Bringing together outstanding researchers, this book is the first to examine the theory and practice of policy analysis in South Korea. Drawing on case studies, it explores the development of policy analysis and procedures for decision making at different levels of government
In this book, researcher Matthew Gibson reviews the role of shame and pride in social work, providing invaluable new insights from the first study undertaken into the role of these emotions within professional practice.
This book introduces the concept of emotional politics. It shows how collective emotions, such as anger, shame, fear and disgust, are generated and reflected by official documents, politicians and the media.
Human population growth is a serious biospheric problem, yet is largely overlooked. This book fills this gap with a... Læs mere
This book explores civil-military relations in Asia. With chapters on individual countries in the region, it provides a comprehensive account of the range of contemporary Asian practices under conditions of abridged democracy, soft authoritarianism or complete totalitarianism.
Drawing on interviews with Amazon workers and original empirical data, this book explores how different working... Læs mere
This insightful book explores the governance of immobilities and temporality in African migration. It shares... Læs mere
The law is heavily implicated in creating, maintaining, and reproducing racialised hierarchies which bring about and preserve... Læs mere
Putting the spotlight on neoliberalism as a pervasive tool that dictates wellness as a moral obligation, this book critically analyses how users navigate relationships between self-tracking technologies, social media and health management.
Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framework that integrates housing with... Læs mere
This book offers Ireland's introduction of a welfare-to-work market as a case study that speaks to wider... Læs mere
This book analyses fresh empirical evidence which demonstrates the gendered impacts of the new... Læs mere