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Book SynopsisScaling the Social Enterprise is an ideal text for courses that focus on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Common themes across high growth social startups discussed in the book include: building and modifying a management team for growth creating and maintaining a dynamic stakeholder network choosing corporate form and funders moving from idea to pilot, to roll-out, and pivots along the way the importance of media magic in building a brand developing and refining one’s value chain the pivotal role of technology in scaling. Featuring high profile, high growth social startups including Fair Trade USA, Revolution Foods, Sanergy, Kiva, d.light, Back to the Roots, and Grameen America, the chapter on funding social startups also profiles social funders such as Bridges Fund Management and Better Ventures, amongst others.Trade Review'Scaling the Social Enterprise is an insightful and practical guide to the rapidly growing number of purpose-driven businesses and capital-savvy nonprofits that are developing innovative, cost-effective and scalable solutions to the systemic problems that our world faces.' -- – Brian Trelstad, Bridges Fund Management, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to Scaling the Social Enterprise 1. Building and modifying the team for growth 2. Creating and maintaining a dynamic stakeholder network 3. Choosing corporate form and funders 4. The role of media in building a brand 5. Moving from idea to pilot to scale 6. Defining and refining one’s value chain 7. The pivotal role of technology in scaling 8. Measuring impact Conclusion to Scaling the Social Enterprise Index

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Book SynopsisThis illuminating book considers the roles of social partners in regulating work and welfare through corporatist arrangements in three countries - all of which have strong traditions for social partner involvement. In the comparative study of Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria, Mikkel Mailand illustrates how the frequency of tripartite agreements has either been stable or has increased since the Great Recession of 2008, in spite of challenges from trade unions' loss of power and political developments. He therefore demonstrates that social partners are still strong enough to be included in corporatist arrangements. Moreover, the book posits that economic crisis in a 30 year perspective appears a stronger explanatory factor for corporatist development than social partner strength, government strength and government ideology. Using qualitative methods to offer a nuanced insight into corporatism within these countries, Corporatism since the Great Recession will be a useful read for both academics and students in industrial relations, political economy and other social science disciplines addressing the formulation of work and welfare related policies.Trade Review'This book provides a needed sober analysis of the state of corporatism since the Great Recession. Carefully tracing tripartite policy-making in Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria, it shows how and why social partners continue to play an important role in small European countries despite economic crisis, globalisation and Neoliberalism. The book is ideal for students and researchers in comparative politics, comparative political economy, employment relations and comparative sociology.' --Christian Lyhne Ibsen, Michigan State University, US'Mikkel Mailand's book provides an important and welcome addition to the existing scholarship on corporatism and tripartite policy policymaking. His theoretically grounded framework informs his detailed and careful empirical analysis of the role of tripartism in the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark since the Great Recession. Mailand reminds us that despite conventional wisdom, tripartite agreements are not dead, and identifies core factors that encourage continued corporate policy making. The book makes an important contribution not just to scholars interested in the country case studies, but also to those engaged in the theoretical discussion of the future of corporatism.' --Kerstin Hamann, University of Central Florida, US'Will the triple threats of globalization, neoliberalism and deindustrialization put an end to the labor market coordination that once enabled high levels of growth and equality? This deeply revealing and well-researched book suggests that cooperative arrangements remain a fact of life in Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria. Strong state bureaucrats mobilize well-organized social partners to embrace higher rather than lower levels of coordination to cope with economic challenges. Corporatism since the Great Recession is a must-read for anyone searching for win-win solutions to the anxieties of our contemporary world.' --Cathie Jo Martin, Boston University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical framework and methods 3. Denmark – Informal tripartism and few social pacts 4. The Netherlands – Formal tripartite structures and weakened trade unions 5. Austria – Political challenges to the corporatist country par excellence 6. Comparison and conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisSince the 1970s the long term decline in self-employment has slowed - and even reversed in some countries - and the prospect of 'being your own boss' is increasingly topical in the discourse of both the general public and within academia. Traditionally, self-employment has been associated with independent entrepreneurship, but increasingly it is linked to being a form of precarious work. This book utilises evidence-based information to address both the current and future challenges of this trend as the nature of self-employment changes, as well as to demonstrate where, when and why self-employment has emerged as precarious work in Europe. Bringing together leading international experts in the field, this book provides insight into key issues surrounding self-employment from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Covering existing theory and context, providing empirical results of studies into self-employment and precarious work from across Europe, and discussion of the implications of this research, it offers key insights into future avenues for research. Students of European studies and social policy, as well as policy makers and researchers with a particular interest in employment, self-employment and precarious work across Europe, will find the data and policy ideas presented in this book an invaluable read.Trade Review‘The reviewed book represents a significant enrichment of the discussion on the topic of precarious self-employment. It is therefore recommended to a wide range of readers, especially to those wishing to gain insight and advance their knowledge in this field, while also being particularly relevant for researchers and policy makers.’ -- Primoz Rataj, European Journal of Social SecurityTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Self-Employment: Between Freedom and Insecurity Wieteke Conen and Joop Schippers PART I Do we have to worry about the ‘new self-employed’? Theory and Context 2. Labour Market Flexibility, Self-Employment and Precariousness Joop Schippers 3. Social Protection for the Self-Employed: an EU Legal Perspective Hanneke Bennaars 4. Self-Employment, Pensions and the Risk of Poverty in Old Age Uwe Fachinger PART II Self-Employment and Precarious Work in Europe: Empirical Results 5. Self-Employment: Independent ‘Enterprise’, or Precarious Low-skilled Work? The case of the UK Nigel Meager 6. Micro-Entrepreneurship and Changing Contours of Work: Towards Precarious Work Relations? Empirical Findings from Austria Dieter Bögenhold, Andrea Klinglmair, Zulaicha Parastuty and Florian Kandutsch 7. Precariousness and Social Risks among Solo Self-Employed in Germany and The Netherlands Wieteke Conen and Maarten Debets 8. Between Precariousness and Freedom: the Ambivalent Condition of Independent Professionals in Italy Paolo Borghi and Annalisa Murgia 9. Bogus Self-Employment in Sweden Dominique Anxo and Thomas Ericson 10. Precariousness among Older Self-Employed Workers in Europe Wieteke Conen 11. Migrant Self-Employment in Germany: On the Risks, Characteristics and Determinants of Precarious Work Stefan Berwing, Andrew Isaak and René Leicht PART III Implications and Future Research Agenda 12. The Matter of Representation: Precarious Self-Employment and Interest Organisations Giedo Jansen and Roderick Sluiter 13. The ‘New’ Self-Employed and Hybrid Forms of Employment: Challenges for Social Policies in Europe Karin Schulze Buschoff 14. Between Freedom and Insecurity: Future Challenges Joop Schippers and Wieteke Conen Index

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Book SynopsisThe rapid and formative rise in research on social innovation and entrepreneurship means that theoretical frameworks are still being created, while traditional notions of economic efficiency and social welfare are tested. The field is progressing fastest in the measurement and measuring of social entrepreneurial effectiveness. Social innovators, who draw from philanthropy, as well as capital markets, for financial resources, have adopted the lean start up as a paradigm for their organization logics. This collection showcases the myriad emerging philosophical, methodological, and theoretical approaches, many of which are led by practitioners. It is organized into five sections. The first section reports on theoretical approaches to researching sustainable entrepreneurship that are less familiar. The second section reports on research focusing on the entrepreneurial responses to problems of climate change. The third and fourth sections report on research investigating social entrepreneurial processes, and how opportunities are formed and exploited. The fifth section reports on the ethical dimensions of social innovation.Researchers, scholars, educators and policymakers will find this book a useful reference, with novel ideas for future research and discourse.Contributors include: S.G.S. Abdelgawad, P. Bruner, R. Cortina-Cruz, M. Cortina-Mercado, R. Defiebre-Muller, P.F. Diochon, A.G. Earle, H.D. Fountaine, R. Harrison, R.T. Herko, K. Joensuu, K. Kaesehage, L. Katz, M. Leyshon, S. Lopez-Palau, M. Mäkelä, S.D. Ocampo, T. Onkila, M. Pasquini, B. Rivera-Cruz, M.A. Tietz, Y.W. Turell, D. van der Horst, F.I. Viola, D. Windsor, M. ZhangTrade Review‘My favourite chapters were Michael Zhang’s article on the entrepreneurial journey of Geely’s founder, which provided a well-contextualised case study of the use of institutional voids as a source of business opportunities, and Turell and Earle’s piece Social Entrepreneurs and Field Level Change, which was a rigorous presentation of the interconnectedness of social and institutional entrepreneurship. I believe both would make for inspiring reading for undergraduate students and academic scholars alike.’ -- Satu Aaltonen, International Small Business Journal‘The aim of the ‘social entrepreneurship’, ‘social innovation’ and ‘sustainable entrepreneurship’ is to create waves of change that would influence. . . the way non-profit enterprises, public services and businesses are delivered. The work of Espina et al. (2018) help us focus on . . . such concepts [in] environmental and climate change; besides the ethical issues relevant to such practices. They show how the market impact measures are shifting from ‘percentage of market share’, or ‘sales growth’, . . . towards ‘sustainable entrepreneurship’ and ‘sustainability innovation’. The book is recommended as an extra reference for MBA, innovation and entrepreneurship courses; besides being a library reference for researchers, scholars and educators in the area of sustainability entrepreneurship. The book carries many novel ideas which open doors for more in-depth future research.’ -- Mohamed Buheji, American Journal of EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION Part I Theoretical Approaches to Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research 1. Environmental Dystopia versus Sustainable Development Utopia: Roles of Businesses, Consumers, Institutions, and Technologies Duane Windsor 2. The Entrepreneurial Journey of Geely’s Founder: From Institutional Voids to Opportunity Discovery Michael Zhang 3. Contradictory Stakeholder Expectations for Sustainability Reporting: A Social Contract Theory Approach Kristiina Joensuu, Marileena Mäkelä and Tiina Onkila Part II Climate Change 4. The Political Economy of Climate Change and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Phillip Bruner, Richard Harrison and Dan van der Horst 5. Breaking Traditions. How Entrepreneurs create Communities to Address Climate Change Katharina Kaesehage and Michael Leyshon 6. Water Rights in California: Competition and Coopetition in a Dynamic Environment Richard Thomas Herko, H. Drew Fountaine and Lee Kats Part III Social Innovation Processes 7. Social Entrepreneurs and Field-Level Change: An Institutional Process Model of Social Entrepreneurship Yusi W. Turell and Andrew G. Earle 8. “Make love, not war?” A process-based approach to social innovation Renaud Defiebre-Muller, Federico Ignacio Viola, Pauline Fatien Diochon and Sebastian Duenas Ocampo 9. Social Innovation – Combining Profits and Progress Matthias A. Tietz, Sondos Gamaleldin Sobhy Abdelgawad and Martina Pasquini Part IV The Ethics of Social Innovation 10. Bioethical Reasoning and the Propensity of Millenials to Adopt Sustainable Development Behaviors Silvia López-Paláu and Beatriz Rivera-Cruz 11. Sustainable Consumption Practice: The effect of eco-friendly packaging on Buying Behavior Based on Generations Melissa Cortina-Mercado and Rafael Cortina-Cruz Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAnalysing one of the most controversial areas in public policy, this pioneering Research Handbook brings together contributions from expert researchers to provide a global overview of the shifting dynamics of drug policy. Chapters tackle a complex and cross-cutting issue from inter and multi-disciplinary perspectives, incorporating political science, history, law and public health into their analyses. Emphasising connections between the domestic and the international, this timely Research Handbook illustrates the intersections between drug policy, human rights obligations and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Integrating detailed discussion of ever-evolving drug markets, a diverse range of policy responses, and political and ideological tensions, the contributors offer an insightful analysis of the regional dynamics of drug control, its historic constructions, and the contemporary and emerging problems it is facing. Aimed at researchers and students interested in drug policy, as well as policy makers and practitioners at different levels of governance, the Research Handbook on International Drug Policy provides a much-needed comparative approach and will prove to be an essential resource for navigating the difficulties surrounding drug policy and control.Trade Review‘For both the drug-specific and the wider issues raised, the book is to be welcomed for its insights and examples and is a valuable addition to third wave literature.’ -- Blaine Stothhard, Journal of Illicit Economics and Development‘The editorship and a welcome international group of authors from six continents adding diverse interpretations to familiar discussions, wide thematic coverage, and reminders of the growing reform movement combine to make this an impressive collection. The book sees the hegemony of the global order as being increasingly 'disregarded' and is an important critical reminder that a human rights framework might not be the 'right fit' for international drug policy as the latter requires more worldly values of open debate, diversity, freedom, and equal participation of national governments in shaping policies.’ -- Blaine Stothard and Aysel Sultan, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy‘At a critical time when drug laws are fundamentally starting to change from prohibition to regulation in a few countries, this book is timely and appropriate as it brings together a collection of writings of authors who not only cover the historical timespan of drug laws and the diversity of experience in different countries but do so in depth on the key issues in a style easily followed by the reader.’ -- Anand Grover, former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health (2008–2014)Table of ContentsContents: Foreword xiii Hon. Louise Arbour Introduction: international drug policy in an era of growing complexity, challenge and tension xvi David R. Bewley-Taylor and Khalid Tinasti PART I HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL 1 Foundations of the international drug control regime: nineteenth century to the Second World War 2 William B. McAllister 2 The evolution of international drug control under the United Nations 19 Constanza Sánchez-Avilés and Ondrej Ditrych 3 Drug consumers and the formation of the international drug control apparatus 38 Christopher Hallam PART II THE GEOSPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF DRUG POLICY 4 North American drug policy: American and Canadian developments from the early twentieth century to today 54 Katharine Neill Harris 5 Latin America and the Caribbean: complicity and legacy of a long war 72 Juan Carlos Garzón and Ana María Rueda 6 Western and Central Europe: towards a cohesive model for drug policies? 94 Renaud Colson and Henri Bergeron 7 Documenting human rights violations is not enough to reform archaic drug policies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 113 Mikhail Golichenko 8 Drug policy in Africa: a history of global and regional dynamics 131 Neil Carrier and Gernot Klantschnig 9 Drug use, policies and prohibition in Muslim countries 145 Khalid Tinasti 10 Drug policy in Asia: the origins and extremities of prohibition 163 Gloria Lai and Claudia Stoicescu 11 The changing tides of drug consumption, supply and drug policy in Oceania 185 Amber Marks and Caitlin Hughes PART III EMERGING TENSIONS WITHIN THE UN DRUG CONTROL SYSTEM AND BEYOND 12 The rise and fall of the “drug free world” narrative 206 Steve Rolles 13 Drug control and human rights: parallel universes, universal parallels 225 Julie Hannah and Rick Lines 14 Public health and international drug control: harm reduction and access to controlled medicines 248 Jennifer Hasselgard-Rowe, Naomi Burke-Shyne and Ann Fordham 15 Drugs and development: drug policies and the Global South 265 Julia Buxton 16 Bolivia, coca, culture and colonialism 283 Zoe Pearson 17 Regulating cannabis in Uruguay, the United States and Canada: is a social justice framework possible? 301 Zara Snapp and Jorge Herrera Valderrábano PART IV FUTURE CHALLENGES 18 The search for new drug policy metrics 325 Nazlee Maghsoudi, Justine Tanguay and Dan Werb 19 The NPS imposters, merging and emerging drug markets and the contribution of drug checking 341 Fiona Measham 20 Drug cryptomarket futures: structure, function and evolution in response to law enforcement actions 355 Patrick Shortis, Judith Aldridge and Monica J. 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Book SynopsisThis timely book reveals how policies of childcare and early childhood education influence children's circumstances and the daily lives of families with children. Examining how these policies are approached, it focuses particularly on the issues and pitfalls related to equal access. Chapters explore early childhood education and care policies in different social and geographical contexts, highlighting the different ways in which stakeholders - including parents, administrators and policy makers - approach issues of equality. The book further analyses what is meant by, and expected of, early childhood education and care in society and how this varies between nations. Key case studies in the context of liberal, conservative and universal approaches to welfare are used to show the broad differences between them, problematizing the notion of equal access. Social policy, family studies and sociology scholars will appreciate the new insights into the question of the equality of societies offered in this book. It will also prove incisive for researchers looking at the family and early childhood education, as well as for politicians and administrators working in the field.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction 1 Katja Repo, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila and Johanna Lammi-Taskula 2 Governable spaces of early childhood education and care: the Canadian case 6 Rianne Mahon 3 For all, for free! Why do parents have to pay for early childhood education but not for primary education? 22 Jorma Sipilä 4 The paradox of universal access: alleviating or perpetuating inequity for children in New South Wales, Australia 40 Zsuzsa Millei and Jannelle Gallagher 5 The long-term effects of full-time childcare on family lives in Japan 60 Takayuki Sasaki 6 Childcare, education, protection and prevention: the transformation of early childhood policies in Germany since 2000 73 Helga Kelle and Johanna Mierendorff 7 Parents as objects of interventions: what they have to say about early childhood education and schoolification 92 Michel Vandenbroeck and Katrien Van Laere 8 Early childhood education and care in times of transition: the role of policy reforms and advocacy processes in improving the accessibility of services for young children and their families 108 Arianna Lazzari and Lucia Balduzzi 9 Home care and early childhood education in Finland: policies and practices of childcare 133 Johanna Närvi, Minna Salmi and Johanna Lammi-Taskula 10 Rationalizing early childhood education and care in the local context: a case study of Finnish municipalities 152 Petteri Eerola, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila, Anu Kuukka and Anna Siippainen 11 Epilogue: contradictory equal access 172 Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila, Johanna Lammi-Taskula and Katja Repo Index 177

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Book SynopsisPublic policy is an expression that has come to dominate the way people talk about doing government and public administration and is seen as a central component of the modern democratic order. Adopting an innovative public action languages approach, Beyond Public Policy shows how policy is only one of many powerful social languages (budgeting, planning, rights, directives and protests, amongst others) used to make things happen in the ever-changing arena of public affairs; where they may cooperate, compete, or just go their own way. Opening up discussions on the varied ways that people talk about and act in relation to the public good, this is a fascinating insight into the multiplicity of social languages used to negotiate possibilities in public affairs. Social languages are examined as being performative parts of everyday life, and examples from different places and times are used to illustrate the importance of these language forms. Political science, public administration, social psychology and sociology scholars will find this book a vital reference with its advanced approach to public affairs. Professionals in NGOs, public service and government, as well as activists will also greatly benefit from the practical advice and real-life case studies the book offers.Trade Review‘This is an interesting and elegantly written book which is rich in thick description. It proposes a novel approach to public policy which will undoubtedly yield useful fruit if it is adopted.’ -- Kate Precious, International Review of Public Policy'The language we use shapes and limits our understanding of the problems we face and the solutions we can imagine. In this elegant and insightful book, rich with historical byways and international perspectives, Peter Spink reflects on how the currently dominant discourse of ''public policy'' molds our perceptions of possible answers to social problems. This insight is particularly welcome as social movements, community organizations, migration flows and many other forces -all outside the realm of government -influence public actions and institutions.' --Michael Lipsky, author of Street Level Bureaucracy'Contentious debates on the role of government - who controls government and for what purpose do governments act - are heard around the globe. Peter Spink's book provides a lens, that of public action languages, for understanding the socially-constructed languages of government and applies it to a remarkable range of important historical moments in Europe, the US and Latin America. This highly original and unique approach recognizes the existence of multiple social actors with different levels of power, interests, and agendas and that the outcomes of these disputes become embedded in the language of government.' --Robert H. Wilson, University of Connecticut, US'Peter Spink brings a fresh approach to the study of governing. With a background in social and organisational psychology rather than political science, he asks not ''how does the government pursue its objectives through policy?'', but ''how are our shared concerns governed, and how does thinking of these in a language of 'policy' affect they way that they are addressed?'' He frees the discussion of policy from its base in contemporary Western practice, and takes the discussion from the rules of forest access that were recognised in (not created by) that foundational exercise in public policy, Magna Carta, through the TVA and Alinsky's Rules for Radicals to the complex governing of place in urban Brazil, and shows how policy , as an action language, becomes part of the governing. This is a book to stimulate the imagination of anyone interested in how we are governed. --Hal Colebatch, University of New South Wales, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Collective concerns - from policy studies to public action 2. From publics, parishes and philanthropy to resistance and self-help: the civic side of public action 3. Social languages and the performative turn 4. Some active Governments and their action languages 5. Public action languages seen from elsewhere: from the Treaty of Rome and public administration reform to the arrival of public policies in Brazil 6. From noisy rights to hybrid forums: languages of mobilization 7. Beyond public policy: public action languages and the negotiation of possibilities 8. References Index

