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Book Synopsis22 out of the 26 Chapters are available Open Access on Elgaronline under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. The complete Handbook containing all 26 chapters is available on Google Play (guide price £10) see link in 'More Information' below.The Handbook of Sociological Science offers a refreshing, integrated perspective on research programs and ongoing developments in sociological science. It highlights key shared theoretical and methodological features, thereby contributing to progress and cumulative growth of sociological knowledge.Reflecting ‘unity in diversity’, chapters explore a wide variety of research fields, ranging from cultural capital, migration, social networks, gender inequality, historical sociology and ethnography to the intersection of sociology and the life sciences. Examining basic methodological standards for theory construction and empirical research, the Handbook exemplifies commonalities between research programmes within these fields.The contributors also explore rigorous sociology related to theory construction, empirical research, and methods, including statistical modelling and the integration of theoretical and empirical research. Forward-thinking and original, the Handbook concludes by illustrating the common core of rigorous sociology, how it can contribute to understanding societal problems and to policy making, and how research into sociological science can continue to thrive in the future.Accessible and engaging, this Handbook will be invaluable for scholars and researchers of sociology and sociological theory, research methods in sociology and social policy, and comparative social policy. Exploring new developments and applications, it will also act as a useful reference guide for policy makers. The Handbook will likewise be an important resource for teaching advanced courses and training graduate students.Trade Review‘The Handbook of Sociological Science offers an overview of theories, models, and methods in sociology including future developments with an explicit focus on a scientific approach to sociological inquiry.’ -- R.M., Population and Development Review‘This is an ambitious, comprehensive, and much-needed Handbook that aims to bring back rigor to the current practice of sociology. The emphasis is on rigor, not old battles of theory versus empiricism or quantitative versus qualitative research. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to conduct or understand sociological research.’ -- Yu Xie, Bert G. Kerstetter ‘66 University Professor of Sociology, Princeton University and Visiting Chair Professor of Center for Social Research, Peking University‘This ambitious book tackles the challenge posed by the fragmentation of 21st-century sociology. Arguing that knowledge accumulation is possible if sociologists reach consensus on a common core of methodological standards, the authors construct a tent large enough to encompass multiple subfields and theoretical approaches. The result is inspired sociological research at its best.’ -- Mary C. Brinton, Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology, Harvard University‘This Handbook covers substantive areas from sociogenomics to climate change and methodological issues from causal inference with observational data to rigorous ethnography and reproducibility. This is sociology at its best.’ -- Karl Ulrich Mayer, Max Planck Institute for Human Development Berlin and Yale University‘The Handbook of Sociological Science: Contributions to Rigorous Sociology seeks to demonstrate that explanatory sociology is possible, even with the diversity of opinion about the prospects of scientific sociological inquiry. The editors and authors use the rubric—rigorous sociology—to avoid arousing the overdrawn debates revolving around whether or not sociology can be a true science. The editors clearly understand the fragmented nature of much sociology and, thus, have sought to collect 26 chapters from scholars working in different areas of specialization using different methodologies and theoretical frameworks to illustrate that sociology can have, at the very least, a consistent core of shared methodologies and theoretical approaches that can integrate rather than divide and partition sociological inquiry.Every serious sociologist pursuing knowledge about the nature of the social universe—whether graduate student, academic scholar, practitioner, and even interested lay scholars—will find this book useful because it illustrates rather than preaches what a rigorous approach to assembling can produce: a large body of cumulative knowledge about the fundamental properties and processes of the social universe. Most of the authors in this volume seek in their own unique ways to be rigorous in their empirical and theoretical investigations, whether at the micro, meso, or macro levels of human social organization. The nature of theorizing in sociology can thus vary in style and focus, as can the methodologies used to test theories or to report empirical data, but in the end, the simple criterion of rigor will integrate rather than divide scholarship in the discipline and, indeed, the social sciences as a whole.Thus, whatever the level of inquiry (micro, meso, or macro), whatever the methodological approach (qualitative or quantitative, experimental or ethnographic) for collecting data, and whatever the scope, range, and modes of theorizing (formal or discursive), there must be rigor in how knowledge is to be accumulated; and this rigor will contribute to a science of sociology that unites rather than divides sociologists. Sociology and sociologists can thus be diverse in their approaches and orientations but still have a common or shared purpose to explain theoretically how the social universe operates and to verify these explanations with diverse collections of data. For, in reality, most sociologists share a common interest in achieving this goal through a variety of routes, and if modes of inquiry and theorizing are rigorous, then sociology can become more coherent and scientific. Commitment to rigorous analysis is what will unite the diversity of approaches and topics in sociology. And indeed, what the chapters of this book clearly illustrate is that there are many ways to be rigorous but, at the same time, pursuit of rigor will ultimately realize the ultimate goal of all of the social sciences: explaining the operative dynamics of the social universe. And, if sociologists commit to the rigor involved in achieving this goal, they will be in a better position to use knowledge in applied applications for human and societal betterment.’ -- Jonathan H. Turner, 38th University Professor, University of CaliforniaTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION 1. Rigorous sociology 2 Werner Raub, Nan Dirk de Graaf, and Klarita Gërxhani PART I RESEARCH PROGRAMS 2. Order from chaos: sociology as a population science 21 Michelle Jackson 3. Analytical sociology 38 Gianluca Manzo 4. Computational approaches in rigorous sociology: agent-based computational modeling and computational social science 57 Andreas Flache, Michael Mäs, and Marijn A. Keijzer 5. Stochastic network modeling as generative social science 73 Christian E.G. Steglich and Tom A.B. Snijders 6. Rational choice sociology: heuristic potential, applications, and limitations 100 Andreas Diekmann PART II NEW AND ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS IN SELECTED FIELDS 7. Cultural capital and educational inequality: an assessment of the state of the art 121 Mads Meier Jæger 8. Integration in migration societies 135 Frank Kalter 9. Social networks: effects and formation 154 Vincent Buskens, Rense Corten, and Werner Raub 10. Gender inequality, households, and work 176 Eva Jaspers, Tanja van der Lippe, and Marie Evertsson 11. Validation strategies in historical sociology (and beyond) 196 Ivan Ermakoff 12. Rigorous ethnography 215 Federico Varese 13. Evolution, biology, and society 232 Rosemary L. Hopcroft, Joseph Dippong, Hexuan Liu, and Rachel Kail 14. Sociogenomics: theoretical and empirical challenges of integrating molecular genetics into sociological thinking 250 Melinda C. Mills PART III METHODS 15. Causal inference with observational data 272 Richard Breen 16. Longitudinal designs and models for causal inference 287 Markus Gangl 17. Experimental sociology 309 Klarita Gërxhani and Luis Miller PART IV RIGOROUS SOCIOLOGY IN ACTION: SHOWCASES 18. Explaining educational differentials: towards a formal rational action theory 325 Richard Breen and John H. Goldthorpe 19. ‘Explaining educational differentials’ revisited: an evaluation of rigorous theoretical foundations and empirical findings 356 Rolf Becker 20. Structural holes and good ideas 372 Ronald S. Burt 21. Network mechanisms in innovation: borrowing and sparking ideas around structural holes 423 Balazs Vedres 22. Experimental study of inequality and unpredictability in an artificial cultural market 443 Matthew J. Salganik, Peter Sheridan Dodds, and Duncan J. Watts 23. Self-correcting dynamics in social influence processes 446 Arnout van de Rijt PART V FURTHER PERSPECTIVES 24. The climate crisis: what sociology can contribute 475 Dingeman Wiertz and Nan Dirk de Graaf 25. Roots of sociology as a science: some history of ideas 493 Thomas Voss 26. How to increase reproducibility and credibility of sociological research 512 Katrin Auspurg and Josef Brüderl Index 528

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Book SynopsisThis engaging and timely book demonstrates how a deeper understanding of theories about organizations are necessary for the development of a relational sociology and provides an in-depth explanation of globalization and social change. It also examines how social bonds are constructed through combinations of different forms of communication and investigates the bonds of intimate relationships and partially organized relationships such as street gangs, brotherhoods, and social movements.Göran Ahrne addresses the five key organizational elements: membership, rules, monitoring, sanctions, and hierarchy and illustrates this detailed analysis with examples of organizations ranging from rock groups and mafias, to global organizations such as Google, and meta-organizations such as FIFA. Drawing on extensive research with co-authors, Ahrne reviews how both old and new relationships expand, change and remain together amongst globalization and social change.This insightful book will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students in organizational studies as well as those studying sociology. It will also provide useful guidance for sociologists and theorists interested in social and organization theories.Trade Review‘Göran Ahrne starts his deep-reaching argument for a relational sociology with what most social scientists would seldom admit, that we really do not know how to define society, or structure, or system, or lifeworld or even individual. Ahrne goes back to the forefathers and to a plethora of more recent others to advocate for a sociology that can describe and analyze today’s world with (apparently simple) concepts like social bond, social relationship, and organization. He shows that we do not need to divide the world into micro and macro levels, and even less into different societies that follow the boundaries of nation-states. Looking at how different kinds of new bonds are formed and organized into ordered systems of rules, governed by authority, he succeeds in bringing back in organizations of different kinds and scope, from families to the meta-organizations of world soccer and the world-wide-web. We should thank him for proposing a much better and simpler access to this new multi-tiered world.’ -- Magali Sarfatti Larson, Temple University, Pennsylvania, US‘Göran Ahrne begins with a master class in social analysis. He follows this up with compelling ideas about the reconstitution of social relations in a globalising world. The new forms of organised relationships envisaged - often just outside the range of conventional scholarship - are revelatory. In sum, this book is a bold assertion of the importance of social relationships and the social sphere in an emerging world more often exclusively defined in terms of concentrations of political and economic power.’ -- Stephen Ackroyd, University of Lancaster, UK‘Göran Ahrne is one of the most creative sociologists in Europe and the author of a number of important studies, mainly in the areas of organization and everyday life. In this new volume he has produced a highly interesting synthesis of what is new and old in his thinking about society. His concept of social bonds is very innovative and helpful. Researchers, students and libraries should all get a copy.’ -- Richard Swedberg, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Why relational sociology? 2. Social bonds 3. Social relationships 4. Organizations 5. Bonded actions 6. A striped world of relationships References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Shanyang Zhao provides a unique examination of this evolving topic with a framework to address the common questions: What is self? How is self formed? and Why does self matter? Drawing a fascinating distinction between self and self-concept, Zhao regards both as part of a larger constellation named the ‘self-phenomenon.’ He separates social determinants of self from neurocognitive prerequisites of self. Focusing on the social determinants, he reviews how social schemas shape self-concept through three intertwined mechanisms and how social resources affect self-conscious action through social position and social capital.Key Features: A clear distinction between self and self-concept A study of the self as both a social product and a social force A new framework for the sociology of the self, built on the foundation of classic works A close examination of three mechanisms of self-concept formation with specifications of the scope conditions under which each mechanism operates An analysis of the distinctiveness of human normative selves through cross-species comparison This Advanced Introduction will provide essential reading for scholars and researchers in sociology, social psychology, and social policy. Trade Review‘Shanyang Zhao has written a high-level, but very accessible, Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of the Self. The emphasis, rightly, is on the relationship between individual and societal conceptions of the self: The self cannot exist without society and, conversely, society cannot exist without the self. The student is offered a clearly delineated and extremely useful framework for thinking about, and doing additional work on, the self and its relationship to society.’ -- George Ritzer, University of Maryland, College Park, US‘The self is one of the most fundamental units in sociology. It is also one of the most confused as successive scholarly generations have tried to disentangle our experience as individuals from our experience as social beings. Professor Zhao serves us all well in bringing some order to this chaos.’ -- Robert Dingwall, Nottingham Trent University, UK‘Study of the self has been a central part of American sociology since the beginning. Shanyang Zhao shows how this research has become even more sophisticated, including the influence of mass media on the self and the active role of human selves in shaping and changing society. Of special interest are comparisons with animal societies, some of which recognize other members of their species; others which recognize individuals and create alliances because they have self-recognition. Zhao’s book brings us to the frontier of the field.’ -- Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania, US‘Shanyang Zhao’s Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of the Self is a textbook case of how to write a textbook case. Zhao, admired as a social psychologist and theorist, has written a clear and concise summary of why the self is one of the core concepts of the discipline. Used in conjunction with empirical studies, the text provides the advanced student with creative ways to think about identity and the self-phenomenon in its communal context. Zhao’s chapter on animal selves is especially innovative and is certain to provoke lively discussion.’ -- Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the sociology of the self 2. Sociological and related perspectives 3. Emic conception of the self 4. Social determinants of the self 5. Social functions of the self 6. Self and animal societies 7. Epilogue to the sociology of the self Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Shanyang Zhao provides a unique examination of this evolving topic with a framework to address the common questions: What is self? How is self formed? and Why does self matter? Drawing a fascinating distinction between self and self-concept, Zhao regards both as part of a larger constellation named the ‘self-phenomenon.’ He separates social determinants of self from neurocognitive prerequisites of self. Focusing on the social determinants, he reviews how social schemas shape self-concept through three intertwined mechanisms and how social resources affect self-conscious action through social position and social capital.Key Features: A clear distinction between self and self-concept A study of the self as both a social product and a social force A new framework for the sociology of the self, built on the foundation of classic works A close examination of three mechanisms of self-concept formation with specifications of the scope conditions under which each mechanism operates An analysis of the distinctiveness of human normative selves through cross-species comparison This Advanced Introduction will provide essential reading for scholars and researchers in sociology, social psychology, and social policy. Trade Review‘Shanyang Zhao has written a high-level, but very accessible, Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of the Self. The emphasis, rightly, is on the relationship between individual and societal conceptions of the self: The self cannot exist without society and, conversely, society cannot exist without the self. The student is offered a clearly delineated and extremely useful framework for thinking about, and doing additional work on, the self and its relationship to society.’ -- George Ritzer, University of Maryland, College Park, US‘The self is one of the most fundamental units in sociology. It is also one of the most confused as successive scholarly generations have tried to disentangle our experience as individuals from our experience as social beings. Professor Zhao serves us all well in bringing some order to this chaos.’ -- Robert Dingwall, Nottingham Trent University, UK‘Study of the self has been a central part of American sociology since the beginning. Shanyang Zhao shows how this research has become even more sophisticated, including the influence of mass media on the self and the active role of human selves in shaping and changing society. Of special interest are comparisons with animal societies, some of which recognize other members of their species; others which recognize individuals and create alliances because they have self-recognition. Zhao’s book brings us to the frontier of the field.’ -- Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania, US‘Shanyang Zhao’s Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of the Self is a textbook case of how to write a textbook case. Zhao, admired as a social psychologist and theorist, has written a clear and concise summary of why the self is one of the core concepts of the discipline. Used in conjunction with empirical studies, the text provides the advanced student with creative ways to think about identity and the self-phenomenon in its communal context. Zhao’s chapter on animal selves is especially innovative and is certain to provoke lively discussion.’ -- Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the sociology of the self 2. Sociological and related perspectives 3. Emic conception of the self 4. Social determinants of the self 5. Social functions of the self 6. Self and animal societies 7. Epilogue to the sociology of the self Index

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

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Book SynopsisEngaging with the key debates and issues in a continuously evolving field, Lavinia Bifulco and Vando Borghi bring together contributions from leading social scientists to debate the enduring relevance of public sociology in light of ongoing changes in the social world. This incisive Research Handbook explores the critical authors, texts, and research perspectives foundational to the discipline of public sociology. Multidisciplinary in approach, it advances dialogues between diverse scientific and environmental perspectives and considers how best to design and conduct research in different scientific fields. Chapters discuss current teaching and critical thought within the discipline, identify promising analytical approaches through which to research key aspects of social transformation, and investigate the relationship between sociology and its various publics. Rather than reproducing an already-fixed analytical programme, the Research Handbook explores the potential of public sociology to collaborate and hybridise with novel research paths. Pushing the frontiers of public sociology, this insightful Research Handbook will prove an engaging and invaluable resource for social scientists and sociological communities, as well as for students in the social sciences. Its exploration of the applications of public sociology in empirical research and teaching will further benefit professionals working within public organisations. Trade Review‘Public sociology has engaged scholars in different corners of the world to think further and develop a sociology of possibility, oriented to the improvement of citizens’ lives. This Research Handbook is an excellent account of how sociologists can approach possibility from very diverse and controversial angles. A must read.’ -- Marta Soler Gallart, University of Barcelona, SpainTable of ContentsContents: PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY: EXPLORING AN APPROACH ‒ AN INTRODUCTION 1 Public sociology, a perspective on the move 2 Lavinia Bifulco and Vando Borghi 2 Why public sociology? 