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Virpi Timonen

Social Policy

"Concepts like freedom, equality and justice have many uses - and even more misuses. In seeking to manage an increasingly complex world, it is more important than ever to think carefully about the me…

Social Work and Social Policy Transformations in Central and Southeast Europe

This book provides a picture of recent developments in social policy and social work in Central and Southeast Europe, especially trends after the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated significant welfare …

Social Policy Dismantling and De-democratization in Brazil

This book examines the emergence of authoritarian populist regimes, analyzing Brazil as a case study. The authors explain how the tactics employed by the Bolsonaro administration to dismantle bureaucracy …

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Juhani Laurinkari

Changing Citizen-Oriented Social Policy in Changing Competitive Environments

The cooperative economy is, because it operates in the middle ground between the state and market capitalism, in addition to its economic aspirations, an effective citizen-oriented means of pre-venting an…

The State and the Imperative for Social Policy Reform in Africa

This concise and interdisciplinary open access volume explores the imperative of social policy reform in Sub-Saharan Africa and the potential nature of such a reform. Its chapters study social policy chan…

Juhani Laurinkari

Changing Citizen-Oriented Social Policy in Changing Competitive Environments

The cooperative economy is, because it operates in the middle ground between the state and market capitalism, in addition to its economic aspirations, an effective citizen-oriented means of pre-venting an…

Social Prescribing Policy, Research and Practice

This contributed volume uniquely enhances our knowledge and understanding of social prescribing internationally. It fills a gap in the literature by engaging critically with the concept of social prescrib…

Language Diversity, Policy and Social Justice

Honoring the work of Terrence G. Wiley, this book provides an overview of research on social justice in language diversity and policy. It explores formal and informal learning spaces and language policies…

Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in Diverse Contexts

The discipline of social policy, oftentimes deemed a part of social work as a profession, was born in the West. Unlike social policy that started with the post-war idea of a welfare state in the mid-20^th…

David Matthews

The Class Struggle and Welfare

A fresh look on the welfare system--with a view beyond the state with The Class Struggle and Welfare, David Matthews argues that we must understand the welfare state as a dialectical phenomenon--a product…

Jason L. Powell

Bridging the Divide

In today's complex and rapidly changing globe, understanding the link between social theory and social policy is crucial for addressing the diverse challenges that diverse societies face. This book aims t…

John Berten

Laboratories of Social Knowledge

The book examines the politics of knowledge in global social policy, investigating how international organisations (IOs) have contributed to the emergence and development of social security as a global po…

Derek Fraser

The Evolution of the British Welfare State

Fifth edition published 2017 by Palgrave.

Constructing Worlds of Labour

This open access book simultaneously addresses both the segmenting and the egalitarian function of individual labour law, in almost all countries of the world, in some chapters following up from its origi…

Social Work and Simulations

Social Work and Simulations describes how simulated learning experiences can be a powerful modality for social work education. Based on a variety of realistic situations and guided by the creation of a sa…

Angriffe auf die unternehmerische Autokratie

Politische Theorie und gewerkschaftliche Arbeit im Dialog: Diskussionsstände und Instrumente der Demokratisierung.

Konstanze Senge

Corporate Social Responsibility

In dem Buch werden die Entstehung, Ausbreitung und Translation von Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) untersucht. Im Kern wird CSR als ein Legitimationsprinzip von Unternehmen in der World Polity gedeu…

Reinventing the Family in Uncertain Times

This edited volume looks at the reproduction and transformation of family norms in contemporary times. Set against a context of far-right politics calling for a return to more conservative identity politi…