This book provides an introductory overview to the concept of 'urban informality', taking an international perspective across the global North and South. It explores... Læs mere
Examining high profile cases including Kiriakou, Snowden, Foxley and Assange, this book offers crucial insights into the subject of whistleblowing.
Drawing on student experiences and the perspectives of senior leaders, this book challenges orthodox thinking about school exclusion and advocates for a fairer education system for disadvantaged students.
Over the past decades 'photovoice' has emerged as a participatory and creative research method where participants capture and discuss their reality through photographs. This... Læs mere
First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics journal, this book lays out important stepping-stones for the development of new research into the ongoing transition to co-creation as a mode of governance.
In this book, street-level bureaucracy scholars from South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America analyse the conditions that shape frontline work and citizens everyday experience of the state.
Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framework that integrates housing with... Læs mere
A deep exploration on how questions of time and its organisation affect planning practice, this book questions 'project speed': where time to think,... Læs mere
In the first academic analysis of the 'spycops' scandal, the author draws on extensive fieldwork and his first-hand experience of police infiltration in this exploration of covert policing practices.
This book provides an accessible guide to the key elements of risk in policy making and shows how its use and misuse has shaped policy makers' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in a range of countries.
This book offers insights into the development of social welfare policies in Britain. By identifying continuities in welfare policy, practice and thought throughout history, it offers the potential for the development of new thinking, policy making and practice.
This edited collection offers the first system-wide account of the impact of COVID-19 on crime and justice in England and Wales. Integrating first-hand narratives, it provides... Læs mere