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Advanced Introduction to Social Protection
James Midgley
‘In protecting the poor and enhancing social justice, social protection is of key importance – yet, compared to other social systems, from schools to streets, it has received scant attention. James Midgley, drawing on a wealth of scholar...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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Organizing Independence
Elena Raviola
‘Rich in facts, strong in ideas, deep in its critique – a much needed, important book on the changing organization of journalism and its implications for society.’ – Martin Kornberger, University of Edinburgh, UKeBook:Find out more$40.00
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Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Peace Processes
John D. Brewer
‘John Brewer provides a comprehensive and insightful introduction to peace processes, bringing the consideration of war, violence and peace into the mainstream of sociological thought where it belongs. This is a major contribution to bot...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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A Research Agenda for Global Higher Education
Edited by Jeroen Huisman, Marijk van der Wende
‘The editors should be congratulated for this excellent book. By proposing new research questions and recognizing emerging paradigms to understand recent trends affecting research on universities, this stimulating book provides a fresh i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Nudged into Lockdown?
Ananish Chaudhuri
‘In responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, most governments abandoned the existing scientific and policy consensus and mimicked one another to embrace lockdowns of varying stringency. Remarkably, hardly any seemed to produce cost–...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport
Eric Anderson, Rory Magrath
‘A fascinatingly constructed and informative introductory text that draws on prominent sociological areas of investigation in the context of sport. At a time when social issues in sport are a prominent feature of social, cultural, and po...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance
Edited by Sonia Bertolini, Barbara Poggio
‘This wonderful Research Handbook introduces scholarly debates on work–life balance, provides new theoretical approaches and insights, proposes innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods, and uses longitudinal and cross-nat...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Advanced Introduction to Family Policy
Chiara Saraceno
‘Chiara Saraceno has given us an engaging and concise analysis of the significance of family policy, hallmarked by her characteristic deep knowledge and critical approach.' – Mary Daly, University of Oxford, UKeBook:Find out more$19.96
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Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology
Tom R. Tyler
‘This book provides a wonderful introduction to the many areas of the law that can be enriched by a better understanding of psychological theories and research. Unlike most other introductions to law and psychology, this book travels far...eBook:Find out more$19.96
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Defining Disaster
Edited by Marie Aronsson-Storrier, Rasmus Dahlberg
‘Bringing together anthropology, geography, social work, and law, among other disciplines, this new edited book from Aronsson-Storrier and Dahlberg tackles a critical issue in an era of climate change, extreme weather events, and man-mad...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Return Migration
Edited by Russell King, Katie Kuschminder
‘Return migration used to be the Cinderella of migration studies. This Handbook is an indispensable corrective, containing a marvellously rich and diverse collection of case studies together with a “state of the art” review of the releva...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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The Politicisation of Social Europe
Francesco Corti
‘The book provides an up-to-date assessment of Social Europe and its politics since the Great Recession. It outlines the main conflict lines which have shaped policy development at the EU level and gauges their relative significance in d...eBook:Find out more$40.00