Social mobility Books
Bristol University Press Justice and Fairness in the City
Book SynopsisThis book examines the theory and practice of justice in and of the city through a multi-disciplinary collaboration, which draws on a wide range of expertise. It will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students across a range of disciplines including urban and environmental studies.Trade Review“For those interested in being able to discuss the just city with conceptual clarity in a globalized and urbanized world, this collection is essential reading.” Mark Davidson, Clark University, USATable of ContentsUnderstanding justice and fairness in and of the city ~ Derek Bell and Simin Davoudi; Section One: Local environmental justice; Urban greenspace and environmental justice claims ~ Simin Davoudi and Elizabeth Brooks; The school in the city ~ Pamela Woolner; Transport poverty and urban mobility ~ Roberto Palacin, Geoff Vigar and Sean Peacock; Food justice and the city ~ Jane Midgley and Helen Coulson; Section Two: Spatial justice and the right to the city; Fit and miss-fit: the global spread of urban spatial injustice ~ Suzanne Speak and Ashok Kumar; Toonsformation: skateboarders' renegotiation of city rights ~ Lee Pugalis, Jon Swords, Michael Jeffries and Bob Giddings; Young people and their everyday experience of the city ~ Teresa Strachan and Elisa Lopez-Capel; Section Three: Participation, procedural fairness and local decision making; Public perceptions of unfairness in urban planning ~ Neil Stanley; The importance of the past: cultural legacy and making fairness real ~ David Webb; Section Four: Social justice and life course; Fair shares for all: the challenge of demographic change ~ Rose Gilroy and Elizabeth Brooks; Educating urban youth: fair or foul? ~ Karen Laing, Laura Mazzoli Smith and Liz Todd; Fairness in Newcastle: theory and practice ~ Jan Deckers; A fairer city: towards a pluralistic, relational and multi-scalar perspective ~ Derek Bell and Simin Davoudi.
£75.99
Bristol University Press Justice and Fairness in the City
Book SynopsisThis book examines the theory and practice of justice in and of the city through a multi-disciplinary collaboration, which draws on a wide range of expertise. It will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students across a range of disciplines including urban and environmental studies.Trade Review“For those interested in being able to discuss the just city with conceptual clarity in a globalized and urbanized world, this collection is essential reading.” Mark Davidson, Clark University, USATable of ContentsUnderstanding justice and fairness in and of the city ~ Derek Bell and Simin Davoudi; Section One: Local environmental justice; Urban greenspace and environmental justice claims ~ Simin Davoudi and Elizabeth Brooks; The school in the city ~ Pamela Woolner; Transport poverty and urban mobility ~ Roberto Palacin, Geoff Vigar and Sean Peacock; Food justice and the city ~ Jane Midgley and Helen Coulson; Section Two: Spatial justice and the right to the city; Fit and miss-fit: the global spread of urban spatial injustice ~ Suzanne Speak and Ashok Kumar; Toonsformation: skateboarders' renegotiation of city rights ~ Lee Pugalis, Jon Swords, Michael Jeffries and Bob Giddings; Young people and their everyday experience of the city ~ Teresa Strachan and Elisa Lopez-Capel; Section Three: Participation, procedural fairness and local decision making; Public perceptions of unfairness in urban planning ~ Neil Stanley; The importance of the past: cultural legacy and making fairness real ~ David Webb; Section Four: Social justice and life course; Fair shares for all: the challenge of demographic change ~ Rose Gilroy and Elizabeth Brooks; Educating urban youth: fair or foul? ~ Karen Laing, Laura Mazzoli Smith and Liz Todd; Fairness in Newcastle: theory and practice ~ Jan Deckers; A fairer city: towards a pluralistic, relational and multi-scalar perspective ~ Derek Bell and Simin Davoudi.
£26.59
Bristol University Press Betraying a Generation
Book SynopsisAinley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, having failed to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Concludes with suggestions for positive change.Trade Review"[Ainley's] book is invaluable for those that would oppose the use of education to further fracture society." Critical Professional Learning"Human capital theory is dead. From those tests for four-year-olds to the clutch of GCSEs, A-levels and degrees, will there be a job at the end and what sort of job in this global economy? This book shows clearly what is really happening and offers some very real solutions." Sally Tomlinson, Professor Emeritus, Goldsmiths, University of London"achieves the difficult balance between serving as an introductory text and doing justice to a range of arguments" - Marx & Philosophy Review of Books"Betraying a Generation provides a particularly lucid and authoritative critique of contemporary trends in education and society more broadly - and the far-reaching consequences of such changes for young people in particular." Robin Simmons, Post-16 Educator"Betraying a generation is thorough and comprehensive and will help readers understand key debates about the changing nature of education and work, as well as associated questions about social class, inequality and the economy more generally." British Journal of Educational Studies"The 'betrayal' lies in the lack of understanding. This book remedies this!" Nina Payne, Youth and Community Work graduate"This book decisively debunks the conventional wisdom of neoliberalism and 'human capital' theory and as such is an essential read." Peter Latham, Morning Star"Ever thought school was stupid, college a treadmill, and universities neglected your interest? Have you been propelled towards jobs that either didn’t exist or that you wish didn’t? If you need to know what is really going on in the education and labour markets, I recommend this book." Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford"A brilliant book – forensic analysis supported by research and evidence to reveal powerfully the present state of education. The book is lucidly written, a scintillating success." Stewart Ranson, Professor Emeritus, University of WarwickTable of ContentsIntroduction; From jobs without education to education without jobs; New times; Class structure in the 21st century; Running up a down-escalator; A new politics of education.
£13.38
Policy Press The End of Aspiration
Book SynopsisDuncan Exley draws on expert research and real life experiences including from an actor, a politician, a billionaire entrepreneur and a surgeon to issue a wake-up call to break through segregated opportunity. He offers a manifesto to reboot our prospects and benefit all.Trade Review“A great book, with more information and insight than I can possibly review here” LibDem Voice"A passionate and pertinent contribution to a growing literature on social mobility in an age of inequality." Lynsey Hanley"Uniquely looks at the journeys of diverse group of people’s lives who’ve experienced social mobility and then asks how they can translate into practical steps that government, businesses and communities can take to deliver the sea-change on social mobility Britain so clearly needs. A fascinating challenge to a political system that too often prefers grand ideas and debate over practical change and action.” Justine Greening, Conservative MP for Putney and former Secretary of State for Education"A fresh and original look at social mobility using powerful personal narratives that vividly bring to life the human scale of social mobility." Diane Reay, University of Cambridge“ A cogent and penetrating examination of the myths and realities behind social mobility and aspiration … as well as a compelling personal account of what those terms actually mean in terms of lives lived, ambitions achieved and the barriers to real equality that exist in modern Britain” Stuart Maconie, broadcaster and author of Pies and Prejudice"An accessible and illuminating book that shines a light on the processes which lock many hard-working people out of prosperity in Britain." James Bloodworth, author of Hired and The Myth of Meritocracy"A detailed, often painful anatomy of a crisis. Exley's blend of exhaustive research and empathetic human narrative creates a devastating composite picture of how, at every stage of our lives, through every institution we encounter, wealth and privilege all too often shape experience and opportunity. A book that should not only be read, but urgently acted upon." Sam Byers, author of Perfidious Albion"Exley has managed in this book to take a subject that is all too often given to dry, earnest analysis and more than a little hand-wringing and made it entirely accessible. It is anchored in robust research, but its the humanity, storytelling, and acute observations he brings to the subject of social mobility that makes this a stand-out read." Mary O'Hara, The Guardian and author of The Shame Game."Every politician pretends to aspire to a society where aspiration and talent are rewarded regardless of background - but few take the hard equalising steps towards making that happen. Here's a book full of personal stories and heart-breaking facts showing how far we are from every child starting out with an equal chance. But read Duncan Exley for the remedies that could give us hope." Polly Toynbee, The Guardian"Everyone should read Duncan's book" Miranda Green, Financial Times' Deputy Opinion EditorTable of ContentsIntroduction: What the hell am I doing here?; The Great Meritocracy: How socially mobile is the UK?; Do life-chances begin at birth?; Early Years; School years; Choosing a path; Higher education (formal and informal); Getting a job; Career Progression; Work versus wealth; Does social mobility matter?; Conclusion.
£12.34
Bristol University Press Lowincome Female Teacher Values and Agency in
Book SynopsisThis survey shows how the speech and syntax of low-income female teachers in India's education system establishes a special form of relational agency and empowerment.Table of ContentsThe need for understanding female teacher agency in India; Social relationships as collective achievement and teacher affirmation; Negotiating the social spaces of the female teacher; Attitudes to authentic knowledge and transformation; Policy recommendations.
£76.50
University of Toronto Press Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity
Book SynopsisDrawing from a cross-national perspective and a range of comparative vantage points, Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of poverty.Table of ContentsPreface 1.Poverty Matters: Introduction 2. Understanding Poverty: Conceptualizing, Defining, and Measuring Poverty 3. Poverty in Three Anglo Nations: The Dimensions, Character, and Impact of Poverty 4. Poverty and the Welfare State: Comparative Contrasts 5. Individual-Centred Explanations for Poverty: Biogenetic and Behavioural Accounts 6. Society-Centred Explanations for Poverty: Systemic and Socio-Political Accounts 7. What Can Be Done? References Index
£21.59
University of Toronto Press Apostles of Inequality
Book SynopsisApostles of Inequality explores how changes to land use and ideas about political economy in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century England drove cottagers from the land and impoverished rural workers.Table of Contents1. Introduction: “The Multiplication of Wretchedness” Part I: Arthur Young, the Agricultural Revolution, and the Spread of Poverty 2. “The Yoke of Improvement” 3. “The Enchantment of Property” 4. “A Rooted Hatred Between the Rich and the Poor” Part II: Political Economy and “the Great Lottery of Life” 5. Political Economy and the Rural Poor 6. Nassau Senior and the New Poor Laws Part III: The Economist and a Political Economy “Ordained by Providence” 7. The Economist: “The Most Elementary Truths” 8. Bad Farming: The Ghost of a Dead Monopoly 9. Ireland: “They Lie Beyond the Pale” 10. Cooked Land, Cotton, and Slavery 11. Conclusion: “The Home-made Civilization of the Rural English”
£44.10
Stanford University Press Education and Intergenerational Social Mobility
Book SynopsisThis volume examines the role of education in shaping rates and patterns of intergenerational social mobility among men and women during the twentieth century. Focusing on the relationship between a person's social class and the social class of his or her parents, each chapter looks at a different country—the United States, Sweden, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Contributors examine change in absolute and relative mobility and in education across birth cohorts born between the first decade of the twentieth century and the early 1970s. They find a striking similarity in trends across all countries, and in particular a contrast between the fortunes of people born before the 1950s, those who enjoyed increasing rates of upward mobility and a decline in the strength of the link between class origins and destinations, and later generations who experienced more downward mobility and little change in how origins and destinations are linked. This volume uncovers the factors that drove these shifts, revealing education as significant in promoting social openness. It will be an invaluable source for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of mobility and inequality in the contemporary world. Trade Review"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in educational policy and social mobility. This team of leading international scholars use innovative comparative analysis to corroborate the claim that the expansion and equalization of education enhances mobility between social classes."—Yossi Shavit, Tel Aviv University"Breen and Müller confront the belief that equalizing opportunity can solve Western nations' problems with inequality. Their sophisticated analysis shows why equalizing opportunity may be good in itself but is not the solution to today's problems. Western nations must confront rising inequalities in employment, income, and political voice directly and soon."—Michael Hout, New York University"In this book, first-rate scholars show how social mobility among women and men has changed in the twentieth century, and how this change was influenced by educational expansion and by changes in the association between social origin and education. Their reliable analyses will be of great value to professionals and political actors with interest in social mobility and educational attainment."—Robert Erikson, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University"What sets Education and Intergenerational Social Mobility in Europe and the United States apart from previous, less empirical, discussions is the way the bigger picture emerges from an analysis of large datasets....The book is methodologically rigorous, heavily referenced and data-rich, incorporating many detailed tables and graphs."—Veronica Coram, Interngenerational Justice ReviewTable of Contents1, Introduction: Social Mobility and Education in the Twentieth Century —Richard Breen, Walter Müller 2. Methodological Preliminaries —Richard Breen 3. The Land of Opportunity? Trends in Social Mobility and Education in the United States —Florian R. Hertel, Fabian T. Pfeffer 4. Sweden, the Middle Way? Trends and Patterns in Social Mobility and Educational Inequality —Richard Breen, Jan O. Jonsson 5. Intergenerational Mobility and Social Fluidity in France over Birth Cohorts and Age: The Role of Education —Louis-André Vallet 6. Education as an Equalizing Force: How Declining Education Inequality and Educational Expansion Have Contributed to More Social Fluidity in Germany —Reinhard Pollak, Walter Müller 7. The Swiss El Dorado? Education and Social Mobility in Twentieth-Century Switzerland —Julie Falcon 8. The Role of Education in the Social Mobility of Dutch Cohorts, 1908–1974 —Richard Breen, Ruud Luijkx, Eline Berkers 9. Education and Social Fluidity in Contemporary Italy: An Analysis of Cohort Trends —Carlo Barone, Raffaele Guetto 10. Intergenerational Social Mobility in Twentieth-Century Spain: Social Fluidity without Educational Equalization? —Carlos J. Gil-Hernández, Fabrizio Bernardi, Ruud Luijkx 11. Social Mobility in the Twentieth Century in Europe and the United States —Richard Breen and Walter Müller
