Welfare states are a major feature of many societies. This book draws on qualitative interviews with people receiving various working age... Læs mere
Reviewing diverse sites, including the US, Cambodia, Israel, Poland, Chile, Australia, and Brazil, this book considers how schooling systems are being influenced by the rise of external actors who increasingly determine the content, delivery, and governance of education.
India's ageing population is growing rapidly. This book examines living arrangements across India and their impact on the provision of care for older adults in India.
Launching the dementia debate into new and exciting territory, this book applies a human rights lens to interrogate the lived experience and policy response to dementia.
Renowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for 'radical empathy' in bridging racial divides to understand the origins of our biases,... Læs mere
What kinds of care are being offered or withdrawn by the welfare state?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 explores the policy and practice possibilities offered by a social model of child protection. Drawing on developments in mental health and disability studies, it examines the conceptual, political and practice implications of this new framework.
Drawing on the German ordoliberal tradition, this book argues that liberalism's reliance on a utilitarian policy framework has resulted in... Læs mere
Drawing on post-structural political theory, this book explores two concepts used to make sense of our disturbed reality: the state and the... Læs mere
The 'ndrangheta is one of wealthiest and most powerful criminal organizations today. Combining autobiography, travel ethnography, memoir, and... Læs mere
Why do the UK and US disproportionately incarcerate the mentally ill? Via multiple re-framings of the question-theological,... Læs mere
Wide-ranging and even-handed, this book offers a fresh interpretation of the territorial logic of US-China rivalry, and explores what it means for countries across Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America.