This exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of time with their grandchildren.
This book is the first to tell what happened to 'Baby P', how the story was told by the media and its considerable impact on the child protection system in England. It makes a crucial contribution to the topic.
This book explores how, through strong self-leadership, social workers can both explain and demonstrate how social work can achieve positive change.
In this provocative book, journalist Peter Hetherington argues that Britain, particularly England, needs an active land policy to protect against record land price increases that threaten food security and housing provision for Britain’s expanding population.
This topical book compares the implications of restructuring in the UK and The Netherlands, also in the USA, regarding police... Læs mere
Student fees have saddled graduates with enormous debt, satisfaction rates are low, a high proportion of graduates are in non-graduate jobs,... Læs mere
Leading green criminologist Rob White asks what can be learned from the problem-solving focus of crime prevention to help face the challenges of climate change. Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series.
Setting out both new empirical material and new conceptual terrain, this book draws on approaches from human geography, social policy, feminist and political theory to explore issues of home and care in times of crisis.
Two preeminent Norwegian scholars of politics and law offer a comprehensive first-hand account of Norway's relationship with the EU and how this... Læs mere
Despite a long-held ASEAN principle of non-intervention, this theoretically rich book argues that there is an embryonic ethic of regional responsibility emerging among the countries of southeast Asia which reflects an evolution of attitudes about state sovereignty.
Tracing the origins and evolution of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and explaining its outcome and effects, this book draws... Læs mere
With contributions from innovative social and policy analysts including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, this collection provides a revised framework for social democracy.