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Book SynopsisDependent self-employment is widely perceived as a rapidly growing form of precarious work conducted by marginalised lower-skilled workers subcontracted by large corporations. Unpacking a comprehensive survey of 35 European countries, Colin C. Williams and Ioana Alexandra Horodnic map the lived realities of the distribution and characteristics of dependent self-employment to challenge this broad and erroneous perception. Featuring rigorous empirical research, Dependent Self-Employment moves beyond the reliance on anecdotal evidence to fill in gaping lacunae in our understanding of employment. Reporting on the European Working Conditions Survey of 2015, this impressive book provides a crucial contribution to our understanding of dependent self-employment in the 21st century, challenging not only academic perceptions, but also depictions of work in the media and political discourse. The authors expertly navigate the 'grey zone' of defining dependent self-employment, embracing the spectrum of employment relationships and outlining the limits to the rights and authority of the dependently self-employed. Bold and comprehensive, this timely book offers critical insight for researchers at all levels exploring the nature and distribution of employment in Europe. Given the current public debates on the platform economy, this book will also prove useful for practitioners and policy-makers in labour inspectorates, tax administrations and social security institutions worldwide. Trade Review'How can we tackle the deficit of work faced by dependent self-employed workers? This topic is timely, complex and under review by policy makers, academics and researchers in EU, OECD and ILO. The book sheds light on the phenomenon and policies in 35 European countries. In addition, the study supports evidence based discussions and policy making on this employment model.' --Päivi Kantanen, Ministerial adviser, Senior representative of Finland in UDW Platform'Williams and Horodnic's incisive analysis of the growing phenomenon ''dependent self-employment'' helps to cast light on the murky and poorly understood nature of contemporary employment relationships. This theoretically-informed and empirically-based account of Europe-wide self-employment tackles prevailing stereotypes. The result is a balanced and lucid assessment that develops theory, contributes empirical evidence and offers positive policy options that advance of the goal of decent work.' --Monder Ram OBE, Aston University, UK'A comprehensive read on dependent self-employment, this book - perhaps for the first time - positions a politico-economic lens to a sociological theme, traditionally ignored as ''causal work''.' --Anjula Gurtoo, Indian Institute of Science, IndiaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I Theorizing Dependent Self-Employment 2. Dependent self-employment in broader context: trends in employment 3. Dominant depictions of dependent self-employment Part II Dependent Self-Employment in Practice 4. Prevalence and trends 5. Who engages in dependent self-employment? 6. Working conditions of the dependent self-employed Part III Policy Options 7. Approaches towards addressing the misclassification of employment 8. The wider context: employment and social protection 9. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisProviding original insights into the factors causing early job insecurity in European countries, this book examines the short- and long-term consequences. It assesses public policies seeking to diminish the risks to young people facing prolonged job insecurity and reduce the severity of these impacts.Based on the findings of a major study of nine European countries, this book examines the diverse strategies that countries across the continent use to help young people overcome employment barriers. The authors present recommendations for governments to improve the job market environment and to support young people in finding suitable and stable employment.A vital tool for European policymakers, this book provides new knowledge that will help improve existing policies, at both national and European levels. The detailed analysis of original data collected through innovative methods will prove highly useful to public policy and European studies scholars.Contributors include: M.-L. Assmann, P. Boyadjieva, M. Bussi, I. Dingeldey, O. Hora, M. Horáková, B. Hvinden, C. Hyggen, P. Ilieva-Trichkova, C. Imdorf, M. Karamessini, P. Michon, J. O'Reilly, D. Parsanoglou, S. Sacchi, R. Samuel, M.A. Schoyen, L.P. Shi, T. Sirovátka, G. Stamatopoulou, L. Steinberg, R. Stoilova, M. Symeonaki, A. Yfanti, G. YordanovaTrade Review'This excellent book analyses the challenge of youth unemployment, by focusing on its causes and consequences, during the Great Recession in Europe. Throughout the volume, it uses the notions of resilience, capability, and active agency, while also considering policy responses at various levels of governance. It is a very clearly-articulated book, conceptually and analytically, which should be read by academics, students and policy-makers interested in welfare and labour market issues.' --Caroline De La Porte, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark'This is the first volume of one of the most innovative studies on unemployment in recent years, exploring the sources of the persisting high rates of youth unemployment since the Great Recession. It provides valuable insight into the diverse patterns of youth unemployment and insecurity in the EU, the contribution of employer recruitment policies to scarring effects and the changing nature of national and EU policy responses.' --Duncan Gallie, Nuffield College, Oxford, UK'A compelling collection of chapters addressing the crucial issues of the consequences of job insecurity and exclusion in the transition to adulthood and the policies to tackle them. A must read for students, researchers, scholars and policymakers in the field of youth labour market integration.' --Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Bjørn Hvinden, Jacqueline O’Reilly, Tomáš Sirovátka and Mi Ah Schoyen PART I: THE PROBLEM OF EARLY JOB INSECURITY AND THE CRISIS 2. Mapping early job insecurity impacts of the crisis in Europe Maria Karamessini, Maria Symeonaki, Dimitris Parsanoglou and Glykeria Stamatopoulou 3. Factors explaining youth unemployment and early job insecurity in Europe Maria Karamessini, Maria Symeonaki, Glykeria Stamatopoulou and Dimitris Parsanoglou 4. The Great Recession and the youth labour market in European countries: The demographic versus the labour market effect Piotr Michoń 5. Scars of early job insecurity across Europe: Insights from a multi-country employer study Christian Imdorf, Lulu P. Shi, Stefan Sacchi, Robin Samuel, Christer Hyggen, Rumiana Stoilova, Gabriela Yordanova, Pepka Boyadjieva, Petya Ilieva-Trichkova, Dimitris Parsanoglou and Aggeliki Yfanti 6. (Un)realized agency in a situation of early job insecurity: Patterns of young people’s agency regarding employment Pepka Boyadjieva and Petya Ilieva-Trichkova PART II: POLICIES FOR DEALING WITH EARLY JOB INSECURITY 7. Diversity of youth policy regimes and early job insecurity – towards an integrated approach Ondřej Hora, Markéta Horáková and Tomáš Sirovátka 8. Policy adaptation to address early job insecurity in Europe Ondřej Hora, Markéta Horáková and Tomáš Sirovátka 9. Horizontal and vertical coordination of the European Youth Guarantee Irene Dingeldey, Lisa Steinberg and Marie-Luise Assmann 10. Has the European Social Fund been effective in supporting young people? Margherita Bussi, Bjørn Hvinden and Mi Ah Schoyen PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 11. Implications for policymaking Bjørn Hvinden, Jacqueline O´Reilly, Tomáš Sirovátka, Mi Ah Schoyen and Christer Hyggen Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisAnalysing political corruption as a distinct but separate entity from bureaucratic corruption, this timely book separates these two very different social phenomena in a way that is often overlooked in contemporary studies. Chapters argue that political corruption includes two basic, critical and related processes: extractive and power-preserving corruption. Evaluating seven key case studies, the book illustrates the theoretical basis of corruption and provides a political-economy analysis of the topic, using examples from Sub-Saharan Africa. Outlining how and who is involved, these cases explore the present conditions that enable political corruption. The book highlights how political corruption undermines the political will to curb corruption, a key area that traditional anti-corruption efforts have failed in. A pertinent and forward-thinking contribution to the field, this will be of interest to those working in anti-corruption, including in aid agencies, national NGOs and government agencies. It will also be useful to development studies, development economics and political theory scholars. Contributors include: I. Amundsen, K.T. Asante, T. Budhram, M. D'Arcy, B. Dulani, M. Khisa, A. Nuvunga, E.O. Ojo, A. Orre, V. PrusaTrade Review'This exciting and timely book takes issue with much of mainstream corruption analysis and especially with the disappointing record of the resulting policy advice, at least in terms of the undiminished incidence of corrupt practices. Focusing on the issue of political corruption, the essays in this collection manage to advance our knowledge about the general theme while providing valuable country studies of some of the highest profile and most intractable of such instances in sub-Saharan Africa.' --Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, University of Oxford, UK'Political Corruption in Africa: Extraction and Power Preservation is a readable book, beautifully edited by Inge Amundsen. It is a major scholarly contribution and is a powerful book, based upon many deeply researched country case studies. A must read for any policy practitioner, investor, activist or scholar needing to understand how political corruption functions in today's Africa.' --Alex Vines OBE, Coventry University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Extractive and Power-Preserving Political Corruption Inge Amundsen 2. Political Corruption and the Limits of Anti-Corruption Activism in Ghana Kofi Takyi Asante and Moses Khisa 3. Big Men and Poor Voters: Political Corruption and Elections in Kenya Michelle D’Arcy 4. Congenitally Co-Joined and Inseparable: Politics and Corruption in Nigeria Emmanuel Oladipo Ojo, Vaclav Prusa, Inge Amundsen 5. Inclusive Co-optation and Political Corruption in Uganda Moses Khisa 6. The ‘Secret Loans Affair’ and Political Corruption in Mozambique Adriano Nuvunga and Aslak Orre 7. Political Parties, Campaign Financing and Political Corruption in Malawi Boniface Dulani 8. Political Corruption and State Capture in South Africa Trevor Budhram 9. Stuck in Transition: Political Corruption as Power Abuse Inge Amundsen Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides an overview of interdisciplinary research related to social choice and voting that is intended for a broad audience. Expert contributors from various fields present critical summaries of the existing literature, including intuitive explanations of technical terminology and well-known theorems, suggesting new directions for research.Each chapter presents an expository primer on a particular topic or theme within social choice, with the aim of making the material fully accessible to students and scholars in economics, political science, mathematics, philosophy, law and other fields of study. Topics covered include preference aggregation, voting rules, spatial models, methodology and empirical applications.Scholars, graduate students and even advanced undergraduates in a variety of disciplines will find this introductory and relatively non-technical book an indispensable addition to the field. Contributors: J.F. Adams, W.T. Bianco, A. Blais, P.J. Coughlin, K.L. Dougherty, D.S. Felsenthal, T.H. Hammond, C. Hare, J.C. Heckelman, R.G. Holcombe, C. Kam, M.M. Kaminski, M. Machover, B.C. McCannon, I. McLean, N.R. Miller, S. Moser, E.M. Penn, K.T. Poole, R. Ragan, D.G. Saari, I. Sened, R.A. Smyth, N. TidemanTrade Review'Social choice theory is a branch of economics and political science that examines how individual preferences can be aggregated into social choices. Heckelman and Miller have designed and edited a superb overview of the field. . . . readers who see an up-to-date, thorough, and nuanced understanding of the field will find the book invaluable.' --R.E. O'Connor, Choice'This Handbook is a timely addition to the public/social choice literature. The editors have assembled an impressive list of authors who have contributed chapters covering a wide expanse of the literature starting with Iain McLean's chapter, which traces the public choice literature from Aristotle to the present, followed by surveys of recent developments like Keith L. Dougherty's excellent chapter on voting rules, and the equally fine chapter by Christopher Hare and Keith T. Poole on measuring ideology in Congress. Indeed, all contributions are of uniformly high quality. This Handbook is a welcome addition to my bookshelf.' --Dennis Mueller, University of Vienna, Austria'This book gives a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the rapidly expanding field of social choice and voting. Written in a non-technical style by a group of leading experts in the field, it makes a perfect reference book for scholars and students. The authors and editors are to be congratulated for making relatively complex ideas accessible even to readers with no background in the theory of voting. This makes the volume suitable not only for classroom use, but also for independent study.' --Hannu Nurmi, University of Turku, FinlandTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Issues in Social Choice and Voting Jac C. Heckelman and Nicholas R. Miller PART I PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL CHOICE 2. The Strange History of Social Choice Iain McLean 3. Unanimous Consent and Constitutional Economics Randall G. Holcombe 4. Rational Choice and the Calculus of Voting André Blais 5. Computational Social Choice Robi Ragan PART II PAIRWISE SOCIAL CHOICE 6. Majority Rule and Tournament Solutions Scott Moser 7. Supermajority Rules Keith L. Dougherty 8. The Measurement of a Priori Voting Power Dan S. Felsenthal and Moshé Machover 9. Condorcet Jury Theorems Bryan C. McCannon PART III SPATIAL MODELS OF SOCIAL CHOICE 10. The Spatial Model of Social Choice and Voting Nicholas R. Miller 11. A Unified Spatial Model of American Political Institutions Thomas H. Hammond 12. Competing for Votes James F. Adams 13. Probabilistic Voting in Models of Electoral Competition Peter J. Coughlin PART IV SOCIAL CHOICE FROM MULTIPLE ALTERNATIVES 14. Arrow’s Theorem and Its Descendants Elizabeth Maggie Penn 15. Properties and Paradoxes of Common Voting Rules Jac C. Heckelman 16. Voting Mysteries: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Donald G. Saari 17. Multiple-Winner Voting Rules Nicolaus Tideman PART V EMPIRICAL SOCIAL CHOICE 18. Measuring Ideology in Congress Christopher Hare and Keith T. Poole 19. The Uncovered Set and its Applications William T. Bianco, Christopher Kam, Itai Sened and Regina A. Smyth 19. Empirical Examples of Voting Paradoxes Marek M. Kaminski Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores developments in the social legitimacy of present-day European welfare states since the banking crisis of 2008. It analyses how the welfare attitudes of Europeans have been influenced by economic recession and consequent welfare reforms, as well as reactions to on-going debates around welfare. Utilising cross-national perspectives, the book analyses the differences and similarities in welfare attitudes of Europeans between 2008 and 2016. It highlights popular welfare attitudes towards different groups of society, including migrants, the elderly and unemployed, exploring if and why specific practices and policies would meet popular resistance or approval. Social policy and sociology scholars will find this book helpful, as the cross-national analysis provides new insights into the contextual drivers of welfare attitudes. It will also be useful to policy-makers and practitioners working in Europe offering analysis of welfare preferences, evaluations and perceptions. Contributors include: H. Chung, L. de Blok, S. Delespaul, B. Ebbinghaus, M.A. Eger, H. Ervasti, J. Gale, D. Gugushvili, A. Haugsgjerd, S. Kumlin, T. Laenen, C.A. Larsen, B. Meuleman, J. Mewes, E. Naumann, E. Politi, F. Roosma, C. Staerklé, W. van OorschotTrade Review'The three editors unite the finest state-of-the-art research about public attitudes towards the welfare state in Europe. Drawing on the 2008 and 2016 waves of the high-quality European Social Survey, the contributors analyse how and why the diversity of relationships between citizens and the welfare state manifests itself in the individual mind in the first two decades of the 21st century.' --Achim Goerres, University of Duisburg-Essen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Welfare Attitudes in Times of Crisis and Austerity 3 Bart Meuleman, Wim van Oorschot and Tijs Laenen PART II WELFARE STATE CRITICISM AND WELFARE STATE SUPPORT 2. Welfare Criticism in Times of Economic Crisis. Perceptions of Moral, Economic and Social Consequences of the Welfare State, 2008–2016 25 Bart Meuleman and Sam Delespaul 3. The Perceived Abuse of Welfare Benefits in Times of Crisis: Change or Stability in the Achilles’ Heel of Welfare State Legitimacy? 46 Femke Roosma 4. The Ambivalence of Material Vulnerability as a Foundation for Welfare Dependency Attitudes: Social Distrust or Dissatisfaction with the System? 68 Christian Staerklé, Jessica Gale and Emanuele Politi 5. Changes in Russians’ Attitudes: What Accounts for Reduced Preferences Regarding Public Welfare Provision? 91 Dimitri Gugushvili and Wim van Oorschot 6. Religiosity and Support for the Welfare State 111 Heikki Ervasti PART III TARGET-SPECIFIC WELFARE ATTITUDES 7. How Popular Deservingness Perceptions Mediate the Link between Unemployment Policies and Their Public Support 139 Tijs Laenen 8. The Legitimacy of Public Pensions in an Ageing Europe: Changes in Subjective Evaluations and Policy Preferences, 2008–2016 159 Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Elias Naumann 9. Welfare Nationalism Before and After the ‘Migration Crisis’ 176 Maureen A. Eger, Christian Albrekt Larsen and Jan Mewes PART IV (PERCEIVED) OUTCOMES OF THE WELFARE STATE 10. Increasingly Connected? Political Distrust and Dissatisfaction with Public Services in Europe, 2008–2016 199 Lisanne de Blok, Atle Haugsgjerd and Staffan Kumlin 11. Institutions versus Market Forces: Explaining the Employment Insecurity of European Individuals Eight Years after the 2008 Financial Crisis 220 Heejung Chung PART V CONCLUSIONS 12. Change or Continuity in Europeans’ Welfare Attitudes? 247 Tijs Laenen and Wim van Oorschot Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This Research Agenda for Social Wellbeing introduces scholars and planners to the importance of a 'wellbeing lens' for the study and promotion of social flourishing. It demonstrates the importance of wellbeing as a public good, not just a property of individuals.Synthesising wellbeing research from multiple disciplines, including sociology, public health, urban and social planning, moral philosophy and development studies, chapters illustrate how the wellbeing lens promotes positivity, understanding of a variety of viewpoints and systematic appreciation of lives in their social contexts. Encouraging appreciative learning and aspirational planning, Neil Thin looks beyond the implicit 'OK' line of minimal decent standards in order to appreciate and promote moral progress.As an illuminating summary of the field, offering new avenues for employing social wellbeing research across multiple disciplines, this book will be key reading for scholars and students of sociology, development studies and anthropology. It will also benefit practitioners, such as planners, evaluators and social workers in need of practical insights into social wellbeing issues.Trade Review'Now more than ever it is vitally important for us to understand that wellbeing is not a solo job. Neil Thin has written an original, masterful book on the good life as a social endeavor. Lively and full of insight and optimism, it will help set the agenda for research and action on wellbeing.' -- Dan Haybron, Saint Louis University, US'This book is needed right now. Planners, policy makers and politicians ought to read it. It's a serious new look at wellbeing that goes beyond the usual individualistic notions to appreciate the social dimensions of a good and fulfilling life.' -- Stephen Joseph, University of Nottingham, UK'The idea of wellbeing, while often controversial, has never been of more interest to academics, citizens and decision-makers alike. Written in a highly engaging and accessible manner, this book provides a thoughtful and provocative examination of efforts to document, interpret and appreciate the social dimensions of wellbeing and to promote reforms that pay more explicit attention to our ultimate personal and collective aspirations. It deserves to be read by all who seek to deepen their understanding of wellbeing and its contemporary relevance.' -- Ian Bache, The University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface and acknowledgements Introduction PART I: WELLBEING, SOCIAL FLOURISHING, AND MORAL PROGRESS 1. The wellbeing lens 2. Social flourishing and self-transcendence 3. Moral progress PART 2: APPRECIATIVE LEARNING 4. Appreciative social enquiry 5. Positive social epidemiology PART 3: ASPIRATIONAL SOCIAL PLANNING 6. Motivational and anticipatory wellbeing 7. Convivial society: living well together 8. Fair society: Justice, inequality, and mobility 9. Conclusions: Wellbeing literacy as a private and public good References Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful Modern Guide explores heterodox approaches to modern wellbeing research, with a specific focus on how wellbeing is understood and practised, exploring policies and actions which are taken to shape wellbeing. It evaluates contemporary trends in wellbeing research, including the sometimes competing definitions, methods and approaches offered by different disciplinary perspectives.¬†Exploring the threats to wellbeing from the environments we inhabit and the situations societies create and endure, chapters particularly look at wellbeing inequalities and the experiences of marginalised groups, demonstrating the connection between wellbeing and political struggle. Provocative commentaries from leading scholars plus chapters on original theoretical developments and research studies across diverse world regions reveal wellbeing research based on situated practices, social differences and specific cultural contexts. This Modern Guide assesses the influence and impact of wellbeing research on policy and practice across a range of sectors and spaces, including: wellbeing budgeting, nature-based interventions, urban design, environmental resource management, prisons, housing, international migration, and post-conflict situations.¬†This will be a useful read for scholars of human geography, social policy, urban studies, anthropology, political science and environmental economics. Policy makers will also appreciate the suggestions for improvement to wellbeing policies and practices.Trade Review'A powerful, thought-provoking and timely contribution, offering new insights that will greatly enhance our understanding of well-being and its determinants.' -- Dimitris Ballas, University of Groningen, the Netherlands'Wellbeing has been a vibrant field of research across a number of disciplines for several years. However, the experience of the pandemic, which has exposed deeply ingrained inequalities and injustices, makes the concept more relevant than ever. The pandemic raises the possibility of transformational change that could lead to a refocusing of policy goals away from narrowly-defined economic indicators to those focused on a multidimensional conception of wellbeing. As such, this volume is incredibly well timed. It brings together contributions from across the social sciences to demonstrate how understanding the ways in which wellbeing is mobilised as a concept in research, practice and policy is central to these endeavours. In highlighting practice-based approaches the volume reflects on how wellbeing could form the foundation of a post-pandemic world. In doing so, it provides a rich and valuable contribution not only to wellbeing scholarship but also to practical debates on how to take this agenda forward most effectively.' -- Ian Bache, University of Sheffield, UK'An essential practical aide for charting the challenges facing us today with the ambition they merit, A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research offers guidance for actions and policies to improve wellbeing while casting some light on the different understandings of this important, but complex concept.' -- Katherine Trebeck, Wellbeing Economy Alliance'Wellbeing is the overarching aim of social science and needs a multidisciplinary dialogue and approach. For sustainable, inclusive well-being as both a goal and process we need to draw on the strengths of all academic disciplines. You won‚Äôt agree with everything here, I don‚Äôt, but that‚Äôs the point as we work out what really matters, how we can study it and how to use that knowledge in practice.' -- Nancy Hey, Executive Director, What Works Centre for Wellbeing, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Katherine Trebeck, Wellbeing Economy Alliance 1 Introduction to wellbeing research 1 Beverley A Searle, Jessica Pykett and Maria Jesus Alfaro-Simmonds PART I APPROACHING WELLBEING 2 Commentary to Part I: reanimating the radical possibilities of wellbeing 23 Sarah Atkinson 3 Towards a queer epistemological framework for wellbeing research 29 Julia Zielke 4 A Marxian approach to wellbeing: human nature and use value 51 David Watson 5 Developing qualitative, biographical research into happiness and wellbeing: a sociological perspective 68 Mark Cieslik 6 Practicing wellbeing through community economies: an action research approach 84 Thomas SJ Smith and Kelly Dombroski PART II PRACTICING WELLBEING 7 Commentary to Part II: a wellbeing lens in practice 104 Neil Thin 8 Prisoners’ rehabilitation and wellbeing: a psychosocial perspective 110 Fabio Tartarini 9 Gender and wellbeing in post-war Sri Lanka 129 Fazeeha Azmi 10 Wellbeing and inclusion: a place for religion 148 Laura Kapinga and Bettina Bock 11 Children experiencing happiness in the city 164 Maria Jesus Alfaro-Simmonds 12 Housing inequalities and wellbeing: a critical analysis of narratives from stakeholders in Luxembourg 184 Magdalena Górczyńska-Angiulli, Elise Machline 13 Woodlands and wellbeing: evaluating the ‘Actif Woods Wales’ programme 205 Heli Gittins, Sophie Wynne-Jones and Val Morrison PART III WHERE NEXT FOR WELLBEING? 14 Commentary to Part III: wellbeing: a means for informed policy-making 227 Susan J Elliott 15 Who benefits and who suffers from international migration? Global evidence from the science of happiness 232 Martijn Hendriks 16 Human wellbeing in environmental management 245 Kelly Biedenweg and David J Trimbach 17 Budgeting for wellbeing 266 Arthur Grimes 18 Subjective wellbeing and transformation 282 Beverley A Searle Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook unpacks the underlying common factors that give rise to corrupting environments. Investigating opportunities to deliver ethical public policy, it proposes strategies for building integrity and diminishing corruption in public administration. Beginning with an exploration of contemporary global trends in public administration and its vulnerability to corruption today, this Handbook sheds light on the avenues for corruption to access health care, education and local government sectors, as well as the effects of corruption on environmental protection, policing and the justice system and border administration. Employing an international approach, chapters consider how different national administrative environments shape corruption, and how governments seek to eradicate the unique problems that it poses. It concludes by scrutinizing the responses taken by public administrators in dealing with corrupt activities and highlighting opportunities to build integrity in the future. Featuring both theoretical illuminations and real-word insights, this Handbook is key reading for academics and researchers of public administration and management. Policymakers will also benefit from the proposed strategies for tackling public administrative corruption and building integrity. Contributors include: E. Butkevicien , M. Camerer, E. Dávid-Barrett, G. De Graaf, M. Fotaki, G. Fuller, A. Goldsmith, A. Graycar, D. Harris, M. Heide, S.P. Heyneman, M. Howlett, L.W.J.C. Huberts, S.K. Ivkovic, D. Jancsics, A. Jiang, M. Johnston, M.W. Katusiimeh, N. Kirby, E. Kolthoff, C. Lui, M. Macaulay, G. Marcetic, T. Minh Le, V. Morkevi ius, G. Mugellini, T. Oberman, B.J. Palifka, M. Pyman, J.S.T. Quah, T.H.S. Rice, B. Sarican, A. Shaipov, W. Slingerland, K. Smith, R.G. Smith, A.R. Timilsina, E. Vaidelyt , Z. van der Wal, A. van Montfort, T. Vian, S.R. Vidli ka, J.-P. Villeneuve, L. Vyas, R. White, A.M. Wu, A. YatesTrade Review‘This Handbook includes a variety of thought-provoking short works on public sector corruption and related topics. The collection is wide-ranging, allowing for excellent coverage of topics of interest to both scholars and practitioners.’ -- Chris Atkinson, Public Organization Review‘The volume presents a valuable and essential source for everyone interested in the study of corruption, ethics and integrity in public administration.’ -- Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling, der moderne staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und ManagementTable of ContentsContents: 1 Corruption and Public Administration Adam Graycar Part 1: Public administration and its vulnerabilities 2. Trends and drivers of public administration in the 21st century Zeger van der Wal 3. Typologies of anti-corruption frameworks Jean-Patrick Villeneuve, Giulia Mugellini and Marlen Heide 4. Virtue and morality in public administration: Values driven leadership in public sector agencies Michael Macaulay 5. Anti-Corruption and Its Discontents: Reforming Reform Michael Johnston 6. Dealing with the dark side of policy making: Corruption, malfeasance and the volatility of policy mixes Michael Howlett 7. Corruption of public officials by organised crime: Understanding the risks, and exploring the solutions. Russell G Smith, Tony Oberman and Georgina Fuller Part 2: Corruption in sectors 8. Redefining sectors: a more focussed approach to tackling corruption. Mark Pyman 9. Corruption and administration in health care Taryn Vian 10. Corruption in the education secto Stephen Heyneman 11. Corruption and administration in local government Allan Yates 12. Curbing Corruption in Tax Administration with Enhanced Risk Mapping of Business Processes Tuan Minh Le and Beytullah Sarican 13. Corruption and administration in environmental protection Rob White 14. Studying Police Integrit Sanja Kutnjak Ivković 15. Prison corruption: an ecological framework Andrew Goldsmith 16.Corruption in border administration David Jancsics Part 3: Case studies from around the world 17. Features of corruption and anti-corruption work in China and India Lina Vyas and Alfred Wu 18. Corruption in Lithuania: between institutions and perceptions Eglė Butkevičienė, Eglė Vaidelytė, Vaidas Morkevičius 19. Public Administration and Corruption: A comparative case study of Police Services in Ghana and Uganda Donna Harris and Mesharch Walto Katusiimeh 20. Corruption, Organized Crime and the Public Sector in Mexico Bonnie J. Palifka 21. Public Administration and Integrity in South Africa: The case of the National Prosecuting Authority Marianne Camerer 22. Corruption, Ethics and Integrity in Public Administration in Ukraine Speedy Rice, Alora Jiang Artem Shaipov 23. Catharsis and Reform: an Australian example of building institutional integrity following systemic corruption Ken Smith 24. Corruption and Public Administration in Croatia Gordana Marčetić and Sunčana Roksandić Vidlička 25. Singapore’s Effective Anti-Corruption Recipe: Lessons for other Countries Jon S.T. Quah 26. The Netherlands: an impression of corruption in a less corrupt country Willeke Slingerland and Gjalt de Graaf Part 4 Responses to corruption in public administration 27. What works: global experiences in public administration Anga R. Timilsina and Charlene Lui 28. Regulating Conflicts of Interest in Public Office Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett 29. Whistleblowers counteracting institutional corruption in public administration Marianna Fotaki 30. Criminological responses to corruption Emile Kolthoff 31. Building ethical organisations: The importance of organizational integrity systems Leo Huberts and André van Montfort 32. From anti-corruption to building integrity Nikolas Kirby Index

