st century. Le-Yin Zhang investigates one of the most ambitious governing projects in history, analyzing the ... -
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How to Enhance Your Research
Don J. Webber
‘Academia, while immensely rewarding, can be a pretty tough gig, particularly for junior researchers. In this book, Professor Webber, based on years of experience across countries and institutions, provides a very accessible set of tips ... -
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A Research Agenda for Social Innovation
Edited by Jürgen Howaldt, Christoph Kaletka, Antonius Schröder
‘A rich 15-chapter collection from key thinkers in the field ensures this volume will be a beacon for navigating understanding on the diversity of social innovation and creating new impulses for future research. Perceptive organization o... -
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Cultural (Im)mobilities and the Virocene
Rodanthi Tzanelli
‘Cultural (Im)mobilities and the Virocene: Mutating the Crisis deftly transcends both the myopic obsession with the crisis at hand and the optimistic platitudes about its aftermath that have circulated in popular pandemic commentary. In ... -
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The Governance of Labour Administration
Edited by Jason Heyes, Ludek Rychly
‘This highly instructive book on how labour administration is struggling with challenges in the contemporary world of labour gives a compact analysis of the evolution of national systems in the context of the ILO’s 1978 Labour Administra... -
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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... -
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How to be a Reflexive Researcher
Paul Hibbert
'Reflexivity is an often misunderstood concept and an art that few have mastered but everybody would benefit from. In this informative and inspiring book, Professor Paul Hibbert, in an accessible and engaging manner, discusses theoretica... -
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Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism
Edited by Julieta Haidar, Maarten Keune
‘With this edited collection of insightful chapters, Julieta Haidar and Maarten Keune capture the essence of the “contradictions” and “tensions” surrounding the emergence of work and labor relations within the platform economy. This coll... -
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The Small Welfare State
Edited by Jae-jin Yang
‘The Small Welfare State makes a big contribution. With brilliant chapters from leading scholars in the field, it uncovers a distinctive model of social provision that links together an unusual set of countries. It is especially relevant...eBook:Find out more$36.00
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![A Modern Guide To Labour and the Platform Economy]()
A Modern Guide To Labour and the Platform Economy
Edited by Jan Drahokoupil, Kurt Vandaele
‘Here’s everything you need to know about the platform economy and workers—and perhaps hadn’t even thought of asking—in this comprehensive Modern Guide. It covers emerging trends, particular cases, regulatory issues and much else, and is...eBook:Find out more$40.00
