This book offers a unique analysis of the challenges facing contemporary social work that considers the multi-faceted threats to the profession. It provides in-depth reflections on the future of social care practice and solutions for students and practitioners.
This concise, informative book analyses impact across the social sciences. Drawing on fifteen interviews with senior academics for a longitudinal view, the author sets out valuable recommendations of how and when scholars can achieve impact.
In this reissued classic, Richard Titmuss compares blood donation in the US and UK, contrasting the British system of reliance on voluntary donors... Læs mere
By rethinking the role of ideas and morality in policy changes, this book illustrates how the moral economy of activation leads to a permanent behaviourist testing of the unemployed in public debate as well as in local job centres.
Based on more than 30 case studies in eight different countries, this book explores the governance dynamics of local social... Læs mere
This book offers an analysis of the limitations of child attachment theory as the basis for decision-making in child welfare practice, examining controversies and offering a new pedagogy that is responsive to the changing dynamics of contemporary families.
Clare Bambra examines the social, environmental, economic and political causes of health inequalities, how they have evolved over time and what they are like... Læs mere
A key driver of migration is environmental conflict, and this is only likely to increase with the effects of climate change. This urgent book responds to... Læs mere
Mayo demonstrates how, through popular education and participatory action research, communities can develop their own... Læs mere
Dorling brings together new material alongside a selection of his most recent writing on inequality from publications including the Daily Telegraph, the... Læs mere
Drawing on twelve compelling international contributions, this important book argues that traditional technocratic ways of designing... Læs mere
This valuable book offers a distinct and critical showcase of emerging forms of discovery for policy-making drawing on the insights of some of the world’s leading authorities in public policy analysis.