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Book SynopsisA companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially commissioned papers in Volume Two present some of the best policy-oriented research in the field. They stress the institutional roots of corruption and include new research on topics ranging from corruption in regulation and procurement to vote buying and private firm payoffs.Understanding the consequences of corrupt transactions requires one to know what is being bought with a bribe and how the behavior of public and private actors has been affected. The contributors therefore emphasize how the economic analysis of corruption must take account of the broader context within which bribery and self-dealing operate. Several chapters offer new approaches to empirical research on corruption that range from individual-level data to the macro-economy. Chapters with an explicit policy focus deal with the efficacy of anti-corruption agencies, multi-stakeholder initiatives, red flag warning systems and international conventions.This cutting-edge work will be an unmatched resource for scholars and students of corruption, professionals in international aid and finance organizations, and scholars and professionals with more general interests in economic and political development.Contributors: T.S. Aidt, D.M. Aldrighi, E. Auriol, F. Boehm, E. Buscaglia, B. Clausen, S. Cole, A. Estache, B. Flyvbjerg, Y. Jeong, C. Kenny, A. Kraay, A. Lambert-Mogiliansky, E. Molloy, P. Murrell, M. Musatova, L.V. Peisakhin, G. Piga, J.D. Potter, F. Recanatini, S. Rose-Ackerman, T. Søreide, S. Straub, M. Tavits, A. Tran, R. Truex, M. Vagliasindi, P.C. Vicente, R.J. Weiner, L. Wren-LewisTrade Review’Volume Two of the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption presents a comprehensive, detailed, and in-depth analysis of corruption as well as its economic and policy implications. . . It will be a valuable resource not only for experts and students of corruption studies, but also for public officials, NGO employees, and scholars of economic and political development throughout the world.’ -- Ararat L. Osipian, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Susan Rose-Ackerman and Tina Søreide PART I: GENERAL OVERVIEWS 1. Corruption and Sustainable Development Toke S. Aidt 2. Curbing Corruption with Political Institutions Joshua D. Potter and Margit Tavits PART II: PROCUREMENT AND CORRUPTION 3. Delusion, Deception and Corruption in Major Infrastructure Projects: Causes, Consequences and Cures Bent Flyvbjerg and Eamonn Molloy 4. Corruption and Collusion: Strategic Complements in Procurement Ariane Lambert-Mogiliansky 5. A Fighting Chance Against Corruption in Public Procurement? Gustavo Piga PART III: PRIVATIZATION AND SELF-DEALING IN PRIVATE FIRMS 6. Public versus Private Governance and Performance: Evidence from Public Utility Service Provision Maria Vagliasindi 7. Privatization of Rent-Generating Industries and Corruption Emmanuelle Auriol and Stéphane Straub 8. Risks of Wrongdoing in Public Companies and Ways to Cope with Them: The Case of Brazil Dante Mendes Aldrighi PART IV: PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION 9. Anti-Corruption Policy in Theories of Sector Regulation Antonio Estache and Liam Wren-Lewis 10. Is There an Anti-corruption Agenda in Regulation? Insights from Colombian and Zambian Water Regulation Frédéric Boehm PART V: MICRO-ANALYTIC RESEARCH: HOUSEHOLD AND FIRMS 11. Field Experimentation and the Study of Corruption Leonid V. Peisakhin 12. Oil, Corruption, and Vote-buying: A Review of the Case of São Tomé and Príncipe Pedro C. Vicente 13. Conflict and Corruption in International Trade: Who Helped Iraq Circumvent United Nations Sanctions? Yujin Jeong and Robert J. Weiner 14. Evidence from the Firm: A New Approach to Understanding Corruption Shawn Cole and Anh Tran 15. Does Respondent Reticence Affect the Results of Corruption Surveys? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey for Nigeria Bianca Clausen, Aart Kraay and Peter Murrell PART VI: POLICY INITIATIVES: CRITIQUES AND EVALUATIONS 16. On Best and Not So Good Practices for Addressing High-level Corruption Worldwide: An Empirical Assessment Edgardo Buscaglia 17. Why Multi-Stakeholder Groups Succeed and Fail Rory Truex and Tina Søreide 18. ‘Red Flags of Corruption’ in World Bank Projects: An Analysis of Infrastructure Contracts Charles Kenny and Maria Musatova 19. Anti-Corruption Authorities: An Effective Tool to Curb Corruption? Francesca Recanatini Index

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Book SynopsisThe current context of social policy is one in which many of the old certainties of the past have been eroded. The predominantly inward-looking, domestic preoccupation of social policy has made way for a more integrated, international and outward approach to analysis which looks beyond the boundaries of the state. It is in this context that this Handbook brings together the work of key commentators in the field of comparative analysis in order to provide comprehensive coverage of contemporary debates and issues in cross-national social policy research.Organized around five themes, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition explores the contextual, conceptual, analytical and processual aspects of undertaking comparative social research. The contributions highlight specific areas of comparative social policy including child poverty and well-being, patterns of housing provision and housing inequalities, and social protection in East Asia as well as crime and criminology in a global context. The authors of the Handbook explore continuing and emerging themes as well as issues which are of particular relevance to understanding the contemporary social world.International in scope, this authoritative Handbook presents original cutting-edge research from leading specialists and will become an indispensable source of reference for anyone interested in comparative and international social research. It will also prove a valuable study aid for undergraduate and postgraduate students from a range of disciplines including social policy, sociology, politics, urban studies and public policy.Contributors include: D. Bainton, J. Billiet, J. Bradshaw, J. Clasen, G. Crow, R. Forrest, N. Ginsburg, I. Gough, L. Hantrais, B. Jessop, P. Kennett, H.-j. Kwon, N. Lendvai, S. Mangen, J. Midgley, R. Mishra, D. Nelken, J. O'Connor, A. Perez-Baltodano, A. Walker, C.-k. WongTrade Review'This extensively revised edition of A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy provides up-to-date and valuable insights on key concepts and issues, such as globalization, crime, diversity, housing, child poverty, gender inequality, and social policy regimes. To write about these topics, editor Patricia Kennett has gathered an excellent team of researchers, who deal with both the developing and the advanced industrial world. Students of comparative social policy would benefit from engaging with this illuminating Handbook.' --Daniel Béland, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Changing Context of Comparative Social Policy Patricia Kennett PART I: THE STATE AND SOCIAL POLICY IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD 1. Hollowing Out the ‘Nation-State’ and Multi-Level Governance Bob Jessop 2. Globalization, Human Security and Social Policy: North and South Andrés Pérez-Baltodano 3. Globalization and the Decline of ‘Social Protection by Other Means’: The Transformation of Welfare Regimes in Australia, Japan and Eastern Europe Ramesh Mishra PART II: CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS 4. Defining Comparative Social Policy Jochen Clasen 5. Conceptualizing State and Society Graham Crow 6. The Ethnocentric Construction of the Welfare State Alan Walker and Chack-kie Wong 7. Translation: Towards a Critical Comparative Social Policy Agenda Noemi Lendvai and David Bainton PART III: COMPARING AND CATEGORIZING SOCIAL POLICY PROVISION AND REDISTRIBUTION 8. Gender, Citizenship and Welfare State Regimes in the Early Twenty-first Century: ‘Incomplete Revolution’ and/or Gender Equality ‘Lost in Translation’ Julia S. O’Connor 9. Structured Diversity: A Framework for Critically Comparing Welfare States? Norman Ginsburg 10. Social Development and Social Welfare: Implications for Comparative Social Policy James Midgley 11. Social Policy Regimes in the Developing World Ian Gough PART IV: THE RESEARCH PROCESS 12. Crossing Cultural Boundaries Linda Hantrais 13. Cross-National Qualitative Research Methods: Innovations in the New Millennium Steen Mangen 14. Quantitative Methods with Survey Data in Comparative Research Jaak Billiet PART V: THEMES AND DEBATES 15. Child Poverty and Child Well-being in Comparative Perspective Jonathan Bradshaw 16. The Contours of the Housing Question Ray Forrest 17. Global Economic Downturn and Social Protection in East Asia: Coping with Crisis and Reducing Poverty Huck-ju Kwon 18. Globalization, Crime and Comparative Criminal Justice David Nelken Index

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Book SynopsisCorruption is a global phenomenon with costs estimated to be in the trillions of dollars. This source of original research and policy analysis deals with the most important concepts and empirical evidence in foreign corrupt practices globally. Handbook of Global Research and Practice in Corruption includes research from all continents and provides a critical analysis of the key issues of corruption and its control. Through rigorous analysis and theoretical foundations, this book provides a multi-disciplinary and international account of corruption from the perspectives of public policy, criminal law and criminology, as well as considering principles of prevention and control in both the public and private sectors. With original and empirical analyses, this unique book will appeal to academics, researchers and students in international business and international law, staff of crime and corruption commissions and police integrity agencies, as well as international organizations such as the World Bank, IMF, Transparency International and the World Economic Forum. Contributors include: J.S. Albanese, S. Basu, L. Botterill, J.E. Campos, D. Chaikin, D. Chappell, C. Davids, I. Dussuyer, L. Elges, M. Felson, S.A. Fritzen, L. Gray, A. Graycar, R.G. Hearn, F. Heinrich, R. Hodess, P. Jorna, M. Joutsen, L. de Koker, P. Larmour, W.B. Magrath, B. Michael, S. Moss, R. Mulgan, S. Mumford, G.P. Noone, N.L. Piquero, K. Polk, F. Recanatini, G. Schubert, I. Scott, D. Siegel, R. Smith, G. Sullivan, J. Wanna, G.T. WareTrade ReviewGraycar and Smith's excellent edited volume studies corruption as a pervasive, global phenomenon. The chapters move from general overviews to in-depth studies of corruption-prone sectors such as forestry, financial markets, public procurement, and trade in diamonds and art. The volume is an important, contribution to the international study of corruption that mixes scholarly analysis with practical recommendations for the control and prevention of corruption - both international initiatives and country - or sector-specific policies. --Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale Law School, USAction against corruption has risen rapidly on the global political agenda and remains a key concern of peoples around the world. The United Nations Convention against Corruption, the first and only global binding legal instrument against the phenomenon, offers the framework and basis for a concerted, coordinated and comprehensive response. In order to buttress the Convention, however, knowledge and the consequent awareness are crucial. This Handbook is a commendable effort to address this need and serves to fill the gap that exists. The authors and editors have made a significant contribution, bringing together professionals and practitioners alike. --Dimitri Vlassis, Chief, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, UNODC and Secretary, Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against CorruptionThis Handbook will serve as an invaluable resource for scholars, students and public officials interested in understanding corruption and its control. --James B. Jacobs, NYU School of LawTable of ContentsContents: PART I: CONTEXTUALISING CORRUPTION 1. Research and Practice in Corruption: An Introduction Adam Graycar and Russell G. Smith 2. Corruption in the Broad Sweep of History Marcus Felson 3. Measuring Corruption Finn Heinrich and Robin Hodess 4. Assessing Corruption at the Country Level Francesca Recanatini PART II: CORRUPTION IN PRACTICE 5. Corruption in Procurement Glenn T. Ware, Shaun Moss, J. Edgardo Campos and Gregory P. Noone 6. Circumventing Sanctions Against Iraq in the Oil-for-Food Programme Linda Courtenay Botterill 7. Identifying Corruption Risks in Public Climate Finance Governance Lisa Ann Elges 8. Corruption in REDD+ Schemes: A Framework for Analysis Peter Larmour 9. Corruption and Crime in Forestry William B. Magrath 10. The Relationship between Corruption and Financial Crime Nicole Leeper Piquero and Jay S. Albanese 11. Corrupt Practices Involving Offshore Financial Centres David Chaikin 12. Corruption and the Global Diamond Trade Dina Siegel 13. Corrupt Practices in the Global Trade in Art and Antiquities Duncan Chappell and Kenneth Polk 14. Corrupt Misuse of Information and Communications Technologies Russell G. Smith and Penny Jorna PART III: PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CORRUPTION 15. From Information to Indicators: Monitoring Progress in the Fight Against Corruption in Multi-project, Multi-stakeholder Organizations Scott A. Fritzen and Shreya Basu 16. The United Nations Convention Against Corruption Matti Joutsen 17. The Global Architecture of Foreign Bribery Control: Applying the OECD Bribery Convention Cindy Davids and Grant Schubert 18. Applying Anti-money Laundering Laws to Fight Corruption Louis de Koker 19. Recovering Corruptly Obtained Assets Larissa Gray 20. Activist Regulatory Practices in Corruption Prevention: A Case Study from Montenegro Bryane Michael 21. The Hong Kong ICAC’s Approach to Corruption Control Ian Scott 22. Developing Cultures of Integrity in the Public and Private Sectors Richard Mulgan and John Wanna 23. Reporting Corrupt Practices in the Public Interest: Innovative Approaches to Whistleblowing Inez Dussuyer, Stephen Mumford and Glenn Sullivan 24. The Role of Education in Changing Corrupt Practices Rose Gill Hearn Index

