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Transnational Migration and the New Subjects of Work. Transmigrants, Hybrids and Cosmopolitans, Paperback - Banu Oezkazanc-Pan

246,99 RON

A first in utilising transnational migration studies as a new theoretical framework in management and organization studies, this book presents a mu...

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City Regions and Devolution in the UK. The Politics of Representation, Hardback - Ian Rees Jones

684,99 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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New Directions in Women, Peace and Security, Paperback - Soumita Basu

228,99 RON

What does gender equality mean for peace, justice, and security? At the turn of the 21st century, feminist advocates persuaded the United Nations S...

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Intellectual Disability in the Twentieth Century. Transnational Perspectives on People, Policy, and Practice, Paperback - ***

246,99 RON

Bringing together accounts of how intellectual disability was viewed, managed and experienced in countries across the globe, the book examines the ...

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Support and Protection Across the Lifecourse. A Practical Approach for Social Workers, Paperback - ***

228,99 RON

Drawing on the authors' extensive experience as educators, this book puts forward a new model of social work practice that both supports and protec...

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Giving Voice to Diversity in Criminological Research. 'Nothing about Us without Us', Hardback - ***

729,99 RON

Incorporating the experiences of service users, academics, state and grassroots practitioners, this volume considers how researchers might bridge t...

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Data Lives: How Data Are Made and Shape Our World, Paperback - Rob Kitchin

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Reducere. How can we begin to grasp the scope and scale of our new data-rich world, and can we truly comprehend what is at stake? Rob Kitchin explores the in...

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Britain and Europe at a Crossroads. The Politics of Anxiety and Transformation, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

Ryder develops the conceptual framework of securitisation to make sense of the events surrounding the Brexit vote and its aftermath and examines th...

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The Failure of Child Support. Gendered Systems of Inaccessibility, Inaction and Irresponsibility, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Drawing on interviews with key international informants across 16 countries, this book examines how child support systems often fail to transfer pa...

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Uncovering Food Poverty in Ireland. A Hidden Deprivation, Hardback - Michael (Independent Researcher) Drew

719,99 RON

Offering a much-needed analysis of the overlooked crisis of food poverty in Ireland, this book brings together the complex picture emerging from in...

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Compulsory Income Management in Australia and New Zealand. More Harm than Good?, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

Drawing on first-hand accounts from those living under the systems, this novel study explores the impact of Australia and New Zealand's income mana...

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Managing Cities at Night. A Practitioner Guide to the Urban Governance of the Night-Time Economy, Paperback - Enora (University of Sheffield) Robin

218,99 RON

Urban experts consider the future of night-time economies' governance during the pandemic and beyond in this scholarly and accessible guide. They u...

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Post-Liberal Statebuilding in Central Asia. Imaginaries, Discourses and Practices of Social Ordering, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

Drawing on decolonial perspectives on peace, statehood and development, this illuminating book examines post-liberal statebuilding in Central Asia....

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Implementing Evidence-Based Research. A How-to Guide for Police Organizations, Paperback - Roger Pegram

298,99 RON

This practical and accessible guide shows how police forces of all sizes can successfully adopt evidence-based methods. Drawing on experiences of N...

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Temporality in Mobile Lives. Contemporary Asia-Australia Migration and Everyday Time, Hardback - Shanthi Robertson

684,99 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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The Politics of Children's Services Reform. Re-examining Two Decades of Policy Change, Hardback - ***

729,99 RON

Drawing on access to prominent policy makers, Purcell examines the origins and impact of children's services reform under recent Labour and Conserv...

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Black Mothers and Attachment Parenting. A Black Feminist Analysis of Intensive Mothering in Britain and Canada, Paperback - ***

223,99 RON

This outstanding work examines black mothers' engagements with attachment parenting and shows how it both undermines and reflects neoliberalism. Un...

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Reparations and Anti-Black Racism. A Criminological Exploration of the Harms of Slavery and Racialized Injustice, Paperback - ***

228,99 RON

Police shootings and incarceration inequalities are two examples of the legacy of slavery in the US and UK. Offering a criminological exploration o...

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The Reformation of Welfare: The New Faith of the Labour Market, Hardcover - Tom Boland

538,99 RON

Western culture has 'faith' in the labour market as a test of the worth of each individual. For those who are out of work, welfare is now less of a...

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Why Travel?: Understanding Our Need to Move and How It Shapes Our Lives, Paperback - Matthew Niblett

237,99 RON

Supported by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC): a registered charity Why travel? What motivations underpin the journeys we make? And how c...

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US Foreign Policy. Domestic Roots and International Impact, Paperback - Richard Johnson

228,99 RON

This textbook provides a valuable introduction to the construction and application of US foreign policy in the modern era, encouraging readers to t...

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Designing Parental Leave Policy. The Norway Model and the Changing Face of Fatherhood, Paperback - ***

223,99 RON

This compelling book examines parental leave policies in Nordic countries, looking at how these laws encourage men towards life courses with greate...

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Chinese Men's Practices of Intimacy, Embodiment and Kinship. Crafting Elastic Masculinity, Hardback - Siyang Cao

684,99 RON

This book explores Chinese young men's views of manhood and develops a new concept of 'elastic masculinity' which can be stretched and forged diffe...

