Bryan Fanning traces the development of European welfare states in this accessible analysis of social change from the... Læs mere
Experts from around the world review the complex and rapidly changing politics and policies of austerity in this comprehensive collection of essays. The... Læs mere
With dementia care shifting from institutional to home settings, this book considers the intersections of... Læs mere
Ciaran Hughes and Markus Ketola explore the consequences of neoliberal policies on the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. They... Læs mere
This visionary new book explores the critical issues that link transhumanism with digitalisation, gene technologies and ethics. It examines the history and meaning of transhumanism, offering insightful reflections on values, norms and utopia.
Providing a systematic analysis of electoral coverage in newspapers since 1918, this book demonstrates that for women to... Læs mere
Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis to explore 11 developed countries' health services, this ambitious text identifies which factors are associated with the strongest outcomes.
A unique collaboration between an academic and a practitioner, this book tells the story of money from ancient Athens to the Bitcoin revolution to explain how crowdfunding is the way for people to reclaim the power of their money in pursuit of a fairer and greener society.
This volume investigates the relationship between nostalgia and contemporary social issues. From history and political... Læs mere
Academic experts review the impact of neoliberal politics and ideology on the status of care work in Nordic countries. They explore different understandings of the care crisis, the consequences for gender equality and the long-term sustainability of the Nordic welfare states.
Christopher O'Leary provides a fresh perspective on prosocial working choices in this first substantive critique of Public Service... Læs mere
Establishing a new interdisciplinary methodology, 'criminological criticism', Rafe McGregor proposes a model for collaboration between literary studies and critical criminology that is beneficial to the humanities, the social sciences and society.