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Book SynopsisGovernments around the globe are promoting co-production and community social enterprise as policy strategies to address the need for local, 21st century service provision - but can small communities engage spontaneously in social enterprise and what is the true potential for citizens to produce services? This book addresses a clutch of contemporary societal challenges including: aging demography and the consequent need for extended care in communities; public service provision in an era of retrenching welfare and global financial crises; service provision to rural communities that are increasingly 'hollowed out' through lack of working age people; and, how best to engender the development of community social enterprise organizations capable of providing high quality, accessible services. It is packed with information and evidence garnered from research into the environment for developing community social enterprise and co-producing services; how communities react to being asked to co-produce; what to expect in terms of the social enterprises they can produce; and, how to make them happen. This book is an antidote to the rhetoric of optimistic governments that pronounce co-production as a panacea to the challenges of providing local services and by drawing on the evidence from a 'real-life' international study will make policy makers more savvy about their aspirations for co-production, give service professionals practical strategies for working with communities, fill a gap in the academic evidence about community, as opposed to individual, social enterprise and reassure community members that they can deliver services through community social enterprise if the right partnerships and strategies are in place. Community Co-Production will appeal to students and scholars over a broad range of disciplines including development, entrepreneurship, public and social policy, economics and regional studies. Contributors: S. Bradley, J. Farmer, C. Hill, S.-A. Munoz, K. Radford, S. Shortall, S. Skerratt, A. Steinerowski, K. Stephen, S. WhitelawTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Jane Farmer, Carol Hill and Sarah-Anne Muñoz 1. The Signs All Point to Community Social Enterprise – Don’t They? Carol Hill 2. Developing Rural Social Enterprise: The Relevance of Context Sarah Skerratt 3. Socially Entrepreneurial Skills and Capabilities in a Rural Community Context Sarah-Anne Muñoz and Artur Steinerowski 4. Organisational Processes and the Policy–Practice Gap Jane Farmer and Kate Stephen 5. Socially Enterprising Communities: Their Dynamics and Readiness for Service Innovation Katy Radford and Sally Shortall 6. Sustaining Social Organisations in Rural Areas Sandy Whitelaw 7. Measuring the Value of Social Organisations as Rural Service Providers Jane Farmer and Sara Bradley Conclusion Carol Hill, Jane Farmer and Sarah-Anne Muñoz Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book casts new light on the key issues arising from the contentious debate around the future of the European Social Model. Marie-Ange Moreau brings together leading experts to provide a thorough and well-informed response to the recent developments in European social and labor law and policy, in the light of institutional changes. The contributing authors provide unique insights as they evaluate the impact of the enlargement processes, the implications of the Lisbon Treaty, the integration of the Charter into EU law and, crucially, the evaluation of the European evolutions in the context of the economic crisis. Before and After the Economic Crisis will appeal to academics, researchers and graduate students working on European labor law, industry relations, social policy and gender issues and related topics in economics and political sciences. Contributors include: N. Aliprantis, C. Barnard, M. Bell, S. Deakin, F. Dorssemont, A.-M. Konsta, H. Kountouros, A. Lo Faro, P. Loi, S. Laulom, J. Malmberg, C. Marzo, U. Muckenberger, J.J. Paris, B. Ryan, A. Supiot, D. Vaughan-Whitehead, C. Vigneau, L. WaddingtonTrade Review‘Recommended for college-level collections strong in European labor laws, industry relations, economics and social policy alike, this is a solid exploration of economic and political issues.’ -- The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Marie-Ange Moreau PART I: THREATS TO THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL 2. Posting Post-Laval: Nordic Responses Jonas Malmberg 3. Inequalities Before and After the Crisis: What Lessons for Social Europe? Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 4. ‘Quality in Work’ After the Lisbon Strategy: Is There a Future? Haris Kountouros 5. Transnationalism and Labour Law: The ‘British Jobs’ Protests of 2009 Bernard Ryan 6. What Remedies for Social Derivatives and Expansionism of the Court of Justice of the European Union? Nikitas Aliprantis PART II: THE IMPACT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ON THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL: GENDER ANALYSIS 7. Carers, Gender and Employment Discrimination: What Does EU Law Offer Europe’s Carers? Lisa Waddington 8. Gender and ‘Plastic’ Citizenship in European Social Law Anna-Maria Konsta Section 1: From Equality to Dignity at Work and Social Citizenship 9. The Reasonableness Principle in the European Court of Justice Age Discrimination Cases Piera Loi 10. The Principle of Non-Discrimination within the Fixed-Term Work Directive Mark Bell 11. A Dual European Social Citizenship? Claire Marzo Section 2: Trade Union Action and Workers’ Participation 12. Toward New Synergies through Worker Representatives? Sylvaine Laulom 13. Toward a De-fundamentalisation of Collective Labour Rights in European Social Law? Antonio Lo Faro 14. How the European Court of Human Rights Gave us Enerji to Cope with Laval and Viking Filip Dorssemont PART III: THE CHANGING LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL 15. Towards a Post-Viking/Laval Manifesto for Social Europe Ulrich Mückenberger 16. European Labour Law after Laval Catherine Barnard and Simon Deakin 17. The Future of European Social Dialogue Christophe Vigneau 18. Can we Rely on a New Development of the European Social Action? Jean Jacques Paris 19. Conclusion: ‘Europe’s Awakening’ Alain Supiot Index

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Book SynopsisThe Welfare State in Britain presents a history of British social policy from the election of Clement Attlee to the fall of Margaret Thatcher.Michael Hill focuses upon the political processes which influenced the key reforms of the late 1940s, and the ways in which those reforms have subsequently been consolidated and undermined. He critically examines some of the theories drawn from political science which have been used to explain the growth of the welfare state in Britain. The so called 'crisis of the welfare state' that has dominated recent rhetoric is shown to have its origins in the very period when the welfare state was believed to have been created. Despite its importance for electoral politics, social policy is shown to have often been subordinate to economic and foreign policy. The book will be essential reading for all students of social welfare and social policy as well as the political history of Britain since 1945.Trade Review'It is lucidly-written and is recommended as a good first-year student text for introductory courses in social policy.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Social Policy before 1945 3. The Labour Governments 1945–51 4. The Conservative Governments 1951–64 5. The Labour Governments 1964–70 6. The Conservative Government 1970–74 7. The Labour Governments 1974–79 8. Thatcher's Conservative Governments 1979–90 9. Conclusions Reference Index

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Book Synopsis'They have built a dam across the rivers of justice and then they complain of the drought in the field below.' - With these stinging words W. Clarke Durrant III, then Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation, admonished the American Bar Association in 1987 for its use of monopoly prices to exclude less affluent Americans from access to civil justice.The Right to Justice reviews the history of legal services in the US from its origins in the 1890s to the multi-million dollar Federal program of the late 20th century. But this is no ordinary text. Charles Rowley skilfully shows how government transfers tend to be dissipated in competitive rent-seeking by special interest groups, that much of what is left tends to be subverted to the agendas of the more powerful groups and that the residuals tend to be inefficiently managed by a poorly monitored and ideologically motivated supply bureaucracy. The upshot is that customer preferences play little or no role in the allocation of resources within the legal services budget.In a veritable tour de force, Charles Rowley places the US Federal legal services program on the scholarly rack of public choice - which analyses individual behaviour in terms of universal self-seeking motivations in a political market. He offers a convincing unique explanation of the forces that have subverted a well meaning attempt to assist poor Americans into a co ordinated attack on the central institutions of the family, capitalism and of Madisonian Republicanism which together constitute the essence of the American dream.Trade Review'It is not often that an original work in economics can be read simultaneously by both the specialist and non-specialist with a general understanding of economics. As the first full-scale study of the Locke Institute, founded by the author to stimulate research into constitutional and legal economics to reach a wide public, the work sets a standard which future authors will find great difficulty in emulating.' -- Sir Alan Peacock, The David Hume Institute, Edinburgh, UK'The Right to Justice is in a class by itself. Charles Rowley's attack on the Chicago School of Political Economy is all the more damaging because it shares much the same classical liberal perspective. Marshalling a vast amount of information and insights from different schools of thought, Rowley shows that US government's pattern of legal aid to the poor cannot be explained by the Chicago political economy model, and then goes on to provide his own original and perceptive explanation.' -- Mancur Olson, formerly, University of Maryland at College Park, US'The Right to Justice is a masterful achievement. It deserves to be read widely.' -- William F. Shughart II, University of Mississippi, US'Charles Rowley has done what few have been able to do: penetrate the fog in Washington with the clear light of reason in order to maximize justice for all.' -- W. Clark Durant III, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Legal Services Corporation, 1985-89'The Locke Institute has started its series with The Right to Justice by Charles Rowley. The theme of this book is well scored by the picture on the cover which shows a well dressed lawyer gaining while two poor blacks are left out. Advocates of government aid to various legal programs assume that they benefit the poverty population when as a matter of fact they primarily benefit a special portion of the bar. Rowley clearly and definitely disposes of this myth.' -- Gordon Tullock, George Mason University, US'This is an important book, for two main reasons. . . . it provides a thorough analysis of the differences between the Chicago and the Virginia schools of political economy. Second, it shows that consumer preferences play virtually no role in determining the allocation of public resources to civil-justice access programs. . . . Apart from providing a salutary lesson for those concerned with improving access to civil justice, the book should appeal to those interested in modern political economy.' -- Ian McEwin, AgendaTable of ContentsPart 1 History: the historical perspective. Part 2 The philosophic divide: goals; methods of analysis. Part 3 Litigation, lobbying and the law: litigation and the common law; lobbying and the law of legislation. Part 4 The purveyors and brokers of civil justice for the poor: the nature of the legal services bureacracy; the two ends of the avenue. Part 5 The market in civil justice for the poor: producers who do not sell; consumers who do not buy; owners who do not control. Part 6 The evidence: the battle over the budget; the hubris of ideology; the nemesis of poverty; the triumph of the special interests; inky blots and rotten parchment bonds. Part 7 Towards tomorrow: the route to institutional reform.