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Book SynopsisNowhere in the world presents a more dramatic case of wealth creation than East Asia. Contrary to the common belief that social policy in the economic powerhouses of the region is secondary to their pursuit of economic growth, Gyu-Jin Hwang argues that it has in fact played an integral part in building strong states and competitive market economies. Building Markets examines the original four Newly Industrialised Economies (NIEs) of East Asia: Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, as well as Japan, the regional forerunner in both economic and social terms. Chapters undertake a comparative analysis of the various social policy measures and redistributive efforts taken across a diverse range of social policy sectors in the region, covering cash transfers, healthcare, education, housing, and family policy. Addressing the mounting pressure on East Asian economies to rethink their growth strategies, Hwang concludes with a call for social means to be diverted, adapted, and converted to serve new social ends. Integrating cutting-edge theoretical insights with detailed policy analysis, Building Markets will be an invaluable tool for academics and postgraduate students interested in social policy, economics, and development in East Asia.Trade Review‘Gyu-Jin Hwang's Building Markets offers comparative and international perspectives to analyse social change and social policy transformations in East Asia, demonstrating how changing socio-economic and broader political economy contexts have affected social policy formation. The present volume is highly relevant to policy analysts, researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners working in social welfare and social policy sectors.’ -- Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University, Hong Kong‘Gyu-Jin Hwang shows that social policy in East Asia was always tied to capital accumulation and the building of markets. Hwang raises the crucial question of whether this model – perhaps appropriate for early phases of growth – can shield workers from risk in economies witnessing higher inequality and rapid technological change. He provides answers by looking at Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore: richer countries where many at the bottom still remain exposed.’ -- Stephan Haggard, University of California San Diego, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: doing social policy, East Asian style 2. Building markets 3. The strategy for growth 4. Cash transfers 5. Healthcare 6. Education 7. Housing 8. Family policy 9. Conclusion: taming the untamed Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary book provides a sociological view of the contemporary experiences of children in Southern Europe. Focusing on regions deeply affected by the 2008 economic crisis, it offers a detailed investigation into the impact of economic downturn and austerity on the lives of children. Established childhood studies and sociology researchers unpack recent changes in the quality of children's lives and our understanding of children's rights in the modern world. Focusing first on contemporary changes to children's forms of living, the book then turns to the prevalence of poverty in Southern Europe, before scrutinising the experiences of migrant and highly mobile children. Illustrating these experiences with key case studies from across Southern Europe, this book presents a powerful critique of the promises and pitfalls of structural changes to children-centred public policy. This informative book is essential reading for academics and higher-level students of childhood studies. Policy makers and practitioners in education, law, health, social services and children's rights organizations in need of strong, empirical research into childhood experiences will appreciate the thorough case studies analysed in the book. Contributors include: G. Argento, R. Barn, E. Brey, R.T. Di Rosa, M. Domínguez-Serrano, N. Fernándes, L. Gaitán, A. Kiliari, F. Kougioumoutzaki, S. Mateus, L. del Moral-Espín, A. Nunes de Almeida, S. Pantazidis, Y. Pechtelidis, V. Ramos, M. Sánchez-Domínguez, M.J. Sarmento, C. Satta, T. Seabra, A.G. Stamou, M.T. Tagliaventi, C. Tomás, G. de Pina TrevisanTrade Review'Children's Lives in Southern Europe is an insightful, well-written, and timely volume focusing on a neglected but radically changing region of Europe. The diverse chapters provide comprehensive discussion of children's lives and agency at the macro and micro level with important insights for social policy. A ground-breaking work in childhood studies.' --William A. Corsaro, Author of The Sociology of Childhood and We're Friends, Right?: Inside Kids' Culture'This book offers an essential contribution to understanding the challenges faced by children in Southern Europe through the years of ''austerity'' and the ''refugee crisis''. The four editors combine a deep understanding of their own countries with a powerful theoretical orientation to taking children seriously as social actors and as citizens. The combination of detailed contextual information with vivid case studies is a real strength. For anyone with an interest in the reality of childhood, and the prospects for children's lives, in Southern Europe this will be an invaluable source of information and ideas.' --Nigel Patrick Thomas, University of Central Lancashire, UK'This book presents a rich and stimulating collection of contributions on a neglected focus in the English speaking world. The chapters provide a fresh and rewarding exploration of children's lives in Southern Europe; especially children's well-being, experiences of migration and poverty. The book draws on theory, primary and secondary data and will be an invaluable resource for students wishing to understand childhood in the Mediterranean arena.' --Tom Cockburn, Edge Hill University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: childhood and social exclusion – a sociology of the south? xiii Manuel Jacinto Sarmento 1 Introduction 1 Lourdes Gaitán PART I CURRENT CHANGES IN CHILDREN’S FORMS OF LIVING 2 Introduction to Part I 11 Catarina Tomás 3 Family and childhood: the impact of the crisis in the case of Greece 14 Foteini Kougioumoutzaki 4 Institutionalization and familization of childhood through leisure/sport activities in Italy 30 Caterina Satta 5 Changes to children’s forms of living in contemporary Portugal 47 Ana Nunes de Almeida and Vasco Ramos 6 Intergenerational solidarity in times of crisis: new relationships between children and grandparents in Spain 62 Lourdes Gaitán and María Sánchez-Domínguez PART II CHILD POVERTY AND CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING IN SOUTHERN EUROPE 7 Introduction to Part II 84 Natália Fernandes 8 Poverty, well-being and educational opportunities for children in contemporary Greece: the cases of two after-school programmes 88 Yannis Pechtelidis and Stelios Pantazidis 9 Poorest of all: a case study of Roma children in Italy 104 Maria Teresa Tagliaventi 10 Child poverty in Portugal: the crisis from children’s perspectives 121 Manuel Jacinto Sarmento and Gabriela de Pina Trevisan 11 Austerity and children’s well-being in Spain: a capability approach perspective 141 Lucía del Moral-Espín and Mónica Domínguez-Serrano PART III MIGRANT CHILDREN AND CHILDREN ON THE MOVE 12 Introduction to Part III 161 Yannis Pechtelidis 13 Language education policy discourses on refugee children: evidence from the Greek context 164 Anastasia G. Stamou and Angeliki Kiliari 14 Unaccompanied minors in Sicily: promoting conceptualizations of child well-being through children’s own subjective realities 181 Ravinder Barn, Roberta T. Di Rosa and Gabriella Argento 15 Migrant children in Portuguese schools: the case of Brazilian pupils 196 Teresa Seabra and Sandra Mateus 16 Migrant children and local policies regarding reunified children in Spain 213 Elisa Brey PART IV CONCLUSIONS 17 Conclusions 232 Lourdes Gaitán, Yannis Pechtelidis, Catarina Tomás and Natália Fernandes Index 237

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Book SynopsisAs the European Union continues to struggle to establish a common agenda on tackling social problems, this compelling book presents a set of comparative sociological studies in southern European countries from leading scholars working in the region. While political and sociological discussion is frequently focused on northern EU member states, this book widens the debate by looking at a series of specific social problems of southern Europe. Contributors examine pressing social issues, such as social unrest, Islamophobia, childhood and educational needs, deindustrialization, unemployment and environmental degradation, addressing not only the implications of these issues but also their societal perception and their impact on national and regional identities. Chapters highlight shared trends and critical regional disparities that may improve our understanding of social problems in Mediterranean welfare states. Featuring key research from leading academics in the field, this book is crucial reading for scholars of sociology and social policy working in the field of social problems, particularly those focused on southern Europe. It will also be beneficial to policymakers working in the region who are in need of fresh empirical insights into the social fabric of southern European societies. Contributors include: T. Álvarez Lorente, H. Baldán, A. Barros Cardoso, F. Barros Rodríguez, J.F. Bejarano Bella, I. Benali Tahiri, S. Bertolini, F.J. Cantón Correa, P. Cardon, F.F. Castaño, E. Domínguez, R. Duque-Calvache, F. Entrena-Duran, M. do Nascimento Esteves Mateus, R. Fajardo Fernández, C. Fuentes-Lara, N. Fuster, P. Galindo Calvo, J.M. García Moreno, A. Gentile, S.M.A. Gozzo, J. Iglesias de Ussel, E. Igorra Canillas, B. Jiménez Roger, J. López Doblas, L.F. López García, B. Mahmud, R. Manzanera Ruiz, C. Marciano, A. Martínez López, R. Martínez Martín, I. Palomares-Linares, L. Pellizzoni, T.T. Rodríguez Molina, F. Sadio Ramos, M. Sánchez Martínez, M.J. Santiago Segura, R.M. Soriano Miras, J.L. Sousa Soares de Oliveira Braga, J. Susino, J.M. Torrado, A. Torres Rodríguez, A. Trinidad Requena, J.M. Valdera-GilTrade Review'This book brings together a diversity of approaches focused on a broad range of social problems confronting Southern European societies. Students and scholars interested in understanding the changing dynamics of education, employment, environmental degradation, the crisis of political legitimacy and more in the region will find this book to be a handy reference.' --Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. A look at social problems of Southern Europe from the south Francisco Entrena-Durán, Rosa M. Soriano-Miras and Ricardo Duque-Calvache PART I Prejudice, discrimination and identity 1. Social unrest in Southern European societies: Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Julio Iglesias de Ussel, José Manuel García Moreno, Fernando Sadio Ramos 2. Citizens' trust in institutions in Southern Europe: The cases of Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal. Esther Igorra, Antonio Trinidad Requena and Inam Benali 3. Islamophobia in Southern Europe: the cases of Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal Pablo Galindo Calvo, Beatriz Jiménez Roger, Fancisco Javier Cantón Correa and Maria do Nascimento Esteves Mateus Part II The social problems in the life course 4. Childhood Obesity as a Social Problem: Prevention policies in Spain and Portugal Juan Miguel Valdera-Gil, Francisco Entrena-Durán and Philippe Cardon 5. Early school leaving as a social problem in Spain, Italy and Greece Félix Fernández Castaño, María Jesús Santiago Segura, Alessandro Gentile and Luis Fernando López García 6. Fear of flying? Leaving home late among young people in the South Nayla Fuster, Sonia Bertolini and Ricardo Duque-Calvache 7. Loneliness in older adults: A comparative study in four Southern European countries Juan López Doblas, Isabel Palomares-Linares and Mariano Sánchez PART III Spatial, productive and consumer reconfigurations 8. Unemployment as a social problem in Southern countries in the European Union: analysis of Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal Rafael Martínez Martín, Teresa T. Rodríguez Molina and Antonio Martínez López 9. The deindustrialization of textiles in Southern Europe: from the perspective of gender Rocío Fajardo Fernández, Edmé Domínguez and Cristina Fuentes Lara 10. The world in one click: The digital divide associated with e-commerce in Southern Europe Rosa M. Soriano-Miras, Francisco Barros Rodríguez, Simona Gozzo and Basem Mahmud 11. The social problem of rural depopulation in Spain and Portugal Tamara Álvarez Lorente, José Luís Oliveira Braga and Antonio Barros Cardoso 12. Making place for ‘urban segregation matters’ in four Southern European countries: a literature review Isabel Palomares-Linares, Henar Baldán, José Manuel Torrado and Joaquín Susino 13. A critical analysis of the circular economy in Southern Europe: an innovative proposal for addressing environmental degradation and the sustainability of life Adolfo Torres, Juan Francisco Bejarano, Roser Manzanera, Luigi Pellizzoni and Claudio Marciano Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Linked to declining levels of trust in core state actors and bodies, corruption has emerged as a key challenge to effective and legitimate governance, posing a growing threat to political stability. This comprehensive work addresses the most pressing debates in the field, covering the evolution of different concepts and approaches to analysing corruption, how it manifests in practice across key areas, and the prospects of different ways to tackle it. This interdisciplinary Research Agenda contains state-of-the-art surveys of the field of corruption and points towards an agenda for future research. Chapters explore top political and grassroots corruption, buying and stealing votes, corruption in relation to gender and the media, digital anti-corruption and an examination of whistleblowing and market-based tools. The book also offers the most advanced research in the measurement of corruption. Providing a detailed overview of the key questions and research areas in corruption studies, this Research Agenda will be a vital resource for scholars and students of corruption, governance and public administration. International anti-corruption NGOs and agencies will also benefit from the up-to-date survey of the core challenges they are seeking to address. Contributors include: C. Berti, M. Bocchiola, R. Bratu, E. Ceva, G.O Erlingsson, M. Fazekas, P.M. Heywood, D. Iragorri Carter, D. Jackson, N. Kossow, G.H. Kristinsson, I. Kubbe, N. Köbis, M. Loli, I. Mares, R.M.B. Kukutschka, O. Merkle, A. Mungiu-Pippidi, M.C. Vinciguerra, S. Wickberg, L. YoungTrade Review'Corruption studies is enjoying a renaissance right now, which is no surprise given the urgent need to find more effective ways to fight it. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi and Paul Heywood have brought together an impressive and eclectic group of authors to help set out what a new research agenda on corruption might look like, and everyone in the field will benefit from reading it.' --Heather Marquette, University of Birmingham, UK'This volume is a fine collection of results and perspectives on corruption, and helps readers find coherence across disciplines through the lens of political science.' --Tina Søreide, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway'Like the reform movement itself, corruption research needs a reboot. Mungiu-Pippidi and Heywood have assembled a provocative collection that questions old assumptions and takes a fresh look at unresolved issues. Several chapters examine the dynamics of corrupt processes as they fit into broader realities. Concluding chapters examine reforms and reformers themselves, developing propositions about the best way forward. --Michael Johnston, Colgate University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES 1 Making sense of corruption studies: an introduction 2 Alina Mungiu-Pippidi and Paul M. Heywood 2 How to define and measure corruption 7 Alina Mungiu-Pippidi and Mihály Fazekas 3 A political approach to corruption 27 Paul M. Heywood 4 Recent approaches to the study of social norms and corruption 41 Nils Köbis, David Jackson and Daniel Iragorri Carter PART II VARIETIES AND CONNOTATIONS 5 Buying, expropriating and stealing votes 55 Isabela Mares and Lauren Young 6 Gender and corruption: what we know and ways forward 75 Ortrun Merkle 7 All that glitters . . . a closer look at the Nordic ‘exception’ 90 Gissur Ó. Erlingsson and Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson 8 Corruption and the media 107 Carlo Berti, Roxana Bratu and Sofia Wickberg 9 Corruption and populism: the linkage 118 Ina Kubbe and Miranda Loli PART III THE ANTI-CORRUPTION REPERTORY 10 The long arm of the law versus the invisible hand of the market? 132 Roberto Martínez B. Kukutschka 11 Digital anti-corruption: hopes and challenges 146 Niklas Kossow 12 Heroes or villains? A legislative, ethical and policy assessment of whistleblowing 158 Michele Bocchiola, Emanuela Ceva and Maria Chiara Vinciguerra References 172 Index 209

