What kinds of care are being offered or withdrawn by the welfare state? What does this mean for the caring practices and interventions of local... Læs mere
This book develops a concept and a theory of reluctance in world politics. Applying it to regional crisis management by leading powers, it finds that reluctance emerges when governments fail to devise clear foreign policy preferences and face competing international pressures.
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book brings together reflections, knowledge... Læs mere
This reader on the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity provides a thorough grounding on the... Læs mere
In this timely book, Ed Atkins asks: are we getting decarbonisation right? And how could it be made better for people and... Læs mere
Considering digital affordances for crime, this book considers whether cyberculture is significantly escalating social harms. Matthew David gives... Læs mere
It is often claimed that the UK is unusually attached to its National Health Service, and the last decade has seen increasingly visible... Læs mere
Drawing on a range of international research projects, this book documents a broad spectrum of unpaid work performed by residents, relatives, volunteers and staff in nursing homes. It provides insights which will be critical in planning for nursing home care post-pandemic.
Matthew Quinn plots a landmark reimagination of governance and public administration, underpinned by sustainable development and civic republicanism.
Applying sociological and ethnographic research to adult safeguarding for the first time, this book considers how... Læs mere
This book highlights how the social experience of caring for, and relating to, a parent in later life has a significant impact on the adult child.
Detroit is the first city of its size to become bankrupt and policy-makers have argued that, since then, it has entered a 'new... Læs mere