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Book SynopsisNew Approaches to Welfare Theory draws on recent work from the sociology of social action, feminist literature and critical social theory, to counter the current impasse in social policy. Interdisciplinary in scope and including work by economists, psychologists, philosophers and social workers, it offer insights into the meaning and dynamics of claimsmaking in modern society.The introduction examines the claims which groups - especially groups of marginalised people - make against institutions, the problems they have in articulating their aspirations and needs, and the structured institutional responses to their claims. This is followed by a series of papers on the problem of establishing the moral justifiability of claims, including contributions from both the contractarian and utilitarian approaches. Later sections concentrate on the constraining and enabling effects of social structures on claimsmaking - including the various excluding and filtering institutional responses - and the interactions both of claimsmakers with political institutions and of social groups with institutional patterns. The volume concludes with an afterword by the editors discussing the relationship between the universalist and particularist approaches, the two perspectives on the moral dimensions of welfare which feature most prominently in the book. The essays and papers in this book draw upon a broad background of research, teaching and practical experience by a distinguished group of scholars. New Approaches to Welfare Theory will be welcomed by students and researchers, as well as by social workers and policymakers, as an enlightening and instructive discussion of the problems and implications of an approach to welfare from the perspective of social action.Trade Review'These essays raise the discussion of welfare-state theory to a new level of conceptual and political sophistication.'Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Welfare, Human Agency and Discourse Part II: Welfare Claims and Institutional Responses Part III: The Dynamics of Welfare Claims Part IV: Whither Welfare Theory: Summary and Critical Comments

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Book SynopsisNew Approaches to Welfare Theory draws on recent work from the sociology of social action, feminist literature and critical social theory, to counter the current impasse in social policy. Interdisciplinary in scope and including work by economists, psychologists, philosophers and social workers, it offer insights into the meaning and dynamics of claimsmaking in modern society.The introduction examines the claims which groups - especially groups of marginalised people - make against institutions, the problems they have in articulating their aspirations and needs, and the structured institutional responses to their claims. This is followed by a series of papers on the problem of establishing the moral justifiability of claims, including contributions from both the contractarian and utilitarian approaches. Later sections concentrate on the constraining and enabling effects of social structures on claimsmaking - including the various excluding and filtering institutional responses - and the interactions both of claimsmakers with political institutions and of social groups with institutional patterns. The volume concludes with an afterword by the editors discussing the relationship between the universalist and particularist approaches, the two perspectives on the moral dimensions of welfare which feature most prominently in the book. The essays and papers in this book draw upon a broad background of research, teaching and practical experience by a distinguished group of scholars. New Approaches to Welfare Theory will be welcomed by students and researchers, as well as by social workers and policymakers, as an enlightening and instructive discussion of the problems and implications of an approach to welfare from the perspective of social action.Trade Review'These essays raise the discussion of welfare-state theory to a new level of conceptual and political sophistication.'Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Welfare, Human Agency and Discourse Part II: Welfare Claims and Institutional Responses Part III: The Dynamics of Welfare Claims Part IV: Whither Welfare Theory: Summary and Critical Comments

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Book SynopsisThe development of the welfare state has been a central concern across the political spectrum since the breakdown of the Keynesian economic model in the 1970s. The Politics of Social Welfare examines how the apparent consensus on social welfare issues was undermined at both practical and theoretical levels. Major elements of the welfare state did survive the downsizing projects of the 1980s, but there was a significant and lasting transformation of the environment in which social welfare matters were discussed. European social democrats and American liberals effectively conceded that the welfare system does not always serve the best interests of the poor. The focus on the American experience highlights the manner in which the right have been able to deride previous antipoverty efforts and exploit concepts such as 'the feminization of poverty', the 'underclass' the and 'dependency culture'. In contrast the centre and the left, inhibited by their perception of the politics of taxing and spending, have been unable to articulate their ideas in a similarly populist fashion.Trade Review'A particularly insightful analysis of the dynamic in the interplay between American social values and social forces is provided by Alex Waddan.'Table of ContentsContents: Part I: The Crisis of the Welfare State 1. Introduction: The Crisis of the Welfare State and the Dilemma of Liberal Politics in Western Democracies 2. The Attack on the Welfare State Consensus Part II: The American Welfare State: From ‘War on Poverty’ to ‘Reagan Revolution’ 3. The Mixed Story of the War on Poverty 4. The Political Failure of Income Redistribution 5. The Rise of the New Right Social Welfare Agenda 6. The New Politics of Social Policy Part III: Anywhere Left to Go? 7. Continuing Dilemmas 8. Conclusion: Poverty as Dependency, the Changing Politics of Social Welfare Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Politics of Social Policy in Europe analyses and critically assesses tensions and uncertainties which are haunting social policy provision throughout Europe in the 1990s. The expansion in social expenditures associated with the 1950s and 1970s has been replaced by retrenchment and pessimism in the 1990s. Disillusion prevails throughout the community due to growing disparity between the objectives of policy statements and the real life experience of EU citizens. This important book explores the relationships between political choices and constraints, and how governments in different countries are interpreting the challenges to the welfare state. Additionally it critically assesses their policy options in the 1990s and beyond. Special attention is paid to the relationship between social policy and the wider arguments of public finance, employment, citizenship, competitiveness and the economy. Complementing this discussion are country case studies to show how Germany, Sweden, Britain, Denmark, France and Ireland are planning to deal with these problems.This definitive guide will prove to be an invaluable resource to academics and especially policymakers involved in decision making on social welfare throughout Europe.Trade Review'The volume provides a rich quarry of data and ideas on social policy and citizenship.'Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Towards a European Welfare State: A European Welfare Regime by Design or Default? 3. A Crisis of Public Expenditure in Europe: Myths and Realities 4. The Politics of Unemployment in Europe 5. Beyond the State? Citizenship and European Social Integration 6. The Welfare State and Social Protection in the United Kingdom 7. Competitiveness and the Welfare State in Britain 8. German Social Policy 9. Social Policy in Denmark 10. Social Policy in Sweden: Current Crises and Future prospects 11. The New Poor Law 12. Exclusion and Citizenship in France 13. Discourses on Citizenship: The Challenge to Citizenship in the 1990s 14. Conclusions: Risk, Ecology and Social Policy Index

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Book SynopsisFiscal reforms have been an integral and essential component of the structural adjustment programmes implemented in the least developed countries (LDCs) since the 1980s. The need for fiscal reform in the LDCs was motivated by the accumulation of unsustainable fiscal deficits, constraints on the availability of external finance, the adverse impact of distortionary tax systems on economic efficiency and deficiencies in public administration. Fiscal reform in the LDCs encompassed deficit reduction, the restructuring of the tax system, and the reform of public administration and public expenditures.The empirical research in this volume provides an analysis of the experience of the fiscal reforms carried out since the early 1980s in four different LDCs - Bangladesh, The Gambia, Malawi and the United Republic of Tanzania. The case studies examine the nature and budgetary impact of the fiscal reforms in these countries, assess the extent to which reforms have achieved their objectives and discuss the major obstacles to the success of fiscal reform. The empirical studies are supplemented by a chapter outlining the contribution which economic theory can make to the design of optimal tax and expenditure systems in developing countries and to the implementation of fiscal reforms. An overview chapter, which also serves as an introduction to the volume, discusses the reasons why LDCs have embarked on fiscal reforms, summarizes the salient findings of the country case studies and assesses the lessons which can be learnt from these empirical studies.Trade Review'This book provides a sound analysis of the experiences of the selected countries. It underscores the developmental debate on the necessity of supporting fiscal policy reforms by promoting administration and human capacity-building. The analysis also delivers important suggestions for the focal points of future development cooperation.' -- Susanne Giwer, Development and CooperationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Overview (C.K. Patel, S. Toh, M. Brownbridge) 2. Fiscal Reform in Developing Countries (D.P. Coady) 3. Trade Policy Reforms and the Government Budget Constraint in Bangladesh (P. Basu, D. Greenaway) 4. Structural Adjustment and Fiscal Reforms in Malawi: An Assessment (P. Basu, C. Milner) 5. Fiscal Adjustment in the Gambia: A Case Study (P. Basu, N. Gemmell) 6. The Fiscal Impact of Adjustment in Tanzania in the 1980s (P. Basu, O. Morrissey) References Index

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Book SynopsisSocial Policy in Hong Kong provides for the first time a comprehensive and critical analysis of social policy in Hong Kong. It shows that Hong Kong is far from being a simple free market economy. In many areas, Hong Kong has highly developed social policies which make a major contribution to the quality of life of its citizens.An introductory chapter provides background information on the economic, social and political structure of the region. Subsequent chapters cover issues such as health, housing, education, poverty and social security, social care, transport and labour protection. A concluding chapter draws out the essential nature of the Hong Kong approach and constructs a balance sheet of success and failure.With Hong Kong becoming a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997, this timely book describes social policy in the territory at the end of an era.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Understanding Hong Kong (A.S. Huque, T.L. Po-wah, J. and P. Wilding) 2. Health (R.D.C. Gauld) 3. Housing (Y. Ngai-ming and L. Kwok-yu) 4. Education (C. Ho-mun and J.Y.H. Leung) 5. Poverty and Social Security (B. Brewer and S. MacPherson) 6. Social Care (V. Pearson) 7. Transport Policy (T. Ko) 8. Labour Protection (G.O.M. Lee) 9. Conclusion: Coming to a Judgement (P. Wilding and K. Mok) Index

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Book SynopsisDavid Gordon was a pioneer in the burgeoning field of institutional growth economics, introducing the concept of a 'social structure of accumulation', and richly illustrating its usefulness with both econometric and historical studies. Gordon also helped to develop the theory of segmented labor markets and contributed to the econometric and historical analysis of their evolution. This authoritative collection of his most influential works - selected and introduced by his two closest collaborators - embraces the full range of his lifelong scholarly endeavor to deploy modern economic reasoning in the cause of social justice.The work opens with an introduction and overview of David Gordon's career and published work. This is followed by his major essays on a great variety of topics, including the economics of crime, urban history, wage stagnation in the US economy, the organization of work, the 'top-heavy' modern corporation, the social and institutional determinants of productivity growth and the globalization of economic life, as well as labor market segmentation and the social structure of accumulation.Gordon's synthesis of questions of neo-Marxian and more conventional provenance, and his integration of historical and econometric methods in providing answers, makes Economics and Social Justice a unique and intellectually rewarding analysis of contemporary capitalism.Trade Review'. . . a collection for the specialist. There are good papers which will appeal to some geographers. . .' -- David M. Smith, Progress in Human GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction (S. Bowles and T. Weisskopf) Part I: Urban Problems and Labor Markets Part II: Long Swings and Cycles Part III: US Productivity Growth, Profitability and Investment Part IV: Macroeconomic History Part V: Heterodox Macroeconomics Part VI: Supervisory Labor and the Bureaucratic Burden Part VII: Macroeconomic Policy Issues