£53.60
Bristol University Press The Growing Challenge of Youth Unemployment in
Book SynopsisMuch of the literature that addresses youth unemployment has been framed within an economic paradigm and much less attention has been focused on the role played by country-specific value orientations in structuring economic activity. Drawing on extensive fieldwork research and the work of experts in Europe and the United States, this book provides a culturally nuanced analysis of key issues relating to youth unemployment. Examining the causes and consequences of youth unemployment, it explores ways forward to promote economic self-sufficiency. This pioneering work offers invaluable tailored policy solutions to tackle one of today’s most important socioeconomic issues.Table of Contents1. Introduction ~ Radha Jagannathan 2. Acceptable Jobs and the Epidemic of Youth Unemployment in Southern Italy ~ Maurizio Caserta, Livio Ferrante, Radha Jagannathan and Simona Monteleone 3. No Jobs, No Hope: The Future of Youth Employment in Spain ~ José L. Arco-Tirado, Francisco D. Fernández-Martín and Radha Jagannathan 4. Dirigisme Pour L’Ordinaire: Vocational Training in 21st Century France ~ Michael J. Camasso, Guillaume Moissonnier and Radha Jagannathan 5. Educating Youth for Future Unemployment in Greece ~ Radha Jagannathan and Ioanna Tsoulou 6. Labor Market Policies to Fight Youth Unemployment in Portugal: Between Statism and Experimentalism ~ Paulo Marques and Pedro Videira 7. Adaptability of the German Vocational Model to Mediterranean Countries ~ Jale Tosun, Julia Weiss, Alexa Meyer-Hamme and Marcel Katzlinger 8. US Style Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Youth Employment: Exporting the Promise ~ Radha Jagannathan and Michael J. Camasso 9. Grading the Implementation Prospects: Where Do We Go from Here? ~ Radha Jagannathan
£76.00
Bristol University Press The Degree Generation: The Making of Unequal
Book SynopsisWhat are the challenges for the current generation of graduate millennials? The role of universities and the changing nature of the graduate labour market are constantly in the news, but less is known about the experiences of those going through it. This book traces the transition to the graduate labour market of a cohort of middle-class and working-class young people who were tracked through seven years of their undergraduate and post-graduation lives. Using personal stories and voices, the book provides fascinating insights into the group’s experience of graduate employment and how their life-course transitions are shaped by their social backgrounds and education. Critically evaluating current government and university policies, it shows the attitudes and values of this generation towards their hopes and aspirations on employment, political attitudes and cultural practices.Trade Review"An insightful read that will captivate the interest of anyone concerned with how inequalities continue to affect graduates’ transitions from university to the labour market" Educational ReviewTable of Contents1. Graduate Success and Graduate Lives 2. Moving on Up: Researching the Lives and Careers of Young Graduates 3. London Calling: Being Mobile and Mobilizing Capitals 4. ‘There’s No Place Like Home’: Graduate Mobilities and Spatial Belonging 5. Jobs for the Boys? Gender, Capital and Male-Dominated Fields 6. Intersections of Class and Gender in the Making of ‘Top Boys’ in the Finance Sector 7. Following Dreams and Temporary Escapes: The Impacts of Cruel Optimism 8. Lucky Breaks? Unplanned Graduate Pathways and Fateful Outcomes 9. Conclusion: The Making of Graduate Lives
£72.00
Bristol University Press The Political Economy of Fortune and Misfortune:
Book SynopsisLuck greatly influences a person’s quality of life. Yet little of our politics looks at how institutions can amplify good or bad luck that widens social inequality. But societies can change their fortune. Too often debates about inequality focus on the accuracy of data or modelling while missing the greater point about ethics and exploitation. In the wake of growing disparity between the 1% and other classes, this book combines philosophical insights with social theory to offer a much-needed political economy of life chances. Timcke advances new thought on the role luck plays in redistributive justice in 21st century capitalism.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Egalitarian Turn in Liberalism 3. Where Liberalism Falls Short 4. The Problem of Contingency 5. Accounting for Uncertain Opportunities 6. A Social Analysis of Institutional Luck 7. Markets are Not Morally Neutral 8. Conclusion: The Tasks of Engaged Liberal Social Theory
£76.50
Information Age Publishing Talking About Structural Inequalities in Everyday
Book SynopsisThe book, Talking About Structural Inequalities in Everyday Life: New Politics of Race in Groups, Organizations, and Social Systems, provides critical attention to contemporary, innovative, and cutting?edge issues in group, organizational, and social systems that address the complexities of racialized structural inequalities in everyday life. This book provides a comprehensive focus on systemic, societal, and organizational functioning in a variety of contexts in advancing the interdisciplinary fields of human development, counseling, social work, education, public health, multiculturalism/cultural studies, and organizational consultation. One of the most fundamental aspects of this book engages readers in the connection between theory and praxis that incorporates a critical analytic approach to learning and the practicality of knowledge. A critical emphasis examines how inequalities and power relations manifest in groups, organizations, communities, and social systems within societal contexts. In particular, suppressing talk about racialized structural inequalities in the dominant culture has traditionally worked to marginalize communities of color. The subtle, barely visible, and sometimes unspeakable behavioral practices involving these racialized dynamics are explored. This scholarly book provides a valuable collection of chapters for researchers, prevention experts, clinicians, and policy makers, as well as research organizations, not?for?profit organizations, clinical agencies, and advanced level undergraduate and graduate courses focused on counseling, social work, education, public health, organizational consultation and advocacy.Table of Contents Endorsements Foreword Preface Part I: Structural Inequalities for Individuals of Color and Mental Health. Between Rage and a Hard Place: A Cautionary Tale of Colin Ferguson, Racial Politics, and Caribbean American Mental Health, Schekeva P. Hall. Africana Women’s Ways of Coping with Traumatic Life Events: A Meta?Ethnography, Nyasha Grayman?Simpson, Jacqueline S. Mattis, and Nenelwa Tomi. Systemic and Workplace Microaggressions and the Workplace: Recommendations for Best Practices for Institutions and Organizations, Aisha M. B. Holder and Kevin L. Nadal. The Impact of Microaggressions and Structural Inequalities on the Well?being of Latina/o American Communities, David P. Rivera, Rebecca Rangel Campón, and Krista Herbert. Hidden in Plain Sight: Structural Inequalities and (In)visible Violence in the Lives of African American Women, Carolyn M. West. Tipping the Scale: Implementation of The Project SisterCircle Intervention to Facilitate Youth Coping with the Effects of Structural Inequalities, Wendi S. Williams and Janee Nesbitt. Ethnoviolence as Structural Inequality: Media Representations of Black/African Descent Women, Wendi S. Williams, Ellen L. Short, and Dianne Ghiraj. “Black Lives Matter”: Structural Violence, Agency, and Resiliency in Black Transgender Women’s Communities, Leo Wilton and Ellen L. Short. Race, Sexuality, AIDS, and Activism in Black Same?Gender Practicing Men’s Communities in Post?Apartheid South Africa, Leo Wilton. Part II: Structural Inequalities and Institutions. A Critical Examination of Educational Disparities in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities, Dina C. Maramba and Xavier J. Hernandez. Racialized Perspectives on the Prison Industrial Complex, Alex L. Pieterse. The Efficacy of Programmatic Initiatives on Improving the Graduation Rates of Black Male Collegians, Jameel A. Scott, Kourtney P. Gray, Christopher C. Graham,and Robert T. Palmer. Racial Inequalities and the Assessment of Intelligence: A Brief Historical and Interdisciplinary View, Lisa A. Suzuki and Cherubim A. Quizon. Part III: Organizational and Group Dynamics and Structural Inequalities. The Race Idea Tends to Make People Wicked” An Exploration of Why It Persists, Charla Hayden, Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, Nafissatou Diallo and Dominique Strauss?Kahn. A Group Relations Perspective: Black Women, Feminism, and the Act of Giving Voice, Ellen L. Short. Reclaiming The Human: Exploring Caste Through The Lens of Group Relations Conference Experiences, Rosemary Viswanath. About the Authors.
£49.95
Information Age Publishing Talking About Structural Inequalities in Everyday
Book SynopsisThe book, Talking About Structural Inequalities in Everyday Life: New Politics of Race in Groups, Organizations, and Social Systems, provides critical attention to contemporary, innovative, and cutting?edge issues in group, organizational, and social systems that address the complexities of racialized structural inequalities in everyday life. This book provides a comprehensive focus on systemic, societal, and organizational functioning in a variety of contexts in advancing the interdisciplinary fields of human development, counseling, social work, education, public health, multiculturalism/cultural studies, and organizational consultation. One of the most fundamental aspects of this book engages readers in the connection between theory and praxis that incorporates a critical analytic approach to learning and the practicality of knowledge. A critical emphasis examines how inequalities and power relations manifest in groups, organizations, communities, and social systems within societal contexts. In particular, suppressing talk about racialized structural inequalities in the dominant culture has traditionally worked to marginalize communities of color. The subtle, barely visible, and sometimes unspeakable behavioral practices involving these racialized dynamics are explored. This scholarly book provides a valuable collection of chapters for researchers, prevention experts, clinicians, and policy makers, as well as research organizations, not?for?profit organizations, clinical agencies, and advanced level undergraduate and graduate courses focused on counseling, social work, education, public health, organizational consultation and advocacy.Table of Contents Endorsements Foreword Preface Part I: Structural Inequalities for Individuals of Color and Mental Health. Between Rage and a Hard Place: A Cautionary Tale of Colin Ferguson, Racial Politics, and Caribbean American Mental Health, Schekeva P. Hall. Africana Women’s Ways of Coping with Traumatic Life Events: A Meta?Ethnography, Nyasha Grayman?Simpson, Jacqueline S. Mattis, and Nenelwa Tomi. Systemic and Workplace Microaggressions and the Workplace: Recommendations for Best Practices for Institutions and Organizations, Aisha M. B. Holder and Kevin L. Nadal. The Impact of Microaggressions and Structural Inequalities on the Well?being of Latina/o American Communities, David P. Rivera, Rebecca Rangel Campón, and Krista Herbert. Hidden in Plain Sight: Structural Inequalities and (In)visible Violence in the Lives of African American Women, Carolyn M. West. Tipping the Scale: Implementation of The Project SisterCircle Intervention to Facilitate Youth Coping with the Effects of Structural Inequalities, Wendi S. Williams and Janee Nesbitt. Ethnoviolence as Structural Inequality: Media Representations of Black/African Descent Women, Wendi S. Williams, Ellen L. Short, and Dianne Ghiraj. “Black Lives Matter”: Structural Violence, Agency, and Resiliency in Black Transgender Women’s Communities, Leo Wilton and Ellen L. Short. Race, Sexuality, AIDS, and Activism in Black Same?Gender Practicing Men’s Communities in Post?Apartheid South Africa, Leo Wilton. Part II: Structural Inequalities and Institutions. A Critical Examination of Educational Disparities in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities, Dina C. Maramba and Xavier J. Hernandez. Racialized Perspectives on the Prison Industrial Complex, Alex L. Pieterse. The Efficacy of Programmatic Initiatives on Improving the Graduation Rates of Black Male Collegians, Jameel A. Scott, Kourtney P. Gray, Christopher C. Graham,and Robert T. Palmer. Racial Inequalities and the Assessment of Intelligence: A Brief Historical and Interdisciplinary View, Lisa A. Suzuki and Cherubim A. Quizon. Part III: Organizational and Group Dynamics and Structural Inequalities. The Race Idea Tends to Make People Wicked” An Exploration of Why It Persists, Charla Hayden, Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, Nafissatou Diallo and Dominique Strauss?Kahn. A Group Relations Perspective: Black Women, Feminism, and the Act of Giving Voice, Ellen L. Short. Reclaiming The Human: Exploring Caste Through The Lens of Group Relations Conference Experiences, Rosemary Viswanath. About the Authors.