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The Rise of External Actors in Education. Shifting Boundaries Globally and Locally, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

Reviewing diverse sites, including the US, Cambodia, Israel, Poland, Chile, Australia, and Brazil, this book considers how schooling systems are be...

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Muslims and Humour. Essays on Comedy, Joking, and Mirth in Contemporary Islamic Contexts, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

In this thought-provoking collection, Muslim and non-Muslim academics take a multi-disciplinary approach to humour in Islam. They draw on examples ...

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A Beginner's Guide to Building Better Worlds. Ideas and Inspiration from the Zapatistas, Paperback - ***

209,99 RON

Written by an international team of authors, this ambitious volume offers radical alternatives to staid ways of thinking on the most crucial global...

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COVID-19 Collaborations. Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic, Paperback - ***

239,99 RON

This book synthesises the challenges of researching everyday life for families on low incomes during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve future policy...

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What Have Charities Ever Done for Us?. The Stories Behind the Headlines, Paperback - Tania Mason

102,99 RON

What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? uses case studies and interviews to illustrate how charities support people and communities, foster heritage ...

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Impact of COVID-19 on Devolution. Recentralising the British State Beyond Brexit?, Paperback - Janice Morphet

68,99 RON

This topical book explores how the public perception of the UK decentralized governments has changed during the pandemic and uses case studies to d...

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Youth Migration and the Politics of Wellbeing. Stories of Life in Transition, Paperback - Jennifer Allsopp

246,99 RON

Drawing on accounts of unaccompanied migrant young people becoming adult, this book offers a political economy analysis of wellbeing in the context...

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Supporting New Digital Natives. Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing in a Hi-Tech Age, Paperback - ***

246,99 RON

How can we support children's and young people's mental wellbeing in a digital age? This essential guide for improving wellbeing offers practical i...

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Westminster and the World. Commonwealth and Comparative Insights for Constitutional Reform, Hardback - W. Elliot Bulmer

684,99 RON

Constitutional scholar Elliot Bulmer considers what Britain might learn from Westminster-derived constitutions around the world. Exploring the prin...

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Ports, Crime and Security: Governing and Policing Seaports in a Changing World, Hardcover - Anna Sergi

410,99 RON

The COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the US-China trade dispute have heightened interest in the geopolitics and security of modern ports. Ports are wh...

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Vicarious Warfare: American Strategy and the Illusion of War on the Cheap, Hardcover - Thomas Waldman

228,99 RON

America has been at war for most of the 20th and 21st centuries and during that time has progressively moved towards a vicarious form of warfare, w...

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Analysing the Trust-Transparency Nexus. Multi-level Governance in the UK, France and Germany, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Drawing on fieldwork from the UK, France and Germany, this volume addresses the relationship between trust and transparency in the context of multi...

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Case Studies of Famous Trials and the Construction of Guilt and Innocence, Paperback - Christopher Birkbeck

223,99 RON

From the trials of Oscar Pistorius to O. J. Simpson and Michael Jackson, this innovative book provides a critical review of 11 high profile crimina...

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Protecting Children, Creating Citizens. Participatory Child Protection Practice in Norway and the United States, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

This book examines a participatory approach in child protection practices in Norway and the United States. It explores ways of empowering children;...

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India's First Diplomat. V.S. Srinivasa Sastri and the Making of Liberal Internationalism, Hardback - Vineet Thakur

684,99 RON

Though now largely a forgotten figure, V.S. Srinivasa Sastri was a celebrated Indian politician and diplomat in the early 20th Century. This book r...

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Unmapping the 21st Century. Between Networks and the State, Paperback - Neville (Kings College London) Bolt

229,99 RON

Drawing on post-structural political theory, this book explores two concepts used to make sense of our disturbed reality: the state and the network...

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Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools. A Multi-Agency Approach, Paperback - Ben (NIHR Health) Hickman

209,99 RON

Schools play a vital role in safeguarding children and young people, and this timely book examines how schools identify and respond to child protec...

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The Unlikely Candidate. What Losing an Election Taught Me about How to Change Politics, Paperback - ***

99,99 RON

The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping our politics, economy and society, providing a chance to reset and redesign politics. Ali Milani brings a unique...

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Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US. How We Failed Children of Color, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Drawing on original data, this book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile jus...

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Reflections on Post-Marxism. Laclau and Mouffe's Project of Radical Democracy in the 21st Century, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

First published as a special issue of Global Discourse, this book explores the theoretical position of post-Marxism and investigates its significan...

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Great Mistakes in Education Policy. And How to Avoid Them in the Future, Paperback - Debra Hayes

155,99 RON

Situating the cases of England and Australia within broader global policy trends, this book critically analyses what has gone wrong with education ...

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Living Wages and the Welfare State. The Anglo-American Social Model in Transition, Paperback - Shaun Wilson

228,99 RON

Addressing the rapidly shifting politics of the minimum wage in six English-speaking countries, Shaun Wilson analyses minimum wage policies within ...