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Book SynopsisThis three-volume compendium reproduces all the key texts on the welfare state - its rise and fall, its varying rationales and instrumentalities, its different forms in different periods and different places. Political history and social theory are interspersed with sociology and economics, and neo-liberal analyses sit alongside socialist and feminist ones, making for an invigorating blend of opposing perspectives. Anglo-American experiences are contrasted not just with those of Germany and Scandinavia but also with Japan and Taiwan, Italy and Hungary, Australia and South Asia, thus highlighting the many distinct styles of welfare states and the distinctive social, economic, political and cultural forces driving them. The juxtaposition of all the standard texts alongside many others which are deeply revealing but virtually unknown makes this an indispensable reference source for all serious students of the welfare state.Trade Review'. . . with The Foundations of the Welfare State, the editors have compounded a grand, magisterial collection that will become the standard reference for researchers and teachers.' -- Pieter Vanhuysse, Political Studies'At last a reference collection that does justice to the enormously rich literature on the development of social policy and the major issues involved. These volumes are sensitive to the many contributing disciplines and the editors have a shrewd eye for competing approaches. This collection is lively and comprehensive, it will be indispensable for teaching.' -- Jane Lewis, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements • Introduction Part I: Rise and Fall 1. T.H. Marshall (1964), ‘Citizenship and Social Class’ 2. Ann Shola Orloff (1993), ‘Gender and the Social Rights of Citizenship: The Comparative Analysis of Gender Relations and Welfare States’ 3. Claus Offe (1997), ‘Towards a New Equilibrium of Citizens’ Rights and Economic Resources?’ 4. Linda Gordon (1994), ‘Welfare Reform: A History Lesson’ Part II: Instrumentalities 5. U.S. Social Security Administration (1994), ‘Program Characteristics’ 6. Richard M. Titmuss (1958/1976), ‘The Social Division of Welfare: Some Reflections on the Search for Equity’ 7. Jacobus ten Broek and Richard B. Wilson (1954), ‘Public Assistance and Social Insurance – A Normative Evaluation’ 8. Robert E. Goodin (1990), ‘Stabilizing Expectations: The Role of Earnings-related Benefits in Social Welfare Policy’ 9. Deborah Mitchell, Ann Harding and Fred Gruen (1994), ‘Targeting Welfare’ 10. Theda Skocpol (1991), ‘Targeting within Universalism: Politically Viable Policies to Combat Poverty in the United States’ 11. James Tobin (1970), ‘On Limiting the Domain of Inequality’ 12. Alva Myrdal (1945), ‘In Cash or In Kind’ 13. Abram de Swaan (1988), ‘Workers’ Mutualism: An Interlude on Self-Management’ 14. Norman Johnson (1990), ‘Problems for the Mixed Economy of Welfare’ 15. Hilary Land (1978), ‘Who Cares for the Family?’ 16. World Bank (1994), ‘Overview: Averting the Old Age Crisis’ 17. Julian Le Grand (1991), ‘Quasi-Markets and Social Policy’ 18. Rudolf Klein and Jane Millar (1995), ‘Do-It-Yourself Social Policy: Searching for a New Paradigm?’ 19. A.B. Atkinson (1996), ‘The Case for a Participation Income’ Name Index Volume II Part I: The Growth of an Idea: The British Welfare State 1. English Poor Law of 1601 (1770), ‘Anno 43 Elizabeth, cap. 2’ 2. Jonathan Swift (1729/1955), ‘A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland, from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country; and For Making Them Beneficial to the Publick’ 3. Alexis de Tocqueville (1835/1983), ‘Memoir on Pauperism’ 4. Charles Booth (1891), ‘Enumeration and Classification of Paupers, and State Pensions for the Aged’ 5. B. Seebohm Rowntree (1902), ‘Summary and Conclusion’ 6. David Lloyd George (1908), ‘Old-Age Pensioners Bill. Order for Second Reading read’ 7. Winston Churchill (1911), ‘Speech on National Insurance Bill’ 8. R.H. Tawney (1943), ‘The Problem of the Public Schools’ 9. Sir William Beveridge (1942), ‘Social Insurance and Allied Services’ 10. John Maynard Keynes (1980), ‘Proposed Speech on Beveridge Report’ 11. Aneurin Bevan (1947), ‘National Assistance Bill. Order for Second Reading read’ Part II: Three Worlds 12. Gøsta Esping-Andersen (1989), ‘The Three Political Economies of the Welfare State’ 13. Jane Lewis (1992), ‘Gender and the Development of Welfare Regimes’ A Liberal 14. Frances Perkins, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Henry A. Wallace and Harry L. Hopkins (1970), ‘The New Deal’ from ‘Report of the Committee on Economic Security’ 15. Margaret Weir, Ann Shola Orloff and Theda Skocpol (1988), ‘Understanding American Social Politics’ B Corporatist 16. Jens Alber (1986), ‘Germany: Historical Synopsis’ 17. Claus Offe (1992), ‘Smooth Consolidation in the West German Welfare State: Structural Change, Fiscal Policies, and Populist Politics’ C Social Democratic 18. Alva Myrdal (1945), ‘Official Programs and Legislative Acts’ 19. Walter Korpi (1990), The Development of the Swedish Welfare State in a Comparative Perspective Part III: Other Worlds 20. Catherine Jones (1990), ‘Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan: Oikonomic Welfare States’ 21. Chiara Saraceno (1994), ‘The Ambivalent Familism of the Italian Welfare State’ 22. New Gold Plan (1989) and Previous Golden Plan (1994) 23. Francis G. Castles (1996), ‘Needs-Based Strategies of Social Protection in Australia and New Zealand’ 24. Nancy Fraser (1994), ‘After the Family Wage: Gender Equity and the Welfare State’ 25. János Kornai (1992), ‘The Postsocialist Transition and the State: Reflections in the Light of Hungarian Fiscal Problems’ 26. Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen (1991), ‘Public Action for Social Security: Foundations and Strategy’ Name Index Volume III Part I: Expansion 1. Asa Briggs (1961), ‘The Welfare State in Historical Perspective’ 2. John Dryzek and Robert E. Goodin (1986), ‘Risk-Sharing and Social Justice: The Motivational Foundations of the Post-War Welfare State’ 3. Phillips Cutright (1965), ‘Political Structure, Economic Development, and National Security Programs’ 4. Harold L. Wilensky (1975), ‘Economic Level, Ideology, and Social Structure’ 5. Alexander M. Hicks and Duane H. Swank (1992), ‘Politics, Institutions, and Welfare Spending in Industrialized Democracies, 1960–82’ 6. David Collier and Richard E. Messick (1975), ‘Prerequisites Versus Diffusion: Testing Alternative Explanations of Social Security Adoption’ 7. Walter Korpi (1980), ‘Social Policy and Distributional Conflict in the Capitalist Democracies. A Preliminary Comparative Framework’ Part II: Aspirations and Accomplishments 8. Peter Townsend (1979), ‘Conclusion II: The Explanation and Elimination of Poverty’ 9. David Piachaud (1981), ‘Peter Townsend and the Holy Grail’ 10. Gilbert Y. Steiner (1974), ‘Reform Follows Reality: The Growth of Welfare’ 11. Sheldon Danziger, Robert Haveman and Robert Plotnick (1981), ‘How Income Transfer Programs Affect Work, Savings, and the Income Distribution: A Critical Review’ 12. Charles A. Murray (1982), ‘The Two Wars Against Poverty: Economic Growth and the Great Society’ 13. Mary Jo Bane and David T. Ellwood (1986), ‘Slipping Into and Out of Poverty: The Dynamics of Spells’ 14. Nancy Fraser and Linda Gordon (1994), ‘A Geneology of Dependency: Tracing a Keyword of the U.S. Welfare State’ 15. Rudolf Klein (1993), ‘O’Goffe’s Tale: Or What Can We Learn from the Success of the Capitalist Welfare States?’ 16. A.B. Atkinson (1995), ‘The Welfare State and Economic Performance’ 17. Alfred Pfaller, with Ian Gough and Göran Therborn (1991), ‘The Issue’ and ‘Welfare Statism and International Competition: The Lesson of the Case Studies’ Part III: Retrenchment 18. Paul Pierson (1996), ‘The New Politics of the Welfare State’ 19. George J. Stigler (1970), ‘Director’s Law of Public Income Redistribution’ 20. Assar Lindbeck (1995) ‘Hazardous Welfare-State Dynamics’ 21. Julian Le Grand and David Winter (1986), ‘The Middle Classes and the Welfare State under Conservative and Labour Governments’ 22. Gary Burtless, R. Kent Weaver and Joshua M. Wiener (1997), ‘The Future of the Social Safety Net’ Part IV: Rebirth on the World Stage? 23. Stephan Leibfried and Paul Pierson (1992), ‘Prospects for Social Europe’ 24. Bob Deacon (1995), ‘Global Social Policy Actors and the Shaping of East European Welfare’ 25. Abram de Swaan (1992), ‘Perspectives for Transnational Social Policy’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisMany policy and practice initiatives that aim to prevent social exclusion focus on children and young people. This book seeks to consider new approaches to understanding the complexities of prevention, and how these new understandings can inform policy and practice. The authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to illustrate and explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice within the context of social exclusion. Preventative initiatives such as the Children's Fund have supported large-scale complex evaluations that have generated rich and important data about strategies for addressing social exclusion and what they can achieve. The findings of this book have direct relevance for all those engaged in developing preventative policy and practice and will therefore be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and students of child welfare and social policy more broadly, in providing a timely discussion of key debates in designing, delivering and commissioning preventative services.Trade Review"This important book helps put some of the excitement back into the issues surrounding prevention of the consequences of social exclusion, with messages worth thinking about - and acting on - for practitioners, policy makers and other researchers. " Jane Tunstill, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Royal Holloway, London UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Social exclusion, child welfare and well-being; Contemporary issues for preventative child welfare; The development of preventative policy and practice: an overview; The Children's Fund: strategies for social inclusion; The Children's Fund: activities and impacts of partnership strategies; New understandings for prevention; Conclusion: effective preventative approaches.

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Book SynopsisMany policy and practice initiatives that aim to prevent social exclusion focus on children and young people. This book seeks to consider new approaches to understanding the complexities of prevention, and how these new understandings can inform policy and practice. The authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to illustrate and explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice within the context of social exclusion. Preventative initiatives such as the Children's Fund have supported large-scale complex evaluations that have generated rich and important data about strategies for addressing social exclusion and what they can achieve. The findings of this book have direct relevance for all those engaged in developing preventative policy and practice and will therefore be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and students of child welfare and social policy more broadly, in providing a timely discussion of key debates in designing, delivering and commissioning preventative services.Trade Review"This important book helps put some of the excitement back into the issues surrounding prevention of the consequences of social exclusion, with messages worth thinking about - and acting on - for practitioners, policy makers and other researchers. " Jane Tunstill, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Royal Holloway, London UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Social exclusion, child welfare and well-being; Contemporary issues for preventative child welfare; The development of preventative policy and practice: an overview; The Children's Fund: strategies for social inclusion; The Children's Fund: activities and impacts of partnership strategies; New understandings for prevention; Conclusion: effective preventative approaches.

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when fossil fuels run out? How do communities and cultures survive?Central Appalachia and South Wales were built to extract coal, and faced with coal's decline, both regions have experienced economic depression, labor unrest, and out-migration. After Coal focuses on coalfield residents who chose not to leave, but instead remained in their communities and worked to build a diverse and sustainable economy. It tells the story of four decades of exchange between two mining communities on opposite sides of the Atlantic, and profiles individuals and organizations that are undertaking the critical work of regeneration.The stories in this book are told through interviews and photographs collected during the making of After Coal, a documentary film produced by the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University and directed by Tom Hansell. Considering resonances between Appalachia and Wales in the realms of labor, environment, and movements for social justice, the book approaches the transition from coal as an opportunity for marginalized people around the world to work toward safer and more egalitarian futures.Trade ReviewA badly needed analysis of the situation where post-coal Appalachia finds itself. Books like Hansell's are necessary to help the region move forward."" — Denise Giardina, author of six novels, including Storming Heaven""After Coal is a deeply moving account of a long-term exchange between miners in the coalfields of central Appalachia and south Wales where, between 1980 and 2000, both regions lost thousands of mining jobs. Tom Hansell captures their struggles through the voices of miners and their families. He brings the reader face to face with Appalachian and Welsh coal miners whose stories will touch the reader's heart."" — William Ferris, author of The South in Color: A Visual JournalTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Why Appalachia and Wales? 2. Historical Context 3. Turning Points 4. Exploring Regeneration 5. Back in the USA 6. The Next Phase of the Exchange 7. Conclusions Production Credits for the After Coal Documentary Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWith hundreds of thousands of copies sold, a Ron Howard movie in the works, and the rise of its author as a media personality, J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis has defined Appalachia for much of the nation. What about Hillbilly Elegy accounts for this explosion of interest during this period of political turmoil? Why have its ideas raised so much controversy? And how can debates about the book catalyze new, more inclusive political agendas for the region’s future?Appalachian Reckoning is a retort, at turns rigorous, critical, angry, and hopeful, to the long shadow Hillbilly Elegy has cast over the region and its imagining. But it also moves beyond Hillbilly Elegy to allow Appalachians from varied backgrounds to tell their own diverse and complex stories through an imaginative blend of scholarship, prose, poetry, and photography. The essays and creative work collected in Appalachian Reckoning provide a deeply personal portrait of a place that is at once culturally rich and economically distressed, unique and typically American. Complicating simplistic visions that associate the region almost exclusively with death and decay, Appalachian Reckoning makes clear Appalachia’s intellectual vitality, spiritual richness, and progressive possibilities.Trade ReviewIn this illuminating and wide-ranging collection, the authors do more than just debunk the simplistic portrayal of white poverty found in Hillbilly Elegy. They profoundly engage with the class, racial, and political reasons behind a Silicon Valley millionaire's sudden triumph as the most popular spokesman for what one contributor cleverly calls ‘Trumpalachia.' This book is a powerful corrective to the imperfect stories told of the white working class, rural life, mountain folk, and the elusive American Dream."" - Nancy Isenberg, author of White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America""This edited volume continues the rich Appalachian studies tradition of pushing back against one-sided caricatures of Appalachian people. The essays, poems, and photo-essays in this book demonstrate the diversity of Appalachian perspectives on the serious problems facing our nation as well as the role that myths about Appalachia continue to play in US policy debates. This is a must-read for everyone who read (or refused to read) J. D. Vance's deeply flawed, best-selling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy."" - Shaunna Scott, University of Kentucky