£87.40
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Migration, Mobilities and the Arab Spring: Spaces
Book SynopsisConfronting questions of globalization, mobilities and space in the Mediterranean, and more specifically in the eastern Mediterranean, this book introduces a new type of complexity and ambiguity to the study of the global. In this theoretical frame an increasingly urban articulation of global logics and struggles, and an escalating use of urban space to make political claims, not only by citizens but also by foreigners, can be found. By emphasizing the interplay between global, regional and local phenomena, the book examines new forms and conditions, such as the transformation of borders, the reconfiguration of transnational communities, the agency of transnational families, new mobilities and diasporas, and transnational networks of humanitarian response. The contributions from a variety of disciplines demonstrate that the reconfiguration of mobilities and the accompanying problem of inhospitable politics towards refugees at different levels, as well as humanitarian responses to it, is one of the major impacts, globally speaking, of the Arab Spring. Through the reconfiguration of such new mobilities there is an urgency to properly map the space of the many trajectories of those transnational connections. The editor concludes that there is, however, great difficulty in doing so as it is constantly disconnected by new arrivals, constantly waiting to be determined by the configuration and reconfiguration of both historical and contemporary relations.This exploration of migration, mobilities and the Arab Spring, is essential reading for scholars across a multitude of disciplines. The book's themes are of major interest and importance for policymakers and administrators at national and international levels.Contributors include: H. Afailal, R. Al Akash, C. Beaugrand, K. Boswall, C. Denaro, K. Doraï, V. Geisser, L. Navone, N. Ribas-Mateos, S. Sassen, S. Schmelter, C.H. SchwarzTrade Review'Natalia Ribas-Mateos has produced a brilliant analysis of the consequences of the Arab Spring in terms of new and ongoing mobilities, migrations and displacement of populations - an essential component to understanding current global changes in the region and beyond. Empirically grounded and theoretically innovative, the book is a wonderful example of comparative interdisciplinary scholarship on an issue with both local and global resonance.' --Russell King, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Saskia Sassen: Membership and its Instabilities PART I MAPPING KEY CONCEPTS AFTER 2011 1. Eastern Mediterranean Mobilities After the Arab Spring: Transformations Over Time or Sudden Change? Natalia Ribas-Mateos 2. The Role of Diasporas, Migrants and Exiles in the Arab Revolutions and Political Transitions Claire Beaugrand and Vincent Geisser 3. Euro-Mediterranean Relations in the Field of Migration Management: Contrasting Morocco and Turkey as Case Studies Hafsa Afailal PART II UNDERSTANDING MOBILITY AND ENCLOSURE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 4. The Reconfiguration of Mediterranean Migration Routes After the War in Syria: Narratives of the ‘Egyptian Route’ to Italy (and Beyond) Chiara Denaro 5. Refugees From Syria as ‘Guests’ in Germany: The Moral Economy of German Refugee Policy In 2014 Christoph H. Schwarz PART III RESEARCHING BORDER ZONES: NEW MOBILITIES AND TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS OF HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE 6. The Field Before the Battle: Palestinian Mobilities and the Gaza-Israel-Egypt Triangular Border Before (and After) The 2011 Egyptian Uprising Lorenzo Navone 7. Listening to the Voices of Syrian Women and Girls Living as Urban Refugees in Northern Jordan: A Narrative Ethnography of Early Marriage Ruba Al Akash and Karen Boswall 8. Palestinian Refugees and the Current Syrian Conflict: From Settled Refugees to Stateless Asylum Seekers? Kamel Doraï 9. The Question of Governing Syrian Refugees: An Ethnography of Lebanon's Humanitarian Regime Susanne Schmelter Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Social Inequality Across the Generations: The
Book SynopsisSocial Inequality Across the Generations provides an innovative perspective on social stratification studies by advancing the theoretical and empirical case for the influence of resource compensation. It examines whether resource compensation is a successful mechanism for social mobility, contrasting it against competing types of resource accumulation such as multiplication. So, this book is the first to extensively cover the role of compensation in intergenerational attainment - a new and rapidly spreading concept in stratification research. The editors bring together research on different types of resources contributing to social mobility from the nuclear family, extended family and society, including in-depth analysis of the influence of wider family members in three different contexts and specific empirical chapters covering European and US societies. The authors cover a variety of institutional systems that achieve similar results through contrasting methods, and this conceptual framework reveals which policies have the biggest effect on social mobility. The book offers original insight into intergenerational inequality and mobility for researchers and students of social stratification research and social mobility, particularly within sociology, social policy and economics.Contributors include: F. Bernardi, H.-P. Blossfeld, D. Boertien, J. Erola, M. Grätz, J. Helemäe, M. Kainu, J. Kallio, O. Kangas, E. Kilpi-Jakonen, H. Lehti, A. Minello, J. Palme, F.T. Pfeffer, I. Prix, H. Pöyliö, E. Saar, Ø.N. WiborgTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Compensation and other forms of accumulation in intergenerational social inequality Jani Erola and Elina Kilpi-Jakonen Part II: Intra-familial compensation 2. The role of economic and cultural resources in the intergenerational transmission of education in Estonia Ellu Saar and Jelena Helemäe 3. Do families display compensatory behaviour following parental separation? A study of the impact of separation on family life by social background Diederik Boertien 4. Parental responses to disadvantageous life events: The month of birth penalty in England Michael Grätz and Fabrizio Bernardi Part III: Extra-familial compensation 5. How do aunts and uncles compensate for low parental education in children’s educational attainment? Hannu Lehti and Jani Erola 6. Does Donald need Uncle Scrooge? Extended-family wealth and children’s educational attainment in the United States Irene Prix and Fabian Pfeffer 7. Family wealth and school grades in Norway: Exploring how immediate and extended family wealth matter for children’s school performance Øyvind N. Wiborg Part IV: Institutional compensation 8. Can adult education compensate for early disadvantages? The role of adult education in reducing inequalities for German men and women Alessandra Minello and Hans-Peter Blossfeld 9. The multifaceted roles of the social investment state in compensating, accumulating and multiplying endowments over the life cycle Olli Kangas, Joakim Palme and Markus Kainu 10. The impact of education and family policies on intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status in Europe Heta Pöyliö and Johanna Kallio Index
£99.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Access to Success and Social Mobility through
Book SynopsisThis edited collection illuminates the benefits, drawbacks, challenges, opportunities of the push to widen access to success and social mobility through university and other post-secondary education experiences in the UK and internationally. It examines a range of particular case studies, and addresses issues including the role of part-time study, the experiences of BAME students, increasing access within rural communities, issues faced by those with mental health problems, and the role of employers. There has been some progress in some countries; increased access and enhanced success for some targeted populations, but not for others; and improvements in some regions of particular countries, but not for others. Efforts to improve access to success and social mobility, to strengthen the identification and nurturing of talent in every community and every corner of our societies, is, like the ‘curate’s egg’, only good in parts. This collection demonstrates that educational inequalities, unfairness and injustices still remain.Trade ReviewThrough 15 chapters by education researchers from the UK, Africa, the US, Israel, and Australia, this volume examines the challenges and opportunities related to widening access to success and social mobility through higher education experiences in the UK and around the world. They discuss how highly selective universities in the UK can be held to account for their contribution to social mobility; access to higher education in South Africa; the role of policy in enhancing social mobility through access to part-time study; increasing access to tertiary and higher education in rural communities in Tasmania and New Zealand; the contribution of social capital to student success in higher education; the experiences of black, Asian, and minority ethnic undergraduates in a UK creative arts university; students' views of the institutional learning environment in a multicultural college and impacts on their academic and social success; the relationship between social background and future educational and occupational outcomes; opening up higher education to those with mental health problems; service learning in academic activism for educational transformation; the development of a new campus of Coventry University in Scarborough; a teacher’s experience of the effect of part-time degree study; a whole-institution approach to widening participation in higher education; and the role of global advocacy and action in access. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *'Access to Success and Social Mobility Through Higher Education: A Curate’s Egg? is a welcome contribution to the current debate on access, success and social mobility, which can certainly provide a platform for local and global campaigning for social justice to drive change – a call for us to shout loudly about the need to think differently about how we address inequality of access to success and lifelong learning opportunities.' -- Kath Bridger, University of Bradford. Reviewed in Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Volume 22, Number 1, April 2020.Table of ContentsForeword; Dianne Willcocks CBE, DL 1. Access to success and social mobility through higher education: A Curate's Egg?; Stuart Billingham Section A Aspects of the contemporary access debate 2. Access to the "elite" in England; Emile Sundorph, Danail Vasilev and Louis Coiffait 3. Access to higher education in South Africa; Clara Gwatirera 4. Learning through life revisited: the role of policy in enhancing social mobility through access to part-time study; Liz Marr and John Butcher 5. Increasing access to tertiary education in rural communities: experiences from Tasmania and New Zealand; Margaret Noble and Jessica Grant Section B Focusing on student success and social mobility 6. What can social capital contribute to student success in higher education? Perspectives from students and institutions; Helen May and Mark Jones 7. "So you want to be an academic"? The experiences of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Undergraduates in a UK Creative Arts University; Siobhan Clay 8. Students' views of tertiary education as ‘access to success’: A case study of a multicultural college in Israel; Bruria Schaedel 9. Collective Responsibility and Collaborative Action: Universities and Employers in Pursuit of Social Mobility; Nik Miller Section C Innovations in access to success 10. Students not Patients: Opening-up the university to those with mental health problems; Simon Newton and Nick Rowe 11. Service-learning and academic activism: a review, prospects, and a time for revival?; Tony Wall, Dwight E Giles and Tim Stanton 12. Warming a higher education cold spot: the case of Coventry University in Scarborough; Craig Gaskell and Ian Dunn 13. A teacher's experience of the transformative pedagogic effect of part-time degree study; Gerard Sharpling and Neil Murray Section D Access to success and social mobility: Thinking big 14. Access to success and social mobility involves everyone! A whole institution approach to widening participation; Liz Thomas 15. Advocating for Access: World Access to Higher Education Day and beyond; Graeme Atherton
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Emerald Publishing Limited Social Movements, Stakeholders and Non-Market
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together new research that bridges the domains of stakeholder theory, non-market strategy and social movement theory. Although these three research domains have developed via relatively distinct academic communities, they speak to a common set of phenomena at the intersection of business, markets, civil society, and the state. This collection sets an agenda for a more holistic theory of business and society – a theory that takes seriously the various kinds of stakeholders that make up society and have claims over business, that incorporates the goals and objectives of businesses to survive and thrive, and that places an important role on the process of mobilization and contentious interaction between actors whose goals inherently conflict. Using a range of quantitative and qualitative methods, contributors focus on a phenomenon at the intersection of business, civil society, and government. Examining markets shaped by heavy stakeholder involvement and contention, chapters explore topics such as markets for electric vehicles, medical marijuana, municipal drinking water, and cigarettes along with controversial business practice, including employment practices for LGBT workers and racial/ethnic minorities, and working conditions in global supply chains.Trade ReviewResearchers from North America, Europe, and South America present 12 chapters on the relationship between social movement theory, stakeholder theory, and non-market strategy. They consider social movements and organizational theory, including the role of social movements in the development of the electric car industry in California, how social movement organizations impacted the medical marijuana industry, how the impact of a social movement changes over time, and social movement theory’s contribution to understanding activism around corporations and markets; social movements and stakeholders, with discussion of the conditions under which a firm's corporate social responsibility initiatives may lead to a decrease in shareholder value after a negative event, worker organizing campaigns in the US and China, the impact of stakeholder attention and pressure on service quality outcomes of water systems in the US, and the power and influence of stakeholders; and social movements and non-market strategy, including the role of activist and firm organizing in institutional change, the role of different strategies in influencing field-level change, and research on non-market strategy and social movements. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Integrating Research Perspectives on Business and Society; Jocelyn Leitzinger, Brayden King, and Forrest Briscoe 1. Plug Power: Social Movements and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in California, 1995-2012; Sunasir Dutta, Hayagreeva Rao and Ion Bogdan Vasi 2. Negotiating Moral Boundaries: Social Movements and the Strategic (Re)definition of the Medical in Cannabis Markets; Cyrus Dioun 3. Movement-Led Institutional Change: Uncertainty, Networks, and the Diffusion of Contentious Practices in Organizational Fields; Forrest Briscoe and Sean Safford 4. Social Movement Theory’s Contribution to Understanding Activism Around Corporations and Markets; Sarah A. Soule 5. The Negative Relationship Between Event-Specific Corporate Social Responsibility and Shareholder Value; Susan A. Kayser 6. Bridging Social Movement and Industrial Relations Theory: An Analysis of Worker Organizing Campaigns in the U.S. and China; Maite Tapia, Manfred Elfström and Denisse Roca-Servat 7. Not a Drop to Drink? Drinking Water Quality, System Ownership, and Stakeholder Attention; A. Wren Montgomery, Thomas P. Lyon, and Dan Zhao 8. Influence Stakeholders, Influence the World; Michael L. Barnett 9. On Two Sides of the Smoke Screen: How Activist Organizations and Corporations use Protests, Campaign Contributions, and Lobbyists to Influence Institutional Change; Ana M. Aranda and Tal Simons 10. Failure or Success? Defensive Strategies and Piecemeal Change Among Racial Inequalities in the Brazilian Banking Sector; Mario Aquino Alves and Marcus Vinícius Peinado Gomes 11. Non-market Strategy and Social Movements Research: What Are the Gains from Trade?; Thomas P. Lyon Afterword. Broadening Business and Society Research: A Postscript on the Limits of Strategic Action; Michael Lounsbury
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Inequality, Social Protection and Social Justice
Book SynopsisInequality is back on the academic and political agenda. This book considers the extent and impact of social protection - including social assistance, social insurance, universal allowances and mandates - on inequality. The author illustrates how effectively designed and implemented forms of social protection can make significant contributions to reducing inequalities, promoting egalitarian ideals and achieving social justice. Critical and incisive, this book is essential reading for students and academics studying social protection and inequality. It will also be of interest to scholars in social policy, international social welfare and development studies, as well as practitioners and professionals in government and international agencies.Trade Review‘James Midgley provides a very helpful and insightful overview of the field of social protection.... A strength of this book is the wide scope that the author takes. Oftentimes books dealing with the social welfare state and safety net programs focus on either the OECD countries or the Global South. Midgley is adept at covering both. By doing so, the reader gains considerable insight into the differences and similarities across countries in attempting to protect their citizens from economic hardship and vulnerability.’ -- Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare‘This text is central to understanding how social protection can promote equality by using the intervention of the state in designing egalitarian policies as well as by international organisations reflecting on their own impact on inequality. This book is aimed at academics, policymakers and professionals looking for viable strategies connecting power and resources of the state to promote social justice in western countries and the Global South.’ -- Lorena Ossio Bustillos, European Journal of Social Security‘This book, by a renowned scholar in the social policy field, is a welcome addition to the literature. It provides a thorough analysis of some key issues. The fact that so much of the social policy literature adopts a narrow national approach makes the global focus of this book quite a breath of fresh air. There is also a good balance of historical overview and contemporary analysis. I enjoyed reading this book and my hope that it will not only be of help to students of social policy, political theory, sociology and social work in appreciating the significance of inequality, social protection and social justice, but also be of value to campaigners, activists, policy developers and others in seeking to create and sustain a more determined effort to tackle inequality and the social ills it so fully contributes to.’ -- Neil Thompson, International Journal of Social Welfare'The issue of inequality has returned to global agendas. James Midgley, the doyen of global social policy research, insists that social protection has a role to play in tackling inequality. He sets out an agenda of institutional reform that revitalizes the egalitarian claim of social protection, but stays away from simple cure-all solutions.' --Lutz Leisering, Bielefeld University, Germany'This volume is an important and timely contribution to the scholarship and policy debates on inequality and the role of state supported social protection schemes in mitigating it. Midgely's engaging and lucid text provides an integrated and comprehensive overview of real world programmes and evidence of their redistributive impact, while retaining historical and conceptual perspectives. In contrast to much of the literature in this area, the cases presented in this text come from both the global North and South and a more pluralistic account of social protection is provided which transcends traditional western notions of insurance, income transfers and credits. The text will be accessible and relevant for a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds and an invaluable resource for all those interested in comparative social welfare.' --Rebecca Surender, University of Oxford, UK'This book makes a critically important contribution to the literature on inequality and on social policy What the reader learns from this superb study is that careful policy design, adequate funding and effective implementation are needed to ensure that social policies are effective in promoting equality and social justice. This work is yet another confirmation that Professor Midgley is among the most distinguished social policy scholars of our time and that social policy has a role in the establishment of societies that are more just and equitable.' --Silvia Borzutzky, Carnegie Mellon University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Understanding and Addressing Inequality 1. Defining Inequality 2. The Dynamics of Inequality 3. Addressing Inequality Part II: Social Protection and Its Global Impact 4. Features of Social Protection 5. The Historical Evolution of Social Protection 6. Social Protection Goals and Impact Part III: Social Protection and Social Justice 7. Social Protection and Redistribution 8. Towards Egalitiarian Social Protection References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Global Social Justice
