Written key names in the field, this book opens up the options for creativity and innovation in data analysis while retaining a systematic, rigorous and ethical... Læs mere
'Desistance' understanding how people move away from offending has become a significant policy focus in recent years,... Læs mere
Uncomfortably Off reveals that those generally considered to be the most affluent feel anxious about the future and struggle to keep up, or even to stay put., but reducing income inequality will benefit everyone, even those quite near the top.
Presenting the complexities of doing planning work, with its moral and practical dilemmas, this rich ethnographic study analyses today's planning scene through the stories of four diverse working environments.
This book traces the journey of victims/survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking into and within the UK, from recruitment to... Læs mere
This book aims to restore the role of political analysis in education policy by presenting a new political sociology for framing, conducting and presenting... Læs mere
Drawing on international perspectives and research, this book explores the experiences of sex and sexuality in individuals and groups living with HIV in later life (50+).
This book introduces reablement, a radical new integrated care approach which seeks to empower older people to regain and maintain functioning and independence.
Analysing the plasma of paid Mexicana/o donors in the US, airport vomit in Ebola epidemics, and the semen of soldiers with genitourinary injuries, this book shows how security practices focus upon governing bodily fluids and, as a result, perpetuate inequalities.
This interdisciplinary collection rethinks the political economy of the digital market by asking what came before... Læs mere
Using real world cases, this book reveals the tendency of magistrates' courts to prioritise efficiency over... Læs mere
Based on a multidisciplinary analytical framework, it explains why and how some peripheral cities have become the locus of violent orders, whereas others have managed to control violence, and to examine the role of violence in the workings of local governance.