19 Michael Burawoy PART I CONNECTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS: AUTHORS AND RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES IN DIALOGUE WITH PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY 3 Public inquiry in social sciences: a pragmatist outlook 23 Daniel Céfaï 4 Public sociology and the capability approach: exploring the potential of a fruitful combination 42 Jean-Michel Bonvin and Francesco Laruffa 5 Sociology and quantification: economics of convention as an approach to link quantification and public sociology 58 Rainer Diaz-Bone PART II FORTH AND BACK ACROSS (DISCIPLINARY) BORDERS: WAYS OF THINKING AND PRACTICING PUBLIC RESEARCH 6 What is at stake when social science goes public? 74 Didier Fassin 7 Public history 86 Serge Noiret 8 Public geography 104 Salvo Torre 9 Urban planning 114 Marco Cremaschi 10 Legitimacy of law and the expertise of public sociology 129 Supriya Routh 11 The foundational economy approach: a public social science of socio-economic life 142 Julie Froud, Angelo Salento and Karel Williams PART III THEMES AND RESEARCH ISSUES: DEEPENING PS POTENTIALITIES DEALING WITH DIFFERENT FIELDS 12 Science, the environment and the public 158 Luigi Pellizzoni 13 Public sociology in disaster situations: critical engagement and prefiguration against defuturing processes 174 Laura Centemeri and Davide Olori 14 Public sociology and populism 188 Paul Blokker 15 Borders and migrants in Europe 202 Tatjana Sekulić 16 Local/urban democracy and citizenship 218 Marisol Garcia 17 Associationalism: the past, present, and future of public sociology 234 Bruno Frère 18 Public, policy or politicized sociology? Notes from the field of social policy and poverty research 250 Sandro Busso 19 Critical sociologies of work in the cultural industries: pathways to ‘creative justice’? 265 Mark Banks 20 Sociologies of education in an era of new critique: getting out of methodological nationalism and reconsidering education through a global perspective 280 Romuald Normand 21 Sociology of expertise as public sociology 295 Gil Eyal 22 Poverty, the battle against stigmatization and the role of public sociology 311 Enrica Morlicchio and Dario Tuorto 23 Health 324 Magdalena Chiara PART IV FOR A PUBLIC ACADEMIA: PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY AND PUBLIC ACADEMIES 24 Paradoxes, contradictions, and deep feelings of ambivalence, or, academia still appeals 337 Eeva Berglund 25 Publicness and teaching: public knowledge as collective process of repoliticization of daily life 351 Vincenza Pellegrino 26 Postcolonialism and sociology 368 Manuela Boatcă, Sina Farzin and Julian Go Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book investigates the clash between a desire for unfettered mobility and the prevalence of inequality, exploring how this generates frictions in everyday life and how it challenges the ideal of just cosmopolitanism. Reading fictional and popular cultural texts against real global contexts, it develops an 'aesthetics of justice' that does not advocate cosmopolitan mobility at the expense of care and hospitality but rather interrogates their divorce in neoliberal contexts.In this timely analysis, Rodanthi Tzanelli discusses questions of social injustice in the context of multiple and intertwined mobilities - business, technology, travel, tourism, popular cultural pilgrimage and social movements - that are at the forefront of early twenty-first century socio-cultural concerns. The book thus creates an interdisciplinary intervention on the politics and poetics of mobility in rapidly globalised lifeworlds and places.Human geography and sociology scholars with a particular interest in mobilities studies, cosmopolitanism, social theory and tourism or pilgrimage studies will find this book an intriguing and insightful read.Trade Review'Following on from her previous work, Dr Tzanelli's book is a journey in complexities where she untangles before our eyes the many threads that constitute contemporary mobilities. Theoretically grounded, she uses the film The Joker as a guide to revisit our assumptions on society, politics and mobility, while shedding light on the irony of performing cosmopolitanism and calling for a pluriversal perspective on knowledge. This book is a challenge to monolithic and ready-made thinking but mostly a much-needed look, without complacency, at our time.' -- Dominic Lapointe, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada'Provocative, seductive, and challenging are all ways to describe this book, which elaborates a critical look at (im)mobility. Rodanthi Tzanelli analyses the laugh of the Joker as the trace of a devastating pilgrimage that breaks with the possibilities of hospitality. She allows us to share multiple images of a planet that sees itself as a mirror ''unfolded-in-movement'': this book is an unmissable portrait of a world that laughs when it must cry.' -- Adrian Scribano, CONICET, University of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTable of ContentsContents: PART I 1. Cosmopolitan irony: pluriversality and perspective 2. The poetics of justice: the joker as a modern(ist) character 3. The politics of resurgence: the joker as a factual-cinematic hero PART II 4. Meta-realist plots: the road to selfdom 5. Killing pleasure: heautoscopic performativity facing the neoliberal youlfie 6. The terror of image-making: heteroscopies of damaged hospitality PART III 7. Conclusion: unlocking certitude Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how ancient myths have developed and still survive in the collective public imagination in order to answer fundamental questions concerning the individual, society and historical heritage: On what basis do we form our opinion and develop attitudes about key issues? What is, and how should, the relationship between ourselves and nature be oriented? And what is the relationship between ourselves and others?Advancing a critical analysis of myths, Andrea Cerroni reveals the inconsistencies and consequences of our contemporary imagination, addressing neoliberalism in particular. The book elaborates a sociological theology from historical reconstruction, drawing together analytical concepts such as political theology and sociological imagination. It brings into focus a cultural matrix comprising ancient myths about nature, society and knowledge, in opposition to modern myths built around reductionism, individualism and relativism. Providing suggestions for deconstructing these myths, Contemporary Sociological Theology explores concepts of reflexive complexity, Gramscian democratic politics and a general relativisation of knowledge.Highly interdisciplinary, this book will be an insightful read for sociology and social policy scholars, for students with a particular interest in sociological theory, cultural sociology and innovation policy and for all those who seek awareness of the imagination that rules our world.Trade Review‘This book serves as testimony to the power of the historical imagination. Cerroni demonstrates a remarkable ability to navigate between the Ancient and Modern Canon. His reconstruction of the Greek myths compels us to rethink the sociology of modernity.’ -- Frank Furedi, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to Contemporary Sociological Theology PART I THE ANCIENT CANON: THE OLYMPIC NOMOS 1. Introduction to the Ancient Canon 2. Pathos and harmony: community within the Gaia-hypothesis 3. Nomos and Kronos: slippery slopes 4. Olympic Logos: Athena and the angelic science PART II THE MODERN CANON: NARCISSUS ENCHAINED 5. Introduction to the Modern Canon 6. Scientistic reductionism: the mad race for the atom 7. Sociological narcissism: the wasted land of homo clausus 8. Absolute relativism: the fight for decision power References Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique book considers COVID-19 as one pandemic amongst many, forming an episodic era of ebbing and flowing crises: the Virocene. Investigating COVID-19 in the context of the phenomenology of the crisis, it offers critical exploration of key theses in the study of mobility and futures, travel and citizenship. Through thought-provoking and insightful analysis Rodanthi Tzanelli suggests that COVID-19, and any highly infectious virus that follows, evolves into the new self-governing principle of various forms of movement, acting as an ontological magnet: as mobilities become reshaped by remote technologies, the very order of reality changes.Examining how one viral crisis can trigger more crises, prompting radical self-assessment in the new orders of life, Tzanelli suggests that the Virocene and the Anthropocene interact in ways that may lead to multiple ecological failures or produce the key to better futures. This interdisciplinary book analyses contemporary events from a range of perspectives, providing a large-scale qualitative assessment of recent phenomena.It will be a key resource for students and scholars of cultural sociology, sociological theory, geography, anthropology, environmental humanities and communication studies, while also benefiting practitioners in crisis management and policymaking interested in alternative approaches to pandemics and social change.Trade Review‘Cultural (Im)mobilities and the Virocene: Mutating the Crisis deftly transcends both the myopic obsession with the crisis at hand and the optimistic platitudes about its aftermath that have circulated in popular pandemic commentary. In their place, Tzanelli offers a fresh perspective on the pandemic, arguing that it is not merely a momentary reordering of our daily (im)mobilities, but rather symptomatic of a new epoch in which recurring crises have become a hallmark of human life on earth. Tzanelli’s diagnosis shifts the conversation into an altogether different register, inviting readers to question our deeply held assumptions about the nature of reality and pointing us toward the real hopes we might harbor for our future world.’ -- Jennie Germann Molz, College of the Holy Cross, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I RE-INTRODUCING THE COENIC : OVERLAPPING ERAS = OVERLAPPING IMAGINARIES? Introduction to Cultural (Im)mobilities and the Virocene PART II VIROPOLITICS 1. Virocene imaginaries: colonising the ontic sphere 2. Virocene emplotments: masking cultural politics as biomedical events PART III FABRICA MUNDI (DIGITALIS) : THE RADICAL SHIFT 3. Work and the new (im)mobilities of the Virocene 4. Virocene pilgrimage in micro-spheres PART IV TOURISM, TRAVEL, ALTERMOBILITIES 5. Post-viral tourism’s antagonistic tourist imaginaries 6. Beyond technophilia: from alternative modernities to alternative realities PART V BEFORE THE REVOLUTION (IS THE DAY WE ALWAYS COME HOME Conclusion: pluritopia and pluriworlds that travel (with) us Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Society and Knowledge proposes that knowledge, rather than nature, violence, or power, provides the basis of and driving force behind human action in modern society. It demonstrates how the legal containment of knowledge enables the transformation of the knowledge society into knowledge capitalism. Providing an overview of the history of knowledge societies, Nico Stehr analyses the concept of knowledge as well as the nature of post-industrial societies. Chapters examine the genealogy of social scientific theories of modern society; the role of knowledge as a capacity to act or as an intersubjective resource; and recent changes in the structure of the material economy. The book concludes by discussing the political challenges of the knowledge society, highlighting the ways in which discoveries in modern knowledge and subsequent political responses continue to generate controversies. This illuminating book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of economics, political science, sociology and sociological theory, as well as science and technology studies.Trade Review‘The enormous changes of knowledge production and distribution in the last half century, extreme complexity and dangers of the social and biophysical problems that have arisen from its application, and consequent need to plot major changes of policy make this an especially important moment for reconsidering the relation of knowledge and society. Eminent scholar of modern knowledge societies, Nico Stehr’s concise yet comprehensive analysis of these matters in intellectual, socio-historical, and political-economic context provides an incisive, holistic mapping of the primary issues in hand. His Understanding Society and Knowledge will be accessible to and provoke critical thought among a wide range of readers interested in the fundamental changes of social knowledge impacting our lives and world.’ -- Robert J. Antonio, University of Kansas, US‘In his new book well known sociologist Nico Stehr draws on several decades of research on the thesis that we live in a knowledge society. One of the many interesting questions he discusses is if knowledge society will turn into knowledge capitalism and what this entails.’BR> -- Richard Swedberg, Cornell University, US‘Nico Stehr’s Understanding Society and Knowledge is the sort of book on the sociology of knowledge that Max Weber might have written, had he lived another hundred years. Stehr mirrors and updates Weber's facility with the relevant literatures in law, politics and economics – as well as sociology – all brought together in aid of a higher-order social scientific understanding of the nature of knowledge. Both theorists and policymakers will find much food for thought here, as Stehr deftly intersperses his larger and more abstract claims with pointed illustrations from reports of recent events.’ -- Steve Fuller, Auguste Comte Chair of Social Epistemology, University of Warwick, UKeTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Introduction: theories of modern societies 2 The lineage of knowledge society theory 3 The science of knowledge 4 Knowledge competencies 5 The knowledge wars 6 The political economy of knowledge societies 7 Modern societies as knowledge societies 8 The political economy of knowledge monopoly capitalism 9 Political challenges of knowledge societies 10 Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the diverse experience of a team of internationally recognised specialists, Teaching Political Sociology provides educators with a concise and accessible guide to the main topic areas likely to form part of term, semester or year-long courses in political sociology.The book focuses on the key pedagogic challenges posed to teachers of political sociology, from general issues of value-freedom and engagement with students’ political commitments to more specific issues which arise in relation to sensitive areas such as political violence and extremist ideologies of the far right. Chapters introduce readers to the state of the art in a wide range of topics, including race and postcoloniality, postcommunism, legal sociology, human rights and the sociology of war and peace. Highlighting the challenges and opportunities presented by these topics for political sociology teaching and curricula, the book provides an invaluable starting point for educators.Diverse in scope and approach, and offering an evaluation of appropriate literature at various levels, this book will prove an essential resource for teachers of political sociology and related fields such as international relations.Trade Review‘Political sociology is one of the liveliest parts of the discipline, with great student interest. But entry is daunting. The range of problems is vast and the number of cognate topics is large. Outhwaite and Ray have assembled a thoughtful and accessible guide to teaching the main topics, with a stellar cast of contributors.’ -- Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Teaching Political Sociology 1 Larry Ray and William Outhwaite 2 Teaching political sociology 9 Charles Turner 3 Theories of the political 17 Peter Wagner 4 Teaching about contemporary Europe 32 William Outhwaite 5 Teaching about the far right in (political) sociology 48 Aaron Winter 6 Teaching about political violence 73 Larry Ray 7 Teaching the political sociology of war and peace 90 John D. Brewer 8 The challenges that race and coloniality present to the teaching of sociology: gender, class and migration 106 Ipek Demir 9 Teaching about postcommunism 125 Veronika Stoyanova 10 Teaching the political sociology of law 149 Chris Thornhill 11 The challenges of teaching human rights 172 Francesca Romana Ammaturo and Jennifer Melvin Index 189

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised and updated third edition provides an expanded analysis of the nature and future of sociological theory. It offers new sections on feminist, post-colonial, and critical race theories, as well as a discussion of theories of system, structure and complexity.John Scott paints an overview of early developments in sociological thinking, before exploring the principal theorists and theoretical approaches of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A review of general theory sets the scene for the strong narrative on contention and convergence that is developed throughout the book. Scott argues that the works of the theorists considered provide the basis for a vibrant future for understanding sociology as a cooperative intellectual venture. Analysing emerging debates on modernity and post-modernity, this book looks towards the development and future of theorising in sociology.Lively and accessible in its approach, Sociological Theory will be an essential guide for scholars and students of sociology and sociological theory seeking clear discussions and critical reflections on theoretical ideas.Trade Review‘John Scott has provided an exceptionally clear and positive account of sociological theory from Parsons to the present. It is an excellent introduction to a sometimes mystifying body of thought and embodies a commitment to developing theory through co-operation and mutual respect.’ -- Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, US‘In this highly erudite text, John Scott reveals with great clarity sociological theory’s cohesion through critical reflections on key thinkers and intellectual trends. He provides insightful discussions on conceptual beginnings but also on extensions, revisions, and innovations that advance sociology’s common enterprise of understanding and explaining the social world.’ -- A. Javier Treviño, Wheaton College, US

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised and updated third edition provides an expanded analysis of the nature and future of sociological theory. It offers new sections on feminist, post-colonial, and critical race theories, as well as a discussion of theories of system, structure and complexity.John Scott paints an overview of early developments in sociological thinking, before exploring the principal theorists and theoretical approaches of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A review of general theory sets the scene for the strong narrative on contention and convergence that is developed throughout the book. Scott argues that the works of the theorists considered provide the basis for a vibrant future for understanding sociology as a cooperative intellectual venture. Analysing emerging debates on modernity and post-modernity, this book looks towards the development and future of theorising in sociology.Lively and accessible in its approach, Sociological Theory will be an essential guide for scholars and students of sociology and sociological theory seeking clear discussions and critical reflections on theoretical ideas.Trade Review‘John Scott has provided an exceptionally clear and positive account of sociological theory from Parsons to the present. It is an excellent introduction to a sometimes mystifying body of thought and embodies a commitment to developing theory through co-operation and mutual respect.’ -- Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, US‘In this highly erudite text, John Scott reveals with great clarity sociological theory’s cohesion through critical reflections on key thinkers and intellectual trends. He provides insightful discussions on conceptual beginnings but also on extensions, revisions, and innovations that advance sociology’s common enterprise of understanding and explaining the social world.’ -- A. Javier Treviño, Wheaton College, US

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Book SynopsisAffirming Antonio Gramsci’s continuing influence, this adroitly cultivated Companion offers a comprehensive overview of Gramsci’s contributions to the interdisciplinary fields of critical social science, social and political thought, economics and emancipatory politics. Within the tradition of historical materialism, it explores the continuing impact of Gramscian perspectives in the present day.Featuring contributions from eminent scholars, the Companion engages with Gramsci’s thought in the broader context of his life, outlining his innovative theoretical and historical analyses of capitalist modernity. Key themes within Gramscian theory are examined such as historical bloc, passive revolution, integral state, and civil society, which elaborate upon the core concept of hegemony. Chapters map out the development of historical materialism and rigorously analyse contemporary issues of urgency including climate breakdown, the rise of far-right populism, and increasing geopolitical tension.Offering a state-of-the-art review of Gramscian theory, this Companion will prove beneficial to academics, researchers and students from across the social sciences and humanities, and will be essential reading for those interested in political economy and political theory, sociology, philosophy, radical and feminist economics, environmental studies, gender studies, and post-colonial and cultural studies.Trade Review‘The Elgar Companion to Antonio Gramsci provides a rigorous examination and utilization of Gramsci’s contributions to social and political thought. William Carroll has brought together internationally recognized scholars to explore Gramsci’s ideas and to demonstrate their contemporary relevance in debates ranging from hegemony, passive revolution, revolutionary strategy, populism, and education to the organic crises of neoliberalism and climate change – all written in the tradition of historical materialism and emancipatory politics.' -- Marcus E. Green, Secretary of the International Gramsci Society‘Considering the relevance of Antonio Gramsci across the social sciences and humanities, this volume has been long overdue. The various contributions place Gramsci’s work within his own time, develop his key concepts and explore their applicability to contemporary developments. This Companion is an essential touchstone for everyone interested in the continuing importance of this key Marxist thinker.’ -- Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham, UK‘With an impressive range of leading scholars, The Elgar Companion to Antonio Gramsci is an enormous contribution to the relevance of Gramscian ideas to contemporary times. The volume is a rich and comprehensive engagement with Gramsci’s social and political thought and emancipatory politics. Placing Gramsci’s historical materialism as an organising pivot, the volume takes the reader on a journey from the political and social milieu in which Gramsci’s ideas came to fruition to his major concepts and, by applying his ideas and modes of analyses to understanding (and changing!) our current times, contemporary Gramscian scholarship. The Elgar Companion to Antonio Gramsci is a real tour de force!’ -- Michelle Williams, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: recovering a Gramsci for our times 1 William K. Carroll PART I GRAMSCI IN CONTEXT 2 Gramsci: life and times of a revolutionary 31 Nathan Sperber and George Hoare 3 Gramsci, Marx, Hegel 48 Robert P. Jackson 4 ‘The Revolution against “Capital”’: Constancy, change and collective will in Gramsci’s concepts 66 Derek Boothman 5 Historico-political dynamics in the Prison Notebooks: passive revolution, relations of force, organic crisis 83 Francesca Antonini 6 Hegemony as a protean concept 99 Elizabeth Humphrys PART II THE PHILOSOPHY OF PRAXIS: A NEW POLITICAL VOCABULARY 7 The historical bloc as a strategic node in Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks 118 Panagiotis Sotiris 8 State, capital and civil society 136 Marco Fonseca 9 Intellectuals, ideology, and the ethico-political 152 Jean-Pierre Reed and Carlos L. Garrido 10 Where Trotsky’s horizons stop, Gramsci’s begin: the passive revolutionary road to capitalist modernity 171 Adam David Morton 11 War of maneuver and war of position: Gramsci and the dialectic of revolution 189 Daniel Egan 12 Welding the present to the future ... thinking with Gramsci about prefiguration 204 Dorothea Elena Schoppek 13 The Modern Prince and revolutionary strategy 219 Alexandros Chrysis PART III GRAMSCI FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SECTION A: PHILOSOPHICAL AND POLITICAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES 14 Gramsci, post-Marxism and critical realism 240 Jonathan Joseph 15 Hegemonic projects and cultural political economy 261 Bob Jessop 16 Fordism, post-Fordism and the imperial mode of living 279 Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen SECTION B: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL REPRODUCTION 17 Hegemony, gender and social reproduction 299 Anna Sturman 18 Cultural studies: the Gramscian current 315 Marco Briziarelli and Didarul Islam 19 Antonio Gramsci and education 334 Peter Mayo 20 Hegemony without hegemony: Gramsci, Guha and post-Western Marxism 350 Sourayan Mookerjea SECTION C: HEGEMONIC STRUGGLE 21 Social movements and hegemonic struggle 370 Laurence Cox 22 Hegemonic struggle and right-wing populism 388 Owen Worth 23 Gramsci and hegemonic struggle in a globalized world 406 Thomas Muhr SECTION D: GLOBAL ORGANIC CRISIS 24 Transnational neoliberalism in organic crisis 428 Henk Overbeek 25 Beyond ecocidal capitalism: climate crisis and climate justice 448 Kevin Surprise Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and authoritative Encyclopedia, featuring entries written by academic experts in the field, explores the diverse topics within the discipline of political sociology. By looking at both macro- and micro-components, questions relating to nation-states, political institutions and their development, and the sources of social and political change such as social movements and other forms of contentious politics, are raised and critically analysed.The Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology highlights the key questions relating to political sociology through demonstrating that issues concerning power and political conflict, as well as the relationship between societies and states, are critical for understanding contemporary political and social contexts. The entries also shed light on the current position of this interdisciplinary field of study, which sits at the interface between political science and sociology, and consider its aims in addressing those aspects that pertain to the critical interplay between factors relating to both fields. A timely and stimulating reference work, this Encyclopedia will be a key resource for researchers and students in the field of political sociology, political science and theory, social policy, social theory, and public policy, providing both an excellent entry point for study as well as an essential reference tool for more experienced academics.Key Features: Discusses major approaches and theories Summarises key topics in over 160 entries Includes entries on key historical thinkers and concepts Presents frontier areas across the discipline for future research work Trade Review‘It is no easy task assembling an Encyclopedia of political sociology which needs, at the same time, to be comprehensive and authoritative. This is both in equal respect. A major reference point and a significant statement as to the identity of political sociology today.’ -- Colin Hay, Sciences Po, Paris, France‘This outstanding Encyclopedia will stand as the most comprehensive and authoritative contemporary survey of political sociology for many years to come. Editors Maria Grasso and Marco Giugni have done an exceptional job in assembling a truly international team of leading scholars to cover a wide and growing subfield of research and scholarship.’ -- Jeff Manza, New York University, US‘Providing an invaluable guide to contemporary political sociology, by a range of foremost contributors, this comprehensive Encyclopedia will be an essential point of research reference for scholars and students.’ -- Pippa Norris, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology xx Maria Grasso and Marco Giugni 1 Age and generation 1 Achim Goerres 2 Alienation 5 Amy Wendling and Rebecca Murray 3 Anarchism 9 Dana M. Williams 4 Authoritarian and totalitarian regimes 14 Natasha Lindstaedt 5 Biopolitics 18 Knut Ove Eliassen and Sverre Raffnsøe 6 Bourdieu, Pierre 22 Craig Calhoun 7 Bureaucracy 26 Marina Nistotskaya and Palina Kolvani 8 Capitalism 30 Bruno Amable 9 Citizenship 34 Christine Hobden and Laurence Piper 10 Civic engagement 38 Kristin Strømsnes 11 Civic voluntarism 42 Henry E. Brady 12 Civil disobedience 47 Sandra Laugier 13 Civil society 53 Simone Baglioni 14 Civil wars 56 Francisco Villamil 15 Class 59 Magnus Wennerhag and Anders Hylmö 16 Class consciousness and class struggle 63 Berch Berberoglu 17 Class voting 67 Geoffrey Evans 18 Cleavages 71 David Attewell and Marco R. Steenbergen 19 Clientelism 75 Francesco Stolfi 20 Coalition formation 78 Anna Bassi 21 Collective action 82 Nella Van Dyke 22 Comparative-historical sociology 86 Barry Eidlin 23 Comparative political economy 91 Jonas Pontusson and Lucio Baccaro 24 Comparative political sociology 95 Kai Arzheimer 25 Conflict theory 99 Jörg Rössel 26 Constructivism 103 Michael Buckley 27 Contentious politics 107 Kaylin Bourdon and David S. Meyer 28 Corporatism and neo-corporatism 111 Michael Dobbins and Rafael Pablo Labanino 29 Decommodification 115 Kenneth Nelson 30 Democracy 118 Natalie J. Doyle 31 Democratization 123 Jan Teorell 32 De Tocqueville, Alexis 127 Marinus Ossewaarde 33 Discrimination 131 Kassra A.R. Oskooii 34 Durkheim, Emile 134 Nicolas Sembel 35 Economic voting 138 Martin Okolikj 36 Emotions 142 Helena Flam 37 Empowerment 147 Aaron Schutz 38 Environmentalism 151 Amanda Machin and Alexander Ruser 39 Ethnicity 154 Shamit Saggar 40 Ethnocentrism 158 Wouter van der Brug and Linet R. Durmuşoğlu 41 Europeanization 162 Anna Kyriazi 42 Euroscepticism 166 Sofia Vasilopoulou 43 Exploitation 169 Arthur Sakamoto and Michael Ohsfeldt 44 Extreme right 174 Jens Rydgren and Ryan Switzer 45 Factionalism 177 Matthijs Bogaards and Hager Ali 46 Feminism 181 Christine M. Slaughter, Kennia L. Coronado, and Nadia E. Brown 47 Field theory 185 Gregor Kungl 48 Foucault, Michel 188 Vanessa Lemm and Venessa Ercole 49 Framing/frame analysis 192 Louisa Parks 50 Frankfurt School 195 Dustin Garlitz 51 Functionalism 199 Jonathan H. Turner and Alexandra Maryanski 52 Gender 204 Silke Roth 53 Globalization 208 Amentahru Wahlrab 54 Governance 212 Ramona Coman and Leonardo Puleo 55 Governmentality 216 Mathias Hein Jessen 56 Gramsci, Antonio 219 Fabio de Nardis 57 Group consciousness 222 Jacquelien van Stekelenburg 58 Identity 226 Francesca Polletta, Dylan Gray, and Nathan Redman 59 Ideology 229 Mathew Humphrey and Marius S. Ostrowski 60 Inequality (political) 234 Paul Marx 61 Institutionalism 237 Edwin Amenta 62 Interest groups 241 Anne Skorkjær Binderkrantz 63 Intersectionality 244 Karine Duplan 64 Left/right 249 Anthony F. Heath 65 Legitimacy 253 David Beetham 66 Liberalism 257 Julie Smith 67 Libertarianism and authoritarianism 262 Paula Surridge 68 Lifestyle politics 267 Francesca Forno 69 Marx, Karl 271 Bob Jessop 70 Marxism and neo-Marxism 275 Rohan Advani and Michael A. McCarthy 71 Mass media 279 Rens Vliegenthart 72 Memory (collective) 282 Lorenzo Zamponi 73 Michels, Robert 285 Giorgio Volpe 74 The micro–macro link 289 Karl-Dieter Opp 75 Migration 292 Catherine Wihtol de Wenden 76 Modernity 296 John Rundell 77 Modernization 301 Stefan Kruse 78 Multiculturalism 306 Tariq Modood and Thomas Sealy 79 Nationalism 310 Liah Greenfeld 80 Neoliberalism 313 Johanna Bockman and Margaret Zeddies 81 New politics and postmaterialism 317 Toni Rodon and Raül Tormos 82 NGOs 322 Grace L. Chikoto-Schultz and Bryson Davis 83 Nonviolence 326 Selina Gallo-Cruz 84 Norms 330 Vicente Valentim 85 Parties and party systems 334 Emilie van Haute 86 Partisanship 338 Paolo Bellucci 87 Patriarchy 343 Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider 88 Pluralism 347 Rainer Eisfeld 89 Polarisation 351 Juan Rodríguez-Teruel and Fernando Casal Bértoa 90 Policy analysis 355 Frédéric Varone and Karin Ingold 91 Policy networks 359 Manlio Cinalli 92 Political attitudes 363 Kathrin Ackermann 93 Political behaviour 367 Sadiya Akram 94 Political communication 371 Chiara Valli and Alessandro Nai 95 Political consumerism 375 Shelley Boulianne 96 Political corruption 379 Marcia Grimes and Oleksandra Keudel 97 Political culture 384 Mabel Berezin, Nathan T.B. Ly, and Chiara Visentin 98 Political efficacy 388 Jennifer Oser 99 Political elites 391 Lars Vogel and Christian Schneickert 100 Political engagement 395 Judith Bessant and Rob Watts 101 Political generations 399 Laura Stoker 102 Political institutions 404 Elisabeth S. Clemens 103 Political knowledge 408 Wyatt I. Dawson and Lindsay H. Hoffman 104 Political learning 412 Diana Owen 105 Political opportunities 416 Katerina Vrablikova 106 Political organizations 420 Tom Einhorn and Catherine Corrigall-Brown 107 Political