Book SynopsisIn the 50 years since Rawls' seminal work A Theory of Justice, the concept has been constantly debated, with those on the political right and left advocating very different understandings. This unique global collection, written by an exceptional group of international experts, offers a wide-ranging analysis that challenges claims that the market can provide social justice for all. Comprehensive in both its geographical and thematic coverage, authors link theory to policy and practice. Sections cover how to think strategically about social justice in relation to national perspectives; equality and human rights; and applications of the concept to a range of welfare divisions and professional practices. Reflecting both historical and contemporary debates on the subject, the Handbook provides a strong political focus, as well as widening the view of social justice past narrow perspectives on welfare provision. This Handbook will be an excellent tool for students at a postgraduate level in the social sciences, particularly social policy, sociology, politics and philosophy. Established researchers of political and sociological theory, practitioners and policy makers in professional areas of welfare provision will also find the extensive insights into current research exceptionally useful for enhancing and developing their work, and situating it within a clear political and philosophical context.Contributors include: S. Aboim, D. Beetham, J. Bradshaw, G. Craig, M. David, W.T. Duncanson, N. Ellison, I. Greener, B. Hale, J. Hearn, M. Hill, J. Hudson, L. Kahn, M. Kennet, S. Lansley, A. Lewicki, K. Lucas, H. Mahomed, K. Martens, M. Mayo, P. Mendes, S.P. Mohanty, N. Naylor, F. Nullmeier, P. Parvin, J. Phillimore, M.J. Prince, K. Rummery, P. Savidan, A. Sayer, T. Shakespeare, T. Shefer, H. Sommerlad, P. Somerville, V. Taylor, A. Walker, N. WatsonTrade Review'This wide-ranging Handbook demonstrates how the concept of social justice provides a valuable lens for the analysis of diverse contemporary policy and political issues. Drawing on a number of disciplines and theoretical perspectives, it puts theory to the service of policy and practice.' --Professor the Baroness Ruth Lister of Burtersett, Loughborough University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction the the Handbook on Global Social Justice Gary Craig 2. Theories of social justice Phil Parvin Part I: Thinking strategically about social justice 3. Income, work and justice Andrew Sayer 4. Social justice and social welfare John Hudson 5. Democracy and social justice David Beetham 6. Poverty, inequality and social justice Stewart Lansley Part II: Social justice: some national perspectives 7. Canada: social justice and social policy in a liberal welfare state Michael J. Prince 8. Social justice in Australia: Ending the over-representation of Indigenous children in out-of-home care and returning them to their communities Philip Mendes 9. France: Social justice and perceptions of inequalities - a democratisation of an oligarchic ethos Patrick Savidan 10. Germany: justice as a dominant political value Frank Nullmeier 11. Social justice in the United States W. Thomas Duncanson 12. Social justice perspectives in South Africa’s struggle for social transformation Viviene Taylor Part III: Social justice, equalities and human rights 13. Racialised inequalities and social justice: policy frames and social change John Solomos 14. Gender equality and social justice Kirstein Rummery 15. Disability and social justice Tom Shakespeare and Nicholas Watson 16. Ageing and social justice Alan Walker 17. Sexualities, social justice and sexual justice Jeff Hearn, Sofia Aboim and Tamara Shefer 18. Social justice and human rights Brenda Hale 19. Saving social justice and environmental justice in an age of tyranny and corruption Miriam Kennet Part IV Social justice in practice 20. Public policy in practice Nick Ellison 21. Law and social justice Hilary Sommerlad 22. Migration and social justice: parity of participation for asylum-seekers in the UK? Jenny Phillimore 23. Social justice and community development: social justice in practice Marjorie Mayo 24. Social justice and health Ian Greener 25. Challenging inequalities in education: A feminist approach Miriam E. David 26. Perspectives on transport and social justice Karel Martens and Karen Lucas 27. Housing and social justice Peter Somerville 28. Social justice and employment Michael Hill 29. Civil society and the values of social justice Gary Craig 30. Social justice and culture: on identity, intersectionality, and epistemic privilege Satya P. Mohanty 31. An exploration of love in the time of inequality: philanthropy an social justice Nicolette Naylor and Halima Mahomed 32. Religion, ‘race’ and social justice Aleksandra Lewicki 33. Social justice for children Jonathan Bradshaw 34. Social justice and the media: disrupting the frame - repositioning visual storytelling for change Leora Kahn Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Human Mobility and Migration
Book SynopsisWhile mobility trajectories and experiences are key in migrants’ lives, they are relatively neglected in the field of migration studies. Using mobility as a unique angle of approach, the Handbook of Human Mobility and Migration is a pioneering assessment of the theoretical concerns, empirical questions and issues of governance surrounding international mobility and migration today.Adopting an empirical interdisciplinary approach, Ettore Recchi and Mirna Safi draw together incisive contributions from a wide range of experts in the fields of sociology, geography, political science and demography. Chapters explore circular migration, public opinion on immigration, visa and border infrastructure and debates on whether international migration is truly global. They examine the critical research gap between mobility and migration, and address paramount questions using state-of-the-art theories and evidence.Providing concise overviews of issues at the top of the current research agenda in the field, this timely Handbook will be an essential reference for students and academics of migration studies, sociology, social policy, political science, human geography, demography, and international relations. It will also be of significant interest to researchers and policy professionals operating in these fields.Trade Review‘What truly sets this Handbook apart is its robust empirical foundation, drawing from both established and innovative data sources. It is, without a doubt, a truly “handy” Handbook, an indispensable resource for aspiring scholars entering the field and a must-have for anyone seeking to remain at the forefront of recent advancements and research trends.’ -- Stefano M. Iacus, Harvard University, US‘If to be human is to be mobile, then what is special about migration? The answer is to be found in the elegantly written, deeply informative chapters that comprise this Handbook, an essential guide to a core phenomenon that is shaping our world. Highly recommended to scholars and students alike.’ -- Roger Waldinger, University of California, Los Angeles, US‘The Handbook of Human Mobility and Migration is a powerful volume that brings a new framework to a crowded field of studies on mobility and migration. In fact, it is precisely the crowded nature of these fields that creates a need for a synthetic and reflective volume such as this one. Anchored in their careful consideration of mobility and migration, the authors encourage us to move forward and understand the broader trends of human movement. We have all spent too many years publishing in narrow and outdated perspectives. Therefore, the Handbook will be valuable for a wide range of scholars looking to understand the next generation of research on these topics.’ -- Rahsaan Maxwell, New York University, US‘This is an innovative Handbook bringing together different types of mobility and migration and asking how they are connected from analytical and policy perspectives. Ettore Recchi and Mirna Safi have brought together a distinguished group of scholars to review critically different types of migration and related policies and practices. The result is a selective but highly innovative book that will be an important read for both students and researchers in the field.’ -- Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook of Human Mobility and Migration: Human mobility as hallmark of our age xii Ettore Recchi and Mirna Safi PART I RETHINKING 1 Is Homo sapiens a growingly mobile species (in the very long run)? 2 Massimo Livi Bacci 2 Have migrants become a distinct category in social stratification research? 12 Mirna Safi 3 Are migrants a select population? 34 Mathieu Ichou 4 Is there an end to mobility? Circular and onward migrants 53 Louise Caron 5 Are international and internal migration distinct phenomena? 70 Marine Haddad and Haley McAvay PART II MAPPING 6 How global is international mobility? 94 Emanuel Deutschmann and Ettore Recchi 7 Are high-speed rail and airplane mobilities socially stratified? 113 Yoann Demoli and Frédéric Dobruszkes 8 Where, when and why are students internationally mobile? 128 Christof Van Mol, Joep Cleven and Benjamin Mulvey 9 Child migration: who, where, when, why? 148 Chiara Galli 10 International retirement migration: who, why, where and when? 163 Russell King 11 Public opinion on immigration: is it converging globally or regionally? 182 James Dennison and Alina Vrânceanu PART III GOVERNING 12 Visas and border infrastructures: what makes them tighter or looser? 203 Fabian Gülzau and Steffen Mau 13 Does the forced/voluntary dichotomy really influence migration governance? 221 Hélène Thiollet, Ferruccio Pastore and Camille Schmoll 14 Free movement regimes: is the EU experience exportable? 241 Rainer Bauböck 15 Transnationality mobility and welfare rights: are they compatible? 256 Maurizio Ferrera and Anna Kyriazi Index
£175.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Justice and Vulnerability in Europe: An
Book SynopsisJustice and Vulnerability in Europe contributes to the understanding of justice in Europe from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. It shows that Europe is falling short of its ideals and justice-related ambitions by repeatedly failing its most vulnerable populations. Interdisciplinary and expert contributors search for the explanations behind these failing ambitions through analysis of institutional discourse, legal debate and practice and the daily experiences of vulnerable populations, such as those dependent on social care and welfare. By setting tentative criteria for justice as 'participatory parity', in line with the insights of the political philosopher Nancy Fraser, the book challenges European policy makers to re-define redistributive, recognitive and representative justice.Original and incisive, Justice and Vulnerability in Europe is an invaluable resource for policy makers at European, national and local levels. It is also highly relevant to scholars and students of public and social policy, social justice, politics and law.Trade Review'Justice is often thought of as a theoretical concern of philosophers and social theorists. This book vitalizes discussions about justice and makes them accessible to a broader audience in a truly inspiring way. Impressive and convincing, it brings philosophers together with legal scholars and sociologists to discuss the realities and injustices in a Europe and EU formed by different welfare regimes and austerity policies. It invites us to reflect on whether we can think of a European theory of justice taking into account its historical, cultural and institutional legacy - and its diversity. It's a fantastic book, a "must read" for scholars - and students - interested in justice, Europe and the EU, marginalization, discrimination, care and recognition.' -- Hanne Marlene Dahl, Roskilde University, Denmark'Here is a highly anticipated book. Among its innumerable qualities, let's stress three of them: it's the result of a very robust research project (ETHOS), which articulates theoretical reflections and results of in-depth empirical studies; it formulates an analytical framework in Europe and for Europe; last but not least, it suggests a non-ideal, contextual and critical approach to social justice. An approach that is reachable for social actors, especially the most vulnerable. What a breath of intellectual fresh air! This book should circulate in all hands: those of researchers as well as those of citizens, those of activists and those of political leaders. The EU is in crisis? Nothing but an additional reason to dive into this fundamental and highly stimulating book. More than a book: a cornerstone. To read and study … urgently.' -- Matthieu de Nanteuil, UCLouvain, Belgium'This very substantial book - both in size and content - takes us on a critical path. Based on a largely European context, examining the "entities and activities" of groups and institutions, the authors ask how a theory of justice links to the messy reality on the ground: for example, how in practice, as opposed to theory, do we recognize others as equals; a particularly pertinent question at a time of the global Black Lives Matter movement. This is a deeply researched, thoughtful and compelling book which should be of value to both philosophers and those who, in everyday practice, attempt to promote a practice, however complex and messy, which meets the needs of the most vulnerable in our society.' -- Gary Craig, Newcastle Law School, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Dorota Lepianka And Trudie Knijn 2. Thinking About Justice: A Traditional Philosophical Framework Simon Rippon, Miklós Zala, Tom Theuns, Sem De Maagt, And Bert Van Den Brink 3. From Political Philosophy To Messy Empirical Reality Miklós Zala, Simon Rippon, Tom Theuns, Sem De Maagt, And Bert Van Den Brink 4. Redistribution, Recognition And Representation. Understanding Justice Across Academic Disciplines Trudie Knijn, Tom Theuns And Miklós Zala 5. Four Or Fewer Freedoms: Justice Contested And Codified Between 1941 And 1957 Barbara Oomen And Alexandra Timmer 6. Framing Justice Claims As Legal Rights – How Law (Mis-)Handles Injustices Marie Pierre Granger And Orsolya Salat 7. The Impact Of The European Charters In Times Of Crisis And Their Role In Effectuating Social Justice Ideals For European Citizens Barbara Safradin And Sybe De Vries 8. Justice, Citizenship, And Methodological De-Nationalism Bridget Anderson And Pier-Luc Dupont 9. Education And Justice: Inclusion, Exclusion And Belonging Başak Akkan And Ayşe Buğra 10. Just Care For The Elderly And Disabled Trudie Knijn And Jing Hiah 11. Welfare, Labour And Austerity: Resistances And Alternatives Through Women’s Gaze Maria Paula Meneses, Sara Araújo And Sílvia Ferreira 12. The Interplay And Tensions Between Justice Claims Nancy Fraser’s Conception Of Justice, Empirical Research, And Real World Political Philosophy Bert Van Den Brink, Miklós Zala And Tom Theuns 13. Mechanisms That Impede Justice Trudie Knijn And Başak Akkan 14. Living And Theorizing Boundaries Of Justice Trudie Knijn, Jelena Belic And Miklós Zala 15. European Justice In Times Of The Corona Crisis – Some Preliminary Reflections Trudie Knijn And Dorota Lepianka Index
£109.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration
Book SynopsisDrawing on the concept of the 'politics of compassion', this Handbook interrogates the political, geopolitical, social and anthropological processes which produce and govern borders and give rise to contemporary border violence.Chapters map different aspects of structural violence and mobilities in some of the world's most contentious border zones, highlighting the forms and practices that connect with labour exploitation, legal exclusion and a severe absence of human rights. International interdisciplinary contributors, including renowned sociologist Saskia Sassen, draw attention to the forms and spaces of resistance available to migrants and activists, contemplating how advocates attempt to provide protection and human security to those subjected to border violence. Offering empirical analyses of critical border spaces, the book covers extensively the US-Mexico border region and border zones around the Mediterranean. Border issues in South, Central and North America, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, the Middle East, Central Africa and East and Central Asia are also discussed. The Handbook thus provides a truly transnational approach to borders and migration, demonstrating the dynamic but asymmetric relationship between the social structure of border enforcement and the human agency of migrants and global activists.Combining theoretical insights into structural violence and human rights with key case studies of border zones, this comprehensive Handbook is crucial reading for scholars and researchers of social and political science investigating human migration, the humanitarian, border control and human rights. Its practical insights will also benefit policy-makers involved in borders and migration, as well as advocates and NGOs working with migrants and refugees to create secure environments.Trade Review’Human security is one of the most pressing issues of our time. As the world becomes more connected through globalization, barriers and borders simultaneously stifle and oppress world migrants. This Handbook should be required reading for understanding this problematic, in the U.S, Mexico, Europe and beyond, using a social science lens.’ -- - Howard Campbell, The University of Texas at El Paso, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration 1 Natalia Ribas-Mateos and Tim Dunn PART I THE ICONIC US–MEXICO BORDER REGION 1 The militarization of the US–Mexico border in the twenty-first century and implications for human rights 32 Timothy J. Dunn 2 The U.S.–Mexico border since 2014: overt migration contention and normalized violence 51 Josiah Heyman 3 The mantling and dismantling of a tent city at the U.S.–Mexico border 68 Cynthia L. Bejarano and Ma. Eugenia Hernández Sánchez 4 Undo/redo the violent wall: border-crossing practices and multi-territoriality 87 Marlene Solís PART II ON THE WAY TO THE US 5 The predatory character of today’s economies: a focus on borders and migrations 99 Saskia Sassen 6 New security: threat landscape and the emerging market for force 108 Blanca Camps-Febrer and John Andrew Carter, Jr. 7 An anti-Latin@ policing machine: enforcing the U.S./Mexico border along the Great Lakes and the 49th Parallel 122 Geoff Boyce and Todd Miller 8 The invisible dimension of institutional violence and the political construction of impunity: necropopulism and the averted medicolegal gaze 134 Bilgesu Sümer 9 ‘Migrant trash’ or humanitarian responsibility? Central American government state responses to deported nationals 145 Isabel Rosales Sandoval 10 Biopolitical governmentality at Chile’s northern border (Arica–Tacna) 162 Luis Iturra Valenzuela PART III CHALLENGING MEDITERRANEAN BORDERS 11 Major changes in “migrations and borders” after the “revolution” of globalized liberalism 174 Salvatore Palidda 12 Documenting and denouncing violence at eastern European borders: the socio-legal relevance of refugee voices through the production of audio-visual material 186 Chiara Denaro 13 Transnational humanitarianism: blurring the boundaries of the Mediterranean in Libya 207 Natalia Ribas-Mateos 14 Migration policies at the Spanish border in Southern Europe: between ‘welfare chauvinism’, hate discourse and policies of compassion 222 Belén Fernández-Suárez 15 The wall and the tunnels: crossings and separation at the border between Egypt, Israel and the Gaza Strip 236 Lorenzo Navone 16 Spanish–Algerian border relations: tensions between bilateral policies and population mobilities 250 María-Jesús Cabezón-Fernández, Juan-David Sempere-Souvannavong and Arslan Mazouni 17 Neighbour or stranger? Bordering practices in a small Catalan town 266 Martin Lundsteen PART IV REGIONS, PARTITIONS, AND EDGES 18 Border regions, migrations and the proliferation of violent expulsions 282 Saskia Sassen 19 Borders and violence in Burundi: regional responses, global responsibilities 298 Niamh Gaynor 20 Blood, smoke and cocaine? Reflections on the governance of the Amazonian border in contemporary Brazil 310 José Miguel Nieto Olivar, Flávia Melo and Marco Tobón 21 The borders of Macau in a geohistorical perspective: political dispute, (non)definition of limits and migratory phenomena in an original border-city 326 Alfredo Gomes Dias and Jorge Macaísta Malheiros 22 The Crimean borderscape: a changing landscape of political compassion and care 345 Greta Lynn Uehling 23 The Irish border as sign and source of British–Irish tensions 355 Katy Hayward, Peter Leary and Milena Komarova PART V VIOLENCE AND CONTAINMENT: APPROACHES TO YOUTH AND GENDER 24 African women on the road to Europe: violence and resilience in border zones 371 Kristin Kastner 25 Impact of the permanent crisis in the Central African Republic on Cameroonian return migrants 382 Henri Yambene Bomono 26 From Afghanistan border to Iranian cities: the case of migrant children in Tehran 397 Pooya Alaedini and Ameneh Mirzaei 27 Adolescent mobilities and border regimes in the western Mediterranean 410 Mercedes G. Jiménez Afterword: a brief mapping on borders 419 Marcos Correia Index
£208.00
Bristol University Press City survivors: Bringing up children in
Book SynopsisSeen through the eyes of parents, mainly mothers, "City survivors" tells the eye-opening story of what it is like to bring up children in troubled city neighbourhoods. The book provides a unique insider view on the impact of neighbourhood conditions on family life and explores the prospects for families from the point of view of equality, integration, schools, work, community, regeneration and public services. "City Survivors" is based on yearly visits over seven years to two hundred families living in four highly disadvantaged city neighbourhoods, two in East London and two in Northern inner and outer city areas. Twenty four families, six from each area, explain over time from the inside, how neighbourhoods in and of themselves directly affect family survival. These twenty four stories convey powerful messages from parents about the problems they want tackled, and the things that would help them. The main themes explored in the book are neighbourhood, community, family, parenting, incomes and locals, the need for civic intervention. The book offers original and in-depth, qualitative evidence in a readable and accessible form that will be invaluable to policy-makers, practitioners, university students, academics and general readers interested in the future of families in cities.Trade Review"Anne Power's illuminating and important book bears witness to the lives of urban families, without whose presence all cities would wither and decline. The parents she interviews describe in detail how noisy, messy, often unsafe environments inform every decision they make about their lives and those of their children. If Power's recommendations, based on interviews with 200 'city survivors', are heeded, families may no longer have to 'survive' the city, but instead will thrive in it." Lynsey Hanley, author of 'Estates: An Intimate History'"..the real strength of this book is its capacity to allow the words of the residents of deprived neighbourhoods to shine through." Urban Geography Research Group, urban-geography.org.uk 2008Table of ContentsIntroduction: city survivors; Neighbourhoods matter: is it the people or the place?; Community matters: survival, instincts in social animals; Families matter: mothers carry the weight; Parenting matters: pushing for kids; Incomers and locals: a shrinking pot?; City survival within precarious communities: who pays the price of change?; Conclusion: cities need families.