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book critically explores the political, constitutional, legal, and economic challenges of effectively combating the laundering of the proceeds of crime by politically exposed persons (PEPs) in Africa. Professor John Hatchard draws on numerous recent examples from Africa and beyond, arguing that a three-pronged approach is required to address the issues surrounding money laundering by PEPs; there must be action at the national, transnational, and corporate levels. Taking a forward-thinking perspective, he reviews the strategies which would make this approach effective and offers suggestions for their further enhancement. Professor Hatchard also provides an in-depth analysis of the different money laundering techniques used in African countries and suggests how constitutions, financial intelligence units, asset recovery mechanisms, and the African Court of Justice and Human Rights can be utilised to tackle the problem. The book concludes that while challenges remain, there is cause for optimism that money laundering by African PEPs can be addressed successfully. This book will be of interest to academics and students of law, particularly those focusing on financial law, corruption, and economic crime. Containing a wealth of practical case studies, it will also be beneficial for legal practitioners, policymakers, public officials, and civil society organisations.Trade Review‘The current study by Hatchard comes at a time when several instances of abuse of authority by people in power across all continents have come to light. The book is topical, and contains a wealth of case studies from Africa, covering ?nancial crime, corruption, and AML, to name a few. One is convinced that this book will be of interest to academics and researchers. It is a must-have for policymakers and practitioners alike.’ -- Jae Sundaram, Journal of Contemporary African Studies‘This extensively researched and coherently written piece of scholarship ought to be widely consulted by scholars and practitioners seeking to combat money laundering (ML) in Africa. Hatchard's scholarship deserves a wide readership and consideration by academics and stakeholders in the AML space. The book heralds the dominance of an existing voice, intertwining AML strategies and constitutional law, complex areas of law which the author simplifies.’ -- Nkechikwu Valerie Azinge-Egbiri, African Journal of International Economic Law‘This is a book which will be of enormous value to anti-AML technocrats as well as government policymakers.’ -- Venkat Iyer, The Commonwealth Lawyer‘. . . a must have for African corruption fighters.’ -- Richard Messick, The Global Anticorruption Blog'This timely and welcome book examines both the legislative and institutional mechanisms and strategies necessary to combat the laundering of the proceeds of corruption in Africa. Corruption undermines democracy, good governance, and social cohesion, and distorts the allocation of resources. Combating this scourge is an important ingredient of the development agenda in Africa. This book provides a brilliant diagnosis of critical issues to be addressed by countries and the international community in their efforts to combat money laundering. It brings to the forefront the policy agenda necessary in the fight against money laundering, and is a necessary read for students, scholars, and policymakers engaged in the efforts to combat corruption world-wide.' --Muna Ndulo, Cornell Law School, US'The author's anti-corruption expertise merges with his close personal connection to the African continent to produce a wisdom too rarely seen in dialogues between the global north and south. Indeed, John Hatchard would have us collapse that distinction. He envisions an integrated global approach to money laundering - a problem that not only plagues every region and level of development, but for which nearly every country on the globe can genuinely claim to be both victim and perpetrator.' --Andrew Spalding, University of Richmond, US'John Hatchard is doubtlessly one of the most authoritative writers on corruption and good governance in Africa. This book reflects his long-standing interest on the topic and draws on his wealth of personal experience from many years of work in this field. The book provides an impressive and insightful array of strategies for combating money laundering by PEPs in Africa. I am convinced that this will become a standard reference document and is a must-read for researchers, policymakers, and any persons interested in engaging with this fascinating topic.' --Charles M. Fombad, University of Pretoria, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Hope For The Future? Part I: Setting The Scene 1. Money Laundering Challenges In The African Context: Constitutions, Law, Politics And Economics 2. PEPs And The Money Laundering Process In The African Context Part II: The Global And Africa-Specific Strategies Designed To Combat Money Laudering 3. The International And Africa-Specific AML-Related Instruments 4. PEPs, FATF And The African FATF-Style Regional Bodies Part III: Developing And Maintaining Effective AML Strategies In African States 5. PEPs And The Role Of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) And Regulators 6. PEPs And Constitutions As AML Instruments 7. Preventing Money Laundering By PEPs: The Constitutional Role Of The Auditor General 8. PEPs, Constitutions And Investigating Money Laundering 9. Prosecuting PEPs 10. Asset recovery in the African context 11. PEPs and the use and abuse of the constitutional power Part IV: PEPs And Transnational AML Initiatives 12. ‘Know Your Beneficial Owner’: PEPs And Beneficial Ownership Transparency 13. Combating Money Laundering By PEPs: The Private Sector And The ‘Reveal All’ Approach 14. PEPs, Money Laundering And The African Court Of Justice And Human And Peoples’ Rights 15. Hope For The Future: Dealing With PEPs, Towards Enhancing AML Strategies In African Countries Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative Handbook presents the core concepts associated with austerity, retrenchment and populism and explores how they can be used to analyse developments in different welfare states and in specific social policies. Leading experts highlight how these concepts have influenced and changed welfare states around the globe and impacted specific areas including pensions, long-term care, the labour market, taxation, social activism and gender equality.Comprehensive in approach, the authors offer cutting edge research demonstrating the importance of societal developments to welfare states and the effects of ideas, ideologies and variations in policies and decisions in different countries. They also investigate key country and regime-specific approaches to welfare state development, analysing and interpreting changes in the last 10-15 years. The main drivers for these changes, ranging from demography, to the financial crisis, to the use of new technology and the possible impact of populism, are examined.Far reaching and authoritative, this timely Handbook offers a systematic theoretic overview which will be invaluable for scholars of welfare states, social policy, sociology and political science. Social policy makers will also benefit from the novel case studies explored in depth, and suggestions for potential policy changes.Trade Review‘The book deserves a very broad readership of researchers, lecturers, students in general as well as professionals in particular.’ -- Niels Rosendal Jensen, European Journal of Social Work'This timely book offers compelling, critical yet nuanced analyses of the three key features shaping welfare-state reform since the Great Recession: austerity, retrenchment and populism. Covering a rich array of European regions, sectors and policy fields, it is an exceptionally stimulating contribution to the debate on the welfare state’s future.' -- Kees van Kersbergen, Aarhus University, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to Handbook on Austerity, Populism and the Welfare State 15 Bent Greve PART II CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES 2 What is austerity? 24 Kevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving 3 The politics of retrenchment 38 Peter Starke 4 Populism and the welfare state 53 Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser and Lisa Zanotti 5 Measuring retrenchment in welfare states: overcoming the challenges to the definition, operationalization and measurement of welfare policy change 66 Elisa Helena Xiol Y Ferreira and Michael Howlett 6 The dependent variable problem revisited: methods, concepts, and scope in the welfare retrenchment literature 76 Mehmet Fuat Kına and Erdem Yörük 7 Understanding the ‘welfare state’ in the context of austerity and populism 93 Sonja Blum and Johanna Kuhlmann 8 Austerity, populism, and the politics of blame: an ideational perspective 106 Daniel Béland and Alex Waddan 9 The social legitimacy of European welfare states after “the age of austerity” 122 Femke Roosma 10 Austerity and poverty 142 Paul Spicker PART III COUNTRY AND WELFARE REGIMES – ANALYSIS OF AUSTERITY/POPULISM 11 Nordic welfare state changes especially in the light of migration and the financial crisis 155 Bent Greve and Jon Kvist 12 Fiscal austerity, welfare retrenchment and political populism in Continental European welfare states 167 Jan-Ocko Heuer 13 The United Kingdom before and after Brexit 182 Benjamin Leruth and Peter Taylor-Gooby 14 South Europe: reclaiming welfare post-crisis? 197 Maria Petmesidou and Ana Marta Guillén 15 Austerity, populism and welfare retrenchment in Central and South Eastern Europe 219 Noemi Lendvai-Bainton and Paul Stubbs 16 Support to families with children in the Baltic States: pathways of expansion and retrenchment from 2004 to 2019 233 Jolanta Aidukaite PART IV ARE SPECIFIC WELFARE PROGRAMS MORE PRONE TO AUSTERITY – AND IF SO, WHY? 17 Incremental or paradigm shifting? Evidence about the retrenchment of public pension schemes in the industrialised world from expenditure and replacement rate data, 1980–2015 256 Paul Bridgen 18 Unemployment benefits in the 21st century: new dimensions of retrenchment and the roles of austerity and populism 277 Axel Cronert 19 Austerity and its corresponding effects on public safety and crime 293 Adegbola Ojo 20 Family policy in Europe in the era of austerity and populism 306 Mikael Nygård and Mikko Kuisma 21 Long-term care policies meet austerity 324 Barbara Da Roit 22 Changes in tax systems 340 Nelly Popova 23 Labour markets in post-crisis Europe: liberalisation, deregulation, precarisation 356 Dragos Adăscălitei and Jason Heyes 24 The impact of austerity on social activism 372 Shana Cohen 25 Gender, austerity and the welfare state 387 Sidita Kushi and Ian P. McManus PART V CHANGE TO THE ROLE OF WELFARE STATES? 26 Reflection upon the development of, and the future for, welfare states 408 Bent Greve Index

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book conceptualizes the importance of civil society and citizenship in building a sustainable and participatory democracy. It considers the ways in which networks and organizations promoting common interests contribute to this mediating space between the public and private spheres, examining the impacts of the diversity of values and attitudes held by these organizations.Taking a normative position, Thomas P. Boje argues for the importance of social justice and civility in an active, liberating, equitable and participatory society. He presents a series of ideas for democratic involvement and emancipation through civil society organizations, as well as societal institutions more generally. This innovative book concludes with a detailed discussion of the conditions required for a participatory democratic system in which all citizens are involved in the planning, decision-making and implementation of crucial decisions influencing the development of an equitable society.This timely book will be an illuminating read for students and scholars seeking to understand the role of civil society and real participatory democracy in liberal democracies. It will also be a key resource for policy makers, professionals and activists wishing to become more informed about conditions for participatory democracy and activism.Trade Review'Bridging reflections on civil society and democracy, Thomas Boje addresses the central questions of the conditions under which civil action improves democratic processes. Covering fundamental debates for normative as well as empirical scholarship, he convincingly argues for the importance of social justice and civility for an active, liberating and participatory society.' -- Donatella Della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy'In times where popular resentment against prevailing orders and practices sustains an autocratization of political and social systems, this book presents an engaged and well-informed plea for counter-initiatives. It argues the case for better links between state and society - a liberal democratic order that regains strength by more participatory mechanisms and types of welfare and service systems which foster a co-productive role for the public. The result is a compelling case for an active kind of citizenship and a civility that counts for society at large.' -- Adalbert Evers, Heidelberg University, Germany'Civil society and civility are basic conditions for participatory democracy. Liberal democratic ideals of civility and citizenship entail a vibrant civil society enabling, through a plurality of organizations, citizens’ active participation and mediating between private and collective interests. To make this normative case, Thomas P. Boje draws on a wide range of sociological and political theories and empirical researches, developing a comprehensive view of the significance of civil society for the present and future of liberal democracy.' -- Bernard Enjolras, Institute for Social research, Oslo, Norway'Thomas P. Boje makes an important contribution to the literature on the role of civil society and active citizenship in building sustainable and participatory democracies. In these turbulent times, when democracy is under threat from rising right-wing, authoritarian populism and declining trust in political institutions and parties, it is essential to examine how citizens' actions and networks, contribute to trust and cooperation. Of course, civil society organizations are not free from conflict, mistrust or competition and Boje deftly grapples with these tensions as he lays out a series of ideas for democratic involvement and emancipation through these organizations.' -- Armine Ishkanian, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction to Civility and Participatory Democracy 1. Civil society, citizenship and activism: conditions for real democracy 2. Civility, social justice and active participation 3. Civil society on the political agenda: the conditions for the collective 4. From public to civic social services 5. Global civil society and civic participation 6. Citizenship and civil society: rights, duties and belonging 7. Civil society, civic action and populism 8. Participation and democracy: the role of activism References Index

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Book SynopsisIncisive and forward-thinking in its approach, this prescient book investigates the conditions of the often unstable school-to-work transition (SWT) period, calling for an improvement in labour market entry processes in order to facilitate the smooth integration of school leavers into employment.School-to-Work Transition in Comparative Perspective captures the complex nature of SWTs by proposing and evaluating a new set of metrics which can act as a composite indicator of early employment security. Case studies in the form of biographies from individuals who have experienced turbulent transitions are then analysed in order to outline potential lessons from these lived experiences. Through detailed multi-disciplinary study, the book delivers a cross-country comparative assessment of the SWT period, providing new insights into the complex and dynamic nature of this transition process. It further examines what models of SWT are present in post-socialist countries, with a specific focus on Central and Eastern European states.This compelling book will be an important read for students, academics and researchers in the fields of sociology and social policy, labour policy, welfare states, education and economics. Its presentation of new measures through which to evaluate the SWT period will also greatly benefit professionals and practitioners working in education, labour policy and welfare states.Trade Review‘This highly original and innovative book covers issues and groups of countries that have rarely been dealt with in cross-national research. The editors and contributors combine quantitative and qualitative data in a way that enriches our understanding of young peoples’ trajectories, employment quality, job insecurity, job entry and the role of welfare systems. This book is a significant contribution to the field.’ -- Bjørn Hvinden, Norwegian Social Research, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to School-to-Work Transition in Comparative Perspective 1 Dominik Buttler, Maciej Ławrynowicz, Piotr Michoń PART I NEW INDICES IN SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION RESEARCH 2 Constructing a composite indicator of early employment security 9 Maria Symeonaki, Glykeria Stamatopoulou and Dimitris Parsanoglou 3 Employment quality of young workers in Europe and its determinants 38 Dominik Buttler PART II DETERMINANTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF TURBULENT TRANSITIONS 4 Learning from precarious trajectories: portraits of young adults in four European countries 65 Margherita Bussi, Ondřej Hora, Maciej Ławrynowicz and Mi Ah Schoyen 5 Recruiters’ valuation of young people’s employment insecurities in Bulgaria and Switzerland: making sense of job-hopping and unemployment in the hiring process 89 Christian Imdorf, Matthias Pohlig, Lysann Zander 6 Do the interactions with employment services and other institutions facilitate school-to-work transitions? Experiences of young people in Bulgaria, Czechia and Poland 122 Tom‡š Sirov‡tka, Ondřej Hora, Veneta Krasteva and Maciej Ławrynowicz PART III TOWARDS A NEW TYPOLOGY OF TRANSITION REGIMES. THE CASE OF POST-SOCIALIST COUNTRIES 7 School-to-work transition regimes in post-socialist countries: an introduction 157 Irene Dingeldey and Dominik Buttler 8 School-to-work transition in Czechia: integration of a majority, marginalization of some 175 Ondřej Hora, MarkŽta Hor‡kov‡ and Tom‡š Sirov‡tka 9 School-to-work transition in Bulgaria: smooth for some, precarious for many 202 Veneta Krasteva 10 School-to-work transition in Latvia: Many paths, few pathbreakers 228 Olga Rajevska, Anna Broka, Ilona Gehtmane-Hofmane 11 School-to-work transition in Poland: a false reality of numbers 260 Piotr Michoń 12 Transition from education to work in Bulgaria, Czechia, Latvia and Poland: a comparative summary 289 Piotr Michoń 13 Conclusions on school-to-work transition in comparative perspective 304 Dominik Buttler, Maciej Ławrynowicz, Piotr Michoń Index

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Book SynopsisFeaturing contributions from leading international scholars of social policy, this dynamic Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of conceptual and methodological developments in leave policy research, as well as state-of-the-art findings on leave policy determinants and outcomes globally. The topic of inequality is placed at the centre of the Research Handbook, to strengthen the global debate and encourage broader thinking about the interconnections between leave policy design and social inequalities. Chapters illustrate the continued relevance of this correlation in the context of gendered care and employment practices, precarious, underinsured, and nonstandard employment, informal economies, migration, family changes, and growing financial strains for parents. Using parental leave policy as an empirical lens to further our understanding of the intersectional nature of social inequalities, the editors ultimately consider whether there is a case to reconfigure leave policy as a social right. This incisive Research Handbook will be essential reading for a multi-disciplinary audience of students and scholars of social policy, family studies, gender studies, sociology, social work, and public policy. Its evaluation of cutting-edge developments in leave policy will also benefit national and international policy makers, as well as HR leaders interested in parenting leave best practice.Trade Review‘This cutting-edge collection deftly explores the past and future of parenting leave policy. The authors – an interdisciplinary who’s who in leave policy research – tackle the complexities of parenting leave with a keen focus on social inequalities, broadly defined. Its fresh focus on new frontiers in policy development and research will be generative of research for years to come.’ -- Jennifer Hook, University of Southern California, US‘Child-linked leave policy is one of the most dynamic and diversified fields of family policy both at the ideational and normative levels, featuring also as a multilayered package, as the rich chapters of this book document both analytically and empirically. This is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand how and why leaves are regulated as they are in different contexts and times, while offering a new starting point for future research.’ -- Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Leave Policy: Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective 1 Ivana Dobrotić, Sonja Blum and Alison Koslowski PART I CONCEPTUAL AND ANALYTICAL CHALLENGES IN LEAVE POLICY RESEARCH 2 A short history of leave policy research in higher income countries 14 Fred Deven and Peter Moss 3 Locating parenting leaves in gender and welfare state analysis 27 Rossella Ciccia 4 Grasping the character of parenting leave policies in space and time 40 Anna Kurowska 5 How to improve comparative parenting leave policy indicators? 54 Adeline Otto, Alžběta Bártová and Wim Van Lancker PART II ANALYSING THE DRIVERS OF LEAVE POLICIES: POLITICS AND IDEAS 6 Parenting leave policies and a global social policy agenda 68 Margaret O’Brien and Merve Uzunalioglu 7 The (new) politics of leave policymaking 83 Agnes Blome 8 Leave policies in populist and illiberal regimes: the cases of Hungary and Poland 100 Dorota Szelewa and Dorottya Szikra 9 The role of ideas in parenting leaves: the case of gender equality and its politicization in Finland 115 Mikael Nygård and Josefine Nyby PART III ASSESSING THE OUTCOMES OF LEAVE POLICIES 10 Measuring the impacts of parenting leaves: grappling with conceptual and methodological complexities 128 Andrea Doucet and Ann-Zofie Duvander 11 How parenting leaves impact parental employment, family work, and gender norms: a literature review 142 Pia S. Schober and Silke Büchau 12 Do leave policies impact fertility? The case of immigrants from low-fertility countries in Sweden 156 Eleonora Mussino 13 Fathers, fathering and parental leaves 174 Berit Brandth, Brita Bungum and Elin Kvande PART IV LEAVE POLICIES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 14 Gender equality and parenting leaves in Finland: a different pathway towards the ‘Nordic’ leave policy model 188 Johanna Lammi-Taskula 15 Trajectories of modernization of parenting leave policies within continental Europe: similarities and unexpected differences 202 Mara A. Yerkes, Birgit Pfau-Effinger and Wim Van Lancker 16 Trends towards de-gendering leave use in Spain and Portugal 219 Gerardo Meil, Karin Wall, Susana Atalaia and Anna Escobedo 17 Generous but unequal: the contradictions of parenting leaves in the Baltic States 232 Marre Karu 18 Legacies of an Antipodean model? Parenting leave policy trajectories in Australia and New Zealand 245 Gillian Whitehouse, Marian Baird and Suzy Morrissey 19 Disparities in access to paid leave in the US: differences between parenting and other types of leaves 258 Richard J. Petts, Cassandra Engeman, Shirley Gatenio Gabel and Gayle Kaufman 20 Parenting leave policies in East Asia: developmentalist policy approach and varieties of familialism 276 Xuan Li and Lisa Eklund 21 Leave policy across Latin America: a story of expansion, plateauing and the need for unconventional instruments 293 Gabriela Marzonetto and Juliana Martínez Franzoni 22 Colonialism and paid maternity leave policies in sub-Saharan Africa 310 Keonhi Son PART V GAPS AND THE FUTURE OF LEAVE POLICY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 23 Are parenting leaves available for LGBTQ parents? Examining policies in Canada, Croatia, France, Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom 325 Gayle Kaufman, Auður Magndís Auðardóttir, Deni Mazrekaj, Rachael N. Pettigrew, Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Tanja Vuckovic Juros and Mara A. Yerkes 24 The role of employers in reducing the implementation gap in leave policies 338 Lena Hipp, Charlotte Schlüter and Stefania Molina 25 Employer-provided leaves: paths to more time and money for working parents 353 Rosa Daiger von Gleichen 26 Broadening our conception of leave: leave to care for self or others over the life course 368 Marian Baird, Myra Hamilton, Daniel Dinale, Lisa Gulesserian and Alexandra Heron 27 Leave policy in the time of pandemic: new developments and lessons learned 384 Alison Koslowski, Sonja Blum and Ivana Dobrotić 28 Leave policy design and inequalities: reconfiguring leave as a social right? 398 Sonja Blum, Ivana Dobrotić and Alison Koslowski Index 413

