Research Methods in Sociology and Social Policy

Field Guide for Research in Community Settings

Edited by M. R. Islam, Niaz A. Khan, Siti H.A.B. Ah, Haris A. Wahab, Mashitah B. Hamidi

‘Occasionally, a particularly insightful work is published with much potential for fostering improved learning and application. This is such a book. The Field Guide offers vital guidance on conducting fieldwork across contexts for commun...

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How Not to Write a Thesis or Dissertation

Mikael Sundström

If you thought a book about thesis writing would make for wearisome reading, think again! In seven entertaining and enlightening chapters, Mikael Sundström sheds light on the trials and tribulations of academic writing, offering guidance...

Paperback (2020)

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How to Keep your Doctorate on Track

Edited by Keith Townsend, Mark N.K. Saunders, Rebecca Loudoun, Emily A. Morrison

The path of a doctoral student can feel challenging and isolating. This guide provides doctoral students with key ideas and support to kick-start a doctoral journey, inspire progress and complete their thesis or dissertation. Featuring o...

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Paperback (2020)

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Handbook on Demographic Change and the Lifecourse

Edited by Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Athina Vlachantoni

This innovative Handbook offers a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse. Chapters highlight major theoretical and methodological advances and present research that sheds light on ...

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Research Handbook on Community Development

Edited by Rhonda Phillips, Eric Trevan, Patsy Kraeger

‘Phillips, Trevan, and Kraeger’s Research Handbook on Community Development is an invaluable new resource for students, faculty, and professionals committed to resident-led community transformation. It features deeply insightful articles...

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Critical Policy Discourse Analysis

Edited by Nicolina Montesano Montessori, Michael Farrelly, Jane Mulderrig

‘Finally, a very timely and useful volume which addresses scholars and graduate students in the Social Sciences, and – importantly – also policy makers as well as practitioners. The chapters illustrate how systematic interdisciplinary, i...

Hardback (2019)

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Handbook of Social Policy Evaluation

Edited by Bent Greve

‘This book is a useful addition to the library of works relating to evaluation. It embraces a range of approaches that can be employed in undertaking evaluations, delivers a breadth of methodologies, depending on context and constituenci...

Hardback (2017)

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Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Social Capital

Edited by Yaojun Li

Social capital is fundamentally concerned with resources in social relations. This Handbook brings together leading scholars from around the world to address important questions on the determinants, manifestations and consequences of soc...

Paperback (2017)

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Hardback (2015)

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Working with Paradata, Marginalia and Fieldnotes

Edited by Rosalind Edwards, John Goodwin, Henrietta O’Connor, Ann Phoenix

‘Paradata will become increasingly important to researchers, both as an insight into the complexity and richness of participants and contexts, but also it has great potential to improve the quality of our research. Ros Edwards and her co...

Hardback (2017)

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A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition

Edited by James G. Carrier

Acclaim for the first edition: ‘This excellent overview would serve as an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level classroom use. . . Because of the clarity, conciseness, and accessibility of the writing, the chapter...

Paperback (2014)

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A Practitioner Handbook on Evaluation

Edited by Reinhard Stockmann

This comprehensive Handbook serves as an excellent reference manual providing answers to virtually every conceivable question that can arise during the planning and implementation process of an evaluation.

Hardback (2011)

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