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Book SynopsisChildren and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people’s heightened politicization, Open Access volume Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth’s own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism.Download open access ebook. Trade ReviewBelonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World is a wonderfully fresh account of how refugee-background youth challenge, invert, and identify with racialized and ethnicized identity categories and navigate difference in their daily lives. The book foregrounds the voices of young people themselves, offering a much-needed counter-narrative to the all-too-often calcified identity constructs that animate much political discussion today. More than anything, it offers a rich account of the narrative forces that shape how diverse young people are able to realize a sense of belonging in a multicultural society. -- Amanda Wise * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *“This book offers a rich ethnography of the lives of refugee youth in a culturally diverse world. Eschewing both celebratory multiculturalism and a narrow focus on racism, the book deftly examines the ways race and friendship are woven together in the identity-making practices of young refugees. Moran insightfully foregrounds the importance of understanding the ‘responsive’ nature of identity in forging a sense of place and belonging in culturally diverse schools.” -- Greg Noble * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *"Laura Moran’s work is innovative, well researched and engaging. It reminds us of the importance of micro-perspective, accounts of young people and the meanings young people give to broad social narratives they encounter and shows the value of extensive ethnographic fieldwork." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology" interview with Laura Moran * New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology *"The book is exceptionally legible and accessible, is written clearly and concisely, and is available as an Open Access volume. It will appeal to scholars and students across disciplines – such as education, anthropology, sociology, geography, ethnic studies, political science, social work, and public administration – as well as to a general public that is interested in human rights, migration, youth, race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism." * Anthropology Book Forum *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Fieldwork and Research Foundations 2 Multicultural Australia and the Refugee Experience: Ethnographic Settings 3 Identity in Theory: Responsiveness and Belonging Among Refugee Youth 4 Everyday Identity: Self and Belonging through Friendship, Fighting and Dating 5 Performing Identity: Capital and Connecting in Multicultural Context 6 Politicizing Identity: Engaging Racism, Citizenship and the Nation 7 Self, Belonging and Multicultural Morality Appendix Acknowledgements Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisChildren and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people’s heightened politicization, Open Access volume Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth’s own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism.Download open access ebook. Trade ReviewBelonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World is a wonderfully fresh account of how refugee-background youth challenge, invert, and identify with racialized and ethnicized identity categories and navigate difference in their daily lives. The book foregrounds the voices of young people themselves, offering a much-needed counter-narrative to the all-too-often calcified identity constructs that animate much political discussion today. More than anything, it offers a rich account of the narrative forces that shape how diverse young people are able to realize a sense of belonging in a multicultural society. -- Amanda Wise * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *“This book offers a rich ethnography of the lives of refugee youth in a culturally diverse world. Eschewing both celebratory multiculturalism and a narrow focus on racism, the book deftly examines the ways race and friendship are woven together in the identity-making practices of young refugees. Moran insightfully foregrounds the importance of understanding the ‘responsive’ nature of identity in forging a sense of place and belonging in culturally diverse schools.” -- Greg Noble * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *"Laura Moran’s work is innovative, well researched and engaging. It reminds us of the importance of micro-perspective, accounts of young people and the meanings young people give to broad social narratives they encounter and shows the value of extensive ethnographic fieldwork." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology" interview with Laura Moran * New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology *"The book is exceptionally legible and accessible, is written clearly and concisely, and is available as an Open Access volume. It will appeal to scholars and students across disciplines – such as education, anthropology, sociology, geography, ethnic studies, political science, social work, and public administration – as well as to a general public that is interested in human rights, migration, youth, race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism." * Anthropology Book Forum *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Fieldwork and Research Foundations 2 Multicultural Australia and the Refugee Experience: Ethnographic Settings 3 Identity in Theory: Responsiveness and Belonging Among Refugee Youth 4 Everyday Identity: Self and Belonging through Friendship, Fighting and Dating 5 Performing Identity: Capital and Connecting in Multicultural Context 6 Politicizing Identity: Engaging Racism, Citizenship and the Nation 7 Self, Belonging and Multicultural Morality Appendix Acknowledgements Notes References Index