£27.54
Bristol University Press City survivors: Bringing up children in
Book SynopsisSeen through the eyes of parents, mainly mothers, "City survivors" tells the eye-opening story of what it is like to bring up children in troubled city neighbourhoods. The book provides a unique insider view on the impact of neighbourhood conditions on family life and explores the prospects for families from the point of view of equality, integration, schools, work, community, regeneration and public services. "City Survivors" is based on yearly visits over seven years to two hundred families living in four highly disadvantaged city neighbourhoods, two in East London and two in Northern inner and outer city areas. Twenty four families, six from each area, explain over time from the inside, how neighbourhoods in and of themselves directly affect family survival. These twenty four stories convey powerful messages from parents about the problems they want tackled, and the things that would help them. The main themes explored in the book are neighbourhood, community, family, parenting, incomes and locals, the need for civic intervention. The book offers original and in-depth, qualitative evidence in a readable and accessible form that will be invaluable to policy-makers, practitioners, university students, academics and general readers interested in the future of families in cities.Trade Review"Anne Power's illuminating and important book bears witness to the lives of urban families, without whose presence all cities would wither and decline. The parents she interviews describe in detail how noisy, messy, often unsafe environments inform every decision they make about their lives and those of their children. If Power's recommendations, based on interviews with 200 'city survivors', are heeded, families may no longer have to 'survive' the city, but instead will thrive in it." Lynsey Hanley, author of 'Estates: An Intimate History'"..the real strength of this book is its capacity to allow the words of the residents of deprived neighbourhoods to shine through." Urban Geography Research Group, urban-geography.org.uk 2008Table of ContentsIntroduction: city survivors; Neighbourhoods matter: is it the people or the place?; Community matters: survival, instincts in social animals; Families matter: mothers carry the weight; Parenting matters: pushing for kids; Incomers and locals: a shrinking pot?; City survival within precarious communities: who pays the price of change?; Conclusion: cities need families.
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Bristol University Press Towards a more equal society?: Poverty,
Book SynopsisWhen New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in that direction. The highly successful earlier volume "A more equal society?" was described by Polly Toynbee as "the LSE's mighty judgement on inequality". Now this second volume by the same team of authors provides an independent assessment of the success or otherwise of New Labour's policies over a longer period. It provides: · consideration by a range of expert authors of a broad set of indicators and policy areas affecting poverty, inequality and social exclusion; · analysis of developments up to the third term on areas including income inequality, education, employment, health inequalities, neighbourhoods, minority ethnic groups, children and older people; · an assessment of outcomes a decade on, asking whether policies stood up to the challenges, and whether successful strategies have been sustained or have run out of steam; chapters on migration, social attitudes, the devolved administrations, the new Equality and Human Rights Commission, and future pressures. The book is essential reading for academic and student audiences with an interest in contemporary social policy, as well as for all those seeking an objective account of Labour's achievements in power.Trade Review"If you want a deep and even-handed project to rethink egalitarianism for the current age, turn to Towards a more equal society? ... The academics reporting in this volume have conducted painstaking statistical analysis. There are no cartoons, diverting vignettes or uplifting quotations. But the narrative - cautious, nuanced, understated - is all the more persuasive for that. If we want a fairer society, let us start with the facts." Richard Reeves, The ObserverTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kitty Stewart, Tom Sefton and John Hills; Part One: Dimensions of policy outcomes: Poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton, John Hills and Holly Sutherland; 'A scar on the soul of Britain': child poverty and disadvantage under New Labour ~ Kitty Stewart; Education: New Labour's top priority ~ Ruth Lupton, Natalie Heath, Emma Salter; More equal working lives? An assessment of New Labour policies ~ Abigail McKnight; New Labour and unequal neighbourhoods ~ Anne Power; Health inequalities: a persistent problem ~ Franco Sassi; Pensions and income security in later life ~ Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham; Ethnic inequalities: another ten years of the same? ~ Coretta Phillips; Migration, migrants and inequality ~ Jill Rutter and Maria Latorre; Part Two: Cross-cutting issues: Moving in the right direction? Public attitudes to poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton; Inequality and the devolved administrations: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ~ Tania Burchardt and Holly Holder; Poverty, inequality and child well-being in international context: still bottom of the pack? ~ Kitty Stewart; Part Three: The Equality and Human Rights Commission: a new point of departure in the battle against discrimination and disadvantage ~ Polly Vizard; Future pressures: intergenerational links, wealth, demography and sustainability ~ John Hills; Conclusions: Climbing every mountain or retreating from the foothills? ~ John Hills, Tom Sefton and Kitty Stewart.
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Bristol University Press Towards a more equal society?: Poverty,
Book SynopsisWhen New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in that direction. The highly successful earlier volume "A more equal society?" was described by Polly Toynbee as "the LSE's mighty judgement on inequality". Now this second volume by the same team of authors provides an independent assessment of the success or otherwise of New Labour's policies over a longer period. It provides: · consideration by a range of expert authors of a broad set of indicators and policy areas affecting poverty, inequality and social exclusion; · analysis of developments up to the third term on areas including income inequality, education, employment, health inequalities, neighbourhoods, minority ethnic groups, children and older people; · an assessment of outcomes a decade on, asking whether policies stood up to the challenges, and whether successful strategies have been sustained or have run out of steam; chapters on migration, social attitudes, the devolved administrations, the new Equality and Human Rights Commission, and future pressures. The book is essential reading for academic and student audiences with an interest in contemporary social policy, as well as for all those seeking an objective account of Labour's achievements in power.Trade Review"If you want a deep and even-handed project to rethink egalitarianism for the current age, turn to Towards a more equal society? ... The academics reporting in this volume have conducted painstaking statistical analysis. There are no cartoons, diverting vignettes or uplifting quotations. But the narrative - cautious, nuanced, understated - is all the more persuasive for that. If we want a fairer society, let us start with the facts." Richard Reeves, The ObserverTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kitty Stewart, Tom Sefton and John Hills; Part One: Dimensions of policy outcomes: Poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton, John Hills and Holly Sutherland; 'A scar on the soul of Britain': child poverty and disadvantage under New Labour ~ Kitty Stewart; Education: New Labour's top priority ~ Ruth Lupton, Natalie Heath, Emma Salter; More equal working lives? An assessment of New Labour policies ~ Abigail McKnight; New Labour and unequal neighbourhoods ~ Anne Power; Health inequalities: a persistent problem ~ Franco Sassi; Pensions and income security in later life ~ Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham; Ethnic inequalities: another ten years of the same? ~ Coretta Phillips; Migration, migrants and inequality ~ Jill Rutter and Maria Latorre; Part Two: Cross-cutting issues: Moving in the right direction? Public attitudes to poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton; Inequality and the devolved administrations: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ~ Tania Burchardt and Holly Holder; Poverty, inequality and child well-being in international context: still bottom of the pack? ~ Kitty Stewart; Part Three: The Equality and Human Rights Commission: a new point of departure in the battle against discrimination and disadvantage ~ Polly Vizard; Future pressures: intergenerational links, wealth, demography and sustainability ~ John Hills; Conclusions: Climbing every mountain or retreating from the foothills? ~ John Hills, Tom Sefton and Kitty Stewart.
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Policy Press Wealth and the Wealthy: Exploring and Tackling
Book SynopsisWealth and the wealthy have received relatively little attention from social scientists despite a growing wealth gap. Aimed at a broad social science and public readership, this book draws on new data on wealth to answer the following key questions: What is wealth? Who has got it? Where might we draw a 'wealth line'? Who lies above it? And what might policy do about wealth and the wealthy? Using data sources from the HMRC to the Sunday Times Rich list, this book provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of these issues, and looks at potential policy responses, including 'asset-based' welfare and taxation.Trade Review"Now is the time for a serious social policy analysis of wealth and the wealthy. This illuminating book provides both the data and a clear-sighted discussion of the issues." Jane Millar, University of Bath"A calm and dispassionate introduction to the facts about wealth in Britain, providing essential context for many of the most important and urgent policy debates today." John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics"This thoughtful and far-reaching critical analysis of the 'problem of riches' is a timely contribution to the debate on inequality. It deserves to be widely read." Professor the Baroness (Ruth) Lister of Burtersett, Loughborough UniversityTable of ContentsWhy wealth matters; Why the wealthy matter; What is wealth and who are the wealthy?; The distribution of wealth; The rich, the richer and the richest; Towards a comprehensive policy on assets; Social policy and the wealthy; Conclusions.
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Policy Press Wealth and the Wealthy: Exploring and Tackling
Book SynopsisWealth and the wealthy have received relatively little attention from social scientists despite a growing wealth gap. Aimed at a broad social science and public readership, this book draws on new data on wealth to answer the following key questions: What is wealth? Who has got it? Where might we draw a 'wealth line'? Who lies above it? And what might policy do about wealth and the wealthy? Using data sources from the HMRC to the Sunday Times Rich list, this book provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of these issues, and looks at potential policy responses, including 'asset-based' welfare and taxation.Trade Review"Now is the time for a serious social policy analysis of wealth and the wealthy. This illuminating book provides both the data and a clear-sighted discussion of the issues." Jane Millar, University of Bath"A calm and dispassionate introduction to the facts about wealth in Britain, providing essential context for many of the most important and urgent policy debates today." John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics"This thoughtful and far-reaching critical analysis of the 'problem of riches' is a timely contribution to the debate on inequality. It deserves to be widely read." Professor the Baroness (Ruth) Lister of Burtersett, Loughborough UniversityTable of ContentsWhy wealth matters; Why the wealthy matter; What is wealth and who are the wealthy?; The distribution of wealth; The rich, the richer and the richest; Towards a comprehensive policy on assets; Social policy and the wealthy; Conclusions.
£77.39
Bristol University Press The EU and social inclusion: Facing the
Book SynopsisSocial cohesion is one of the declared objectives of the European Union and, with some 16% of EU citizens at risk of poverty, the need to fight poverty and social exclusion continues as a major challenge. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the EU Social Inclusion Process, the means by which it hopes to meet this objective, and explores the challenges ahead at local, regional, national and EU levels. It sets out concrete proposals for taking the Process forward. The book provides a unique analysis of policy formulation and assessment. Setting out the evolution and current state of EU cooperation in social policy, it examines what can be learned about poverty and social exclusion from the EU commonly agreed indicators. Taking the position of outside, but informed, observers, the authors explore the further development of the common indicators, including the implications of Enlargement, and consider the challenges of advancing the Social Inclusion Process - strengthening policy analysis, embedding the Process in domestic policies and making it more effective. Proposing the setting of targets and restructuring of National Action Plans and their implementation, they emphasise the need for widespread "ownership" of the Process at domestic and EU level and for it to demonstrate significant progress in reducing poverty and social exclusion. The book will be invaluable to academics, students and policy-makers at sub-national, national and EU levels as well as to social partners, and NGOs working towards a more inclusive society.Trade Review"A major strength of the book is its emphasis on new perspectives for research and policy development. ... performs a valuable service in covering so much ground so thoroughly." Journal of Social Policy"... currently the most authoritative account of the evolution of the indicators, their potential for analysis and the areas in which they could be strengthened." Martina Dieckhoff and Duncan Gallie, 'The renewed Lisbon Strategy and social exclusion policy', Industrial Relations Journal 38:6"...this book addresses fundamental principles and policies underpinning our work." British Journal of Social Work "...the most authoritative account of the evolution of the indicators, their potential for analysis and the areas in which they could be strengthened." Industrial Relations JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction: The EU Social Inclusion Process and the key issues; Exploring statistics on poverty and social exclusion in the EU; Strengthening policy analysis; EU indicators for poverty and social exclusion; Taking forward the EU Social Inclusion Process; The EU and Social Inclusion: facing the challenges.
