Using a unique archive spanning the lifetime of twenty council estates in the UK, this book examines what we can learn from council housing’s failings and successes for building sustainable communities in the future.
Focusing on online facilitated online sexual abuse, this book takes a rigorous approach to existing literature to address some of the most pressing public and policy... Læs mere
This is the first full-length biography of Richard Titmuss, a pioneer of social policy research and an influential figure in Britain’s post-war welfare debates.
Examining experiences of shame and stigma in the context of austerity and the declining welfare state, this book shows how social work can... Læs mere
This is the first comprehensive review of dementia research, policy and practice in remote and rural settings. Drawing on case studies from... Læs mere
Leading scholars combine theory and case studies to reveal how elite corporations are increasingly influencing how public education provision and services are delivered across the world.
Beer in the United States has always been bound up with race, racism, and the construction of white institutions and... Læs mere
Informed by Marxist theory, this book examines how categories of `workers’ and `migrants’ have been mobilised within... Læs mere
This book gathers together reflections from a broad range of urban China specialists to actively engage with the challenge of conceptualising urban China and ask important questions about the development of contemporary global cities.
Drawing upon unique empirical data based on interviews with high-profile ex-offenders and experts in the field, this book sheds new light on drug markets, organised... Læs mere
With welfare to work programmes under intense scrutiny, this book ranges... Læs mere
Drawing on complex narratives across film, TV, novels and graphic novels, this authoritative critical analysis demonstrates the value of fictional narratives as a tool... Læs mere