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Book Synopsis2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title In The Queer Aesthetics of Childhood, Hannah Dyer offers a study of how children’s art and art about childhood can forecast new models of social life that redistribute care, belonging, and political value. Dyer suggests that childhood’s cultural expressions offer insight into the persisting residues of colonial history, nation building, homophobia, and related violence. Drawing from queer and feminist theory, psychoanalysis, settler-colonial studies, and cultural studies, this book helps to explain how some theories of childhood can hurt children. Dyer’s analysis moves between diverse sites and scales, including photographs and an art installation, children’s drawings after experiencing war in Gaza, a novel about gay love and childhood trauma, and debates in sex-education. In the cultural formations of art, she finds new theories of childhood that attend to the knowledge, trauma, fortitude and experience that children might possess. In addressing aggressions against children, ambivalences towards child protection, and the vital contributions children make to transnational politics, she seeks new and queer theories of childhood. Trade ReviewExciting, tender, persuasive, and smart. Dyers’ book is a clarion call to care for the bodies we call children. Let their creativity, strange in all its beauties, tell us how they’re harmed—hurt by norms that foster inequalities. I believe more than ever, thanks to Hannah Dyer, that “children” and “aesthetics” are the most profound pairing for safeguarding pleasure, for all living creatures, amid world trauma. — Kathryn Bond Stockton, author of The Queer Child, or Growing Sideways in the Twentieth Century The Queer Aesthetics of Childhood makes a necessary and nuanced intervention in contemporary theorizations of the child, balancing the sociopolitical with the material while interrogating the array of affects and artifacts always in dialogue with the child. Working from a vibrant interdisciplinary stance — including biopolitics, psychoanalysis, racial capitalism, queer theory, Dyer weaves a fresh framework to read the child and, as centrally, to query child development and its attendant affects. Engaging a generative lens of arts and aesthetics — films, contemporary artists and other cultural workers— that provoke audiences to recognize the layered arrangements of power that both surround and mark the child, Dyer’s lyrically crafted book is essential reading for the emergent field of critical child studies and for all of us who struggle to build freer and more joyous futures for all. — Erica R. Meiners, author of For the Children? Protecting Innocence in a Carceral State "The range of Dyer’s objects of study is as impressive as her command of contemporary critical theory, and her project promises to significantly enrich the field of child studies and beyond. Highly recommended."— ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Childhood’s Queer Intimacies and Affective Intensities 1 Queer Temporality in the Playroom: Ebony G. Patterson and Jonathon Hobin’s Aesthetics of Child Development 2 Art and the Refusal of Empathy in A Child’s View from Gaza 3 The Queer Remains of Childhood Trauma: Notes on A Little Life 4 Reparation for a Violent Boyhood in This is England Epilogue: The Contested Design of Children’s Sexuality Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is it like to grow up in an orphanage? What do residents themselves have to say about their experiences? Are there ways that orphanages can be designed to meet children's developmental needs and to provide them with necessities they are unable to receive in their home communities? In this book, detailed observations of children's daily life in a Cambodian orphanage are combined with follow-up interviews of the same children after they have grown and left the orphanage. Their thoughtful reflections show that the quality of care children receive is more important for their well-being than the site in which they receive it. Life in a Cambodian Orphanage situates orphanages within the social and political history of Cambodia, and shows that orphanages need not always be considered bleak sites of deprivation and despair. It suggests best practices for caring for vulnerable children regardless of the setting in which they are living.Trade Review"Life in a Cambodian Orphanage is very well written — a significant addition to the literature on child circulation."— David F. Lancy, author of Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans and Laborers "Wonderfully nuanced and engagingly written, Kathie Carpenter has produced the definitive book on the rise and fall of the Cambodian orphanage ‘industry’. The voices of children themselves are brilliantly contextualised making this a compelling and compassionate book, rich in detail and empathy."— Heather Montgomery, co-editor of Childhood, Youth and Violence in Global Contexts: Research and Practice in DialogueTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 History of Orphanages in Cambodia 3 Orphanage Tourism and the Anti-Orphanage-Tourism Campaign 4 Methods 5 The Rhythms of Daily Life in the Orphanage 6 The Orphanage Remembered: Milestones and Experiences 7 Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead: Interpreting the COC Experience 8 Discussion and Conclusions Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDisputing Discipline explores how global and local children’s rights activists’ efforts within the school systems of Zanzibar to eradicate corporal punishment are changing the archipelago’s moral and political landscape. Through an equal consideration of child and adult perspectives, Fay explores what child protection means for Zanzibari children who have to negotiate their lives at the intersections of universalized and local "child protection" aspirations while growing up to be pious and responsible adults. Through a visual and participatory ethnographic approach that foregrounds young people’s voices through their poetry, photographs, and drawings, paired with in-depth Swahili language analysis, Fay shows how children’s views and experiences can transform our understanding of child protection. This book demonstrates that to improve interventions, policy makers and practitioners need to understand child protection beyond a policy sense of the term and respond to the reality of children’s lives to avoid unintentionally compromising, rather than improving, young people’s well-being. Trade Review"Disputing Discipline is an important intervention in universalist children’s rights discourse. Fay’s nuanced and sensitive treatment of a highly polemic topic demonstrates what happens when development initiatives fail to reckon with religious and cultural specificities. This book clearly and compellingly articulates the need to decolonize international child protection efforts, if they hope to succeed. Scholars and practitioners alike take heed." -- Kristen Cheney * author of Crying for Our Elders: African Orphanhood in the Age of HIV and AIDS *"Disputing Discipline insightfully examines the tensions produced between global, decontextualized child protection policies and vernacular practices of care including Muslim children’s relational achievement of social and moral personhood in Zanzibar. By arguing for the need to decolonize the child protection apparatus in Zanzibar, it makes an important addition to existing studies that interrogate the hegemony of universal certitudes, like children’s rights, not to debunk these, but to better fulfill their assurances." -- Sarada Balagopalan * author of Inhabiting ‘Childhood’: Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India *"Disputing Discipline is an important intervention in universalist children’s rights discourse. Fay’s nuanced and sensitive treatment of a highly polemic topic demonstrates what happens when development initiatives fail to reckon with religious and cultural specificities. This book clearly and compellingly articulates the need to decolonize international child protection efforts, if they hope to succeed. Scholars and practitioners alike take heed." -- Kristen Cheney * author of Crying for Our Elders: African Orphanhood in the Age of HIV and AIDS *"Disputing Discipline insightfully examines the tensions produced between global, decontextualized child protection policies and vernacular practices of care including Muslim children’s relational achievement of social and moral personhood in Zanzibar. By arguing for the need to decolonize the child protection apparatus in Zanzibar, it makes an important addition to existing studies that interrogate the hegemony of universal certitudes, like children’s rights, not to debunk these, but to better fulfill their assurances." -- Sarada Balagopalan * author of Inhabiting ‘Childhood’: Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India *Table of ContentsA Note on Language and Translation Glossary of Swahili Terms Introduction 1. Being Young in Zanzibar 2. Childhood With/out Punishment 3. Children and Child Protection 4. Child Protection in Zanzibar Schools 5. Gender, Islam, and Child Protection 6. Decolonizing Child Protection 7. Beyond Well-being, towards Children Conclusion Acknowledgements Glossary of Swahili Terms Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisDisputing Discipline explores how global and local children’s rights activists’ efforts within the school systems of Zanzibar to eradicate corporal punishment are changing the archipelago’s moral and political landscape. Through an equal consideration of child and adult perspectives, Fay explores what child protection means for Zanzibari children who have to negotiate their lives at the intersections of universalized and local "child protection" aspirations while growing up to be pious and responsible adults. Through a visual and participatory ethnographic approach that foregrounds young people’s voices through their poetry, photographs, and drawings, paired with in-depth Swahili language analysis, Fay shows how children’s views and experiences can transform our understanding of child protection. This book demonstrates that to improve interventions, policy makers and practitioners need to understand child protection beyond a policy sense of the term and respond to the reality of children’s lives to avoid unintentionally compromising, rather than improving, young people’s well-being. Trade Review"Disputing Discipline is an important intervention in universalist children’s rights discourse. Fay’s nuanced and sensitive treatment of a highly polemic topic demonstrates what happens when development initiatives fail to reckon with religious and cultural specificities. This book clearly and compellingly articulates the need to decolonize international child protection efforts, if they hope to succeed. Scholars and practitioners alike take heed." -- Kristen Cheney * author of Crying for Our Elders: African Orphanhood in the Age of HIV and AIDS *"Disputing Discipline insightfully examines the tensions produced between global, decontextualized child protection policies and vernacular practices of care including Muslim children’s relational achievement of social and moral personhood in Zanzibar. By arguing for the need to decolonize the child protection apparatus in Zanzibar, it makes an important addition to existing studies that interrogate the hegemony of universal certitudes, like children’s rights, not to debunk these, but to better fulfill their assurances." -- Sarada Balagopalan * author of Inhabiting ‘Childhood’: Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India *"Disputing Discipline is an important intervention in universalist children’s rights discourse. Fay’s nuanced and sensitive treatment of a highly polemic topic demonstrates what happens when development initiatives fail to reckon with religious and cultural specificities. This book clearly and compellingly articulates the need to decolonize international child protection efforts, if they hope to succeed. Scholars and practitioners alike take heed." -- Kristen Cheney * author of Crying for Our Elders: African Orphanhood in the Age of HIV and AIDS *"Disputing Discipline insightfully examines the tensions produced between global, decontextualized child protection policies and vernacular practices of care including Muslim children’s relational achievement of social and moral personhood in Zanzibar. By arguing for the need to decolonize the child protection apparatus in Zanzibar, it makes an important addition to existing studies that interrogate the hegemony of universal certitudes, like children’s rights, not to debunk these, but to better fulfill their assurances." -- Sarada Balagopalan * author of Inhabiting ‘Childhood’: Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India *Table of ContentsA Note on Language and Translation Glossary of Swahili Terms Introduction 1. Being Young in Zanzibar 2. Childhood With/out Punishment 3. Children and Child Protection 4. Child Protection in Zanzibar Schools 5. Gender, Islam, and Child Protection 6. Decolonizing Child Protection 7. Beyond Well-being, towards Children Conclusion Acknowledgements Glossary of Swahili Terms Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThe unconditional basic income (UBI) has attracted renewed attention in academia, as well as in public discussions in recent years, and much has been written on the possible consequences of a UBI. However, this is the first book focusing on the UBI in Europe that offers empirical research findings. It includes a survey on preferences for a UBI in the EU; an assessment of the political feasibility of a UBI in the EU; field studies in the Netherlands and Scotland; and the findings of laboratory experiments. Presenting contributions from Dutch and international researchers, this book provides scientific answers to the question of whether a UBI is desirable and feasible in Europe.Trade Review“The analysis is very detailed and robust, providing accessible data for anyone wanting to discover the feasibility of a basic income in Europe. The book is particularly useful for those wanting to understand which European nations, and social groups within those countries, are keen on or attracted to the idea of a basic income. The book is also very rich in terms of method … . This is a great text with sublime detail on basic income studies across Europe.” (Brian McDonough, Basic Income Studies, February 24, 2022)“Delsen’s Book provides an insightful collection of studies examining unconditional basic income in terms of its desirability and feasibility in a European context. … the book successfully contributes to a better understanding of unconditional basic income and can help informed, evidence-based policymaking. … Hence, I recommend the reading of this book, particularly for newcomers to the field, and suggest complementing it with some additional investigation of the effects of unconditional basic income.” (Cyrille Francisco, European Journal of Social Security, July 19, 2021)“This book is worth the read and its contents and ideas are fitting well with the current social situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. … It is helpful for any student or academic interested in UBI, as well as political decision-makers who want to get an informed perspective on the potential that basic income holds.” (Mircea Gherghina, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 58 (4), 2020)“Even though the book is focused on European countries, the insights provided through empirical research in the chapters make it a must-read for students, proponents or opponents of UBI, as well as policy makers who are seeking theoretical or practical evidence of the impacts of UBI. … this book provides significant insights into the literature and state of the art in the field of UBI.” (Kruti R. Lehenbauer, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 86, 2020)Table of ContentsUnconditional Basic Income and Welfare State Reform in Representative Democracies.-Individual Preferences for the Unconditional Basic Income in the European Union.-Is a Basic Income Feasible in Europe?.-Exploring Benefits and Costs: Challenges of Implementing Citizen’s Basic Income in Scotland.-Job Search, Employment Capabilities and Well-being of People on Welfare in the Dutch ‘Participation Income’ Experiments.-The Who and the Why? Selection Bias in an Unconditional Basic Income Inspired Social Assistance Experiment.-Experimental Economics: A Test-Bed for the Unconditional Basic Income?.-Experimental and Game Theoretical Analyses of the Unconditional Basic Income.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book explores new research directions in social inequality and urban segregation. With the goal of fostering an ongoing dialogue between scholars in Europe and China, it brings together an impressive team of international researchers to shed light on the entwined processes of inequality and segregation, and the implications for urban development. Through a rich collection of empirical studies at the city, regional and national levels, the book explores the impact of migration on cities, the related problems of social and spatial segregation, and the ramifications for policy reform. While the literature on both segregation and inequality has traditionally been dominated by European and North American studies, there is growing interest in these issues in the Chinese context. Economic liberalization, rapid industrial restructuring, the enormous growth of cities, and internal migration, have all reshaped the country profoundly. What have we learned from the European and North American experience of segregation and inequality, and what insights can be gleaned to inform the bourgeoning interest in these issues in the Chinese context? How is China different, both in terms of the nature and the consequences of segregation inequality, and what are the implications for future research and policy? Given the continued rise of China’s significance in the world, and its recent declaration of war on poverty, this book offers a timely contribution to scholarship, identifying the core insights to be learned from existing research, and providing important guidance on future directions for policy makers and researchers. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: Lessons from Europe.- Re-theorising spatial segregation: A European perspective.- Income inequality and residential segregation in European cities.- The role of migration costs in residential sorting.- Part II: Urban inequality and segregation in China.- Research on residential segregation in Chinese cities.- Urbanisation, migration and the anti-poverty programme in China.- Urban villages, their redevelopment and implications for inequality and integration.- Renovation of Shantytowns and construction of new communities.- Public service provision in China: Towards a more equal access system.- Housing policies for rural migrant workers in China.- Part III: Future directions for research and policy.- Multi-scale inequality and segregation: Theory and estimation.- Characterising social integration between rural migrants and local residents in urban China.- Social frontiers: Estimating the spatial boundaries between residential groups and their impacts on crime.- Deprivation indices in China: Establishing principles for application and interpretation.- Future directions for research on residential segregation and inequality in China.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a unified approach to the problem of inequality, combining results from a variety of research fields – the human life cycle, group dynamics, networks, markets, and economic geography. Its main message is that inequality emerges as the natural result of mechanisms operating both in individual human development and in social interaction. It posits that inequality is not an anomalous deviation from a naturally egalitarian social structure; quite to the contrary, inequality is to be expected as part of the human condition. The author states that the growth of inequality, on the other hand, is not a natural law – the level and character of inequality can be affected by collective decisions. This perspective on human inequality has potentially far-reaching consequences both for the political philosophy of inequality and for public policy-making.This book is of interest to a wide interdisciplinary social science readership, including public policy, decision sciences, economic geography, and life course studies. Trade Review“The Origins of Inequality. Mechanisms, Models, Policy is a thoughtful and thought-provoking survey of studies on the causes, conditions and factors associated with inequality. Viewed as a survey it is quite comprehensive and suitable for independent study as well as for classroom use. … Molander aims at — and to a large extent succeeds in — making sense of the processes that result in inequalities. … Molander makes a strong case to the contrary. The case is well worth studying in detail.” (Hannu Nurmi, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Vol. 20, 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.Chapter 2: Preliminaries.Chapter 3: Life-cycle development.Chapter 4: Interaction within and between groups.Chapter 5: Spatial inequality.Chapter 6: Static versus dynamic inequality – mathematical analysis.Chapter 7: Philosophical and political considerations.Chapter 8: Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book is about the unique, sophisticated, and rigorous study of mathematics in Latin America developed over centuries of cultural exchange between Europe, North, and South America. More specifically, the book explores the tradition of mathematical modelling, introduced a century ago. This modelling was adapted to assist members of distinct communities to draw information about their own realities through the elaboration of representations, which generate mathematical knowledge that deals with creativity and invention. The book provides empirical evidence that a category of mathematical modelling developed in Latin America assesses the horizontal and reciprocal relations between mathematics (school/non-school contexts) and the real world. These relations provide an epistemological and ontological change, where mathematical knowledge of the others is recognized on a horizontal plane. Further, they oblige mathematics teachers and students to understand as a community of knowledge that builds their own mathematical categories of their environment governed by the reciprocal relationships between academic knowledge and functional knowledge. The dimensions of the relationships make up a frame of reference that guides educational change in mathematics. The book presents an inquiry-based approach of three Latin American modelling programs: ethnomodelling, transversality of knowledge, and reasoned decision-making. Each one, with its respective theoretical and methodological foundations related to ethnomathematics and mathematical modelling, socioepistemology, and the attribution of meaning to learning. Undoubtedly, the three mathematical modelling programs, independently, provide educational gains, each with its levels of specificity and loyal to its philosophical, theoretical, and methodological principles. However, the book places them together, organized by axes, to define a corpus of mathematical knowledge that envisions profound educational change through the development of different approaches of mathematical modelling. The authors of the 18 chapters in this book, who represent the diversity of Latin America, are from eight countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, and Mexico. They were invited to share their ideas, perspectives, and discuss investigations that represent a rich sample of three Latin American perspectives on mathematical modelling.Table of ContentsForewordPART I Introduction Chapter 1 Modelling in the life of people: an alternative program for teaching and learning of mathematics PART II Ethnomathematics and Ethnomodelling: Empirical Work, TheoreticalMethodological Approaches, and Research Questions Chapter 2 Conceptualizing positive deviance in ethnomodelling research: creatively insubordinating and responsably subverting mathematics education Chapter 3 Ethnomodelling as an alternative to Basic Education: perceptions of members of a research project Chapter 4 Ethnomodelling aspects of positionality between local and global knowledge through glocalization: a case of a farmer vendor Chapter 5 Ethnomodeling as a pedagogical action in diverse contexts by using dialogical knowledge Chapter 6 Ethnomodelling: weaving networks between academic mathematical knowledge and cultural knowledge in the southeastern region of Tocantins Chapter 7 Mathematical Analysis of the Ceramic Designs of the Pre-Columbian Cultures of Ecuador through Ethnomodelling with a Sociocultural Approach PART III Interdisciplinary Ecosystems: Empirical Work, Theoretical-Methodological Approaches, and Research Questions Chapter 8 Analyzing the availability of renewable energy resources in a project in real context: a framework for making sense of learning Chapter 9 Descriptive and prescriptive modeling in a math class project: disciplinary concepts participating in the construction of arguments for decision-making Chapter 10 Designing and building a mobile support for solar panels: a project for 12-year-old students that required mathematical modelling and more Chapter 11 From an epistemological approach to an epistemic one: reference change in the looks of math teachers in real context projects PART IV Mathematics and People: Empirical Work, Theoretical-Methodological Approaches, and Research Questions Chapter 12 A category of modelling: the uses and learning of mathematical knowledge in different scenarios Chapter 13 Modelling and anticipation of graphical behaviors in Industrial Chemical Engineering: the role of transversality of knowledge in learning mathematics Chapter 14 Category of modelling and reproduction of behaviours in other disciplines: the teaching of mathematics and engineering Chapter 15 The disciplinary identity in initial mathematics teacher training and people´s category of modelling: a valorization of the knowledge of the learner Chapter 16 Contemporary learning in the interaction of the human with data, via technology-mediated graphics: the discourse-representation dialogue in mathematics Capítulo 17 Modelling of natural phenomena as a source to re-signify mathematical knowledge: some examples Part V Conclusion The Mathematical Teaching and Learning Process through Mathematical Modelling: Educational Change in Latin America

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Book SynopsisThis compact book is constructed using psychological theory and research to empower university faculty to facilitate student engagement and address student resistance to diversity and social justice education more effectively. University faculty teaching diversity and social justice have traditionally encountered various forms of student resistance. Recent cultural trends of political opposition to teaching critical race theory and other forms of increased polarization and scapegoating with decreased levels of social tolerance have exacerbated challenges in promoting student engagement in diversity and social justice education in universities and colleges. In contrast to traditional models that tend to be confrontational in addressing student biases, the new Moving Towards Social Justice (MTSJ), Relational Partnership Development Model (RPDM) and process theoretical models seek to build on appropriate pre-existing strengths, interests, values, and the developmental readiness of students who might otherwise oppose learning about the contexts, lives, and predicaments of marginalized persons living in various intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity and ability/disability status. Emphasis is placed on the development of professional and life skills, such as wisdom and intercultural competence, which provide incentives and remove barriers to learning about social justice and diversity. Project-based learning approaches grounded in a developmental framework to foster the thriving and well-being of diverse students, collaborative partners in the community, and diverse persons served by the community partners are emphasized. The role of empirical assessment, feedback, and program refinement over time is also delineated within the models.Subverting Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity Education: Constructive Approaches with Undergraduate Students is an indispensable and timely resource for university and college instructors who teach courses or have significant portions of a class that involve education around social justice, diversity, and intersectionality issues, such as cross-cultural psychology, multicultural psychology, social work, sociology, intercultural communication, and counseling or clinical practice with individuals or families from diverse social locations. University officers of diversity, faculty development providers, and other administrators interested in empowering university faculty to increase student engagement in social justice and diversity education also would find the book a useful reference.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Understanding Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity EducationAndy J. Johnson Chapter 2: Embrace Preparing: Theoretical and Practical Foundations for Motivating Students to Address Social Justice for Persons from Diverse Social LocationsAndy J. Johnson Chapter 3: Embrace Collaboration: Developing Community Partnerships Through the Relational Partnership Development Model (RPDM) Tanden L. Brekke Chapter 4: Embrace Multiple Perspectives: Balancing Interests of Community Partners, Students, and Instructors in Developing Creative SolutionsEmily Rossing, Trahern Crews, April Vinding Chapter 5: Embrace Process: Classroom Practices for Nonviolent Formation April Vinding Chapter 6: Embrace Complexity: Anticipating and Neutralizing Student Resistance in Undergraduate Education for Transgender and Gender Identity Justice Christine M. Robinson

