Sociology and Social Policy

Paperback (November 2024)

How to Think Like a Realist

Raymond Pawson

How to Think Like a Realist is Ray Pawson’s seminal book on realist social inquiry, boldly linking social research to clinical and physical science and challenging many methodological shibboleths. This unique book pairs outstanding clari...

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Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences

Edited by Duane A. Gill, Liesel Ritchie, Nnenia M. Campbell

The Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences brings together an array of global experts to investigate, explore and analyse human-caused disaster events. Providing insights into both the origins and afte...

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Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work

Al Rainnie, Andrew Herod, Susan McGrath-Champ

This unique book offers an in-depth examination of the changing nature of work and the production of waste in a crisis-ridden era dominated by climate change and worker precarity.

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Political Violence

John A. Doces

Examining the role of elections and top-down democracy promotion in Africa, this book focuses on how and why electoral contests are associated with division and violence. It considers whether the Western political model has failed develo...

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Social Justice, Welfare and EU Law

Sára Hungler

This innovative book delves into the concept of social justice in the Visegrád countries through a rigorous examination of two demographics: working mothers and the unemployed. Using new empirical data, Sára Hungler analyses the experien...

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Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Hannah Zagel

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, thanks to generous funding support from the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and the Leibniz Open...

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Silent Pain and Public Policy

Edited by Anis Ben 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. This groundbreaking book sheds light on the alarming yet often overlooked issue of suicide i...

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Field Guide to Researching Employment and Industrial Relations

Edited by Jane Parker, Noelle Donnelly, Sue Ressia, Mihajla Gavin

The field of employment and industrial relations explores a myriad of complex topics, themes and phenomena, and this book provides a guide for researching this fascinating area. Investigating micro-, meso-, macro- and cross-national form...

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Handbook on Border Criminology

Edited by Mary Bosworth, Katja Franko, Maggy Lee, Rimple Mehta

This topical Handbook investigates the nature and impact of intersections between border control and criminal justice. Using comparative and decolonial perspectives, it demonstrates the corrosive effect of harsh border practices not just...

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Teaching Online Classes

Elina Kallas

With the recent boom in online education causing a rapid change in mainstream learning methodologies, this prescient book examines how to teach adults in synchronous virtual classes. Elina Kallas details essential advice for improving le...

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Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US

Edited by Henning Jørgensen, Michaela Schulze

This insightful book presents a detailed analysis of the activation policies utilised by governments across Europe and the US. Editors Henning Jørgensen and Michaela Schulze bring together a wealth of experts to collate key developments ...

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