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Bristol University Press Down and out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Book SynopsisThis landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure.Trade Review"This book moves us beyond the study of poverty using conventional income measures and introduces a range of other ways of studying poverty, deprivation and exclusion. The ideas and applications have lessons for all those involved in research on poverty and living standards." Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of YorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Poverty: Poverty as low income; Beyond low income: Economic resources and poverty; Experiencing poverty: The voices of poverty and disadvantage; Part two: Deprivation: Identifying the essentials of life; Measuring deprivation; A new poverty measure; Part three: Exclusion: Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda; Indicators of exclusion; Part four: Implications: Implications for research and policy.
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Bristol University Press Down and out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Book SynopsisThis landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure.Trade Review"This book moves us beyond the study of poverty using conventional income measures and introduces a range of other ways of studying poverty, deprivation and exclusion. The ideas and applications have lessons for all those involved in research on poverty and living standards." Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of YorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Poverty: Poverty as low income; Beyond low income: Economic resources and poverty; Experiencing poverty: The voices of poverty and disadvantage; Part two: Deprivation: Identifying the essentials of life; Measuring deprivation; A new poverty measure; Part three: Exclusion: Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda; Indicators of exclusion; Part four: Implications: Implications for research and policy.
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Policy Press Migrants and Their Money: Surviving Financial
Book SynopsisThis original and topical book tells the untold stories of migrants' experiences of, and responses to, financial exclusion in London. Breaking important new ground, it offers an insight into migrants' lives which is often overlooked, yet is increasingly vital for their broader integration into advanced financialised societies. Adopting a holistic focus, Migrants and their Money investigates migrants' complex financial lives which extend far beyond remittance sending, exploring their banking, saving, credit and debt related practices. It highlights how migrants negotiate the complex financial landscape they encounter and the diverse formal and informal ways in which they manage their money in the financial capital of the world. Drawing upon a rich evidence base, this book will be of particular interest to academics, local authorities, policy makers and the financial services industry.Trade Review“The book will be required reading for both academics and policy makers ... and it should provide an admirable model for other researchers wanting to undertake comparative analyses.” International Migration Review"a thorough and comprehensive consideration of one aspect of what to most academics and researchers are the subterranean lives of migrant workers...it's rich in data on the everyday survival of migrant workers...Datta's book and the research on which it is based are both incredibly 'rigorous' and comprehensive" James Grayson, Independent Researcher"In a research field usually populated by financial centres and elite intermediaries, here at last is a much needed analysis of the financial lives and geographies of low paid migrants in London." Jane Pollard, University of NewcastleTable of ContentsMigrants, money and exclusion; Changing financial landscapes: public policy responses to financial exclusion in the UK; Mapping migrants' financial lives in London; Strategising for banking inclusion; Coping with savings and credit exclusion: alternative practices of reciprocity and trust; Transnational money: the formalisation of migrant remittances; Looking forward: from exclusion to inclusion and back? .
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Policy Press Gypsies and Travellers in Housing: The Decline of
Book SynopsisThis original and timely text is the first published research from the UK to address the neglected topic of the increasing (and largely enforced) settlement of Gypsies and Travellers in conventional housing. It highlights the complex and emergent tensions and dynamics inherent when policy and popular discourse combine to frame ethnic populations within a narrative of movement. The authors have extensive knowledge of the communities and experience as policy practitioners and researchers and consider the changing culture and dynamics experienced by ethnic Gypsies and Travellers. They explore the gendered social, health and economic impacts of settlement and demonstrate the tenacity of cultural formations and their adaptability in the face of policy-driven constraints that are antithetical to traditional lifestyles. The groundbreaking book is essential reading for policy makers; professionals and practitioners working with housed Gypsies and Travellers. It will also be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, social policy and housing specialists and anybody interested in the experiences and responses of marginalized communities in urban and rural settings. Royalties for this book are to be divided equally between the Gypsy Council and Travellers Aid Trust.Trade Review"A ground-breaking investigation of the dynamic social, cultural and political forces which have impacted on the vast majority of indigenous Gypsies and Travellers in the UK in modern times." Journal of Social Policy"a valuable resource for housing practitioners involved in the commissioning and delivery of services, planners involved in strategic housing issues, and researchers. It is also approachable for the general reader." - Housing Studies"The study is at its best when describing the realities of life in housing in all its nuanced aspects and contextualising it in an informed narrative, often to powerful effect." Journal of Social PolicyTable of ContentsForeword ~ Judith Okely; Introduction; Space, Surveillance and Modernity; Gypsies, nomads and urbanization a social history; The Research Sites and Population Sample; Routes into housing; Housing Transitions; Gypsies Travellers and Gorgers: conflict and cooperation; Recreating Community; Young People in Housing: Aspirations, Social Relations and Identity; Conclusion; Appendix.
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Policy Press Poverty and Insecurity: Life in Low-Pay, No-Pay
Book SynopsisWinner of the British Academy Peter Townsend Prize for 2013 How do men and women get by in times and places where opportunities for standard employment have drastically reduced? Are we witnessing the growth of a new class, the 'Precariat', where people exist without predictability or security in their lives? What effects do flexible and insecure forms of work have on material and psychological well-being? This book is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between social exclusion, poverty and the labour market. It challenges long-standing and dominant myths about ‘the workless’ and ‘the poor’, by exploring close-up the lived realities of life in low-pay, no-pay Britain. Work may be ‘the best route out of poverty’ sometimes but for many people getting a job can be just a turn in the cycle of recurrent poverty – and of long-term churning between low-skilled ‘poor work’ and unemployment. Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a 'hard-to-reach group' of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many.Trade Review“Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a `hard-to-reach group’ of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many. An illuminating read” – London School of Economics Review of Books"Its inestimable value is to give a much needed voice to the poor and in doing so begin to challenge the 'old libel' that informs much contemporary policy making." People, Place and Policy"This book is about one important part of the growing precariat, those who have fallen out of old working-class communities. It should make people sad and angry. It is a great corrective to the utilitarian bias exhibited by mainstream politicians. It should be widely read." Professor Guy Standing, author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class"The book achieves its aims of providing a thorough insight into life at the foot of the contemporary labour market in a way that is sensitive and empathetic ... This is a good quality publication produced by a research team who between them have done much to increase understanding of the realities of working-class life." Dr David M. Smith, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Precarious work, welfare and poverty; Researching the low-pay, no-pay cycle; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: the perspectives and practices of employers and ‘welfare to work’ agencies; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: its pattern and people’s commitment to work; Searching for jobs: qualifications, support for the workless and the good and bad of informal social networks; Poor work: insecurity and churning in deindustrialised labour markets; ‘The ties that bind’: ill-health and caring and their impact on the low-pay, no-pay cycle; Poverty and social insecurity; Conclusions.
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Policy Press Poverty and Insecurity: Life in Low-Pay, No-Pay
Book SynopsisWinner of the British Academy Peter Townsend Prize for 2013 How do men and women get by in times and places where opportunities for standard employment have drastically reduced? Are we witnessing the growth of a new class, the 'Precariat', where people exist without predictability or security in their lives? What effects do flexible and insecure forms of work have on material and psychological well-being? This book is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between social exclusion, poverty and the labour market. It challenges long-standing and dominant myths about ‘the workless’ and ‘the poor’, by exploring close-up the lived realities of life in low-pay, no-pay Britain. Work may be ‘the best route out of poverty’ sometimes but for many people getting a job can be just a turn in the cycle of recurrent poverty – and of long-term churning between low-skilled ‘poor work’ and unemployment. Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a 'hard-to-reach group' of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many.Trade Review“Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a `hard-to-reach group’ of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many. An illuminating read” – London School of Economics Review of Books"Its inestimable value is to give a much needed voice to the poor and in doing so begin to challenge the 'old libel' that informs much contemporary policy making." People, Place and Policy"This book is about one important part of the growing precariat, those who have fallen out of old working-class communities. It should make people sad and angry. It is a great corrective to the utilitarian bias exhibited by mainstream politicians. It should be widely read." Professor Guy Standing, author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class"The book achieves its aims of providing a thorough insight into life at the foot of the contemporary labour market in a way that is sensitive and empathetic ... This is a good quality publication produced by a research team who between them have done much to increase understanding of the realities of working-class life." Dr David M. Smith, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Precarious work, welfare and poverty; Researching the low-pay, no-pay cycle; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: the perspectives and practices of employers and ‘welfare to work’ agencies; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: its pattern and people’s commitment to work; Searching for jobs: qualifications, support for the workless and the good and bad of informal social networks; Poor work: insecurity and churning in deindustrialised labour markets; ‘The ties that bind’: ill-health and caring and their impact on the low-pay, no-pay cycle; Poverty and social insecurity; Conclusions.
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Policy Press Beyond the threshold: The measurement and
Book SynopsisThis collection of work has been produced as a result of a major 1994 UK seminar on the measurement and analysis of social exclusion, sponsored by the European Commission and the UK Department of Social Security. There are contributions from a wide range of academics with varying backgrounds. Three main concerns are targeted: the conceptualisation of social exclusion; the measurement of social exclusion; the indicators for monitoring the effectiveness of policies for combating social exclusion. · · This book provides an invaluable review of the literature available and presents major new thinking in terms of theory, understanding and data analysis. It will be important reading for students, researchers and policy makers working in this field.Trade Review"The book marks an important attempt to shift focus and break with tradition. It is excellent in synthesising past research and debate." SociologyTable of ContentsContents: Poverty and social exclusion: the new European agenda for policy and research ~ Graham Room; Social exclusion in Europe: policy context and analytical framework ~ Jos Berghman; In what sense is poverty multidimensional? ~ Brendan J. Whelan and Christopher T. Whelan; The spiral of precariousness: a multidimensional approach to the process of social disqualification in France ~ Serge Paugam; Between survey and social services analysis: an inquiry 'on two lines and three levels' ~ Francesca Zajczyk; The dynamics of poverty and social exclusion ~ Robert Walker; 'What a difference a day makes': the significance for social policy of the duration of social assistance receipt ~ Petra Buhr and Stephan Leibfried; Social exclusion and spatial stress: the connections ~ Hans Kristensen; Measuring socioeconomic differences within areas: a French analysis ~ Isa Aldeghi; Measuring socioeconomic disintegration at the local level in Europe: an analytical framework ~ Frank Moulaert; The development of the 1991 Local Deprivation Index ~ Brian Robson, Michael Bradford and Rachel Tye; Public attitudes to social exclusion: some problems of measurement and analysis ~ Peter Golding; Conclusions ~ Graham Room.
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Policy Press Homelessness: Exploring the new terrain
Book SynopsisThe issue of homelessness has become extremely important in policy debates during the 1990s. Yet analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment remains relatively underdeveloped. This important new book brings together contemporary theoretical debates and original empirical research in order to explore the nature, experience and impact of social change in the new 'landscape of precariousness', in which new sets of risks and uncertainties have emerged. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, which is essential in developing a more subtle understanding of both the complex processes leading to, and the experience of, homelessness. Central to contemporary theory and practice is the enhancement of our understanding of how homelessness, disadvantage and social exclusion impact differently on various social groups. Homelessness provides a strong contribution to the academic debate, and is essential reading for students and researchers in a range of subject areas, including housing studies, social policy, socio-legal studies and public administration.Trade ReviewThis book offers a collection of interesting, diverse and up-to-date papers on the changing nature of homelessness in the UK and elsewhere. It will certainly become a key text for the foreseeable future. Housing Studies.Will become essential reading for everybody who is concerned about the problems of homelessness and wants to understand those problems better.This book will undoubtedly contribute to the development of both theory and practice around homelessness.Table of ContentsContents: Exploring the new terrain ~ Alex Marsh and Patricia Kennett; The new landscape of precariousness ~ Ray Forrest; Homelessness, citizenship and social exclusion ~ Patricia Kennett; Homelessness in rural areas: an invisible issue? ~ Paul Cloke, Paul Milbourne and Rebekah Widdowfield; A home is where the heart is: engendering notions of homelessness ~ Sophie Watson; Theorising homelessness and 'race' ~ Malcolm Harrison; The criminalisation of homelessness, begging and street living ~ Gary Fooks and Christina Pantazis; The homelessness legislation as a vehicle for marginalisation: making an example out of the paedophile ~ David Cowan and Rose Gilroy; Old and homeless: a double jeopardy ~ Derek Hawes; Homelessness in Russia: the scope of the problem and the remedies in place ~ Yana Beigulenko; Implementing 'joined-up thinking': multiagency services for single homeless people in Bristol ~ Jenny Pannell and Siân Parry; Models of resettlement for the homeless in the European Union ~ Brian Harvey.
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Policy Press Homelessness: Exploring the new terrain
Book SynopsisThe issue of homelessness has become extremely important in policy debates during the 1990s. Yet analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment remains relatively underdeveloped. This important new book brings together contemporary theoretical debates and original empirical research in order to explore the nature, experience and impact of social change in the new 'landscape of precariousness', in which new sets of risks and uncertainties have emerged. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, which is essential in developing a more subtle understanding of both the complex processes leading to, and the experience of, homelessness. Central to contemporary theory and practice is the enhancement of our understanding of how homelessness, disadvantage and social exclusion impact differently on various social groups. Homelessness provides a strong contribution to the academic debate, and is essential reading for students and researchers in a range of subject areas, including housing studies, social policy, socio-legal studies and public administration.Trade ReviewThis book offers a collection of interesting, diverse and up-to-date papers on the changing nature of homelessness in the UK and elsewhere. It will certainly become a key text for the foreseeable future. Housing Studies.This book will undoubtedly contribute to the development of both theory and practice around homelessness.Will become essential reading for everybody who is concerned about the problems of homelessness and wants to understand those problems better.Table of ContentsContents: Exploring the new terrain ~ Alex Marsh and Patricia Kennett; The new landscape of precariousness ~ Ray Forrest; Homelessness, citizenship and social exclusion ~ Patricia Kennett; Homelessness in rural areas: an invisible issue? ~ Paul Cloke, Paul Milbourne and Rebekah Widdowfield; A home is where the heart is: engendering notions of homelessness ~ Sophie Watson; Theorising homelessness and 'race' ~ Malcolm Harrison; The criminalisation of homelessness, begging and street living ~ Gary Fooks and Christina Pantazis; The homelessness legislation as a vehicle for marginalisation: making an example out of the paedophile ~ David Cowan and Rose Gilroy; Old and homeless: a double jeopardy ~ Derek Hawes; Homelessness in Russia: the scope of the problem and the remedies in place ~ Yana Beigulenko; Implementing 'joined-up thinking': multiagency services for single homeless people in Bristol ~ Jenny Pannell and Siân Parry; Models of resettlement for the homeless in the European Union ~ Brian Harvey.