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores new social justice challenges in the workplace. Adopting a long-term perspective, it focuses on value conflicts, or ethical dilemmas, in contemporary organisations. Matthieu de Nanteuil holds a strong and original position in this regard. The problem is not so much the existence of value conflicts: it is more the fact that the actors do not have a frame of justice that allows them to overcome these conflicts without renouncing their deeply held values.However - and this is crucial - these frames of justice are plural. The book proposes tangible solutions, based around four frames of justice: ethics of discussion, negotiation, development and recognition. It offers a systematic review of their strengths and weaknesses as applied to the workplace. The author translates them to real life situations through a range of case studies, demonstrating practical outcomes applicable to the day-to-day working environment and highlighting that there is no one universal approach. Original and engaging, this book will be of interest to scholars of workplace ethics, labour policy, sociology of work and social theory. It will also be a key resource for HRM policy makers, trade unionists and managers dealing with human issues in the organisation.Trade Review‘In this valuable work, Matthieu de Nanteuil critically reflects on the ethical problems and challenges that arise in the workplace, within societies where cost-benefit calculations and power relationships prevail. The author very convincingly considers that workers deeply aspire, not only to meaning, but to social justice in their working environment - yet, that ways towards a more just working environment are plural. A very appropriate book in our turbulent era!’Table of ContentsContents: Introduction – Social justice in the workplace: New challenges, new perspectives 2. The spirit of the Enlightenment 3. Work and values: A critical genealogy 4. Social justice in the workplace: Four frames of justice to overcome ethical dilemmas 5. Social justice in the workplace: Three recent case studies 6. What is a more just workplace? Prospects for the future Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExamining how policy affects the human rights of people with disabilities, this topical Handbook presents diverse empirical experiences of disability policy and identifies the changes that are necessary to achieve social justice. Expansive in scope, the Handbook illustrates how language, law and concepts about human rights impact the way that disability policy is framed and implemented. Chapters use the lenses of human rights, welfare, health and economic inclusion to address contemporary policy questions such as globalization and technology. Grounded in lived experiences, the Handbook interweaves personal narratives from people with disabilities which provide important insights into how policy impacts opportunity and point to future possibilities for the influence of human rights on policy change. As narrative author Karla Garcia Luiz reflects, ‘We often share situations that make us feel lonely, exhausted, insecure, questioning ourselves.... When we share, we realize that these feelings are collective and, [in]naming them we re-signify them and, thus, we strengthen ourselves for political action’.Informed by international, comparative experiences, this Handbook will be an engaging and perceptive resource for students and scholars of sociology and social policy, health and welfare studies and disability policy. With diverse examples from across the Global North and South, it will also appeal to people working in social policy who are looking to develop and reform policies to be more inclusive, accessible and progressive towards people with disabilities.Trade Review‘Research Handbook on Disability Policy edited by Sally Robinson and Karen R. Fisher is a timely and important contribution to the emerging literature on disability, human rights and social policy. Grounded in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the volume explores issues of human rights, welfare, health and economic inclusion from an impressive range of scholars including strong representation from the Global South. Each section starts with the lived experience of persons with disabilities through short essays, poems and reflections which helps the reader remember these are not simply policies, but pathways to a life of equality and inclusion. This Handbook is a vast and deep compendium which is required for all library and disability scholars’ shelves.’ -- Tim Stainton, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to disability policy through a human rights lens 1 Karen R. Fisher and Sally Robinson PART I HUMAN RIGHTS Sophie Mitra and Sally Robinson 1 Narrative 1: Mia’s piece – Candice, Defying Gravity and I 15 Mia Boonen 2 Knowledge production and human rights enhancement: the role and potentialities of emancipatory disability research 17 Mario Biggeri, Federico Ciani, Giampiero Griffo and Sunil Deepak 3 A journey together – co-creation and experiential knowledge of people with intellectual disabilities in social policy 33 María Gómez-Carrillo de Castro 4 Accessibility policies in Brazil: negotiating collective access through the principles of Disability Justice for a Brazilian Center for Disability Studies 49 Marivete Gesser and Anahí Guedes de Mello 5 Narrative 2: evil: disabled villains in media 65 Em Dewhurst 6 Developing a participatory indicators-based framework for monitoring disability rights 67 Paula Campos Pinto and Maria Engrácia Cardim 7 Disabled person-led monitoring of the UNCRPD in Aotearoa New Zealand: maximising the potential of civil society in the implementation of Article 33.3 85 Robbie Francis Watene, Brigit Mirfin-Veitch and Umi Asaka 8 Narrative 3: if my childhood can have CRPD’s company 100 Honglu Zhu 9 The right of people with disabilities to participate in cultural life: is Cinderella going to the ball? 102 Delia Ferri and Ann Leahy 10 When the state does not care: Disability rights in a context of multi-layered crises, instability and disablism 118 Grace Khawam and Supriya Akerkar 11 Decentralization, empowerment and grassroots engagement: advocacy organizations navigating the implementation of codified disability rights in Malawi 135 Sarah I. Huque 12 From enabling access to enabling rights: Singapore’s practical approach to disability policy 151 Daryl W.J. Yang, Kuansong Victor Zhuang, Gerard Goggin and Meng Ee Wong 13 An accessible public transit system as a right for people with disabilities in Taiwan 166 Kuo-yu (Lisa) Wang and Pey-chun Pan 14 Narrative 4: the effect of disability policy on lives 183 Chien-Ju Chou 15 The EU framework of people with disabilities’ rights – an intertemporal equilibrium between regulatory and policy paradigms 186 Gabriel Amitsis and Fotini Marini 16 The influence of disability models in Indonesian past and present: disability rights law-making and policy-making 202 Abi Marutama, Antoni Tsaputra and Lengga Pradipta 17 The Accessible Canada Act: a political expression of disability rights as human rights 217 Michael J. Prince 18 Narrative 5: locked-in, locked-down: lived experience of a non-speaker 233 Tim Chan 19 From international standard to national practice: the role of national disability institutions in making the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities a reality in South and Central America 234 Renata Anahí Bregaglio Lazarte, Paula Lucía Camino Morgado and Renato Antonio Constantino Caycho 20 Narrative 6: affection and emancipation: the friendship of four disabled women 251 Karla Garcia Luiz, Laureane Marília de Lima Costa, Mariana Lúcia Agnese Costa e Rosa and Thaís Becker Henriques Silveira 21 Decolonizing disability rights policies through indigenous theorization: the case of Zimbabwe 256 Martin Musengi PART II WELFARE Karen R. Fisher and Olivia Geehan 22 Narrative 7: Disabled Howl – AS1428.1 2021 and all that jazz 272 Peter Raisbeck 23 From care and welfare to independent living? Interpreting and assessing the human right to live independently and be included in the community 274 Yvette Maker 24 Sexuality and relationships: informing rights-based policy and practice through research with and by people with intellectual disability in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 289 Patsie Frawley and Brigit Mirfin-Veitch 25 Narrative 8: a quiet genocide: the power of segregation 303 Cindy Liu 26 Engaged advocacy: a framework for inclusion of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in disability policy 305 Maree Higgins, Mahmoud Murad, Kim Robinson, Angela Dew, Katherine Boydell, Fiona McKay, Joanne Watson, Mariano Coello, Louisa Smith, Kelley Johnson and Ruth Wells 27 Narrative 9: my work advocating for the Syrian community 322 Mahmoud Murad, assisted by Miream Salameh and Maree Higgins, translated by Miream Salameh 28 Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme and disability identity: how welfare policy impacts narratives of disability 330 Tessa-May Zirnsak 29 Tracing the welfare–rights connection in American disability policymaking 346 David Pettinicchio 30 Questioning the dominant welfare discourse on personalization and autonomy embodied in personal budget policy 361 Toon Benoot and Rudi Roose 31 Negotiating rights in education: an examination of U.S. education disability policy 374 Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides 32 Narrative 10: my education story 387 Alexander Elliott 33 Preventing catastrophe: the welfare state and disaster risk for people with disabilities 389 Zachary A. Morris 34 Strategic human rights-based policy reforms for making Australian universities equally accessible to students, staff, and faculty who are Indigenous people with disability 402 Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes, Paul Harpur and Michael Ashley Stein 35 Narrative 11: the “lucky” one 418 Ayah Wehbe 36 Exploring equality and non-discrimination of disabled students in policy and practice in public universities in Uganda 421 Paul Emong and Anica Zeyen 37 Participation in personalization of minority cultural groups: lived experience and diversity in the UK 436 Martin Partridge, Mahuya Kanjilal and Elaine Arnull 38 Materializing change: exploring human rights-based approaches to improve built environment accessibility at the neighbourhood scale 451 Mary Ann Jackson, Erin Wilson and Flavia Marcello 39 Narrative 12: the draining expectations placed upon marginalised groups 468 Mac Zamani 40 Alternative community living practices in Taiwan: rethinking de-institutionalization and the human rights model 469 Heng-hao Chang and Yi-chun Chou 41 Mainstreaming disability in Indonesian development: rethinking disability citizenship to move beyond a welfare focus 484 Antoni Tsaputra and Eban Pollard 42 Housing deficit for people with disabilities in a radically neoliberal country: Chile’s case 500 Francisca Valdebenito-Acosta, Julio Hasbún-Mancilla and Joao Acharan 43 Inclusion of students with visual impairment in Indian higher education: a critical inquiry from a human rights perspective 516 Aneesh Peter and Catherine Elisa John PART III HEALTH Sally Robinson 44 Narrative 13: voice, choice and a better outcome 535 Raelene West 45 Making disability known: medicalisation of disability and the development of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) 538 Jennifer Smith-Merry 46 Disabilities, evidence-making, and quality of life: the three core human rights principles framework 550 Luciano Bottini Filho 47 Establishing a human rights-based approach in healthcare: a UK example moving beyond policy and into private spaces 564 Eleanor Brown and Jo Ferrie 48 Narrative 14: technology in the lives of people with disabilities 580 Brooke Ellison 49 Disability and human rights: the right to benefit from scientific progress 582 Anne M. Bryden, Jennifer French and Brian Gran 50 Chasing a runaway train: disability policy grapples with accelerated prenatal genetic technologies 599 Kara B. Ayers and Monica C. Schneider 51 Care robots as enabling assistive technology: implications for quality of life and disability policy 614 Naonori Kodate, Hasheem Mannan, Sarah Donnelly, Yurie Maeda, and Diarmuid O’Shea 52 Narrative 15: disability rights and robotics: being there without being there 631 Sophie Savage and Tillie Curran 53 ‘It’s about quality of life rather than length of life’: using and refusing policy discourse in the lives of children labelled with life-limiting and/ or life-threatening conditions 635 Katherine Runswick-Cole, Dan Goodley, Kirsty Liddiard and Sally Whitney 54 Inclusive sexuality education: achieving sexual justice, sexual pleasure and sexual agency for women with disability 652 Denise Beckwith and Nicole Laurance 55 Narrative 16: in her lifetime 666 Lee Tsourvakas 56 Pain management for palliative care patients with disabilities: revisiting morphine prescription policies in developing contexts 668 Julieth Musengi and Martin Musengi PART IV ECONOMIC INCLUSION Karen R. Fisher and Bella Bauer 57 Narrative 17: supported or stuck? Disability employment policy for young people 683 Sionainn Jans 58 Economics of inclusion 685 Daniel Mont 59 Heightism, hierarchies and human rights: how a normalcy of disability infringes on the rights of people with dwarfism 690 Erin Pritchard 60 Post-school transition process in a pandemic: how can young people with disability be better supported? 705 Helen Dickinson, Catherine Smith, Amy Marks and Jess Mitchell 61 The right to work “on an equal basis with others”: examining disability employment policies in Australia through the lens of a health and economic crisis 719 Sue Olney and Alexandra Devine 62 Narrative 18: sanist wonderland 737 Damian Mellifont 63 Does the CRPD matter? A comparison of sheltered workshop policies in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea 739 Yi-Chun Chou, Jun Nakagawa, and Eun-Ju Yoo 64 Disability as an enabler of career success and inclusion 754 Daniel Samosh, Mukta Kulkarni, Alecia Santuzzi and Brent Lyons 65 Narrative 19: I want a job 770 Sadiel Albakri 66 Social entrepreneurship between earning a living and emancipation, impacts of microfinance for people with disabilities in Kenya 771 Yvonne Wechuli, Sellah Lusweti, Halimu Shauri and Elisabeth Wacker 67 Advancing income security policy using universal design: the case of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) in Ontario, Canada 787 Tracy Smith-Carrier 68 Narrative 20: living with a disability: what difference would a guaranteed livable income make? 803 Joe Foster 69 A human rights-based approach (HRBA) to assistive technology provision in global policy 805 Catherine Holloway, Giulia Barbareschi, Oriol Valles Codina, Nora Colton, Arne Henning Eide, Zuleima Dafne Morgado-Ramirez, Jamie Danemayer, Rainer Kattel and Victoria Austin 70 Conclusion on disability policy 821 Sally Robinson and Karen R. 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Book SynopsisGender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfare states. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of family-related considerations. This wide-ranging book assembles the most pertinent literature and evidence to provide a critical understanding of how contemporary state policies engage with gender inequalities. Examining progress in gender equality in EU member states, this thought-provoking book traces developments from the last decade and earlier regarding women's and men's relative positioning in respect of income, employment and time. Located in a critical feminist perspective, the result is a compelling overview of the gender-related achievements in the EU and continuing gaps and inequalities. As well as taking stock of where we are now, the book identifies a research agenda going forward. This seeks to revitalise the feminist social policy project, in light of key welfare state developments and intersectional inequalities in Europe and beyond. This innovative and detailed book constitutes an important contribution to debates about gender equality and policies in Europe and provides a timely reminder of the content of the gender critique of welfare states and why it is still salient.Trade Review'Across Europe, women's lives have changed significantly in recent years, men's much less so. Gender divisions remain strong, interconnected with other forms of inequality. This engaging and wide-ranging book provides a detailed analysis of the mixed and uneven role of social policy in addressing gender inequalities across Europe. Read it to understand how we got to where we are now, and where we need to go in the future.' --Jane Millar, University of Bath, UK'Mary Daly gives us an incisive and up-to-date synthesis of what we know, and what we don't, about the part social policy plays in inequalities between women and men. Focusing on European Union countries, she traces the evolution of theory and presents comparative empirical analysis of gender inequalities in employment, material resources, and time given to the work of daily life. Finding both stasis and change, she leads us toward the next horizon of thinking about gender and social policy. This work is as readable as it is scholarly.' --Sheila Shaver, University of New South Wales, Australia'Writing from a full appreciation of the history of the fields of social policy and gender studies, in this important book Mary Daly applies evidence to theoretical perspectives to reveal the impact of public policy on the quotidian of gendered lives. Exploring differences among genders and the intersections of inequalities, she maps their management, reproduction and change by social policy, and goes on to identify key directions for future theory and research. A tour de force and compulsory reading for all.' --Jane Jenson, Université de Montréal, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Women, Gender and Social Policy in Early Work 2. Contemporary Approaches to Gender and Social Policy: Bringing Scholarship up to Date Intermezzo 1 3. Income, Wealth and Poverty 4. Access to Employment 5. Inequalities of Time Use and Life Satisfaction Intermezzo 2 6. The EU, Equality and Social Policy 7. Gender and Social Policy More Broadly 8. Scoping a Future Research Agenda References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This innovative Research Agenda critically reflects on the state of the art and offers inspiration for future higher education research across a variety of geographical, disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. It explores the impact of Covid-19, and the need to re-engage with the Global South and reconsider conventional paradigms and assumptions.Leading international contributors address a set of salient issues, ranging from research on macro-level themes to meso and micro-level phenomena. Chapters examine the changing patterns in globalization, Europeanization, challenges to mobility and open systems, and trends in system governance, funding, and quality assurance. Organizational change, research performance, university networks, curriculum improvement and global citizenship are also analysed. This forward-thinking Research Agenda aims to reach beyond the Western perspective on higher education and will be an insightful read for both seasoned scholars and newcomers with an interest in higher education policy and research in a changing global context.Trade Review‘A Research Agenda for Global Higher Education is a welcome addition to the academic literature on evolving perspectives to conceptualize and conduct research on universities. This outstanding book succeeds in challenging all the contributing authors to go beyond the classical framework for analyzing universities and explore new approaches that could be more relevant for university research in the rapidly evolving global context. The book presents, in a provocative manner, a comprehensive review of the growing number and variety of research issues related to the mission of universities and the many facets of operation that affect their performance and impact. Jeroen Huisman and Marijk van der Wende should be congratulated for putting this excellent book together. By proposing new research questions and recognizing emerging paradigms that may be more appropriate to understand recent trends affecting research on universities, including the multifaceted consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic viewed as “a global experiment”, this stimulating book provides a fresh intellectual perspective that is likely to become the new reference for guiding policy analysts and academics all over the world in thinking more holistically and critically about research on universities.’ -- Jamil Salmi, Diego Portales University, Chile‘Higher education, and higher education research, are extremely important and expanding areas of activity. This book offers elements of a contemporary research agenda for higher education across the globe, with specific reference to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. It offers compelling and entertaining insights for all those concerned with the field and its future development, and should stimulate further work.’ -- Malcolm Tight, Lancaster University, UK‘This important book highlights the benefits to higher education research of increasing international cooperation. Contributors from different disciplines explore whether the key challenges are similar worldwide or specific to certain regions, countries or sectors of higher education. Growth and quality enhancement in this domain have not only contributed to concepts of typical academic consolidation, but have also led to growing interest in stimulating each other to explore jointly possible futures of higher education.’ -- Ulrich Teichler, University of Kassel, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Reflections on a global agenda: on variety, fragmentation, change, and the big questions ahead 1 Jeroen Huisman and Marijk van der Wende 2 Open systems in a changing global context 19 Marijk van der Wende 3 Researching governance in higher education: trends, issues and challenges 43 Jeroen Huisman and Futao Huang 4 Sustainable resourcing of higher education 61 Simon Roy 5 Researching quality assurance: accomplishments and future agendas 81 Lee Harvey and Bjørn Stensaker 6 Re-approaching Europeanisation: how to know the unknown? 97 Amélia Veiga 7 Rethinking international mobility 115 Jeyran Aghayeva 8 Researching research universities in Africa 131 Nico Cloete, François van Schalkwyk, Jos Winnink and Robert Tijssen 9 Re-engaging with the Global South: new directions for research into universities and their relations with society 153 Siew Fang Law and William Locke 10 Enduring the crisis or embracing the change? Impact of COVID-19 transboundary crisis on universities as organizations 175 Davide Donina and Dominik Antonowicz 11 Facing the change beyond COVID-19: continuous curriculum improvement in higher education using learning analytics 197 Isabel Hilliger and Mar Pérez-Sanagustín 12 Embedding global citizenship in the undergraduate curriculum: a case study from psychology 215 Madeleine Pownall, Richard Harris and Pam Blundell-Birtill Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Since the turn of the millennium, significant social, economic, political and technological transformations have brought policy issues to prominence in East Asian societies. This topical Research Agenda finds East Asian social policy at a critical juncture. It analyses the driving forces that are shifting contemporary research and diverse policy responses in the region.Providing a comprehensive overview of the critical socio-economic changes and events over the last two decades, the volume identifies both converging and diverging social policy developments and reforms across East Asian societies. Chapters explore the influences of globalisation, post-industrialisation, labour market transformations, demographic changes, and cultural shifts on social policy in East Asia. Taking regional, international and comparative approaches to social policy analysis, the volume also questions the sustainability, vulnerability and equity of current East Asian social policy and welfare systems.Contributing new empirical knowledge to the theorisation of social policy and practice in East Asia in the post-crisis landscape, this volume will be invaluable to students and scholars of social policy, sociology, and politics. Highlighting areas for urgent policy initiatives, it will also prove vital to policymakers and practitioners in the field.Trade Review‘Misa Izuhara’s newly edited book offers a timely and carefully-crafted new Research Agenda for East Asian social policy research. It functions as a forward-looking and enlightening guide for social policy scholars in East Asia and even the world to deal with new social risks emerging in the ever-changing socioeconomic environment, especially in the era after the COVID-19 epidemic.’ -- Kinglun Ngok, Sun Yat-sen University, ChinaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy 1 Misa Izuhara 2 Diversity of institutional change in East Asian social investment policy: the cases of Hong Kong and Taiwan 13 Stefan Kühner and Shih-Jiunn Shi 3 Exploring the relationship between social policy and innovation in South Korea 37 Young Jun Choi 4 Public opinion and social policy reforms in East Asia 63 Chung-Yang Yeh and Ijin Hong 5 The introduction of the “mainland frame” in public policy: a case study on framing and political rhetoric in Hong Kong’s climate policy 85 Tommy Chung Yin Kwan 6 Child poverty policies in Japan: familial welfare state in transition? 103 Aya Abe 7 The role of housing in successful and sustainable youth transitions in Japan and South Korea 127 Misa Izuhara and Bongjo Yi 8 The marketisation of long-term care in East Asia 151 Wenjing Zhang 9 Gendered responsibility of multigenerational care: examining ‘defamilialisation’ policies in family-centred welfare regimes in East Asia 171 Junko Yamashita and Naoko Soma 10 Challenging the universal healthcare systems in Southeast Asia: COVID-19 crisis management in Indonesia and the Philippines 197 Huck-Ju Kwon, Ye Eun Ha, Kyungchul Yang, Seongyeon Park, and Sodam Yi Index 221

