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Environmental Anarchy?. Security in the 21st Century, Paperback - Mark Beeson

228,99 RON

This book explains why insecurity has become such a ubiquitous feature of life in the 21st century and why policymakers, strategic analysts and man...

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Radical Empathy. Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides, Paperback - ***

89,99 RON

Renowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for 'radical empathy' in bridging racial divides to understand the origins of our biases, including...

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The Policing Mind. Developing Trauma Resilience for a New Era, Paperback - ***

197,99 RON

How does it feel to be a police officer? Jessica Miller uses the most recent neuroscience and real-life examples to explore risks to individual res...

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Agonies of Empire. American Power from Clinton to Biden, Paperback - ***

223,99 RON

Michael Cox outlines the ways in which five American Presidents from Clinton to Biden have addressed their predecessors' legacies while dealing wit...

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Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth, Hardback - Gavin Dingwall

684,99 RON

Can the criminal justice system achieve justice based on its ability to determine the truth? This book investigates the concept of truth and scruti...

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Authoritarian Contagion: The Global Threat to Democracy, Paperback - Luke Cooper

79,99 RON

The 21st century has not seen the triumph of democracy that some predicted. Instead, amidst the many crises facing humanity, a new authoritarianism...

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A Climate Pact for Europe. How to Finance the Green Deal, Paperback - ***

79,99 RON

The COVID-19 pandemic gives an opportunity to relaunch global economic systems. A bestseller in France, this book offers a Climate Pact for the EU,...

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City Regions and Devolution in the UK. The Politics of Representation, Paperback - ***

229,99 RON

Rich in case study insights, this book provides an overview of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes political, ec...

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Young People's Participation. Revisiting Youth and Inequalities in Europe, Paperback - ***

239,99 RON

This book explores how young people across different European contexts participate in decision-making and foster changes on issues that concern the...

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The Age of Low Tech. Towards a Technologically Sustainable Civilization, Hardback - ***

789,99 RON

A best-seller in France, this English language edition introduces readers to an alternative perspective on our technological future. Bihouix skilfu...

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Saving Liberalism from Itself. The Spirit of Political Participation, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

In the wake of populism, Timothy Stacey's book critically reflects on what is missing from the liberal project with the aim of saving liberalism. I...

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Hidden Voices. Lived Experiences in the Irish Welfare Space, Hardback - ***

761,99 RON

Welfare states are a major feature of many societies. This book draws on qualitative interviews with people receiving various working age welfare p...

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The Strengths Approach in Practice. How It Changes Lives, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

Informed by a case study from the authors' work with a unique NGO in the UK, this book illustrates what it really means to adopt a strengths approa...

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Women, Media, and Elections. Representation and Marginalization in British Politics, Hardback - Emily (University of Liverpool) Harmer

729,99 RON

Providing a systematic analysis of electoral coverage in newspapers since 1918, this book demonstrates that for women to be effectively represented...

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Neoliberalism and the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland, Hardback - Markus (University of Edinburgh) Ketola

729,99 RON

Ciaran Hughes and Markus Ketola explore the consequences of neoliberal policies on the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. They trace the changin...

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Generational Encounters with Higher Education. The Academic-Student Relationship and the University Experience, Paperback - Anwesa Chatterjee

246,99 RON

Employing a generational analysis, this book offers an original approach to the study of Higher Education and documents the changing nature of the ...

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Creative Universities. Reimagining Education for Global Challenges and Alternative Futures, Paperback - Anke (University of Sussex) Schwittay

182,99 RON

In this wide-ranging book, Anke Schwittay argues that, in order to inspire and equip students to generate better responses to global challenges, we...

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Creative Research Methods in Education. Principles and Practices, Paperback - Megan Mcpherson

255,99 RON

Co-authored by an international team of experts across disciplines, this important book is one of the first to demonstrate the enormous benefit cre...

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Disrupting Rape Culture. Public Space, Sexuality and Revolt, Paperback - Alexandra Fanghanel

246,99 RON

Despite the rise in research and public awareness about rape culture and gendered violence, it remains a serious problem. Using case studies from t...

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Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy, Paperback - Ian Hall

182,99 RON

This book examines the motivations and impact of Narendra Modi's attempt to reinvent Indian foreign policy to align with Hindu nationalist ideology.

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Transformational Moments in Social Welfare. What Role for Voluntary Action?, Hardback - ***

437,99 RON

During the consolidation of the Welfare State in the 1940s, and its reshaping in the 2010s, the boundaries between the state, voluntary action, the...

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The Well-Being of Children in the UK. Fourth Edition, Paperback - ***

282,99 RON

This is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the UK. This fourth edition has been updated to review the latest evidence, incl...

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The Idea of Civilization and the Making of the Global Order, Paperback - Andrew Linklater

228,99 RON

The idea of civilization recurs frequently in reflections on international politics. However, International Relations academic writings on civiliza...