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Sex/Gender and Self-Determination. Policy Developments in Law, Health and Pedagogical Contexts, Paperback - Zowie Davy

246,99 RON

This book presents a poignant account of the current policy approaches to self-determining sex and gender in the UK and beyond, showing how legal, ...

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Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice: The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain, Paperback - Fran Amery

228,99 RON

Tracing the evolution of political discourse on abortion from the 1960s to today, this interdisciplinary book argues that in order to understand th...

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The Public and Their Platforms: Public Sociology in an Era of Social Media, Paperback - Mark Carrigan

209,99 RON

As social media is increasingly becoming a standard feature of sociological practice, this timely book rethinks the role of these mediums in public...

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Human Trafficking in the Era of Global Migration. Unraveling the Impact of Neoliberal Economic Policy, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

This book explores the global social issues that contribute to human trafficking in three countries - Cambodia, Bolivia and The Gambia - using a ne...

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The Rise of the Infrastructure State. How US-China Rivalry Shapes Politics and Place Worldwide, Hardback - ***

809,99 RON

Wide-ranging and even-handed, this book offers a fresh interpretation of the territorial logic of US-China rivalry, and explores what it means for ...

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The Authoritarian Century. China's Rise and the Demise of the Liberal International Order, Paperback - Chris Ogden

129,99 RON

Chris Ogden argues that, as the world capitulates to China's preferred authoritarian order, other world powers are moving to this as a dominant glo...

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Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis. Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond, Hardback - ***

761,99 RON

This ground-breaking book explores the practical applications of queer theory for criminal justice practitioners. It covers theoretical concepts wi...

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Doing Your Research Project with Documents. A Step-By-Step Guide to Take You from Start to Finish, Paperback - Aimee (Swansea University) Grant

197,99 RON

Encouraging critical consideration of research design, the book guides readers step-by-step through the process of planning and undertaking a resea...

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Parliamentary Diplomacy of Taiwan in Comparative Perspective. Against Isolation and Under-representation, Hardback - David (Academia Sinica) Huang

684,99 RON

Through a comparative perspective, and using evidence from the relations of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan with the US Congress and the European Pa...

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Body Count: The War on Terror and Civilian Deaths in Iraq, Paperback - Lily Hamourtziadou

228,99 RON

Lily Hamourtziadou's investigation into civilian victims during the conflicts that followed the US-led coalition's 2003 invasion of Iraq provides i...

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Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention. A Guide to Research in Violent and Closed Contexts, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

Using insights from those with first-hand experience of conducting research in areas of international intervention and conflict across the world, t...

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Security, Strategy, and Military Dynamics in the South China Sea. Cross-National Perspectives, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Bringing together international experts, this collection provides fresh perspectives on geopolitical concerns in the South China Sea. It is an acce...

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Understanding Mental Distress. Knowledge, Practice and Neoliberal Reform in Community Mental Health Services, Hardback - Rich (Liverpool Hope Universi

719,99 RON

This timely analysis sets out the full impacts of policy reform, austerity and marketisation on our country's mental health services. Rooted in the...

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Civil Servants and Globalization. Integrating MENA Countries in a Globalized Economy, Hardback - Anne-Lucie (World Bank) Lefebvre

679,99 RON

This volume analyses the impact of globalization on civil service systems across the Middle East and North Africa. It presents an analytical model ...

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Injustice and Prophecy in the Age of Mass Incarceration. The Politics of Sanity, Hardback - Andrew (Manhattan College) Skotnicki

719,99 RON

Why do the UK and US disproportionately incarcerate the mentally ill? Via multiple re-framings of the question-theological, socioeconomic, and psyc...

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Constitutional Policy and Territorial Politics in the UK. Volume 1: Union and Devolution 1997-2007, Hardback - Jonathan Bradbury

729,99 RON

This is the first part of a two-volume work which will provide an authoritative UK-wide account from the initial settlement under New Labour in 199...

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The Roots of Racism. The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe, Paperback - ***

228,99 RON

This important book examines the past, present, and future of racist ideas and politics, showing how policies have developed over a long history of...

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Grand Strategy in 10 Words: A Guide to Great Power Politics in the 21st Century, Paperback - Sven Biscop

200,99 RON

In a world that has returned to great power rivalry, understanding the grand strategy of these powers is crucial. This book introduces ten key term...

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Media Technologies for Work and Play in East Asia. Critical Perspectives on Japan and the Two Koreas, Hardback - ***

684,99 RON

This book is the first comparative study of media technologies in Japan and the two Koreas which illuminates the peculiar geopolitical relations be...

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Identity in the Shadow of a Giant. How the Rise of China is Changing Taiwan, Hardback - Patrick James

639,99 RON

This co-authored book examines the implications of the global ascent of China on cross-Strait relations and the identity of Taiwan as a democratic ...

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Men's Activism to End Violence Against Women. Voices from Spain, Sweden and the UK, Paperback - Custodio Delgado Valbuena

170,99 RON

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book draws attention to those men who take action to end violence against women...

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Death of Affirmative Action?. Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions, Paperback - Cameron D. Lippard

246,99 RON

Can affirmative action in US college admissions survive mounting threats? This judicious review, part of the Sociology of Diversity series, conside...

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