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Written by James Midgley, a leading authority on international social policy and social development, this Advanced Introduction offers a concise, readable and wide-ranging overview of how protection schemes such as social assistance, social insurance, employer mandates and social allowances promote social welfare by meeting peoples’ income needs and improving their living standards. It defines the field, traces its historical evolution, discusses the contribution of theories and ideologies and examines its impact on poverty.Key features include: Discussion of the impact of social protection on incomes and living standards and considers the role of social protection in the economy, politics and society Examination of the role of theories and ideologies in social protection A global perspective with a special focus on social protection in the Global South An accessible analysis of the challenges facing social protection and the way these are being dealt with. This perceptive Advanced Introduction will be an excellent resource for both graduates and undergraduates studying public and social policy, economics and the social sciences. It will also be a useful guide for civil servants and officials in international agencies as well as social protection practitioners in non-profits and community organizations.Trade Review‘The increasing forms of vulnerabilities in the past three decades within world nations have accentuated the need and the role of social protection in protecting against forms of vulnerability. The acknowledged important function of social protection is yet to attract similar academic recognition when compared to other disciplines in social sciences. Contributing to making social protection both as a field of study and practice fashionable to scholars, policymakers, and any person is the strongest contribution of Advanced Introduction to Social Protection. Professor James Midgley's wealth of scholarship, global exposure, and vast knowledge shone through as he painstakingly made social protection both readable, applicable, and conversational, and invited the reader to the ongoing debates in the discipline. His mastery of the field was on full display in each chapter of the book.’ -- Chibuikem Charles Nnaeme, International Journal of Community and Social Development‘In this very readable volume, Professor James Midgley provides readers with a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the field of social protection. This ambitious book starts by introducing and defining essential social policy terminology and offers a well-balanced short history of the evolution of social policies. In quick steps, the author leads the reader through an overview of theories and ideologies, the nature and extent of global poverty and the COVID–19 crisis. In turn, Midgley discusses the impact that politics and the electoral process have on growth and development and the constantly evolving concepts of socioeconomic equality and inequality. As a core element in this work, the book addresses the challenges and opportunities for expanding social protection in its multiple forms and calls for a rights-based approach to social protection, which recognizes access to basic social policies as a human right.’ -- Silvia Borzutzky, Carnegie Mellon University, US‘In protecting the poor and enhancing social justice, social protection is of key importance - yet, compared to other social systems, from schools to streets, it has received scant attention. James Midgley, drawing on a wealth of scholarship, introduces social protection - its global history, underlying concepts and values, its impact and the challenges it faces. Showing the importance of social protection, while demonstrating its breadth and complexity, this book makes an important contribution to the promotion of social justice.’ -- David Piachaud, London School of Economics, UK‘James Midgley’s Advanced Introduction to Social Protection is a welcome addition to contemporary social protection literature. It provides an excellent appraisal of social protection theory, practice, impacts on poverty and inequality, and the economic and societal contexts that shape these policies around the world. It is highly recommended for post graduate students, scholars and policy makers.’ -- Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Advanced Introduction to Social Protection 1. Definitions, terms and meanings 2. Historical perspectives 3. Theories, values and ideologies 4. Incomes, poverty and living standards 5. Society, the economy and politics 6. Challenges and opportunities References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Written by James Midgley, a leading authority on international social policy and social development, this Advanced Introduction offers a concise, readable and wide-ranging overview of how protection schemes such as social assistance, social insurance, employer mandates and social allowances promote social welfare by meeting peoples’ income needs and improving their living standards. It defines the field, traces its historical evolution, discusses the contribution of theories and ideologies and examines its impact on poverty.Key features include: Discussion of the impact of social protection on incomes and living standards and considers the role of social protection in the economy, politics and society Examination of the role of theories and ideologies in social protection A global perspective with a special focus on social protection in the Global South An accessible analysis of the challenges facing social protection and the way these are being dealt with. This perceptive Advanced Introduction will be an excellent resource for both graduates and undergraduates studying public and social policy, economics and the social sciences. It will also be a useful guide for civil servants and officials in international agencies as well as social protection practitioners in non-profits and community organizations.Trade Review‘The increasing forms of vulnerabilities in the past three decades within world nations have accentuated the need and the role of social protection in protecting against forms of vulnerability. The acknowledged important function of social protection is yet to attract similar academic recognition when compared to other disciplines in social sciences. Contributing to making social protection both as a field of study and practice fashionable to scholars, policymakers, and any person is the strongest contribution of Advanced Introduction to Social Protection. Professor James Midgley's wealth of scholarship, global exposure, and vast knowledge shone through as he painstakingly made social protection both readable, applicable, and conversational, and invited the reader to the ongoing debates in the discipline. His mastery of the field was on full display in each chapter of the book.’ -- Chibuikem Charles Nnaeme, International Journal of Community and Social Development‘In this very readable volume, Professor James Midgley provides readers with a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the field of social protection. This ambitious book starts by introducing and defining essential social policy terminology and offers a well-balanced short history of the evolution of social policies. In quick steps, the author leads the reader through an overview of theories and ideologies, the nature and extent of global poverty and the COVID–19 crisis. In turn, Midgley discusses the impact that politics and the electoral process have on growth and development and the constantly evolving concepts of socioeconomic equality and inequality. As a core element in this work, the book addresses the challenges and opportunities for expanding social protection in its multiple forms and calls for a rights-based approach to social protection, which recognizes access to basic social policies as a human right.’ -- Silvia Borzutzky, Carnegie Mellon University, US‘In protecting the poor and enhancing social justice, social protection is of key importance - yet, compared to other social systems, from schools to streets, it has received scant attention. James Midgley, drawing on a wealth of scholarship, introduces social protection - its global history, underlying concepts and values, its impact and the challenges it faces. Showing the importance of social protection, while demonstrating its breadth and complexity, this book makes an important contribution to the promotion of social justice.’ -- David Piachaud, London School of Economics, UK‘James Midgley’s Advanced Introduction to Social Protection is a welcome addition to contemporary social protection literature. It provides an excellent appraisal of social protection theory, practice, impacts on poverty and inequality, and the economic and societal contexts that shape these policies around the world. It is highly recommended for post graduate students, scholars and policy makers.’ -- Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Advanced Introduction to Social Protection 1. Definitions, terms and meanings 2. Historical perspectives 3. Theories, values and ideologies 4. Incomes, poverty and living standards 5. Society, the economy and politics 6. Challenges and opportunities References Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book critically examines the European Social Model as a contested concept and concrete set of European welfare and governance arrangements. It offers a theoretical and empirical analysis of new economic models and existing European investment strategies to address key issues within post-Covid-19 Europe.The authors explore the structural inequalities that have been shaped by strong imbalances in the relationship between public health, work, formal and informal care, inequality, poverty and the labour market across Europe. They then assess the potential of new economic models and measures, when combined with existing European governance and collaborative welfare arrangements, to repair the European Social Model. With a particular focus on policy measures that affect young and older people in Europe, chapters also provide a critical insight into the fragmented, multi-actor and multidimensional process of building a European social space that has led to the hybridization of welfare systems.Offering a firm theoretical foundation to the understanding of European welfare arrangements and the social open method of coordination, this book will be a valuable resource for academics and students of European social policy, comparative social policy and European governance. Its analysis of empirical evidence relating to the implementation of policy measures will also be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners working in health, social care and welfare fields.Trade Review'The authors provide the reader with the analytical tools needed to understand what has been defined as the ''European social model'' and to grasp some of the most pressing challenges it is undergoing, including the Covid-19 stress test.' -- - Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, AustriaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword ix 1 Introduction: healing the divisions – restoring the foundations for a ‘Social Europe’ 1 Marion Ellison, Giovani Bertin and Giuseppe Moro 2 Moving forward together? European welfare regimes and the differentiation of welfare policies 17 Giovanni Bertin 3 Is there a European Social Model? Theorising the relationship between economics and society 37 Giuseppe Moro 4 A Europe for all with all? EU Cohesion Policy and social inclusion across EU states and regions 57 Marion Ellison 5 ‘Making it count’: investing in a Social Europe that is meaningful for young people 97 Marion Ellison 6 Power to the people? The European Social Model and the convergence of new social policies for empowerment 129 Giuseppe Moro 7 For all our futures? The European Social Model and the convergence of new social policies for older people 147 Giovanni Bertin 8 Fit for purpose? The architecture and processes of hybrid governance, and the overlapping of market, hierarchy and network 174 Giovanni Bertin 9 ‘Building a European home’: mechanisms for the construction of a common social space within the European Union 200 Giuseppe Moro 10 Conclusion: towards a progressive transformation of the European economic and social model 221 Giovanni Bertin, Marion Ellison and Giuseppe Moro Index 239

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Mapping a wide range of civil society research perspectives, this pioneering Research Agenda offers a rich and clear insight for academics and practitioners hoping to embark on future civil society research. Kees Biekart and Alan Fowler bring together over 20 expert contributions from researchers across the globe who are actively engaged in testing the old and generating new knowledge about civil society. Beginning with a concise historical review of civil society research over the last four decades, the book provides a critical insight into the future of research, taking into account the domestic outcomes of major geopolitical changes and the increasing shift towards authoritarian and populist systems of governance. Exploring the norms and values of civil society, as well as key topics such as voluntourism, civil society mapping, democratization, and civic agency, chapters offer a unique overview of civil society research themes and agendas. Its comprehensive analysis of canonical civil society research provides a fertile basis from which novel research can be conducted.A wide audience of development professionals, including NGO staff, consultants, evaluators, and public servants, will benefit from the forward-looking perspectives advanced in this dynamic Research Agenda. It will also be an essential resource for academics and researchers in the field.Trade Review‘A Research Agenda for Civil Society provides a much needed synopsis of the antecedents, internal contradictions, and promises of civil society within a comparative African-Global Southern Context. At a time of pervasive political and epistemological uncertainty, the book throws precious critical light on a subject of increasing academic and policy relevance.’ -- Ebenezer Obadare, Council on Foreign Relations, US‘This book represents an important effort to diversify our thinking about civil society and challenge common assumptions about its processes, constituent parts, and effects. It will be an essential addition to university libraries and courses worldwide.’ -- Michael Edwards, writer and activist, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 A research agenda for civil society: introduction and overview 1 Kees Biekart and Alan Fowler PART I STUDYING CIVIL SOCIETY 2 Funding civil society research 17 David Sogge 3 Epistemologies of civil society 33 Patricia Maria E. Mendonça 4 Civil society studies in Brazil: from third sector to uncivil society? 45 Mário Aquino Alves 5 Civic deviance and lawlessness: the aftermath of January 6, 2021 55 Roseanne Mirabella and W. King Mott 6 Measuring the values of civil society in the Middle East and North Africa regions 69 Ali Bakir Hamoudi 7 Mapping civil society 83 Susan Appe PART II CIVIL SOCIETY TYPOLOGIES 8 Human rights organizations and civil society 99 Antoine Buyse and Verónica Gómez 9 From humanitarian diplomacy to advocacy: a research agenda 111 Dorothea Hilhorst and Margit van Wessel 10 NGOs and innovation 127 Ana Luisa Silva 11 Emergent agency in a time of Covid 143 Irene Guijt, Duncan Green, Filippo Artuso and Katrina Barnes 12 Civil society and (re‑)embedding volunteering 161 Lucas Meijs and Stephanie Koolen-Maas 13 The value of diasporic cross-border philanthropy and voluntourism 173 Philine S.M. van Overbeeke and Malika Ouacha 14 New and fluid forms of organizing volunteering 189 Cristine Dyhrberg Højgaard 15 Public administration as a site of struggle for social justice 201 Chris McInerney PART III HISTORIOGRAPHIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY 16 Pro-social giving and reciprocity in the Global South 215 John C. H. Godfrey 17 Connecting African civil society to its roots 229 Alan Fowler and Shauna Mottiar 18 Understanding diversity of South Caucasus civil society 243 Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan 19 The Polish case: from darling to endangered species? 255 Galia Chimiak 20 Civil society in the Southern Cone of Latin America 271 Pablo Marsal Baraldi 21 The future of civil society research in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam 283 Mark Sidel PART IV CONCLUSIONS 22 Civil society research: future perspectives 295 Alan Fowler and Kees Biekart Index

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge Handbook argues for social protection to be situated in a wider system of social welfare and development programmes for low- and middle-income countries. Focusing on the role of citizens and communities in enhancing human development, it explores how welfare systems are unfolding in diverse contexts across the global South.Tracing the evolution and theory of social protection, the Handbook examines the nature, design, scope, goals and linkages of social protection and social development programmes. Case studies examine responses to the COVID-19 pandemic; the entrepreneurial character of modern social protection schemes; cash transfer schemes and the move towards cash-plus policies; and the fluidity between progression and regression of social protection. With global and regional reviews of social protection from in-country experts, the Handbook provides innovative solutions to key challenges.Bridging theoretical and empirical approaches, the Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South will prove an invaluable resource for academics and graduate students of development, social policy and sociology. Its comprehensive overview of the field will also be useful for policymakers and practitioners working on social welfare and development in the global South.Trade Review‘This Handbook is a very important contribution to further our collective understanding of social protection. Showcasing how countries, including in low-income settings, have prioritized investments and followed differentiated pathways towards the realization of the right to social protection, it reaffirms the importance of context-specific processes, political economy dynamics and innovation. And precisely because of these differentiated pathways, social protection continues to demonstrate its central role for children’s wellbeing, elimination of multidimensional child poverty, enhancing equity, preparedness and social cohesion, and critically, accelerating human development results across the life cycle in times of crises, recovery and peace.’ -- Natalia Winder-Rossi, Global Director of Social Policy and Social Protection, UNICEFTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxi James Midgley Acknowledgements xxv List of abbreviations xxvi Introduction to the Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South 1 Leila Patel, Sophie Plagerson and Isaac Chinyoka PART I THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACH 1 The social development approach to social protection and social welfare 12 Leila Patel and James Midgley 2 A social contract approach to social protection: its potential and limitations 28 Sophie Plagerson 3 The politics of social protection in the global South 44 Sarah M. Brooks PART II NATURE, SCOPE AND GOALS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL OVERVIEWS 4 The state of social protection around the world 64 Lutz Leisering 5 Social protection in Latin America 97 Armando Barrientos 6 Social protection in Africa 112 Renata Nowak-Garmer 7 Social protection in Southeast Asia 130 Charles Knox-Vydmanov and Nuno Cunha 8 Social protection systems in MENA: past, present and future 147 Charlotte Bilo, João Pedro Dytz, Maya Hammad, Lucas Sato and Fábio Veras Soares PART III DESIGN FEATURES OF SOCIAL PROTECTION AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY 9 Social protection systems and their linkages 168 Stephen Devereux 10 Universal, categorical and targeted social protection: issues, debates and solutions 188 Rachel Slater 11 Social protection modes of financing and capability challenges in lowand middle-income countries 205 Marianne S. Ulriksen PART IV WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION? 12 Evaluating social protection policies 220 Michael Samson 13 Social protection impacts, gaps and future research 239 Esther Schüring, Valentina Barca and Sajanika Sivanu 14 Understanding the role of nutrition-sensitive social protection interventions in child nutritional outcomes 260 Wanga Zembe-Mkabile PART V SOCIAL PROTECTION LINKAGES AND INNOVATIONS 15 Linking social protection with complementary services: approaches and country innovations 277 Sudhanshu Handa, Marwa Ibrahim and Tia Palermo 16 Social protection for workers in the informal economy: opportunities and constraints for informal worker-led schemes 289 Laura Alfers, Annie Devenish and Temilade Sesan 17 Financial capability and asset building: innovations in social protection and development 308 David Ansong, Moses Okumu, Jin Huang, Sicong Sun, Aytakin Huseynli, Isaac Koomson, Gina Chowa, Fred Ssewamala, Margaret S. Sherraden and Michael Sherraden 18 Linking formal and informal social protection in an insecurity regime: The case of Zimbabwe 331 Gift Dafuleya 19 The role of social work in the delivery of conditional cash transfer programmes: Lessons from Chile 350 Taly Reininger and Cristian Leyton 20 Public employment programmes and their interface with social protection 362 Kate Philip PART VI SOCIAL PROTECTION, VULNERABILITIES AND SOCIAL INCLUSION: LINKAGES WITH SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS 21 Cash plus programmes for children and families in eastern and southern Africa: Examples from practice and lessons learnt 381 Mayke Huijbregts, Tayllor Spadafora and Leila Patel 22 Gender and social protection in Brazil 399 Natasha Borges Sugiyama 23 Social security for persons with disabilities across low- and middle-income countries: An overview on lessons learnt and pathways toward greater inclusivity 416 Stephen Kidd, Diloá Athias and Holly Seglah 24 Social protection for refugees and asylum seekers: A South African case study 437 Marius Olivier and Amanuel Isak Tewolde PART VII COUNTRY RESPONSES TO COVID-19 25 Global rapid appraisal of social protection responses to COVID-19 456 Isaac Chinyoka 26 The digital delivery of welfare services in India: Achievements, anomalies and lessons learnt 470 Aishwarya Sivaramakrishnan and Sony Pellissery 27 Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Indonesia 485 David Androff and Sirojudin Abbas 28 Safeguarding vulnerable children in China during COVID-19 and beyond: An integrated approach to social protection and social governance 499 Suo Deng 29 Social protection responses to COVID-19 in South Africa 512 Jean D. 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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Social Policy and Development makes a groundbreaking, coherent case for enhancing collaboration between social policy and development. With wide ranging chapters, it discusses a myriad of ways in which this can be done, exploring both academic and practical activities. As the conventional distinction between 'developed' and 'developing' countries becomes increasingly blurred, this Handbook explores how collaboration between social policy and development is needed to meet global social needs.With contributions from leading experts in both social policy and development studies, this Handbook analyses the complexities of integrating social policy and development studies. Examining a diverse and comprehensive range of countries and case studies that highlight ways to improve this integration, contributors deal with critical debates, covering a wide range of services, programmes, providers and policy sectors.The Handbook of Social Policy and Development is an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of social policy and development studies. Its comprehensive approach also makes it a valuable reference for researchers and specialists in the field. Contributors include: L. Alfers, A. Barrientos, J. Beall, A. Datta, H. Dean, K. Falkenberg, R. Jolkonnen, D. Kiwan, H.-j. Kwon, J. Lee, A. Lombard, F. Lund, P. Mader, J. Midgley, L. Patel, M. Pawar, M. Rogan, R. Surender, M. Terano, M. Urbina-Ferretjans, A. Virk, N. YeatesTrade Review'If you read one book to understand current scholarship on social policy and development in the global south, this should be it. Lucid and comprehensive, it is encyclopaedic in scope. The role of the state is set out and powerfully defended. The bunkers into which the social sciences and policy-making have been artificially divided are exposed and questioned. Robert Kennedy said that GDP measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile: this book covers a large part of what makes life worthwhile.' --David Piachaud, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook of Social Policy and Development James Midgley, Rebecca Surender and Laura Alfers PART I SOCIAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT: ORIGINS AND PROGRESSION 1. Social policy and development: an overview James Midgley 2. The social policy nexus and development: convergence, divergence and dynamic change Rebecca Surender PART II KEY ISSUES AND DEBATES 3. Shaping society from below: social movements, social policy and development Laura Alfers 4. Gender: toward gender equality and poverty reduction Leila Patel 5. Global social policy in a development context: ideas, actors and implementation Huck-ju Kwon 6. The SDGs: towards a social development approach in the 2030 Agenda? Marian Urbina-Ferretjans 7. Social and human rights Hartley Dean 8. Social policy and urban development Jo Beall 9. Rural development Amrita Datta 10. The environment and development: fight against poverty and/or protection of the environment – a conflict of interests? Karl Falkenberg 11. Security and development Dina Kiwan 12. World-regional social governance, policy and development Nicola Yeates 13. The informal economy and informal employment Francie Lund 14. Employment-based social protection: ‘productivism’, universalism and social citizenship Michael Rogan and Laura Alfers PART III SERVICES, PROGRAMMES AND POLICY SECTORS 15. Health and development Amrit Virk 16. Education, social policy and development Mayumi Terano 17. Housing, development and social justice James Lee 18. Social insurance, pensions and development James Midgley 19. Social assistance, poverty and development James Midgley 20. Conditional income transfers, social policy and development Armando Barrientos 21. Social work and family services Antoinette Lombard 22 Financial inclusion and microfinance Philip Mader and Solène Morvant-Roux 23. Community development programmes Manohar Pawar 24. NGOs and their role in the welfare mix Roosa Jolkkonen Index