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Age of Low Tech. Towards a Technologically Sustainable Civilization, Paperback - Philippe Bihouix

146,99 RON

A best-seller in France, this English language edition introduces readers to an alternative perspective on our technological future. Bihouix skilfu...

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Slow Computing. Why We Need Balanced Digital Lives, Paperback - Alistair Fraser

136,99 RON

Is it possible to experience the joy and benefits of computing in a way that asserts individual and collective autonomy? Drawing on the ideas of th...

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The Third Sector Delivering Public Services. Developments, Innovations and Challenges, Paperback - ***

221,99 RON

This edited collection explores areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, and charts the historical develo...

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Social Exclusion of Youth in Europe. The Multifaceted Consequences of Labour Market Insecurity, Hardback - ***

821,99 RON

Adopting a mixed-method and multilevel perspective, this book provides a comprehensive investigation into the multifaceted consequences of social e...

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Who are Universities For?. Re-making Higher Education, Paperback - Richard Pettigrew

118,99 RON

Who are universities for? argues for a large-scale shake up of how we organise higher education. It includes radical proposals for reform of the cu...

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Social Research Matters. A Life in Family Sociology, Paperback - Julia Brannen

228,99 RON

Drawing from forty years of experience, Julia Brannen offers an invaluable account of how research in family studies is conducted and 'matters' at ...

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Political Economy of Digital Monopolies. Contradictions and Alternatives to Data Commodification, Hardback - Mislav Zitko

684,99 RON

As outrage over the socially damaging practices of technology companies intensifies, this book asks what it actually means to hold a 'monopoly' in ...

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Precarity and Ageing. Understanding Insecurity and Risk in Later Life, Paperback - ***

228,99 RON

This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different...

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Too Hot to Handle?: The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change, Paperback - Rebecca Willis

103,99 RON

This book explores the central dilemma of climate change: the science demands urgency, the politics turns the other cheek. Based on interviews with...

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The Civil Condition in World Politics. Beyond Tragedy and Utopianism, Hardback - ***

761,99 RON

Bringing together an international team of contributors, this volume draws on international political theory and intellectual history to rethink th...

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Participatory Practice. Community-based Action for Transformative Change, Second Edition, Paperback - ***

215,99 RON

This unique, holistic and radical perspective on participatory practice has been updated to reflect on advances made in the past decade and the imp...

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Implementing Citizenship, Nationality and Integration Policies. The UK and Belgium in Comparative Perspective, Hardback - ***

430,99 RON

Djordje Sredanovic goes beyond the theory of citizenship and nationality policy to explore how it is carried out in practice. The book draws on int...

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Making Research Matter. Steps to Impact for Health and Care Researchers, Paperback - ***

182,99 RON

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Written by a leading expert in the field, this practical and accessible book is an e...

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Anti-Racism in Higher Education. An Action Guide for Change, Paperback - ***

169,99 RON

Arising from staff and student experiences, this book offers a roadmap for senior leaders, academic and professional staff and students to build st...

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The Political Formulation of Policy Solutions. Arguments, Arenas, and Coalitions, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

In this book, an international group of public policy scholars revisit the stage of formulating policy solutions by investigating the basic politic...

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A Child's Day. A Comprehensive Analysis of Change in Children's Time Use in the UK, Paperback - Killian (Aston University) Mullan

223,99 RON

This rigorous review of four decades of data provides the clearest insights yet into the way children use their time. With analysis of changes in t...

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Sharing Care. Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting, Paperback - Paul (University of Surrey) Hodkinson

228,99 RON

This timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children. Offering academic insi...

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Engels: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Terrell (Head of the Department of Politics at Bristol University) Carver

56,99 RON

Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist count...

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Hunger, Whiteness and Religion in Neoliberal Britain. An Inequality of Power, Hardback - Maddy (University of York) Power

716,99 RON

Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses neglected dimensions of traditional debates. It challenges...

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Radical Empathy. Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides, Hardback - Terri Givens

136,99 RON

Renowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for 'radical empathy' in bridging racial divides to understand the origins of our biases, including...

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Care at Home for People Living with Dementia. Delaying Institutionalization, Sustaining Families, Hardback - ***

684,99 RON

With dementia care shifting from institutional to home settings, this book considers the intersections of formal health and social care strategies ...

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Mutant Project. Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans, Paperback - Eben Kirksey

119,99 RON

An anthropologist visits the frontiers of genetics, medicine, and technology to ask: whose values are guiding gene-editing experiments, and what ar...

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The Imposter as Social Theory. Thinking with Gatecrashers, Cheats and Charlatans, Hardback - ***

784,99 RON

Edited by expert scholars, this volume explores the 'imposter' through empirical cases, including click farms, bikers, business leaders and fraudul...

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Criminology and Public Theology: On Hope, Mercy and Restoration, Hardcover - Andrew Millie

729,99 RON

At a time when criminal justice systems appear to be in a permanent state of crisis, leading scholars from criminology and theology come together t...

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Aging People, Aging Places. Experiences, Opportunities, and Challenges of Growing Older in Canada, Hardback - ***

639,99 RON

Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this text provides a rare sp...

