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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…

Maria Ignatova-Pfarr

Social Policy in Autocracies

This book examines the influence of authoritarian rule on the development of the welfare state. Building on theoretical approaches from research on autocratic regimes and comparative welfare state researc…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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Robin Schulze Waltrup

Eco-Social Policy in the OECD and the World Bank

This book explores eco-social policy and its role in the global governance system. By focusing on the eco-social policy discourses of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and …

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…

David Matthews

The Class Struggle and Welfare

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

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…

Susan Stein-Roggenbuck

Caring for Mom and Dad

Throughout the twentieth-century, the United States implemented social policies targeting the needs of dependent parents - parents who were no longer able to work but lacked sufficient financial resources…

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…

Tomás Nougués

Social Debtfare Policies

The book examines the evolution of Argentina's welfare policies from 1983 to 2019, focusing on the historical connections between social policies, financial markets, and households---an area largely overl…

Angriffe auf die unternehmerische Autokratie

'Mitbestimmung in der Wirtschaft ist als Ergänzung der politischen Demokratie und als Angriff auf die unternehmerische Autokratie zu definieren. Sie ist vom Ansatz her radikaldemokratisch und antikapitali…

Social Work and Simulations

Based on five years of work and research on simulated learning experiences, this book highlights the integration of simulations in practice, research, and policy classes at the School of Social Work, Univ…