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Book SynopsisDriven by an international agenda, the act of ‘rethinking’ corruption has already taken place more than once in the past two decades, contributing further to a post-truth about corruption than to anything else. This book makes a clear argument in favor of rethinking corruption across any contingency and offers a forecasting method, alongside the latest generation of analytical, fact-based tools to map, assess and predict corruption risk.Mungiu-Pippidi argues that corruption is a policy problem frequently overriding individual choice, and can only be tackled by strong policy interventions, not by ‘nudging’ every individual into honesty. Chapters explain that corruption has not decreased despite unprecedented efforts because the international context presently creates far more opportunities for it than constraints: few nations, governments or international organizations have proven able to solve the social dilemma of corruption. Meanwhile, many countries, governments, businesses and politicians profit from a world order where integrity cannot be enforced and perpetuate the current status quo.Rethinking Corruption will be crucial reading for academics and students of political science, sociology and law seeking to understand the theoretical dimensions of corruption. It will also be an enlightening read for policy makers, administrators and practitioners looking to rethink how corruption can manifest.Trade Review‘After decades of indifferent results, and in the face of ever-more challenging cases, anti-corruption analysts need fresh ideas more than ever. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi begins by asking how we should understand anti-corruption in diverse contexts, and then explores connections to democracy, capitalism, public policy, and citizens’ experiences. She develops essential questions and insights guiding new responses to abuses of power.’ -- Michael Johnston, Colgate University, US‘Alina Mungiu Pippidi invites us to rethink corruption because there is a permanent shifting of meanings and paradigms. This excellent book by a superstar analyst outlines the big picture, and weaves through policy analysis and measurement, and how corruption fits with democracy and capitalism.’ -- Adam Graycar, University of Adelaide, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Rethinking how we approach corruption 2. The policy analysis of corruption problems 3. Rethinking actionable measurement 4. Rethinking corruption and democracy 5. Rethinking capitalism and corruption 6. Rethinking corruption as a social dilemma 7. The post-truth about corruption References Index

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Book SynopsisTaking a novel approach to child support policy analysis, Single Parents and Child Support Systems locates the transfer of payments between separated parents within a wider social policy ecosystem and compares the political, institutional and administrative dimensions of child support policy enactment across the globe. Featuring contributions from an interdisciplinary collective of researchers in social policy, social work, sociology, economics and law, the book assesses how child support policies align conceptually with other social policies. Single Parents and Child Support Systems begins by setting out how children’s and single parents’ economic welfare is conceived across countries in relation to the triple burden of financial, caring and administrative responsibilities faced by single mothers. Chapters map how post-separation child support policy reinforces or breaks from the gender and family logics that underpin welfare and family policies in 10 different countries spanning corporatist, liberal and Nordic welfare regimes. Offering extensive coverage of a diverse range of international legal provisions and social policies, this stimulating book will be an essential resource for academics and researchers of social policy, social work, family law and gender studies. Its practical insights and suggested avenues for reform will also benefit policy makers, child support administrators and legal professionals.Trade Review‘For years, policy makers have been trying to design child support systems which help separated parents yet encourage them to take fiscal responsibility for their children. This illuminating book examines ten countries’ child support policies across six continents and provides fascinating insight into the different systems adopted. It digs deep and also considers the socio-economic and political contexts shaping those policies. The authors use this analysis to pinpoint potential changes to address “the triple bind” single parents face. An invaluable resource for scholars, students, policy makers, and anyone using child support systems. As an international family lawyer tackling international and national child support issues, I found it hugely enlightening.’ -- Lucy Greenwood, Partner, International Family Law Group LLP, UK‘This is a fascinating foray into the intersection of state, market, and family policies relating to child support programs in ten different countries. Positioning child support as a means of operationalizing the opportunity costs of children’s care is indeed a novel way of examining the child support program. The authors, all experts in child support and other socioeconomic interventions, make the strong case that child support is in fact falling short of meeting the needs of the moms who are relying on assistance. To potentially remedy this situation, the authors ask us what is the fundamental purpose of child support?’ -- Steven J. Golightly, Ph.D, Retired Director of the Los Angeles Child Support Program, US‘Designing policy for separating families is thorny yet consequential. This book not only provides an excellent overview of current policy but also addresses new policy dilemmas and explores ideas for dramatic change. The authors achieve an excellent balance between policy specifics within countries and thoughtful discussion of the broader and enduring issues that emerge when comparing different contexts. Read it!’ -- Daniel R. Meyer, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Single Parents and Child Support Systems xi Kay Cook, Thomas Meysen, and Adrienne Byrt 1 Poverty, gender and child support systems in comparative perspective 1 Adedayo Adelakun, Olanike S. Adelakun, Marisa Lo Bartolo, Christina Boll, Rhonda Breitkreuz, Adrienne Byrt, Yiyoon Chung, Kay Cook, Laura Cuesta, Alisha Griffin, Angela Guarin, Mari Haapanen, Mia Hakovirta, Yoonkyung Kim, Eric Lee, Thomas Meysen, Zarina Md Nor, Hannah Roots, Sarah Sinclair, and Christine Skinner 2 The tensions embedded within parents’ access to and the administration of child support: A cross-country conceptual framework 20 Adrienne Byrt, Kay Cook, and Thomas Meysen 3 Australia’s child support system in the context of the welfare system and demographic change 32 Kay Cook and Sarah Sinclair 4 The child support system in Canada: An overview 50 Hannah Roots and Rhonda Breitkreuz 5 The Colombian child support system: A hybrid approach in a challenging social and economic context 70 Laura Cuesta and Angela Guarin 6 Single mothers and the child support system in Finland 92 Mari Haapanen and Mia Hakovirta 7 Child support as part of a multifaceted but fragmented system in Germany 109 Christina Boll and Thomas Meysen 8 Single parent families and the child support system in South Korea 128 Yiyoon Chung, Yoonkyung Kim, and Eric Lee 9 The child support system in Malaysia 144 Zarina Md Nor 10 The child support system and women’s access to child support in Nigeria 161 Olanike S. Adelakun and Adedayo Adelakun 11 United Kingdom and the child support system 177 Christine Skinner 12 The child support system in the United States of America 194 Alisha Griffin 13 Sticking points, blind spots and ways forward 211 Kay Cook, Adrienne Byrt, and Thomas Meysen Index 221

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book takes a unique approach to rethinking welfare states by considering two centrally interlinked issues: namely what is welfare, and what we should expect from welfare states now and in the future. Bent Greve critically considers thinking on the core elements of welfare states, how they should be ranked and how to recognise indicators of their direction of movement.Providing expert analysis of the historical development of welfare states and the challenges and pressures experienced both regionally and globally, this book argues for a new division of welfare states and a system for balancing old and new social risk. The investigation of dilemmas and the analysis of developing welfare states are particularly illuminating and informative.Greve provides a forward-thinking approach considering long-term stability and the challenges of inequality and poverty in different welfare regimes. He effectively combines new perspectives with attention to a strong public sector economy. With insightful new analysis this book will be an invaluable read for researchers and students of social policy and welfare states.Trade Review‘Bent Greve’s highly accessible book helps the reader to gain a relatively broad view on a complex issue: what is the welfare state and how is it changing? It is a very interesting and useful read both for students and researchers approaching issues related to social protection for the first time, as well as for relatively expert scholars.’ -- Emmanuele Pavolini, University of Macerata, Italy‘An innovative and up-to-date synthesis of the literature and an excellent introduction to welfare state research. This book challenges long-held views and discusses various measures to assess welfare state development. A must read for every student of comparative social policy.’ -- Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Rethinking welfare and the welfare state: an introduction 2. Historical development of welfare states: people and ideas 3. What is welfare? 4. Welfare state regimes – many or few? 5. The welfare state mix revisited 6. Pressures on welfare states 7. Individualism versus collectivism 8. New ways of measuring societal development 9. Inequality and poverty – new challenges for welfare states 10. Populism and welfare chauvinism as challenges for welfare states 11. Labour market restructuring as a game changer 12. Elements in rethinking welfare states – a new clustering 13. Conclusions: new directions for welfare states Index

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Book SynopsisPreface by Anton Hemerijck, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, European University Institute, Florence, ItalyWhile for some scholars the Euro crisis dashed the dream of Social Europe, this thought-provoking book proposes a more nuanced assessment, challenging the notion of austerity as the only way forward. Tracing the evolution of the political debate on European social integration and its interplay with the European economic governance after the Euro crisis, it sheds light on the conflict dynamics and political conditions that enabled the progressive shift away from the initial post-crisis EU ‘conservative reflex’, towards a new European holding environment for flourishing welfare states.This timely book provides a detailed reconstruction of the European social agenda after the Great Recession, touching upon budgetary, legislative and coordinative policies and including an in-depth analysis of the EU response to the Covid-19 crisis. Utilising innovative approaches and methodology, Francesco Corti identifies four lines of functional and territorial conflict which characterise the debate on EU social integration. An original focus on the role of the European Parliament in fostering further social integration gives the book an original and insightful perspective.The Politicisation of Social Europe will be a key resource for students and scholars of European politics, political sociology and welfare states, as well as EU officials and policy makers seeking to identify strategies that can facilitate them in pursuing a successful social agenda.Trade Review‘Francesco Corti’s The Politicisation of Social Europe is a timely contribution to the unexpected revamping of social Europe and its progressive politicization in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.’ -- Igor Guardiancich, Regional Studies‘Francesco Corti’s timely book offers a unique overview of recent developments in the EU social agenda and its interaction with the deepening of European economic integration following the Great Recession. His careful and detailed analysis of the politics behind European integration shows a deep understanding of how EU policies are made, and sheds light both on the obstacles undermining EU social integration as well as on the margins for manoeuvre that allowed further progress over the past years. Key findings of the book concern the role of the European Parliament as a new engine of European social integration, the re-discovered role of the European Commission as a social entrepreneur and the return of the community-method as a strategy to strengthen Social Europe. The reasoned optimism that permeates the book gives a needed stimulus to a debate on the future developments in Social Europe that seems to be being revitalised following the pandemic.’ -- Frank Vandenbroucke, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Belgian Federal Government, Belgium‘Lots of people have opinions or expectations about Social Europe – very few have wide-ranging factual knowledge about how EU policies are made. Francesco Corti’s book covers some of the key chapters of EU social policy in the past decade from posted workers to unemployment benefits, based on years of thorough analysis and extensive field work. What is even more impressive than Corti’s clarity about strategic concepts and attention to detail is his reasoned optimism about the possibility of progressive reform.’ -- László Andor, Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Belgium‘The book provides an up-to-date assessment of Social Europe and its politics since the Great Recession. It outlines the main conflict lines (ideological, functional, territorial) which have shaped policy development at the EU level and gauges their relative significance in different arenas and issue areas in relation to the actors involved and decision making rules. One of the most original findings is the increasing relevance of partisan affiliation along the left right dimension within the European Parliament: a novel development, which marks an advancement in the political structuring of the EU. With its optimistic evaluation of the ongoing “social momentum” of EU policy making, the book brings a fresh and stimulating perspective to the debate on the European Social Model, still predominantly characterised by disillusionment and low spirits.’ -- Maurizio Ferrera, University of Milan, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface: EU social politics coming out from the cold Anton Hemerijck Introduction to The Politicisation of Social Europe 1. EU integration and the welfare state 2. Social Europe after the Great Recession 3. The Social Pillar and the debate in the European Parliament 4. From the Monti II Regulation to the revision of the posting of workers directive 5. The European Unemployment Benefit Scheme: between political conflicts and windows of opportunity 6. When politics steps in: the socialisation of the Semester and the role of the European Commissionn 7. Social Europe after Covid-19 Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Bringing together contributions from a diverse range of international scholars, A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare draws upon past and contemporary research methods used to study citizens’ attitudes to welfare. It highlights the rapidly growing research potential within the field, examining both new and understudied social policies to map out a comprehensive agenda for future research. This essential Research Agenda offers crucial suggestions to broaden the scope of research in the field and expand our knowledge of public attitudes to welfare. Chapters examine support for new social welfare policies such as active labour market policies, Universal Basic Income, and Social Europe, as well as investigating support among understudied subgroups in the population and over the life course. It ultimately emphasizes the importance of applying different analytical and methodological perspectives in order to understand public attitudes to welfare more thoroughly. Employing a diverse range of data and methods, this informative Research Agenda will benefit scholars of sociology, social policy, political science, and economics seeking to gain insight on public attitudes to welfare and welfare states. It will also be useful to social policy professionals and officials endeavouring to reflect on the progress of research within the field.Trade Review‘The book reveals the ideas, methods and aspirations of talented scholars seeking to understand public attitudes towards the welfare state. In their words, building on an unfinished La Sagrada Familia cathedral. In my opinion, the major strength of the book is the non-findings. How losing a job doesn’t matter. How the inflow of migrants doesn’t matter. How early institutions don’t matter. Such knowledge is seldom found in journal articles. The book is also filled with good ideas about better construction methods. Illustrated in a trial-and-error fashion. The use of panel data. The mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. The sensitivity to context. These ideas and suggestions are crucial for anyone wanting to contribute to this scholarly field. The book leaves me with a small puzzle, though. Why do we want to build a cathedral?’ -- Christian Albrekt Larsen, Aalborg University, Denmark‘The institutions of the welfare state, which support millions of people globally, can only function efficiently and effectively when they are considered “just” by the public. It is therefore essential for academics and policymakers to understand how and why public attitudes change and differ cross-nationally in order to comprehend the basis for the legitimacy of our solidarity systems. This interesting and timely book offers a new perspective on innovative approaches to the study of public attitudes to welfare state policies, and individual and contextual level predictors and dynamics. On the basis of an impressive collection of chapters, it makes a significant, new contribution to comparative welfare state research.’ -- Birgit Pfau-Effinger, University of Hamburg, Germany‘The welfare state is a large machine redistributing resources and compensating social risks. This edited volume addresses the quest for welfare state legitimacy by studying social attitudes. It impressively expands our knowledge on welfare state support by researching changes over time and contextual factors as well as scrutinizing understudied fields of social policy.’ -- Steffen Mau, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany‘Welfare states change their approach, focus and instruments in response to newly emerging challenges. Therefore, the study of welfare attitudes must constantly innovate to keep us informed about the social legitimacy of the new pathways welfare is taking. This book convincingly presents an innovative agenda for such study. Its empirical chapters exemplify the research lines set out by it, thereby showing the agenda’s highly promising appeal as a guide for future research on public attitudes to welfare.’BR> -- Wim van Oorschot, KU Leuven, Belgium‘This timely overview of the field points to the wealth of new data-sources and new methods in welfare state attitude research. It makes the case for new applications to consider a broader range of policies and issues, for the expansion of theoretical and explanatory work and identification of the attitudinal triggers which contribute to attitude change and perhaps to a more generous welfare state politics.’BR> -- Peter Taylor-Gooby, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare 1 Femke Roosma and Tijs Laenen 2 Labour market policy preferences in the context of migration 25 Dominique Oehrli and Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen 3 From national welfare states to Social Europe: welfare attitudes in the context of European integration 55 Sharon Baute 4 New directions in research on public support for universal basic income 83 Marie-Laure Mulayi, Tijs Laenen, Wim Van Lancker and Bart Meuleman 5 Political awareness and the structure of support for the welfare state 105 Jason Jordan 6 Just institutions for those most in need? Quantitative and qualitative bottom-up perspectives on the perceived legitimacy of a social assistance reform: a focus on food aid recipients in Finland 123 Helena Blomberg and Christian Kroll 7 Varieties of welfare populism; radical right voters between chauvinism and producerism 143 Thierry Kochuyt, Koen Abts and Femke Roosma 8 Support for the welfare state over the life course: analysing individual attitude change with multiwave panel data 163 Elias Nauman 9 Institutional trajectories of the welfare state: returns from social policy inception to modern public opinion 187 Nate Breznau 10 Context as a part of our cases: the potential of qualitative work in welfare attitudes research 209 Katharina Zimmermann 11 Conclusion: welfare attitudes research as cathedral under permanent construction 231 Tijs Laenen and Femke Roosma Index