participation 423 Yvette Peters 108 Political preferences 427 Rose McDermott 109 Political regimes 431 Erik Martinez Kuhonta 110 Political representation 435 Nathalie Giger and Zoe Lefkofridi 111 Political socialization 439 Tawnya Adkins Covert 112 Political sophistication 443 Marta Fraile 113 Political transitions 447 Olga Onuch 114 Political trust 451 Marc Hooghe 115 Political violence 454 Måns Robert Lundstedt and Lorenzo Bosi 116 Politics/the political 458 Oliver Marchart 117 Populism 461 Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser 118 Postcolonialism 465 Daniela Musina and Francesco Strazzari 119 Postmodernism 470 Simon Susen 120 Post-structuralism 475 Oscar L. Larsson 121 Poverty 479 Leo Azzollini and Brian Nolan 122 Power 482 Sebahattin Ziyanak, Jesse Lindley, and Leticia Haro 123 Precariat 486 Arne L. Kalleberg and Kevin Hewison 124 Protest 489 Hank Johnston 125 Public choice 493 Bruno S. Frey, Sandro Bieri, and Louis Moser 126 Public opinion 496 Viktor Orri Valgarðsson and Daniel Devine 127 Public policy 500 Jean-Francois Savard 128 Race and racism 503 Ali Meghji and Seetha Tan 129 Rational choice theory 507 Paul Whiteley 130 Religion and politics 510 Alberta Giorgi 131 Repression 514 Christian Davenport 132 Resources 518 Kay Lehman Schlozman 133 Revolutions 521 Sharon Erickson Nepstad and Jalal Fetrati 134 Riots 525 Matteo Tiratelli 135 Security 528 Jonathon Whooley and Laura Sjoberg 136 Social capital 531 Francesca Vassallo 137 Social change 534 Jennifer Earl, Sam Scovill, and Rina James 138 Social democracy 538 Frank Bandau 139 Socialism 542 Pierre Musso 140 Social media 546 Francesco Bailo 141 Social movement organizations 550 Edward T. Walker and John D. McCarthy 142 Social movements 555 Donatella della Porta 143 Social networks 560 Elena Pavan 144 Socio-economic status 564 Sebastian Jungkunz and Nadja Wehl 145 Solidarity 568 Christian Lahusen 146 State/state formation 572 John L. Brooke and Julia C. Strauss 147 Strikes 576 Roberto Franzosi 148 Structuralism 580 Johannes Angermuller 149 Structure and agency 583 Matthew Norton 150 Terrorism 586 Jeff Goodwin 151 Tilly, Charles 591 Lesley Wood 152 Trade unions 595 Jelle Visser 153 Transnationalism 599 Michele Ford 154 Underclass 603 Robert MacDonald 155 Unemployment 607 Emmanuel Pierru 156 Universalism/traditionalism 610 Alain Policar 157 Urban politics 613 Claire Colomb 158 Values 618 Jan Cieciuch and Eldad Davidov 159 Verba, Sidney 623 David E. Campbell 160 Voluntary associations 627 Sarah Cameron 161 Volunteering 631 Nathalie Hofstetter and Markus Freitag 162 Voting 635 Pascal Sciarini and Andreas C. Goldberg 163 War 639 Christian Olsson 164 Weber, Max 643 Kari Palonen and Niilo Kauppi 165 Welfare state 646 Romana Careja 166 World-systems 650 Christopher Chase-Dunn 167 Xenophobia 656 Claudia Alegre, Jessica Cobian, and Efrén Pérez Index 660

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Book SynopsisLaying down the foundations of a critical sociological approach to the interdisciplinary domain of public policy, this insightful book presents the first systematic reflection on the use of Bourdieu’s theory of social fields to analyse policy processes. Engaging with theoretical dimensions, it provides innovative methodological tools, both quantitative and qualitative in nature, to be used in the wider field of policy studies.Bringing together expert contributors from across the globe, the book explores a diverse range of case studies on various policy sectors and processes such as international policy circulation and policy implementation. Offering a wealth of critical analysis, chapters highlight the unsatisfactory nature of mainstream policy approaches and advocate for the use of Bourdieu’s sociological theory to account for the social milieus, structures of relationships, and power dynamics in which public policies are made. Encompassing numerous actors and groups, this theory enables a critical sociological understanding of policy orientations by unveiling the structures of relationships in policymaking.Innovative and perceptive in its approach, this book will prove to be an important resource for scholars and students interested in the fields of critical policy studies, public policy, public administration and management, and sociology.Trade Review‘This volume is a timely and long-expected contribution, spanning over a wide range of countries and policy domains. The book delivers precisely what the title announces: It brings Bourdieu’s powerful theory of fields into a new domain – policy analysis – where it can provide a critical edge that this field of research has been waiting for. The book provides a range of valuable examples of how Bourdieu’s relatively abstract theory of fields may be operationalized and put to work in empirical analyses of new topics. The proof of the value of this theoretical approach lies in the insights the numerous empirical contributions provide into the complex working of the power struggles underlying policy formations. Highly recommended reading!’ -- Annick Prieur, Aalborg University, Denmark‘At last, a book on policy analysis which tackles head on power and its unequal distribution between policymakers. The authors not only use Bourdieu’s concept of the field to unpack power relations in a range of issue areas but also make significant contributions to Bourdieusien sociology and social theory.’ -- Andy Smith, University of Bordeaux, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Bringing Bourdieu’s Theory of Fields to Critical Policy Analysis 1 Vincent Dubois PART I POLICY DOMAINS AS SOCIAL FIELDS 1 Constructing the field of educational power: socio-history and structural analysis of two critical moments 18 Pierre Clément 2 The Brazilian National Development Bank’s public policy examined through multiple correspondence analysis and social network analysis 37 Elisa Klüger 3 Colorado River Basin water policy: using Bourdieu’s field theory in the environmental policy arena 56 Brian F. O’Neill, Joan Cortinas Muñoz and Franck Poupeau 4 Security as a field of force: the case of Switzerland in the mid-2010s 74 Stephan Davidshofer, Amal Tawfik and Jonas Hagmann 5 From the theory of the state to the sociology of public policy fields in Latin America: the production of economic policies in Peru 90 Arthur Morenas PART II THE BUREAUCRATIC FIELD IN POLICY-MAKING 6 The bureaucratic field and the sociology of public policy: from the structure of the administration to the production of policies 109 Victor Demenge and Melaine Robert 7 The role of autonomization of the bureaucratic field in the development of public policy: the case of Canadian food safety policy 1874–1969 128 Caroline Dufour 8 Public policy as a product of the professional structure of the bureaucratic field 134 Victor Demenge PART III TWO INTERSTITIAL FIELDS: EXPERTISE AND THINK TANKS 9 Interstitial knowledge: considerations based on the case of expertise on radicalization in France 154 Lili Soussoko 10 On the strength of lesser fields: a reflection on public policy think tanks and the concept of interstitial fields 173 Thomas Medvetz PART IV POLICY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIELDS 11 The ‘grip’ of the journalistic field on national public policy: a sociological explanation of a media-oriented governmental decision 188 Jérémie Nollet 12 Relations between the scientific field and the bureaucratic field in ‘authoritarian’ and ‘democratic’ contexts: history policy in Poland 207 Valentin Behr 13 The relationship between the bureaucratic and the entrepreneurial fields: shedding light on the contribution of public policy to delimiting legitimate economic activities 214 Antoine Roger PART V THREE POLICY PROCESSES REVISITED WITH THE SOCIOLOGY OF FIELDS: DECISION-MAKING, IMPLEMENTATION, INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION 14 Sociology of fields and the decision-making process: the example of presidential cultural projects in France 235 Thomas Hélie 15 Analysing the implementation of European public policy with the sociology of fields: some remarks on the European Union’s regional policy 253 Vincent Lebrou 16 International policy circulation and fields of public policy in the (Latin American) periphery 262 Paul Hathazy PART VI THE EFFECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS ON PUBLIC POLICIES 17 What the field of eurocracy tells us about European policies 282 Didier Georgakakis 18 What the international field does to foreign policies 300 Florent Pouponneau Conclusion to Bringing Bourdieu’s Theory of Fields to Critical Policy Analysis 318 Vincent Dubois

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Book SynopsisThis engaging and timely book demonstrates how a deeper understanding of theories about organizations are necessary for the development of a relational sociology and provides an in-depth explanation of globalization and social change. It also examines how social bonds are constructed through combinations of different forms of communication and investigates the bonds of intimate relationships and partially organized relationships such as street gangs, brotherhoods, and social movements.Göran Ahrne addresses the five key organizational elements: membership, rules, monitoring, sanctions, and hierarchy and illustrates this detailed analysis with examples of organizations ranging from rock groups and mafias, to global organizations such as Google, and meta-organizations such as FIFA. Drawing on extensive research with co-authors, Ahrne reviews how both old and new relationships expand, change and remain together amongst globalization and social change.This insightful book will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students in organizational studies as well as those studying sociology. It will also provide useful guidance for sociologists and theorists interested in social and organization theories.Trade Review‘Göran Ahrne starts his deep-reaching argument for a relational sociology with what most social scientists would seldom admit, that we really do not know how to define society, or structure, or system, or lifeworld or even individual. Ahrne goes back to the forefathers and to a plethora of more recent others to advocate for a sociology that can describe and analyze today’s world with (apparently simple) concepts like social bond, social relationship, and organization. He shows that we do not need to divide the world into micro and macro levels, and even less into different societies that follow the boundaries of nation-states. Looking at how different kinds of new bonds are formed and organized into ordered systems of rules, governed by authority, he succeeds in bringing back in organizations of different kinds and scope, from families to the meta-organizations of world soccer and the world-wide-web. We should thank him for proposing a much better and simpler access to this new multi-tiered world.’ -- Magali Sarfatti Larson, Temple University, Pennsylvania, US‘Göran Ahrne begins with a master class in social analysis. He follows this up with compelling ideas about the reconstitution of social relations in a globalising world. The new forms of organised relationships envisaged - often just outside the range of conventional scholarship - are revelatory. In sum, this book is a bold assertion of the importance of social relationships and the social sphere in an emerging world more often exclusively defined in terms of concentrations of political and economic power.’ -- Stephen Ackroyd, University of Lancaster, UK‘Göran Ahrne is one of the most creative sociologists in Europe and the author of a number of important studies, mainly in the areas of organization and everyday life. In this new volume he has produced a highly interesting synthesis of what is new and old in his thinking about society. His concept of social bonds is very innovative and helpful. Researchers, students and libraries should all get a copy.’ -- Richard Swedberg, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Why relational sociology? 2. Social bonds 3. Social relationships 4. Organizations 5. Bonded actions 6. A striped world of relationships References Index