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Policy Press Services for homeless people: Innovation and
Book SynopsisThe significant feature of homelessness in Europe over the past 25 years has been its persistence. Traditional policies have increasingly been found wanting in the light of the changed economic and demographic circumstances of the last quarter of the 20th century. A reappraisal of the nature of European homelessness by academics and practitioners demonstrates the need for the development of innovatory policies and practice that take account of these changed circumstances and explicitly address the current needs of Europe's homeless people. This highly topical report provides a synthesis of reported developments in innovative service provision for homeless people in the member countries of the European Union. Setting their arguments within a context of changing welfare provision and welfare/housing regimes, the authors reappraise the nature of homelessness and its causes, chart the main dimensions of the composition of homeless populations and of policy instruments and examine in detail the nature and diversity of emerging innovative practices in the provision of services to the homeless of Europe. Select examples of innovative services for homeless people are provided in the comprehensive Appendix to the report. The report draws on the 1998 national reports of the 15 correspondents of the European Observatory on Homelessness who conduct research on behalf of FEANTSA (the European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless). It provides a genuinely comprehensive coverage of EU member states and should stimulate debate regarding housing policy issues across Europe and encourage transnational cooperation between non-governmental organisations as well as act as a stimulus for further research. In bringing together a wealth of material on policy and practice throughout Europe the report adds considerably to our knowledge of the dynamics of European homelessness and housing policy. Services for homeless people is therefore important reading for academics across Europe, practitioners in non-governmental organisations dealing with the homeless, housing agencies and government departments, and students of comparative housing studies. The research of the European Observatory on Homelessness is supported financially by DG V of the European Commission.Trade Review"The report makes for interesting reading, reminding us of the extent of homelessness across the European Union, an awareness easily lost when considering UK-based problems. Recent publications which provide an overview of the homelessness literature (Fitzpatrick et al., 2000; Klinker et al.,2000) are timely and remind us of the thousands of unfulfilled recommendations washing around the system. Services for homeless people provides an accessible quide to current and emerging provision in the European Union." Housing Studies."The authors have produced a thorough synthesis of the available material, containing a wealth of information on policy and practice throughout Europe ... This volume makes a significant contribution to the comparative analysis of homelessness." Urban Studies"... a very well written and accessible report, which manages to achieve both scholarly rigour in its conceptual framework ... and a high degree of practical application in its later chapters.... It should ... be required reading for anyone seeking to develop new approaches to meeting the needs of homeless people in Europe and beyond." Journal of Housing and the Built Environment"... a very well written and accessible report ... required reading for anyone seeking to develop new approaches to meeting the needs of homeless people in Europe and beyond." Journal of Housing and the Built EnvironmentTable of ContentsIntroduction; Welfare, housing and social exclusion: a contextual framework; Context of service provision; Innovative services for the homeless; Services for the homeless: strategic innovation; Services for the homeless; organisational innovation; Services for the homeless: operational innovation; Conclusion.
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Policy Press Poverty, inequality and health in Britain:
Book SynopsisInequalities in health, in terms of both empirical evidence and policies to tackle their reduction, are currently high on the research and political agendas. This reader provides two centuries of historical context to the current debate. Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000 presents extracts from classic texts on the subject of poverty, inequality and health in Britain. For the first time, these key resources are presented in a single volume. Each extract is accompanied by information about the author, and an introduction by the editors draws together themes of change and continuity over two hundred years. Some extracts present empirical evidence of the relationship of poverty and health, while others describe the gritty reality of the everyday struggles of the poor. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, academics and policy makers working in a range of disciplines: the social sciences, historical studies and health. It will also be of interest to all those concerned with tackling health inequalities and social justice generally. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.Trade Review"The editors of this volume are to be congratulated on the quality of the selections from classics texts on poverty, inequality and health in Britain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." International Journal of Epidemiology"... a convenient source for those studying social history." Journal of Social Policy "... a handy course guide for classes in the history of public health and urban studies." Bulletin History of Medicine"This book is an invaluable reference for academics and students, working in a variety of disciplines, who are interested in health inequalities." Ian Rees Jones, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School"This is an excellent collection of the most influential scholarly British work in this field. The introduction and timeline provide a helpful overview of the subject." Alison McCallum, Department of Public Health, University of HelsinkiTable of ContentsIntroduction; Further reading; Timeline; Extracts from: Thomas Clarkson's An essay on the impolicy of the African slave trade (1788) and An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species, particularly the African (1785, 1817); Thomas Malthus' An essay on the principle of population (1798, 1985); Factory Inquiry Commission Report (1833); William Farr's Vital statistics: A memorial volume (1837, 1885, 1975); Edwin Chadwick's Report on the sanitary conditions of the labouring population of Gt Britain (1842, 1965); Friedrich Engels' The condition of the working class in England (1845, 1987); Henry Mayhew's London labour and the London poor (1851-52); Karl Marx's Inaugural address of the International Working Men's Association (1864, 1992); Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree's Poverty: A study of town life (1901, 1971); Charles Booth's On the city: Physical pattern and social structure (1902-3, 1967); Maud Pember Reeves' Round about a pound a week (1913, 1988); Robert Tressell's The ragged trousered philanthropists (1914, 1955); Edgar L. Collis and Major Greenwood's The health of the industrial worker (1921); Frank W. White's 'Natural and social selection: a "Blue-Book" analysis' (1928); George C.M. M'Gonigle and J. Kirby's Poverty and public health (1936); John Boyd Orr's Food, health and income (1936, 1937); Wal Hannington's The problem of distressed areas (1937); Margery Spring Rice's Working-class wives: Their health and conditions (1939); William Beveridge's Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942); Richard Titmuss' Birth, poverty and wealth (1943); J.N. Morris' Health (1944); John Hewetson's Ill-health, poverty and the state (1946); Aneurin Bevan's In place of fear (1947); Brian Abel-Smith and Peter Townsend's The poor and the poorest (1965); Robert Roberts' The classic slum: Salford life in the first quarter of the century (1971); Julian Tudor Hart's 'The inverse care law' (1971); Inequalities in health: Report of a Research Working Group chaired by Sir Douglas Black (The Black Report) (1980); Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (The Acheson Report) (1998).
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Policy Press Child well-being, child poverty and child policy in modern nations: What do we know?
Book SynopsisChild poverty and the well-being of children is an important policy issue throughout the industrialised world. Some 47 million children in 'rich' countries live in families so poor that their health and well-being are at risk. The main themes addressed are: · the extent and trend of child poverty in industrialised nations; · outcomes for children - for example, the relationship between childhood experiences and children's health; · country studies and emerging issues; · child and family policies. All the contributions underline the urgent need for a comprehensive policy to reduce child poverty rates and to improve the well-being of children. Findings are clearly presented and key focus points identified for policy makers to consider.Trade Review"... the breadth and scope of this collection is astonishing." Local Government Studies"... as a starting point for prompting or acting as an introduction to different ways of thinking about child poverty and its consequences this volume has much to offer." Children, Youth and Environment"This volume assembles some of the world's greatest experts on child poverty and welfare. Comparative in scope, it provides us with a truly comprehensive, rigorous, and up to date treatment of all the major issues. This book is an absolute must for academics as well as policy makers - by far the best available today." Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: ending child poverty in industrialised nations ~ Koen Vleminckx (Belgium) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA); Part 1: The extent and trend of child poverty in industrialised nations: Child poverty across the industrialised world: evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study ~ Bruce Bradbury (Australia) and Markus Jäntti (Finland); Poverty across states, nations, and continents ~ Lee Rainwater (USA), Timothy M. Smeeding (USA) and John Coder (Luxembourg); Part 2: Outcomes for children: Values, policies and the well-being of young children: a comparison of Canada, Norway and the United States ~ Shelley Phipps (Canada); Child well-being in the EU - and enlargement to the east ~ John Micklewright (Italy) and Kitty Stewart (Italy); The relationship between childhood experiences, subsequent educational attainment and adult labour market performance ~ Paul Gregg (UK) and Stephen Machin (UK); The impact of poverty on children's school attendance - evidence from West Germany ~ Felix Büchel (Germany), Joachim R. Frick (Germany), Peter Krause (Germany) and Gert G. Wagner (Germany); Inequalities in the use of time by teenagers and young adults ~ Anne H. Gauthier (Canada) and Frank F Furstenberg Jr (USA); Gender inequality in poverty in affluent nations: the role of single motherhood and the state ~ Karen Christopher (USA), Paula England (USA), Sara McLanahan (USA), Katherin Ross(USA) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA); Part 3: Country studies and emerging issues: From security to uncertainty: the impact of economic change on child welfare in Central Asia ~ Jane Falkingham (UK); The evolution of child poverty in Ireland ~ Brian Nolan (Ireland); Living conditions of immigrant children in Germany ~ Joachim R. Frick (Germany) and Gert G. Wagner (Germany); Who has borne the cost of Britain's children in the 1990s? ~ Hugh Davies (UK) and Heather Joshi (UK); The public and private costs of children in Australia, 1993-94 ~ Richard Percival (Australia) and Ann Harding (Australia); Health and well-being among school-aged children in Europe and North America: the WHO HBSC study ~ Candace Currie (UK); Part 4: Child and family policies: Income inequalities and poverty among children and households with children in selected OECD countries: trends and determinants ~ Howard Oxley (France), Thai-Thanh Dang (France), Michael Förster (Austria) and Michele Pellizzari (France); Reducing child poverty in the European Union: the role of child benefits ~ Herwig Immervoll (UK), Holly Sutherland (UK) and Klaas de Vos (The Netherlands); Public policies that support families with young children: variation across US states ~ Marcia K. Meyers (USA), Janet C. Gornick (USA), Laura R. Peck (USA) and Amanda J. Lockshin (USA); Income transfers and support for mothers' employment: the link to family poverty risks ~ Cristina Solera (Italy); Child support among selected OECD countries: a comparative analysis ~ James Kunz (USA), Patrick Villeneuve (USA) and Irwin Garfinkel (USA); Child and family policies in an era of social policy retrenchment and restructuring ~ Sheila B. Kamerman (USA) and Alfred J. Kahn (USA); General conclusions: what have we learned and where do we go from here? Koen Vleminckx (Belgium) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA).
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Policy Press Breadline Europe: The measurement of poverty
Book SynopsisSince 1990, the World Bank, most of the other international agencies and an increasing number of governments have committed themselves to the eradication of poverty. But the basis of their work badly needs overhaul and concerted verification. Breadline Europe provides a scientific and international basis for the analysis and reduction of poverty. It demonstrates that there is far more important research into the problem of poverty going on in many countries of Europe than the international agencies and national governments admit or even realise. Knowledge of the major scientific advances in research needs to be spread among other countries within as well as outside Europe. Breadline Europe has been written by a number of leading European poverty researchers and has three main themes: the need for a scientific poverty line: for better definition and measurement of what is the biggest and rapidly growing international social problem; the need for better theories distinguishing between poverty and social exclusion, with the corresponding policies calculated to diminish these problems;the need for better international social policy and for better policy-related analyses of poverty: for more exact analysis of the year-by-year contribution of specific policies to poverty. This is the first book to examine poverty in Europe within the international framework agreed at the 1995 World Summit on Social Development. Breadline Europe provides up-to-date, essential reading for social science undergraduates and postgraduate students. It will also be of considerable interest to policy makers and NGOs with a concern for poverty reduction.Trade Review"The Policy Press is fast carving out a niche for itself in producing up-to-date and accessible material on issues directly and indirectly relevant to policy. This book is exemplary on these counts." Sociology".. Provides rich material for students of poverty.." Community Care - -research mattters."... one of the most authoritative works on poverty." European Journal of Social Security"This is the first intellectually solid charge sheet drawn up against the post-Reagan free market economy in the European Union and, above all, in the post-Communist 'transition' states." Neal Ascherson, The Observer"Breadline Europe will serve as a major reference book for poverty research as well as for the public discourse on poverty policies for years to come." Professor Jürgen Kohl, Institute of Sociology, University of Heidelberg, Germany"... an undeniable contribution to understanding the complexity of poverty, its measurement and relations with inequality and social exclusion ... will be useful for researchers and valuable for students interested in poverty issues." The British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction: the measurement of poverty in Europe ~ Peter Townsend and David Gordon; Part One: Resolving poverty: the need for a scientific consensus on concept and measurement: The international build up: poverty and the spirit of the time ~ Jacques Baudot; Reducing poverty: the implications of the 1995 Copenhagen Agreement for research on poverty ~ John Langmore; Measuring absolute and overall poverty ~ David Gordon; Absolute and overall poverty: a European history and proposal for measurement ~ David Gordon, Christina Pantazis and Peter Townsend; Women and poverty: a new research methodology ~ Elisabetta Ruspini; Horses for discourses: poverty, purpose and closure in minimum income standards policy ~ John Veit-Wilson; Poverty, inequality and health ~ Björn Halleröd; Part Two: European analysis of poverty and social exclusion: Poverty in Finland and Europe ~ Markku Lindqvist; Poverty and affluence in Ireland: a comparison of income and deprivation approaches to the measurement of poverty ~ Richard Layte, Brian Nolan and Christopher Whelan; Child poverty in comparative perspective ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Poverty and the poor in Central and Eastern Europe ~ Ludmila Dziewiecka-Bokun; Poverty in Hungary and in Central and Eastern Europe ~ Zsuzsa Ferge; Measurement and definitions of poverty in Russia ~ Simon Clarke; What is social exclusion? ~ Ruth Levitas; Social exclusion: concepts and evidence ~ Tania Burchardt; Trajectories of social exclusion: the wider context for the third and first worlds ~ Graham Room; Conclusion ~ Peter Townsend and David Gordon.