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Book SynopsisDespite committed effort to integrate postcolonial theory and decolonizing practices in human rights education in social work, there is scant literature offering a more balanced global perspective. This book addresses that need. Included here are discursive voices contributed by social work colleagues whose work is impacted by postcolonial realities. The task of decolonizing social work as a human rights profession calls for the inclusion of contesting perspectives from social work activists, human rights advocates and educators whose critical standpoints are drawn from the historical context of Global North-South relations. This book is essential given the many manifestations of global injustice, wars and climate catastrophes. The critical involvement of social workers in decolonized human rights advocacy is at no period in history, more urgent than now. The book: Engages readers in reflective discourse over the contentious manner human rights principles are referenced by social work practitioners within the context of contemporary North-South geopolitics Explores dilemmas, conflicts, challenges and limitations experienced by social workers worldwide while upholding human rights principles Uses critical case studies that expose how the vestiges of colonialism continue to impact communities Identifies areas of human rights advocacy where social work succeeds, and where it is confronted by limiting challenges Emphasizes the importance of human rights education and practice in the context of global inequalities Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work provides models of good practice the world over in human rights advocacy. It is timely and essential reading for faculty who teach courses in social work, social development, community organization, human rights and social justice, as well as for students in social work, law, sociology, global studies and human rights. The book should draw readers who work in non-governmental organizations, international development agencies, advocacy groups, and community-based and grassroots organizations. International research centers, law clinics and organizations serving migrants and refugees would find it a useful resource.Table of ContentsForeword by Rory Truell Foreword by Susan Mapp Part I - Social Work and the Decolonization Project Chapter 1 - Human Rights and the Decolonization of Social WorkMarcin Boryczko, Mark Lusk and Melinda Madew Chapter 2 - Relativism, Universalism and Pluriversality in Human Rights Marcin Boryczko, Jason M. Leung and Melinda Madew Part II – History of Social Work as a Human Rights Profession Chapter 3 - Interrogating the Colonial Past: The Conflicting History of Social Work as a Human Rights Profession María Inés Martínez Herrero and Prospera Tedam Chapter 4 – The Postcolonial Present and a Decolonized Future for Social Work Samuel Terrazas Chapter 5 - Kinship Care, Responsibility and Self-Determination: Exploring African Individual and Community Rights in Decolonized Social Work Ndangwa Noyoo and Tanja Kleibl Part III - Human Rights Mandate in Social Work Chapter 6 - Mapping Basic Human Rights Instruments Mark Lusk and Nicholas D. Natividad Part IV - Situating Human Rights in the Global North-South Divide Chapter 7 - Postcolonial Europe and its Premises for Decolonization Marcin Boryczko, Tomasz Nowicki and Emilio Jose Gomez Ciriano Chapter 8 - Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work in the United States Erica Balderrama, Araceli Garcia, and Eva M. Moya Chapter 9 – Challenging Coloniality in Social Work Theorizations on Human Rights Kris Clarke Part V - Decolonized Approaches in Human Rights Advocacy Chapter 10 - Understanding the U.S.-Mexico Border Through a Decolonial Lens Nicholas D. Natividad Chapter 11 – Decoding a Colonial Impact – The Women’s Movement in IndiaNycil Romis Thomas Chapter 12 – From Anti-Colonial Revolutionaries to Subversive Feminists – Women in the Philippines Melinda Madew Chapter 13 – Colonial History of Territorial Dislocation and Landlessness – Indigenous Peoples and Farmers’ Food Sovereignty in the Philippines Jason M. Leung Chapter 14 – Lessons from Social Movements: Farmers and Food Sovereignty in India Kiran Thampi Chapter 15 - Decolonizing Social Work Education Mark Lusk and Marcin Boryczko Chapter 16 - A Path Forward for Social Work, Human Rights and Decolonization Marcin Boryczko, Melinda Madew and Mark Lusk

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction.- PART I – Setting the scene: The CRPD and legal capacity reform.- 2. Legal Capacity in Global Perspective – Translating International Human Rights Norms in Domestic Legal Systems.- 3. Legal framework of the Accompanied Adult. Regime and challenges in the light of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.- 4. Realising the right to legal capacity in Portugal.-  PART II – “In our own words”: Legal capacity through life stories.- 5. Oscar’s story – “I just want my life back”.- 6. Mary’s story – “What’s in a court decision”: The construction of disabled people’s legal (in)capacity.- 7. Samuel’s story – “A process conducted in secrecy”: Disability and symbolic violence.- 8. Sophie’s story – “Minus ten!”: When the law hears, but does not listen.- 9. John’s story - Moving towards legal capacity: The role of empowerment and self-determination.- 10. Peter’s story - My vote, my right: Opportunities and challenges to self-determination under the new legal capacity regime.- 11. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisUm einen Einblick in die Selbstsicht von Patienten am Lebensende zu erlangen, wurden die Patienten gebeten, mit Studierenden zu sprechen. Es zeigte sich, dass Palliativpatienten die Möglichkeit zu Gesprächen mit Studierenden schätzen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Gespräche wurden mit der Methode der Qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse nach Philip Mayring ermittelt. Entsprechende Daten lieferten dabei die Texte von semistrukturierten Tiefeninterviews, die durch die Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse induktiv kodiert worden sind. Die AutorInnen stellen die Methode vor, reflektieren sie und beobachten sie abschließend bei der Durchführung. Table of Contents​Die Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse im Licht der Wissenschaftstheorie.- Was ist "Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse"?.- Studie: Die Begegnung zwischen sterbenden Patienten und Medizinstudenten: eine Annäherung an die Perspektive des Patienten.- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse: eine kommentierte Literaturliste.

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Book SynopsisAlthough grassroots social movements are an important force of social and political change, they quite often fail to achieve their lofty goals. Similarly, the inability of research to systematically explain the impact of such movements stands in sharp contrast to their emotional appeal. "Protest and Opportunities" attempts to rejuvenate current scholarship by developing a comprehensive theory of social movements and political change. In addition to reviewing the existing literature on the political outcomes of social movements, this volume analyzes the examples of the American civil rights movement and anti-nuclear energy efforts in eighteen countries to forge a new understanding of their momentous impact.

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Book SynopsisFrom anti-Reagan riots in West Berlin to pictures of revolutionary Nicaragua, it is impossible to examine global social protest movements of the 1970s and ’80s without addressing how these movements imagined the Americas. By examining historical representations of the United States and Latin America among Western European protesters and how these symbols were utilized by these movements, this book offers a fresh and compelling look at protest in the second half of the twentieth century. Contributions focus primarily on the anti-Euromissile peace protests and the solidarity movement with Latin America to shed light both on how European protestors built networks with the Americas and how American activists conceived of Europe and European protest. Looking east to west, north to south, this book reveals that we cannot understand the groundswell of 1980s protest movements in Europe without unraveling European representations of the Americas.

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Book Synopsis​Simone Seifert ergänzt die überwiegend psychologisch und psychiatrisch hergeleitete Sichtweise auf Sexualdelinquenz durch eine soziologische, auf das Ganze der Gesellschaft bezogene Perspektive. Sie zeigt auf, dass die mit dem Gesetz zur Bekämpfung von Sexualdelikten und anderen gefährlichen Straftaten von 1998 politisch gewollte Zielsetzung – eine Sozialtherapie für inhaftierte Sexualstraftäter mit hohem Rückfallrisiko – nicht ausreichend erreicht wird. Sexualstraftäter werden vor allem dann sozialtherapeutisch behandelt, wenn sie u.a. ein langes Strafmaß zu verbüßen haben, therapiemotiviert und tateinsichtig sind. Kriterien wie Vordelikte, bereits vorhandene Hafterfahrungen oder junges Lebensalter sind hingegen kaum ausschlaggebend für die Überstellung von Sexualstraftätern in den sozialtherapeutischen Strafvollzug.Table of Contents​Sexualkriminalität und Sexualstraftäter als soziales Problem.- Kriminologische Erkenntnisse über Sexualkriminalität.- Sozialtherapeutischer Strafvollzug.- Empirische Untersuchung zur Delinquenzbelastung und zur Angezeigtheit einer Sozialtherapie.

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Book SynopsisMit Blick auf die Zukunft der sozialen Sicherung sind derzeit Herausforderungen feststellbar, die wegen ihrer Dynamik als Umbrüche bezeichnet werden können. Dazu gehören u.a. die immensen Anforderungen bei der Integration von zugewanderten Menschen, das Thema Bildung, der weitergehende Strukturwandel des Arbeitsmarktes oder der Aspekt der psychosomatischen Gesundheit. Dieser Band stellt mit Transdisziplinarität und Public Marketing neue konzeptionelle Grundgerüste als Tools vor, mit denen Herausforderungen sowie Lösungsansätze für soziale Sicherung erstellt und umgesetzt werden können. Vor diesem Hintergrund kommen ausgewiesene Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis mit einem innovativen und pragmatischen Blick auf soziale Sicherung zu Wort.Der HerausgeberDr. Lutz C. Kaiser ist Professor für Sozialökonomie und Public Marketing an der FHöV NRW. Trade Review“... Ein hochwissenschaftliches Thema - erfreulich praxisorientiert und allgemein verständlich aufbereitet.” (neue caritas, Jg. 119, Heft 18, Oktober 2018)Table of ContentsEinführung zum Thema.- Transdisziplinarität und Soziale Sicherung.- Tools für Soziale Sicherung: Public Marketing und Planungspartizipation.- Integration von Flüchtlingen.- Bildung.- Erwerbstätigkeit.- Psychosomatische Gesundheit.

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Book SynopsisAndreas Haupt untersucht, warum Arbeitnehmer in unterschiedlichen Berufen unterschiedliche Löhne beziehen und warum sich die Lohnungleichheit in Deutschland immer mehr erhöht. Er analysiert die Wirkung berufsspezifischer Marktzutrittsbarrieren, die sich in Rekrutierungsschemata von Firmen äußern können, bei der in hohem Maße Bewerber mit einem spezifischen Berufsabschluss in Betracht gezogen werden (wie z. B. bei Ingenieuren oder Bankfachleuten). Sie finden sich aber auch in gesetzlich verankerten Vorschriften, so genannten Lizenzen, über die Rekrutierung von Ärzten, Richtern oder Logopäden. Der Autor weist nach: Je stärker die Marktzutrittsbarrieren sind, desto höher sind die Löhne der Arbeitnehmer im Beruf; desto geringer ist die Lohnungleichheit innerhalb des Berufs und desto geringer sind Lohndifferenzen unter anderem zwischen Männern und Frauen innerhalb des Berufs.Table of ContentsBerufe und Arbeitsmarktprozesse.- (Un)Gleichheit durch soziale Schließung.- Lizenzierte Berufe und Lohnungleichheit.- Berufe und der Anstieg der Lohnungleichheit.- Veränderung der Geschlossenheit beruflicher Teilarbeitsmärkte.- Welche Effekte hat die Abschaffung des Meisterzwangs im deutschen Handwerk.