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Book SynopsisWhile many analysts emphasize Trump’s uniqueness, he can also be viewed as a symptom of a deeper systemic crisis. This collection examines the roots, impacts, and future prospects of Trumpism as well as the possibilities for combatting it. Chapters analyze the role of racism and xenophobia, evangelical religion, and elite support in enabling Trump’s political ascent, demonstrating how both his demagogic style and his policies draw from the historic repertoire of the Right. The authors also trace the impacts of his presidency on inequality, health, ecological destruction, and U.S. empire. As far-right forces cement their hold on the Republican Party, and as the Democratic Party appears unable to stop them, what lies ahead? The authors argue that confronting Trumpism requires a frontal attack on the conditions that incubated the monster.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Trump As Symptom; Kevin A. Young Chapter 1. Trump, Biden, and Why Elections Don’t Bring Bigger Policy Changes; Kevin A. Young Chapter 2. Trumping the People: How the Corporate Elite Benefitted from the Trump Administration; Joshua Murray Chapter 3. Trumpism and Racial Oppression; Malik Miah Chapter 4. The Marriage of White Evangelicals and Trump: Vaccine Refusal, Critical Race Theory, and the New Culture Wars; Grace Yukich Chapter 5. Immigration Politics from Trump to Biden: The End of Reform and the Growth of Class Struggle; Justin Akers Chacón Chapter 6. Risky Business: Health Care Before and After Trump; Colin Gordon Chapter 7. Fossil Fuels, the Ruling Class, and Prospects for the Climate Movement; Kevin A. Young Chapter 8. Domination without Hegemony and the Limits of U.S. World Power; Corey R. Payne and Beverly J. Silver Chapter 9. Trump and the Politics of Imperial Decline; Richard Lachmann

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Book SynopsisAt a time of significant local, national, and international change, in which children are already actively involved, it seems not only right but necessary that we should be seeking to further our knowledge and understanding of what informs and shapes meaningful and effective practice for and with children. Such research has implications across the spaces that children and adults share whether that is at school, at home, in the law courts, in health care through to local, national, and international platforms for social action. Establishing Child Centred Practice in a Changing World, Part B extends the conversation to connect research and practices in a changing world. This edition examines children’s voices in relation to research methodologies, in particular co-production, as well as extending conversations around child centred practice from forest schools to the home through to community change initiatives that further understandings of what it means to be a learner and an advocate. Authors from around the world offer a range of perspectives to advance transformational practice in a changing world. Furthering dialogues around the applied relevance of key principles in childhood studies, this diverse edited collection is an important contribution to the fields of education, sociology, childcare and youth policy and practice.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Extending the Conversation; Sam Frankel Chapter 2. Children's Voices in Early Childhood Education and Care; Nadine Correia and Cecília Aguiar Chapter 3. Children’s Voice in Praxiological Transformation; Cristina Mesquita Chapter 4. Using Pupil Views Templates to Explore Children’s Experiences of Teaching and Learning; Kirstin Mulholland Chapter 5. Engaging Authentic Pupil Voice in Schools; David Littlefair Chapter 6. Hearing Children’s Voices in the Forest; Joanna Hume Chapter 7. Young Children’s Participation in Homeschooling During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Reflective Case Study from England; Fengling Tang Chapter 8. Reclaiming Agency: A Social Pedagogical Orientation to Child Centred Practice; Daniel Nester Chapter 9. Co-production in Creative Design to Amplify Childhood Voices of Parental Separation; Susan Kay-Flowers Chapter 10. Children’s Perceptions of Participation Within their Families: Listening to Children of Bolivian Families Living in Madrid; Rossana Perez-del-Aguila, Patricia Rodriguez Aguirre, and Jimena Cuba Blanco Chapter 11. Children and Negotiation of Family Rules in Ibadan, Nigeria; Ewajesu Okeewumi and Olayinka Akanale Chapter 12. Shared Decision-Making Processes in a Contemporary Urban Art Project and its Impact on Children; Joana Campos Louçã Chapter 13. The 'Added Value' of the Youth Contribution and the Call of Young People for Intergenerational Partnerships: Reflections from the 2021 World Congress for Justice WITH Children; Walt Burkard, Alexandra-Maria Dan, Macholi Chris Benard, Iliana Pujols, and Anas Darouichi Chapter 14. Youth Political Participation in the Canadian Senate: Discussions with the Vote 16 Steering Group; Gabrielle Gooch Chapter 15. Childhood Participation in Chile: Debts and Opportunities from Child Protagonism; Paulina Jara-Osorio

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Book SynopsisConsumption studies are underrated in the social sciences. Drawing specific attention to this need for further analysis, this latest volume of Comparative Social Research presents a rich collection of chapters offering an up-to-date view of the sociology of consumption.Providing a theoretically informed discussion of the specificities of sociology of consumption, Consumers and Consumption in Comparison focuses on three main approaches: Consumption and social inequality; Consumption and gender; and Consumption and social movements.With chapters covering consumer collective action, health and food consumption, sustainable consumption, the cost-of-living crises, gendered online play, and more, this is compelling read for scholars across the social sciences interested in a comparative view of consumers and consumptions.

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Book SynopsisMarxism is not just a Euro-American preoccupation. It has had vibrant articulations around the world, particularly in Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, and amongst Black diasporas. But South Asia has been relatively neglected in efforts to register the revolutionary theoretical traditions of the Global South. Reinvigorating the study of Marxism within the South Asian context, this volume of Political Power and Social Theory highlights lesser-known thinkers to unsettle the propensity within the Marxist cannon to disproportionately fixate on white male theorists. Forging an anti-imperialist Marxism through dialectical and historical approaches, chapters demonstrate how the South Asian facet of this revolutionary tradition can contribute to and even reenergize global Marxist theory.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Marxist Theory Unbound: Global Perspectives From South Asia; Kristin Plys, Priyansh, and Kanishka Goonewardena Chapter 2. The Anti-Imperialist Marxisms of SBD de Silva and GVS de Silva; Kanishka Goonewardena Chapter 3. Alavi Contra Alavi: Towards a Conjunctural Awareness; Ayyaz Mallick Chapter 4. Mapping the Politics of Postcolonial Critique in Pakistan Through the Writings of Aziz-ul-Haq (1958-72); Muhammad Azeem Chapter 5. Murder as Praxis? Theorising Marxist Feminism in Pakistan Through Akhtar Baloch’s Prison Narratives; Umaima Miraj Chapter 6. Mohammad Azharuddin as a Theorist of Shock: The Life of an Indian Muslim Cricket Captain in the Time of Hindu Nationalism; Priyansh Chapter 7. Crisis and Revolt in Sri Lanka: Theorizing a Horizon of Possibilities Amidst the Unravelling of the Global Order; Devaka Gunawardena and Ahilan Kadirgamar Chapter 8. Anti-Colonial Marxism in French and Portuguese India Compared: Varadarajulu Subbiah and Aquino de Bragança’s Theories of Colonial Independence; Kristin Plys Chapter 9. Interview With Professor Himani Bannerji; Himani Bannerji, Kanishka Goonewardena, Kristin Plys, and Priyansh Chapter 10. Poems of Resistance; Salman Haider

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Book SynopsisDrawings are everywhere. Daubed on ancient cave walls and projected on screens. Drawings helps us describe science, depict emotions and discover. Yet many of us laid aside drawing - or more simply, mark-making - in childhood, thereby losing a rich and varied way to tell our stories. This book gathers research evidence to demonstrate the substantial value of drawing for health, healthcare and improving wellbeing. It is for anyone interested in engaging in drawing - the low-cost, low-tech, and flexible process which is easily tailored to clients, parents, carers and professionals. The activities featured in the book are distilled from the author’s experience of two decades facilitating drawing. Drawing is easily integrated in health and wellbeing contexts and benefits both our mental and physical health. Practically, it can record observations, make visual notes, invite the telling of important stories, improve stress and anxiety, express feelings, and explain complexities. This important book encourages readers to enjoy mark-making once again and learn that thinking through drawing is a powerful life skill that enriches health and wellbeing.Trade ReviewThis immensely practical and readable book is a significant contribution to thinking about how drawing can be used for a variety of practical purposes, and also emphasises the extent to which drawing can be a positive agent for wellbeing. It is underpinned by sound scholarship, but wears its erudition lightly, so we as readers will learn not only how to use drawing as a creative process but can also gain confidence in drawing ourselves. -- Sally Brown, Independent consultant and Emerita professor of Leeds Beckett UniversityThis inspiring book is a gift to readers who thought they had left the pleasure of drawing behind in childhood. Packed with examples and ideas, it demonstrates and encourages the potential for cognition and wellbeing that is unlocked simply by picking up a pencil. Educators and professionals of all kinds will find numerous resources within its pages for creatively enriching their work with students and clients. -- Professor Charlotte Sleigh, Department of