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Book SynopsisPresenting a contemporary reflection on ethical and sustainable consumption, this insightful Research Handbook explores the challenges and complexities of living an ethical and sustainable life, and for the researchers who study them. Featuring cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research from authors with unique perspectives and expert insights, this Research Handbook takes a deeper look at the past, present, and future of ethical and sustainable consumption. Chapters explore, among other topics, sustainable solutions to improve responsible seafood consumption, modern slavery, edible insects and the future of planet-friendly proteins, and the influence of austerity in normalising sustainable consumption. Additionally, the Research Handbook analyses consumer engagement with sustainability labelling in the food industry and the role of shared e-micromobility in sustainable transportation. Empirical and conceptual in its approach, the Research Handbook provides significant managerial implications and reviews the compelling questions in ethical and sustainable consumption research. With contemporary reflections on ethical and sustainable consumption, this interdisciplinary Research Handbook will be essential reading for students and scholars across business management, economics, geography, environmental sociology and marketing.Trade Review‘This book provides an excellent snapshot of the pressing and growing fields and theories of ethical and sustainable consumption, authored by many of the leading contemporary academics in the field. It covers a broad range of timely contexts, providing a lively, fresh and vibrant read my students will enjoy.’ -- Iain Davies, University of Strathclyde, UK'This broad, interdisciplinary and thought-provoking book tackles an extremely important, complicated and intensively studied topic: responsible and sustainable consumer behaviour. It is provocative and critical, as well as hopeful and constructive, and offers an inspiring agenda for future research. A must-read for academics and practitioners!' -- Patrick De Pelsmacker, University of Antwerp, Belgium‘The Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption draws together an important collection of works, from a multi-disciplinary team of authors. The works provide an overview of ethical consumption in a number of countries and consumption behaviours, thereby giving readers a valuable research source, for better understanding the complexity of the issues surrounding ethical consumption. The works included in the Research Handbook also will stimulate research ideas that can be used to further identify actions that can ensure consumers are effective partners in solving environmental and social issues. Thus, this is a valuable book for students, academics and policy makers.’ -- Michael Polonsky, Deakin University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption 1 Marylyn Carrigan, Victoria K. Wells and Karolos A. Papadas PART I VALUE AND VALUE OF THE ETHICAL CONSUMER 2 Value for the ethical consumer 11 Alex Hiller and Tony Woodall 3 Emotion, action and tourists’ ethically motivated self-identity enactment behaviours 33 Sheila Malone and Scott McCabe 4 Consumer perspectives towards modern slavery 51 Michal Carrington, Andreas Chatzidakis and Deirdre Shaw PART II ETHICAL FOOD AND DRINK 5 Plenty more fish in the sea? Seeking sustainable solutions to improve responsible seafood consumption 71 Ingrid Kelling, Lara Funk and Marylyn Carrigan 6 Creating ethical choices for coffee consumption from farm to cup and beyond 91 Jennifer Ferreira 7 Communities of practice: how brewers advance sustainable capital across supply chains 107 Peter Ball and Jill MacBryde 8 Seeking more planet-friendly proteins: edible insects and the future 123 Jennifer Ferreira, Pattanapong Tiwasing, David Bek, Sirithon Siriamornpun, Natthida Weerapreeyakul and Alongklod Tanomtong 9 Directing ethical consumption through the development of ethical foodscapes 136 Anthony Samuel, Cathy McGouran, Robert Thomas and Gareth R.T. White PART III AUSTERITY, FRUGALITY AND MINIMALISM 10 The influential role of austerity in normalising sustainable consumption 159 Deirdre O’Loughlin, Morven G. McEachern, Isabelle Szmigin, Kalipso Karantinou, Belem Barbosa, Grigorios Lamprinakos and María Eugenia Fernández-Moya 11 Approaching the ethics of sustainability in an area of deprivation 174 Helen Traill, Deirdre Shaw, Stephanie Anderson, Andrew Cumbers and Robert McMaster 12 Less is more: the sustainable potential of minimalist families 189 Amber Martin-Woodhead and Emma Waight 13 From consuming to communing: taking a ‘more than food’ approach to understanding food insecurity and its intersection with ethical and sustainable consumption practices in the UK 203 Marsha Smith 14 Psst! Don’t tell anyone it’s second-hand: drivers and barriers of second-hand consumption in emerging markets 224 Carmela Bosangit, Shilpa Iyanna and Nicole Koenig-Lewis PART IV POLICY AND ETHICAL LABELLING 15 Nudging leverage points: influencing transformative policy change 250 Iain Black, Julia Leventon and Craig Anderson 16 Decoding consumers’ grocery lists: exploring consumers’ engagement with sustainability labelling in the food industry 269 Julia Alevizou 17 Fair trade consumers and knowledge about fair trade 286 Elizabeth A. Bennett PART V ETHICAL CLOTHING 18 “Private sufficiency, public luxury”: an exploration of consumer clothing circularity 311 Lynn Wilson 19 Value of clothing through the craftivism movement 326 Aurelie Le Normand, Celina Jones, Charlene Gallery and Claudia E Henninger PART VI INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY 20 The role of shared e-micromobility in sustainable transportation 346 Xiao Lin and Victoria K. Wells 21 Gamification for sustainable consumption: ethical issues and future promises 365 Agnessa Spanellis Index 381

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Book SynopsisBuilding upon the body of existing literature that has established the importance of norms in understanding why genders interact with social phenomena differently, and how gender plays a role in most aspects of corruption, this cutting-edge book expands the fields to explore the nexus between norms, gender and corruption.Making a timely and innovative contribution to all three streams of research, the book dives deeper into the role of norms in understanding the relationship between gender and corruption. An international, multidisciplinary group of experts combine global qualitative, in-depth case studies with large scale quantitative analysis to demonstrate the complementary use of different methods in the fields of gender, norms and corruption. Considering gendered differences in attitudes towards, and experiences of, corruption, the chapters examine political and institutional participation in corruption, looking closely at gender representation, stereotypes, and norms-based barriers. Analysing norms from different perspectives, with the main focus on social norms, this forward-thinking book makes a convincing case for why norms should be included in the research agenda on gender and corruption.Interdisciplinary in scope, this insightful book will prove invaluable to students and scholars of gender politics, social policy and sociology, and law, regulation and governance. It will also prove a useful reference guide to policymakers concerned with the relationship between gender and corruption.Trade Review‘I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the complex relationship between gender equality, corruption and good governance. It clearly shows that the inclusion of women in positions of power is no “quick fix” to reduced levels of corruption. The chapters give new insights on how social and political norms specify the room open for women to maneuver in society.’ -- Lena Wängnerud, University of Gothenburg, Sweden'This excellent collection is a much-needed inquiry into still relatively unexplored debates around gender and corruption. Spanning many countries and different types of corruption, and furthering conceptual clarity as well as offering empirical case studies, the book is a must-read for anti-corruption scholars and practitioners.' -- Elizabeth David-Barrett, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvi 1 Introduction. Gender and corruption: the role of norms 1 Ina Kubbe and Ortrun Merkle 2 Type matters! Why we need to stop overgeneralizing results: a closer look at gender, norms, and corruption 25 M. Jamie-Lee Campbell 3 Gender norms and firms’ corruption: evidence from China 45 Chengyu Fu 4 Gender differences in the prioritization of corruption as the most important problem in the US, 1939–2015 60 T. Murat Yildirim 5 Unpacking the link between gender and injunctive norms on corruption using survey data: a multilevel analysis of 30 European countries 78 Giulia M. Dotti Sani and Simona Guglielmi 6 Gendering women’s political representation and good governance in the EU? A feminist approach against informal norms of corruption 99 Digdem Soyaltin-Colella and F. Melis Cin 7 Women held back: the depressing effect of institutional and norms-based barriers on female representation in corrupt contexts 120 Gustavo Diaz and Kelly Senters Piazza 8 Gender stereotypes and corruption in devolved systems of government: evidence from local governments in Kenya 139 Justa Mwangi, Wilson Muna and Gitile Naituli 9 The impact of corruption on gender in Central and Eastern Europe: how corruption challenges women’s life 159 Liljana Cvetanoska and Ina Kubbe 10 Gender perspective in justice systems: comparative analysis of the Brazilian, Spanish and German realities on corruption cases 183 Denise Neves Abade and Katharina Miller 11 Sustaining the patriarchal bargain in Morocco: the normalization of Moroccan gendered judicial corruption 213 Ginger R. Feather 12 Wasta and economic opportunities: the case of Palestinian men and women in the West Bank 239 Chloe Laurence Cohen 13 Sextortion: corruption shaped by gender norms 253 Elin Bjarnegård, Dolores Calvo, Åsa Eldén, and Silje Lundgren 14 Moving forward: including norms in the research agenda on gender and corruption 269 Ortrun Merkle and Ina Kubbe Index

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Book SynopsisThere are particular challenges involved in teaching social work. As with other professional disciplines, it is not simply a matter of passing on the key elements of the knowledge base; there is also the need to equip students to be able to make use of that knowledge in practice and in the context of relevant professional values.This book offers broad insights into effective social work education. It provides insightful guidance to 50 aspects of the social work curriculum and warns of common pitfalls and obstacles to learning. Practical suggestions for exercises and activities are presented in a clearly written, successful blend of theory and practice.Neil Thompson is a distinguished, international scholar and brings over 30 years of experience to a wide range of case studies and transferable skills that will provide a foundation for future social workers everywhere. This guide will be essential for academics teaching social work, practice educators and workforce and freelance development officers.Trade Review‘This book offers broad insights into effective professional Social Work education and timely contribution to literature. It provides insightful guidance to the Social Work curriculum and warns of common pitfalls and obstacles of learning. Practical suggestions for exercises and activities are presented clearly, a successful blend of theory and practice. It is very comprehensible and sets things in a new perspective. This book is recommended for scholars and practitioners in Social Work, social policy, community health, mental health, positive psychology, development studies, gender studies, disaster management, human rights, welfare economics and freelance development professionals. This collection will be a valuable textbook and reference manual for undergraduate, postgraduate students and doctoral fellows. The overall structure and presentation of the book are good, well-written and informative, making it an academic reference book for scholars, practitioners and policy makers.’ -- Sigamani Panneer and Udhayakumar Palaniswamy, European Journal of Social Work‘This innovative book offers social work educators a sophisticated understanding of the complexities of teaching students to successfully engage in a complex and highly demanding profession. A set of short introductory essays is followed by a discussion of key educational issues and practical advice across different areas of the curriculum. It will clarify, challenge and inspire in equal measure.’ -- Christa Fouché, The University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Paul Stepney Preface 1. Effective education 2. Laying the foundations 3. Social work in context 4. Professionalism 5. The skills base 6. Methods and tools 7. Key issues 8. Areas of practice 9. Managing risk 10. From surviving to thriving References Index

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Book SynopsisIn a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan and South Korea. Examining various aspects of welfare states, chapters explore the underlying reasons behind the restraint of social security in these countries. Featuring contributions from international distinguished scholars, this book looks beyond the larger European welfare states to unpack the many common political and institutional characteristics - from labor organization to party politics - that have constrained welfare state development in industrialized democracies. Offering insight into welfare-state development outside of Europe, this book will be crucial reading for scholars of welfare states, especially those working on Asian and American social policy specifically. It will also be of interest to policymakers and social policy experts in government, civil institutions and international organizations, particularly for those working in developing countries. Contributors include: M. Estévez-Abe, C. Faricy, S. Haggard, Y.-R, Jung, D. Kim, S.-w. Kim, Y.-S. Kim, J. Klein, S.-M. Kwon, D. Oude Nijuis, J.-j. YangTrade Review'The Small Welfare State makes a big contribution. With brilliant chapters from leading scholars in the field, it uncovers a distinctive model of social provision that links together an unusual set of countries. It is especially relevant today as welfare states come under strain in a transformed economic world. Highly recommended.' --Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University, US, Author of The Great Risk Shift and The Divided Welfare State'Since its origin, the discipline of Welfare Studies has been dominated by Eurocentrism. Recent research on Asian welfare systems have shown that concepts and models developed in the European context are not always valid in other contexts. In The Small Welfare State, Jae-jin Yang and his colleagues convincingly show that a change of perspective is required. This is not only a matter of geography or size of the welfare state. The issue at stake is to identify different mechanisms and logic. This book is a must-read for anybody interested in the origin, development and future of welfare systems in the world.' --Sebastien Lechevalier, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Introduction: towards a political economy of the small welfare state 1 Jae-jin Yang 2 Narrowly organized labor and the failure of solidarity-enhancing welfare in the United States and South Korea 30 Dennie Oude Nijhuis and Jae-jin Yang 3 The business offensive and the limits of employer-provided welfare in the United States 53 Jennifer Klein 4 Civic movements and the detour to welfare state building in South Korea 78 Yeong-Soon Kim 5 The effect of electoral rules on the policy preferences and behavior of politicians in South Korea 99 Jae-jin Yang and Yui-Ryong Jung 6 The electoral bases of small tax states in Japan, South Korea, and the US 114 Margarita Estévez-Abe, Jae-jin Yang, and Christopher Faricy 7 Why welfare state building is of secondary importance to leftists in Japan and South Korea 140 Soon-Mee Kwon 8 The development of functional equivalents to the welfare state in post-war Japan and South Korea 163 Dokyun Kim 9 Weak social security but strong employment security in the Japanese welfare state 190 Sung-won Kim 10 Path dependence and possibilism: the American, Korean, and Japanese welfare states in comparative perspective 211 Stephan Haggard Index 229

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Written by a global collective of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including health studies, psychology and economics as well as social policy and gerontology, this timely Research Agenda highlights the challenges and opportunities of rising longevity and population ageing for social policy providing clear directions for future research.Divided into five comprehensive parts, this Research Agenda examines research priorities from policy perspectives, the role of social policy research in relation to intergovernmental organisations, and the framework for future-oriented social policies on ageing provided by a life-course approach. It demonstrates that social policy experts must evaluate interests and expectations both qualitatively and quantitatively, and asserts that future research on social policy and ageing will be inspired by a broad range of stakeholders, including non-governmental interest organisations and state actors.A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy will be enlightening for students and researchers focusing on social policy, ageing, development, health policy and inequality. It will also be a fascinating read for practitioners seeking a wider understanding of social policy priorities and processes.Trade Review‘The changes in the age structure of the population have preoccupied science, politics and civil society for many years. Approaches to record the associated concomitant phenomena in a comprehensive and internationally comparable scientific framework and to prepare the results for ageing and social policy measures have so far remained largely inconsequential. However, in order to plan and implement an efficient and successful ageing and social policy, a sound empirical basis is required. Creating such a foundation is the aim of the researchers who have come together for this book. Their contributions take into account the diverse geographical, historical, cultural, structural and social conditions that are significant for a good life in old age. On behalf of AGE Platform Europe, with over 100 member organisations and a strong voice of older people in Europe, I expressly welcome this initiative and wish the book and its contents a wide distribution and application.’ -- Heidrun Mollenkopf, President, AGE Platform Europe, Belgium‘It is my great pleasure to warmly welcome this important book, which sets out a comprehensive research agenda for ageing and social policy. The authors perform a valuable task for all of us who seek not only to research the topic of ageing but also to transform the prospects for later life (..) The expert authors the editors have assembled, the wide variety of topics they address, and the logical structure of the book, building towards a specific agenda for research on ageing and social policy, make for a highly significant contribution to gerontology. (…) This valuable addition to the literature on ageing and social policy should become a lasting point of reference for researchers. I hope that it will also be influential in research funding circles.’ -- Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield, UK‘In all countries, increased longevity and an increasing share of older persons in the population are considered a major challenge. Coupled with reduced fertility we see challenges in the provison of care and social services, pension schemes, and an adequate workforce. This book reviews research on demographic change, its determinants and consequences, but also takes a constructive tone on possibilities and solutions for sustained welfare systems. The book presents a research agenda and an agenda for social policy aiming at promoting active ageing and solidarity across generations. While based on academic research, the content is presented in a form easily digestible for policy makers.’ -- Peter Allebeck, Professor of Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Chair of the Joint Programming Initiative ‘More Years, Better Lives’, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Preface xvii PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction: why do we need a research agenda for ageing and social policy in the 21st century? 3 Kai Leichsenring and Alexandre Sidorenko PART II CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF AGEING AND SOCIAL POLICIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY 2 Population ageing and the demographic deficit: exploring the second demographic dividend 21 Sarah Harper and Yanan Zhang 3 Healthy ageing policies from regional and global perspectives: challenges for social policies and research 41 Norah Keating, Virpi Timonen and Tine Buffel PART III PRIORITIES FOR SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH IN THE CONTEXT OF POPULATION AND INDIVIDUAL AGEING 4 Ageism and public policies: research on age discrimination at the societal level 63 Clemens Tesch-Römer and Liat Ayalon 5 The future of active ageing and related needs for research 83 Oxana Sinyavskaya 6 Shifts in social policies for old age: towards a life course approach of active ageing? 99 Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen and Marvin Formosa 7 Labour market research for an ageing workforce in times of digitalisation 113 Anette Scoppetta, Laura Naegele and Maria Varlamova 8 Digitalisation and population ageing: social policy dimensions of the digital divide and innovation 131 Alexander Peine, Anne Meissner and Anna Wanka 9 Social relations and the family 151 Toni C. Antonucci, Jasmine A. Manalel, Robin C. Fenley and Martha C. Bial 10 Rising longevity and health care systems: the need for a new approach in social and health policies and research 167 Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Poliana Fialho de Carvalho 11 Longer lives with long-term care needs: research needed to tackle the care gap 183 Giovanni Lamura and Henk Nies 12 Towards the caring or the uncaring state? A social policy perspective on long-term care trends 203 Teppo Kröger PART IV PERSPECTIVES FROM INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS 13 Social policy research on ageing needed from the perspective of intergovernmental organisations 221 Nikolai Botev, Julia Ferre and Claudia Mahler 14 Social policy research on the ageing workforce from the perspective of employees and employers 239 Krzysztof Hagemejer, Frank Hoffer and Michał Polakowski PART V CONCLUSIONS 15 Conclusion: towards a research agenda for ageing and social policy in the 21st century 261 Kai Leichsenring and Alexandre Sidorenko Index 275

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Book SynopsisIn the face of major global demographic change, social care policy and practice are in urgent need of radical reform and reassessment. Rising poverty, inequality and pressure on local communities internationally, are also increasing the urgent need for reform. Drawing on the crisis-ridden UK experience as a case-study, this highly original book identifies the limits of the traditional welfare state in taking forward policy for the twenty-first century. The proposals amount to a renewed approach to social care, based on the philosophy of independent living as originally developed by the international disabled people’s movement and subsequently embodied in a United Nations treaty applicable to all in need of care and support. Despite wide international sign up since adoption in 2008 there is little evidence of any nation successfully delivering. For the first time, this book offers both a blueprint for an environmentally sustainable, rights-based approach to social care and a practical route to achieving it.Trade Review‘This book is exactly what is needed now. Government and professionals alike are deeply struggling with the complex social care crisis. I know, I sit on the House of Lord's Adult Social Care Select Committee. We are all grappling with how to draft recommendations which will have any likelihood of being implemented. The book explains the type of reforms necessary, so the system works for all. The proposals which reconcile the human and financial imperatives, offer us a real opportunity to recognise and grasp the social care nettle, once and for all!’ -- Baroness Jane Campbell of Surbiton, DBE‘We tend to hear the same things time and again about social care and its crises. This book offers a breath of fresh air, presenting challenges to the usual orthodoxy and drawing on the authors' wealth of experience and involvement in social care research, practice and lived experiences.’ -- Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work, King’s College London, Director of the National Institute of Health Research, Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce‘The omnipresent debate about social care in the UK, and beyond, demands a radical and imaginative solution that places rights and sustainability at its core. This book does just that, offering a coherent, accessible blueprint for a transformative, inclusive and practical approach. I really enjoyed reading it.’ -- Alisoun Milne, Professor Emeritus of Social Gerontology and Social Work, University of Kent. Research Excellence Framework 2021 Sub Panel member Social Work and Social Policy‘The authors cogently outline a credible solution to solve the adult social care crisis and set out a pathway to create a framework that provides independent living for people who need care and support. Clearly written, the book is an interesting read for service users; a must read for professionals.’ -- Donald O’Neal, Author of The Lack of Care Act 2014: Service users’ perspectives of a failing adult social care system‘In part a detailed historical account, in part a clarion call to a better future, this important analysis deserves a wide readership. Both erudite and accessible, it is written with passion and compassion. The views of people on the receiving end of social care are centre stage, as are both the evidence base to underpin policy going forward and the global forces that will shape the future context. It stands too as a celebration of social care, what it offers and what it deserves. As such, it provides the strongest possible foundation for action to transform “a Cinderella service in the shadow of healthcare” into a rights-based, sustainable and just system.’ -- Suzy Braye, Professor Emeritus Social Work, University of Sussex and formerly Editor in Chief of European Journal of Social Work‘A must-read for anyone with any interest in social care. Beresford and Slasberg have brought together their extensive knowledge to powerfully expose the realities of a system responsible for support that is essential for social well-being and of growing demographic importance yet historically neglected, under-funded and concealed from public comprehension by complexity and spin. They make a compelling case for the need for urgent change.’ -- Ellen Clifford, Disabled activist, disability consultant and writer. Author of The War on Disabled People, winner of the 2021 Bread and Roses award for radical publishing‘This book comes at a very opportune time, when social care throughout the UK is in dire need of re-acquainting itself with its foundational ethics, values and purpose. Beresford and Slasberg boldly advance a new paradigm, based on a person-centred, human rights-based approach. Written in a clear and understandable format, the book would be of equal benefit to students, policy makers, and practitioners.’ -- James Elder-Woodward, Disabled Activist, Chair of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living, Vice-Convenor Inclusion ScotlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword David Brindle Introduction to The Future of Social Care PART I SOCIAL CARE IN THE UK: HOW IT WORKS AND HOW IT GOT HERE 1. Social care: the policy progress forgot 2. Sowing the seeds of dysfunction: the 1948 settlement 3. Rising awareness and falling achievement 4. The modern era, part one: the truth about eligibility 5. The modern era, part two: smoke, mirrors and elixirs 6. The social care funding fiasco PART II AN AGENDA FOR SOCIAL CARE CHANGE 7. Towards person-centred practice 8. A paradigm for an international approach to a rights-based system 9. Blueprint for a person-centred system to deliver the rights-based paradigm 10. Resistance to change PART III A CHANGING WORLD DRIVING CHANGE IN SOCIAL CARE 11. Renewing social care 12. Towards sustainable social care and independent living Index References

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