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Social Determinants of Health. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Inequality and Wellbeing, Paperback - ***

273,99 RON

Based on the 'rainbow model' of the social determinants of health, this book examines the key factors which can lead to poor quality of life, homel...

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Social Policy Review 33. Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2021, Hardback - ***

684,99 RON

Published in association with the Social Policy Association, this volume addresses current issues and critical debates throughout the international...

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Work, Money and Duality. Trading Sex as a Side Hustle, Paperback - Raven

246,99 RON

This valuable exploration of work duality calls for recognition of the experiences of sex workers, addressing race, culture and sex work in the UK ...

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Interprofessional Collaboration and Service User Participation. Analysing Meetings in Social Welfare, Hardback - ***

684,99 RON

This book examines how interprofessional collaboration and service user participation are challenged in multi-agency meetings, demonstrating how co...

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Urgent Business. Five Myths Business Needs to Overcome to Save Itself and the Planet, Paperback - ***

134,99 RON

Combining academic insight and inspiring real-world examples this book offers a new business model which argues that all companies should become re...

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Public Sociology As Educational Practice. Challenges, Dialogues and Counter-Publics, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

Leading academics reflect on concepts and aspects of public sociology education in this perceptive collection of case studies, linked by critical d...

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Secondary Cities. Exploring Uneven Development in Dynamic Urban Regions of the Global North, Hardback - ***

684,99 RON

This book explores cities and intra-regional relational dynamics to challenge common representations of urban development 'success' and 'failure'. ...

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Making the Most of Your Research Journal, Paperback - ***

136,99 RON

Providing practical guidance based on real-life examples, this book shows researchers different forms and ways of keeping a research journal and ho...

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Cultural Sexism. The politics of feminist rage in the #metoo era, Paperback - ***

136,99 RON

Savigny examines how the prevalence of sexism and misogyny across the media, entertainment and cultural industries keeps sexist values firmly withi...

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Reflective Practice and Learning From Mistakes in Social Work, Paperback - Alessandro Sicora

179,99 RON

Learning from professional errors in social work is vital for successful reflective practice. With plenty of practice examples and questions for re...

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The Deadly Intersections of COVID-19. Race, States, Inequalities and Global Society, Hardback - ***

409,99 RON

This book showcases the impact of state responses to COVID-19 on marginalized communities. The authors analyse the lockdowns, immigration and borde...

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Temporality in Mobile Lives. Contemporary Asia-Australia Migration and Everyday Time, Paperback - ***

239,99 RON

This innovative study of young Asian migrants' lives in Australia sheds new light on the complex relationship between migration and time. With in-d...

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Social Policy Review 34. Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2022, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

Experts review the leading social policy scholarship from the past year in this comprehensive volume. Published in association with the Social Poli...

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Snapshots from Home. Mind, Action and Strategy in an Uncertain World, Paperback - ***

250,99 RON

This book brings the parallels between quantum physics and ancient Asian traditions - Daoism and Buddhism - to an investigation of mind, action and...

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Medical Doctors in Health Reforms. A Comparative Study of England and Canada, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Health and legal experts from England and Canada consider the influence of medical doctors on reforms in this comparative study. With reflections o...

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End of the Road. Reimagining the Street as the Heart of the City, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

This book offers a unique look at streets as locations that can evolve to support the economic, social, cultural and natural aspects of cities. It ...

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Domestic Violence and Sexuality. What's Love Got to Do with It?, Hardback - ***

770,99 RON

The first detailed discussion of domestic violence and abuse in same sex relationships, challenging the heteronormative model in domestic violence ...

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Why Citizen Participation Succeeds or Fails. A Comparative Analysis of Participatory Budgeting, Hardback - Matt (University of Southampton) Ryan

684,99 RON

Matt Ryan draws on ten years of research to deliver this landmark comparative review of participatory budgeting, or collective decisions on spendin...

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Minority Ethnic Prisoners and the COVID-19 Lockdown. Issues, Impacts and Implications, Hardback - Gavin (De Montfort University) Dingwall

430,99 RON

This insightful book identifies the risks posed by prison lockdowns to minority ethnic prisoners, foreign national prisoners and prisoners from Tra...

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Transformative Teaching and Learning in Further Education. Pedagogies of Hope and Social Justice, Paperback - Vicky (Edgehill University) Duckworth

229,99 RON

Based on the Transforming Lives research project, this book explores the transformative power of further education. Outlining a critical approach t...

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How to Fix the Welfare State. Some Ideas for Better Social Services, Paperback - Paul (Robert Gordon University) Spicker

250,99 RON

Paul Spicker offers an original take on the British welfare state. He outlines the structure of services, the impact of false narratives, the real ...

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A Year Like No Other. Life on a Low Income during COVID-19, Paperback - Katie (University of York) Pybus

129,99 RON

Telling the stories of low-income families, this book exposes the ways that pre-existing inequalities, insecurities and hardships were amplified du...

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