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Book SynopsisChristoph Butterwegge zeigt am Beispiel des Rentenpaketes, der Mindestlohngesetzgebung und der jüngsten Erbschaftsteuerreform zugunsten von Firmenerben, dass die Regierungspraxis der 3. Großen Koalition aus CDU, CSU und SPD bis zur Hälfte der laufenden Legislaturperiode weder geeignet war, die Armut zu lindern, noch das Problem der sozialen Polarisierung zu lösen. CDU, CSU und SPD sind für die zunehmende Spaltung des Landes in Arm und Reich nicht einmal sensibel, wie der Koalitionsvertrag unter dem Motto „Deutschlands Zukunft gestalten“ belegt. Obwohl die Regierungsparteien stolz verkünden, einen Großteil ihres gemeinsamen Programms für die 18. Legislaturperiode bereits verwirklicht zu haben, fällt die Erfolgsbilanz hinsichtlich der Verringerung und Verhinderung von Armut im wohlhabenden, wenn nicht reichen Deutschland nach Ansicht des Autors eher dürftig aus. Table of ContentsWas Sie in diesem Essential finden können.- Einleitung.- Reichtumsförderung statt Armutsbekämpfung – die Grundorientierung aller bisherigen Regierungen.- „Armut“ und „Reichtum“ im Koalitionsvertrag von CDU, CSU und SPD.- Das kostenträchtige Rentenpaket – ein Mittel gegen die Armut im Alter?.- Der gesetzliche Mindestlohn – das Ende von Lohndumping und Aufstockerei?.- Die ungenutzte Chance des Verfassungsgerichtsurteils zur Erbschaftsteuer für Unternehmerfamilien: Schonung des privaten Reichtums trotz öffentlicher Armut.- Fazit und Schlussfolgerungen.- Was Sie aus diesem Essential mitnehmen können.- Literaturverzeichnis/„Zum Weiterlesen“.

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Book SynopsisDer Sammelband gibt den aktuellen Stand zu Energiearmut, Energiepolitik und sozialer Ungleichheit wider und analysiert grundlegende Zusammenhänge und Determinanten in Deutschland und Europa. Seit Jahren, und nicht erst im Zuge der Energiewende, steigen in Deutschland die Energiekosten privater Haushalte. Dies trifft verschiedene soziale Gruppen in unterschiedlichem Maße, was wiederum unterschiedlich stark von wohlfahrtsstaatlichen Politiken abgefedert wird. Es ist jedoch der anhaltenden Debatte um steigende Strompreise für Privathaushalte im Zuge der Energiewende in Deutschland zu verdanken, dass Themen wie Energiearmut und Kostenbelastungen das Interesse der Öffentlichkeit geweckt haben. Gleichzeitig wurde deutlich, dass die wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Wechselwirkungen von Energiesystemen und sozialer Ungleichheit in Deutschland bis vor kurzem noch ein völlig unterbelichtetes Forschungsgebiet mit nur wenigen Pionierarbeiten war. Zu zeigen, welche Arbeiten in den vergangenen Jahren stattgefunden haben und welche Erkenntnisse dabei zutage gefördert wurden, ist das Ziel dieses Sammelbandes.Table of ContentsEnergiearmut.- Energiewende.- soziale Ungleichheit.- energetische Sanierung.- Gerechtigkeit.- Energiepolitik.- Sozialpolitik

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Book SynopsisMelanie Speck (geb. Lukas) leistet mit ihrem Buch erstmals einen Überblick über die theoretische und empirische Fundierung von Suffizienz in deutschen Privathaushalten. Damit widmet sie sich einem Kernelement der nachhaltigen Entwicklung, das bisher nur wenig Beachtung in der Gesellschaft gefunden hat. Auf der Basis von 42 Haushaltsinterviews macht sie deutlich, dass ein suffizientes Handeln die moderate Veränderung von gesellschaftlich akzeptierten Kulturtechniken impliziert und dass eine vollkommene Abkehr von heutigen gesellschaftlichen Konsumstrukturen gar nicht notwendig ist.​Table of ContentsDiskurs zur Suffizienz.- Synthese zur Suffizienz.- Suffizienz im Alltag.- Suffizienzhandeln verstehen – Forschungsfragen und Thesen.

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Book SynopsisDenise Klinge untersucht anhand von 25 narrativen Interviews, die mittels der qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse und der dokumentarischen Methode ausgewertet wurden, wie bei der Sekundarschulwahlentscheidung der Eltern für ihre Kinder habituelles und rationales Wählen nach Wert-Erwartungstheorien zusammenhängen. Die Autorin konzentriert sich damit auf die elterliche Übergangsentscheidung als eine Einflussgröße sozialer Bildungsungleichheit. Mit der empirischen Integration beider Theoriestränge (Habitustheorie und Wert-Erwartungstheorien), zeigt Denise Klinge zum einen mögliche Erweiterungen der Mechanismen primärer und sekundärer Herkunftseffekte und Komponenten der Wert-Erwartungstheorien auf. Zum anderen konnten unterschiedliche habituelle Entscheidungstypen rekonstruiert werden, welche tiefere Einblicke in das Entscheidungsverhalten geben. Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisEva Wonneberger untersucht, wie sich demografischer Wandel in ländlichen Regionen besonders auf die Gebäudenutzung und infrastrukturelle Versorgung der Gemeinden auswirkt. Hier können neue Wohnformen einen wichtigen Beitrag leisten, indem sie das Wohnangebot beleben, die bröckelnde Sozialstruktur verbessern und Angebote an Nachbarschaftshilfe sowie Möglichkeiten für Gemeinschaftsleben bieten, die in die Quartiere hineinwirken.Table of ContentsDer demographische Wandel im ländlichen Raum.- Bedeutung gemeinschaftlicher Wohnprojekte in der ländlichen Gemeinde, Daseinfürsorge in Dörfern und kleinen Städten.- Initiativen in ausgewählten Gemeinden: Eichstetten, Burgrieden, Windach, Enzklösterle, Bad Dürrheim, Edenkoben, Wangen im Allgäu und Ursensollen.- Empfehlungen und weiterführende Infos fürs Herangehen.

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Book Synopsis​Unter dem Begriff der „Devianz“ können Verhaltensweisen oder Einstellungen verstanden werden, welche von allgemein anerkannten, normativen Erwartungen einer Gesellschaft abweichen und entsprechend einer informellen oder formellen Sanktionsdrohung unterliegen. Die deviante Missachtung institutioneller Begrenzungen und gesellschaftlich etablierter Normen geht häufig einher mit der Entstehung von Subkulturen.Devianz steht im Spannungsfeld zwischen eigeninteressierter Handlungswahl, situativen Anreizen und durch Merkmale der sozialen Situation moderierten normativen Aspekten. Bei der Erklärung von Devianz sind neben der Theoriebildung auch Aspekte von deren empirischer Erfassung von zentralem Interesse. So zeigt sich bei der Messung von Devianz ein enger Zusammenhang zu Problemen der sozialen Erwünschtheit und Antwortverweigerung.Der vorliegende Sammelband vereint Beiträge, die mit einem empirisch-analytischen Zugang das Thema Devianz und Subkulturen erforschen. Ein zentrales Ziel ist, die Entstehungsbedingungen und Folgen von Normverletzungen und die Messung von Devianz auf eine theoretisch präzise und evidenzbasierte Grundlage zu stellen. Auch soll der Sammelband zu experimenteller Forschung zu Devianz und Subkulturen anregen. Table of ContentsDie Rolle sozialer Normen in einer weiten Rational Choice Theorie der Kriminalität.- Drogenkonsum als rationale Wahl: dynamische Modelle.- Heikle Fragen und Vertrauen: Erklärungen des Antwortverhaltens in Randomized Response Surveys.- Let’s Ask About Sex: Methodological Merits of the Sealed Envelope Technique in Face-to-Face Interviews.- Die Person Sum Technique: Ein neues Instrument zur Erhebung quantitativer heikler Items.- Die Messung der Durchsetzung informeller Normen im Vignetten- und Feldexperiment.- Akademisches Fehlverhalten: Wie ehrlich berichten Studierende über Täuschungen?- Selbstbericht und Vignette als Instrumente zur empirischen Abbildung von Gewalt als Sanktionshandlung.- Frauen – Das ängstliche Geschlecht?.

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Book SynopsisStrukturfragen und Funktionsprobleme der modernen Gesellschaft sind für René König ein Leitthema, das in den unterschiedlichsten Zusammenhängen immer wieder auftaucht, wenn er sich konkreten inhaltlichen Problemfeldern der Gesellschaft in einer soziologischen Gegenwartsanalyse zuwendet Dabei hat König keine systematische Strukturanalyse der Gesellschaft betrieben, auch hat er die Gesellschaft nicht einer abstrakten strukturell-funktionalen Betrachtung unterzogen. In systematischen Beiträgen oder gelegentlich auch beiläufigen Aufsätzen zu den Themen Massengesellschaft und Zeitbewusstsein, Konsum und Ernährung, Alter, Jugend und Geschlecht, entfaltet sich vor allem im Zusammenhang von Industrialisierung und Technikentwicklung sowie unter dem übergeordneten Fokus des sozialen Wandels eine prägnante, konsistente und kontinuierliche Analyse gesellschaftlicher Strukturzusammenhänge, mit denen König "soziologische Orientierung" in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft vermitteln wollte. Zusätzlich enthält der Band Königs Beiträge zur Sozialpsychologie und Psychoanalyse.Table of ContentsSoziologische Orientierungen - Der Mensch in der Sicht des Soziologen - Gestaltungsprobleme der Massengesellschaft - Zeitbewusstsein und sozialer Wandel - Betrachtungen zur Strukturanalyse der Gegenwart - Die Stellung der Frau in der modernen Gesellschaft - Bemerkungen zur Sozialpsychologie u.a.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch befasst sich mit Praktiken und Strukturen, die soziale Ungleichheiten hervorbringen und reproduzieren. Es wird ein theoretisches Konzept entwickelt, das verschiedene Ansätze (Sozialstrukturanalyse, intersektionale Forschung, Lebensverlaufsforschung, Migrationsforschung, Sozialgeschichte) zusammenführt und zeigt, wie positions- und lagespezifische Ungleichheiten mit Prozessen des Othering verwoben sind. Auf dieser Basis wird zum einen die längerfristige Genese sozialer Ungleichheiten seit dem 19. Jahrhundert analysiert; zum anderen wird ein Bild der Ungleichheiten in der transformierten Industriegesellschaft der letzten Jahrzehnte gezeichnet. Trade Review“... Der Band ist nicht nur ein Grundlagenwerk zur Sozialstrukturanalyse der gegenwärtigen Bundesrepublik, sondern zugleich eine fundierte Einführung in Theorien und Methoden der sozialwissenschaftlichen Ungleichheitsforschung. ... bietet das Buch einem breiteren, historisch wie sozialwissenschaftlich interessierten Publikum eine fundierte Einführung in die Analyse moderner kapitalistischer Industriegesellschaften …” (Stephanie Kappacher, in: Soziopolis, soziopolis.de, 4. September 2023)Table of ContentsEntwicklung einer praxeologischen Perspektive auf soziale Differenzierungen.- Soziale Positionen in der gesellschaftlichen Produktion und Reproduktion.- Soziale Lagen im Lebens‐ und Generationenverlauf.- Soziale Ungleichheiten auf dem Weg in die Marktgesellschaft.

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Book SynopsisDas „Kooperative Führungssystem“ (KFS) gilt seit 40 Jahren als die offizielle Führungskonzeption der bundesdeutschen Polizei, wurde aber trotz dieser Bedeutung von der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung bisher nur am Rande zur Kenntnis genommen. Die Arbeit macht den Versuch, das KFS als Bestandteil eines längerfristigen Führungswandels in der Polizei während der 1960er und 1970er Jahre zu beschreiben und seine heutige Funktion für die Polizei zu bestimmen. Trotz der Verankerung in diversen bundesweit gültigen Vorschriften zeigt sich, dass das KFS heutzutage meist auf den Wert des kooperativen Führens reduziert wird. Die Relevanz des KFS für die Polizei ist somit weniger in der Formalstruktur als vielmehr in der Schauseite zu sehen: Mit dem KFS kann die Polizei ihre Orientierung an den Bürgerrechten für das Publikum wirkungsvoll inszenieren.Table of ContentsEin erster Blick auf das Kooperative Führungssystem (KFS).- Eine soziologische Perspektive auf das KFS.- Die Entstehungsbedingungen des KFS: Polizei und Umwelt im Wandel.- Die Evolution des polizeilichen Führungsdenkens: Von der „inneren Führung“ zum Kooperativen Führungssystem.- Das KFS zwischen Formalstruktur und Schauseite.

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