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Policy Press Biography and social exclusion in Europe:
Book SynopsisBased on 250 life-story interviews in seven European Union countries, Biography and social exclusion in Europe: analyses personal struggles against social exclusion to illuminate local milieus and changing welfare regimes and contexts; points to challenging new agendas for European politics and welfare, beyond the rhetoric of communitarianism and the New Deal; vividly illustrates the lived experience and environmental complexity working for and against structural processes of social exclusion; refashions the interpretive tradition as a teaching and research tool linking macro and micro realities. · · Students, academic teachers and professional trainers, practitioners, politicians, policy makers and researchers in applied and comparative welfare fields will all benefit from reading this book.Trade Review"... this book can be seen as scientific proof that the personal and the human need to be reintroduced into the social political process." European Interests, newsletter, (ESOSC)"... a series of fascinating and very different accounts of the experiences of people such as those made redundant, migrants, single parents, people leaving school without qualifications ... an empirically grounded, theoretically informed and truly analytical work." SPA News"A highly exciting and innovative book. This development in ethnographic methods in social research is immensely valuable and relevant to key questions in contemporary societies." Walter Lorenz, Department of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: from biography to social policy ~ Michael Rustin and Prue Chamberlayne; Suffering the fall of the Berlin wall: blocked journeys in Spain and Germany ~ William Hungerbühler, Elisabet Tejero and Laura Torrabadella; Guilty victims: social exclusion in contemporary France ~ Numa Murard; Premodernity and postmodernity in Southern Italy ~ Antonella Spanò; A tale of class differences in contemporary Britain ~ Michael Rustin; The shortest way out of work ~ Numa Murard; Male journeys into uncertainty ~ Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou and Elizabeth Mestheneos; Love and emancipation ~ Birgitta Thorsell; Female identities in late modernity ~ Antonella Spanò; Gender and family in the development of Greek state and society ~ Elizabeth Mestheneos and Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou; Corporatist structure and cultural diversity in Sweden ~ Martin Peterson; 'Migrants': a target-category for social policy? Experiences of first-generation migration ~ Roswitha Breckner; Second-generation transcultural lives ~ Prue Chamberlayne; Biographical work and agency innovation: relationships, reflexivity and theory-in-use ~ Tom Wengraf; Conclusions: social transitions and biographical work ~ Prue Chamberlayne.
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Policy Press Childhood poverty and social exclusion: From a
Book SynopsisChildhood poverty has moved from the periphery to the centre of the policy agenda following New Labour's pledge to end it within twenty years. However, whether the needs and concerns of poor children themselves are being addressed is open to question. The findings raise critical issues for both policy and practice - in particular the finding that children are at great risk of experiencing exclusion within school. School has been a major target in the drive towards reducing child poverty. However, the policy focus has been mainly about literacy standards and exclusion from school. This book shows that poor children are suffering from insufficient access to the economic and material resources necessary for adequate social participation and academic parity. Childhood poverty and social exclusion will be an invaluable teaching aid across a range of academic courses, including social policy, sociology, social work and childhood studies. All those who are interested in developing a more inclusive social and policy framework for understanding childhood issues from a child-centred perspective, including child welfare practitioners and policy makers, will want to read this book. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.Trade Review"The sharp observations of these young citizens on their schooling, on problems in their neighbourhood and on the deficiencies of their leisure opportunities, set an agenda for any practitioner who aspires to tackle family poverty." Community Care"Ridge's work enters a previously underdeveloped field of poverty-related research, and in doing so makes substantive, theoretical and methodological contributions. This book will be of interest to those involved in the development and evaluation of public policy, researches concerned with policy and poverty, and those involved in education - as well as to anyone wanting to move toward a rich, contextual understanding of how the world is experienced and negotiated by children." Family Matters"This book is an accessible and informative read for anyone researching, studying and working on poverty and social exclusion... It is a book that deserves to be widely read, and one that demands to be acted upon." International Journal of Social Welfare "... an extremely useful contribution to the literature on poverty. The value of recording and reporting children's experiences in their own words is indisputable." Children, Youth and Environments "... important and timely." Youth & Policy"...a vivid and comprehensive picture of what it is like to grow up poor in Britain today." Journal of Social Policy"This book provides richness and context to debates about childhood poverty, and remedies for it, from the perspectives of children themselves." Sue Middleton, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough UniversityTable of ContentsContents: The challenge of child poverty: developing a child-centred approach; What do we know about childhood poverty?; Children's access to economic and material resources; 'Fitting in' and 'joining in': social relations and social integration; Family life and self-reflection; Experiences and perceptions of school: analysis of BHPYS data; Childhood poverty and social exclusion: incorporating children's perspectives.
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Policy Press Poverty and social exclusion in Britain: The
Book SynopsisThis book is the most authoritative study of poverty and social exclusion in Britain at the start of the 21st century. It reports on the most comprehensive survey of poverty and social exclusion, ever to be undertaken in Britain: The Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey. This enormously rich data set records levels of poverty not just in terms of income and wealth but by including information about the goods and services which the British public say are necessary to avoid poverty. The relationship between poverty and factors such as age, gender and paid work are explored, as well as other social issues such as crime and neighbourhood disadvantage. Poverty and social exclusion in Britain charts the extent and nature of material and social deprivation and exclusion in Britain at the end of the 20th century; makes the first ever measurement of the extent of social exclusion based on a survey specifically designed for this purpose and provides a clear conceptual understanding of poverty and social exclusion from both an national and international perspective. This important book should be read by officials and policy makers in national and local government, NGOs, charities and voluntary organisations dealing with poverty and social exclusion. It will also be required reading for academics and students of social policy, sociology, public health, economics and politics.Trade Review"At 480 pages, the book combines wide coverage with full treatment." Journal of Children and Poverty"Constitutes the most authoritative study of poverty and social exclusion (PSE) in the united Kingdom at the start of the twenty-first century." Internation Social Security Review"You get what it says on the tin in this detailed discussion... The researchers use well-established 'consensual' methods... The exploration of social exclusion in the survey is innovative." International Journal of Social Welfare"This important book is likely to become a standard text." Jane Millar, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction Dave Gordon, Ruth Levitas and Christina Pantazis; Section One: Principles: The concept and measurement of poverty ~ Dave Gordon; The measurement of absolute and overall poverty ~ Peter Townsend and Christina Pantazis; The necessities of life Christina Pantazis, Dave Gordon and Peter Townsend; The concept and measurement of social exclusion ~ Ruth Levitas; Section Two: Processes: Does work pay? Employment, poverty and social exclusion from social relations ~ Nick Bailey; Debt and financial exclusion ~ Stephen McKay and Sharon Collard; Social exclusion and local services ~ Tania Fisher and Glen Bramley; Crime 'disorder' and insecurity and social exclusion ~ Christina Pantazis; Mental health, poverty and social exclusion ~ Sarah Payne; Section Three: People: Child, poverty and social exclusion ~ Eva Lloyd; Youth, poverty and social exclusion ~ Eldin Fahmy; Gender, poverty and social exclusion Christina Pantazis and Elisabetta Ruspini; Lone mothers, poverty and social exclusion ~ Ruth Levitas, Emma Head and Naomi Finch; Pensioners, poverty and social exclusion ~ Demi Patsios; Conclusion ~ Dave Gordon, Ruth Levitas, Christina Pantazis and Peter Townsend.
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Policy Press World poverty: New policies to defeat an old
Book SynopsisWorld poverty is an important book offering fresh insights into how to tackle poverty worldwide. With contributions from leading scholars in the field both internationally and in the UK, the book asks whether existing international and national policies are likely to succeed in reducing poverty across the world. It concludes that they are not and that a radically different international strategy is needed. This book is a companion volume to Breadline Europe: The measurement of poverty (The Policy Press, 2001). The focus of World poverty is on anti-poverty policies rather than the scale, causes and measurement of poverty. A wide range of countries is discussed including countries such as China and India, which have rarely been covered elsewhere. The interests of the industrialised and developing world are given equal attention and are analysed together. Policies intended to operate at different levels - international, regional, national and sub-national - ranging from the policies of international agencies like the UN and the World Bank through to national governments, groups of governments and local and city authorities - are examined. Key aspects of social policy, like 'targeting' and means-testing, de-regulation and privatisation, are considered in detail. World poverty will become a definitive point of reference for anyone working, studying or researching in the poverty field. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.Trade Review"The great value of this collection is that it tackles the complexities of international poverty analysis head on. The authors leave us with the inspiration to pursue a clear and ambitious research agenda and the campaigners amongst us may well be spurred on by the Manifesto for International Action to Defeat Poverty laid out in the Appendix. World Poverty is essential reading for social policy students and scholars." SPA News"This publication will make a valuable contribution to the integration of human rights values into world poverty reduction strategies. The authors provide concrete suggestions on how to translate human rights norms, such as the right to social security, the right to an adequate standard of living, the rights of the child, the right to health and the right to education, into effective anti-poverty strategies." Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsTable of ContentsPart I: International anti-poverty policy: the problems of the Washington Consensus Poverty, social exclusion and social polarisation: the need to construct an international welfare state ~ Peter Townsend; Is rising income inequality inevitable? A critique of the 'Transatlantic Consensus' ~ Tony Atkinson; The international measurement of poverty and anti-poverty policies ~ David Gordon Part II: Anti-poverty policies in rich countries Social policy in the US: workfare and the American low-wage labour market ~ S.M. Miller and Jeanette E. Markle; A European definition of poverty: the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the member states of the European Union ~ Bernd Schulte; Welfare state solidarity and support: the Czech Republic compared with the Netherlands ~ Tomáš Sirovátka, Wim van Oorschot and Ladislav Rabušic; Targeting welfare: on the functions and dysfunctions of means testing in social policy ~ Wim van Oorschot; Part III: Anti-poverty policies in poor countries: Structural adjustment and mass poverty in Ghana ~ Kwabena Donkor; Social funds in sub-Saharan Africa: how effective for poverty reduction? ~ Nazneen Kanji; Urban water supply, sanitation and social policy: lessons from Johannesburg, South Africa ~ Jo Beall, Owen Crankshaw and Susan Parnell; Round pegs and square holes: mismatches between poverty and housing policy in urban India ~ Sunil Kumar; Urban poverty in China: incidence and policy responses ~ Athar Hussain; 'A new branch can be strengthened by an old branch': livelihoods and challenges to inter-generational solidarity in South Africa ~ Jo Beall; Part IV: Future anti-poverty policies: national and international: Human rights, transnational corporations and the World Bank ~ Peter Townsend; Are we really reducing global poverty? ~ Jan Vandemoortele; 1% of €10,000 billion ~ Tony Atkinson; Conclusion: constructing an anti-poverty strategy ~ Peter Townsend and David Gordon.
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Bristol University Press A more equal society?: New Labour, poverty,
Book SynopsisThis major new book provides, for the first time, a detailed evaluation of policies on poverty and social exclusion since 1997, and their effects. Bringing together leading experts in the field, it considers the challenges the government has faced, the policies chosen and the targets set in order to assess results. Drawing on research from the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, and on external evaluations, the book asks how children, older people, poor neighbourhoods, ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups have fared under New Labour and seeks to assess the government both on its own terms - in meeting its own targets - and according to alternative views of social exclusion.Trade Review... the LSE's mighty judgement on inequality: John Hills and Kitty Stewart's A more equal society? is the definitive text." Polly Toynbee, The Guardian"... this is a book that commands and deserves attention. It is the kind of publication that helps to renew my faith in the value of scholarly analysis of social policy." Policy World"... this is a very good collection, not least for the range of issues explored and the wealth of information it provides. It deserves to be widely used by policy-makers, students and researchers." Urban Studies "... for a more informed understanding of just what has been happening since 1997, it is a great read." Regeneration & RenewalTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kitty Stewart and John Hills; Part One: Aspects of exclusion: Employment: tackling poverty through 'work for those who can' ~ Abigail McKnight; Education, education, education ...: an assessment of Labour's success in tackling education inequalities ~ Abigail McKnight, Howard Glennerster and Ruth Lupton; Tackling health inequalities ~ Franco Sassi; Social and political participation and inclusion ~ Liz Richardson; Part Two: Groups at risk: Disadvantaged by where you live? New Labour and neighbourhood renewal ~ Ruth Lupton and Anne Power; Towards an equal start? Addressing childhood poverty and deprivation ~ Kitty Stewart; A secure retirement for all? Older people and New Labour ~ Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham; Ethnic inequalities under New Labour: progress or entrenchment? ~ Coretta Phillips; Selective inclusion: asylum seekers and other marginalised groups ~ Tania Burchardt; Part Three: Overall impact: Inequality and poverty under New Labour ~ Tom Sefton and Holly Sutherland; That's the way the money goes: expenditure patterns as real incomes rise for the poorest families with children ~ Paul Gregg, Jane Waldfogel and Elizabeth Washbrook; Bringing up families in poor neighbourhoods under New Labour ~ Anne Power and Helen Willmot; Changes in poverty and inequality in the UK in international context ~ Kitty Stewart; Part Four: Conclusion: a tide turned but mountains yet to climb? ~ John Hills and Kitty Stewart.
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Bristol University Press On the margins of inclusion: Changing labour
Book SynopsisOn the margins of inclusion explores the notion of 'social exclusion' from the perspective of those deemed to be 'socially excluded' and provides a compelling and vivid portrait of lives at the insecure, low-paid end of the labour market. The ethnography is used to illuminate key issues in sociology and social policy and to tackle debates and controversies that are central to current discussions on the appropriate role and function of state welfare. A thorough discussion of current policies to address social exclusion and area regeneration is woven into the fieldwork analysis. On the margins of inclusion is essential reading for researchers, academics and higher-level students in sociology and social policy, and will also be of interest to policy makers in the field.Trade Review"This is a well-argued and at times, passionately written book that voices its dismay at the current state of Britain's post-industrial labour market and benefit system ... I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in issues surrounding marginality and exclusion in the post-industrial city." Urban Studies"David Smith ably weaves a narrative on how changing labour markets and social policies affect the lives of economically marginalised individuals. ... I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in issues surrounding marginality and exclusion in the post-industrial city." Urban Studies"Combining his personal experience and the evidence provided through the research, the author moves beyond dichotomous perspectives of structure or agency and recognizes the importance of interaction between structure and agency. ... Smith examines the process of evolution of concepts from poverty, to underclass and then social exclusion and explains those historical, institutional and political contexts which have influenced and shaped and reshaped the debates surrounding the causes of poverty and social exclusion. ... Being rich both in empirical evidence and analysis, the book is very useful for both academics and policy makers." Work, employment and societyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Globalisation and social exclusion; Poverty and social exclusion: theory and policy; Life and labour on the St. Helier estate 1930-2000; Labour market opportunities and welfare-to-work; Lone parents, work and welfare; Informal opportunities and social divisions; Labour markets, exclusion and social capital; On the margins of inclusion.
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