Science and Technology Studies, UCL, and author of The Paper Zoo: 500 Years of Animals in Art (British Library, 2016)As a self-professed 'person who can’t draw' this book was very liberating - showing the deep connection as humans we have to drawing, and that we draw for many reasons and in different ways during our lifetimes. Drawing can help convey often complex ideas and emotions in a more meaningful way than plain text. Curie highlights how we can use drawing in our personal and professional lives, and I would recommend it to health and social care professionals and students in training as well as anyone with an interest in rekindling or developing their interest in drawing. I commend Curie for writing (and drawing!) such an accessible book that can be read sequentially or dipping into chapters of interest depending on your mood. -- Professor Inam Haq, Associate Dean Education, faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, AustraliaThis book gives examples of skills that can be used and developed by novice and experienced 'sketch makers'. By expanding drawing methods to include different senses and methodologies the author is able to engender a spirit of freedom to explore and personalise mark making and drawing for different purposes both at an individual level and in collaboration with others. Her experiences as a medical practitioner, teacher and artist give her a valuable insight into the practical application and many uses and purposes of drawing. -- Jenny Wright PhD, Independent artist researcherCurie Scott offers readers an engaging and well-crafted account of the significance of drawing in practice. As a researcher who incorporates visual, creative, and participatory modes in their own work, I have developed a deep appreciation of the value of drawing to engender reflexivity, organise thinking, and generate different ways of seeing and representing everyday worlds. This book is important as it brings together different histories, traditions and methods which foreground the usefulness of drawing. -- Dr Dawn Mannay, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff UniversityI am just so thrilled that Curie has written this lovely book. She shows us how and why we all need to be reintroduced to the joy of drawing - surely the first and most universal of arts. Its therapeutic, soothing qualities and ready ability to make and record meaning make drawing more important than just mark making. It prolongs our focus and gives us time to reflect more deeply on the small beauties around us. -- Dr. Jonathan Barnes, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Canterbury Christ Church University, National Teaching Fellow 2015Curie's book is a brilliant overview of the potential of drawing as an educational tool to support learning. It details drawing practices and exercises that Curie has developed in her extensive work with health practitioners and university colleagues over the years. It is a very useful text for teachers who want to enhance children's thinking and literacies through multimodal approaches. -- Dr Kate Smith, Senior Lecturer Childhood and Early Childhood Studies, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityDrawing provides an excellent summative account of the wide range of methods and benefits of drawing. Far from being the privilege of artists, Curie convinces the reader that drawing offers means of expression and communication surpassing verbal means of expression to all, regardless of training, background or perceived drawing ability. -- Dr Doris Rohr, Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, Liverpool Hope UniversityWhat a practical, philosophical, and engaging view of drawing, what Curie refers to as 'mark making'. Alongside the ways this book opens up liberating possibilities for how we can use drawing with adults, it provides such an expansive orientation to what counts as drawing for children and young people. I am excited to see this book become a guide for all educators interested in multimodal learning. -- Claudia Mitchell, Distinguished James McGill Professor, McGill UniversitySpanning the emotional joy of drawing to clear methods of approach, Scott builds a thoughtful case for the 'why' behind picking up a pencil to make a mark. I'd say it’s a must-read for anyone concerned with collective understanding and planetary wellbeing! -- Kelvy Bird, Co-Founder, Presencing Institute and author, Generative Scribing: A Social Art of the 21st CenturyDrawing is an easily accessible publication making it an ideal introductory text for those interested in the uses and methods of drawing within healthcare. More broadly, the inclusion of examples of drawing exercises, methods and media, make the publication appealing to those wishing to re-engage with drawing as a tool for expression and learning. -- Dr Deborah Harty, Co-director of TRACEY and the Drawing Research Network, Loughborough UniversityCurie has made me realise where I was already using drawing in my work, encouraged me to think more about using drawing for therapeutic benefit and has given me the confidence to experiment and use drawing in a wider range of work. This book is an interesting clear read for any health professional who doesn't think they use drawing but will probably find they have already started on the journey into drawing. It will encourage you to experiment and give you another therapeutic tool. -- Dr Elizabeth Field, Clinical PsychologistStrategies for promoting and enhancing health and wellbeing abound, but for many, the question is how can we apply these to our own lives? And the answer is here in this glorious book. Exquisitely crafted and illustrated, it offers hope, insights and stepping stones to embracing the creativity within. The techniques can be adapted to 'lock down life' and shared communally, digitally - or - face-to-face. A book that transcends the pandemic. -- Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation, Bournemouth UniversityCurie Scott's engaging and readable work challenges the way we think about the value of drawing. She makes a convincing case for reconsidering the place of drawing in intellectual and educational hierarchies, presenting evidence for its transformative effects. This book is wide-ranging in its scope, intermingling theory, case studies and practical guidance, accompanied by a useful list of sources for getting started. The book is flavoured with insights from Scott's experience as a doctor, educator and artist. The book views drawing through a healthcare lens, but it is likely to be of interest to anyone in favour of championing creativity. -- Giskin Day, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College LondonAlongside writing, reading and arithmetic, drawing is the fourth skill that we each need to prosper in our life and health. Drawing comes before writing: it is an innate act of personal expression and non-verbal communication. Yet, we soon lose touch with our ability to draw, it is being squeezed out of the curriculum, displaced by the monitor and mouse, and as adults we quickly lose the connection between eye, hand, and the graphic mark. -- Professor Paul Gough, Principal and Vice‑Chancellor, Arts University BournemouthTable of ContentsChapter 1. An introduction to drawing Chapter 2. The value of drawing for health and wellbeing Chapter 3. Case presentations of drawing Chapter 4. Ways to engage with drawing Chapter 5. Practical considerations for health professionals on drawing Chapter 6. Potential challenges of drawing and how to conquer them Chapter 7. Useful drawing resources

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Written by eminent scholar Chiara Saraceno, this Advanced Introduction offers a synthetic overview of the core theoretical and policy issues involved in family policy, currently the most dynamic sector of social policies in both developed and developing countries. It discusses the three primary areas of family policy in contemporary society: financial support for the cost of children, short and long term care for children and dependent people, and work-family conciliation.Key features include: An engaging and accessible style exploration of the roles of civil law and feminist studies a comparative, global perspective including analysis of the Global South presentation of the core conceptual and methodological debates in the field. Providing a compact and concise introduction to the rich scholarship of the field, the Advanced Introduction to Family Policy will be a key resource for students and scholars of family policy, social policy and sociological theory.Trade Review‘Chiara Saraceno has given us an engaging and concise analysis of the significance of family policy, hallmarked by her characteristic deep knowledge and critical approach.' -- Mary Daly, University of Oxford, UK’Chiara Saraceno, one of the world's leading scholars of family policy through a gendered lens, covers a remarkable amount of terrain in this concise volume. The book provides an advanced but accessible introduction to family policy – clarifying components and boundaries, identifying an array of goals, and assessing diverse policy drivers. Saraceno deftly tells the story of family policy in historical and cross-national perspective, offering her readers a nuanced portrait of commonalities and variation across both time and space.' -- Janet C. Gornick, Graduate Center, City University of New York, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to family policy 2. Regulating families through law 3. Family policy: identifying a policy field 4. Drivers, goals and actors of family policy 5. Family policies within welfare state studies 6. Family policy profiles 7. Supporting the cost of children: the child benefits package 8. Policies of care 9 Reconciling work and family responsibilities 10. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Written by eminent scholar Chiara Saraceno, this Advanced Introduction offers a synthetic overview of the core theoretical and policy issues involved in family policy, currently the most dynamic sector of social policies in both developed and developing countries. It discusses the three primary areas of family policy in contemporary society: financial support for the cost of children, short and long term care for children and dependent people, and work-family conciliation.Key features include: An engaging and accessible style exploration of the roles of civil law and feminist studies a comparative, global perspective including analysis of the Global South presentation of the core conceptual and methodological debates in the field. Providing a compact and concise introduction to the rich scholarship of the field, the Advanced Introduction to Family Policy will be a key resource for students and scholars of family policy, social policy and sociological theory.Trade Review‘Chiara Saraceno has given us an engaging and concise analysis of the significance of family policy, hallmarked by her characteristic deep knowledge and critical approach.' -- Mary Daly, University of Oxford, UK’Chiara Saraceno, one of the world's leading scholars of family policy through a gendered lens, covers a remarkable amount of terrain in this concise volume. The book provides an advanced but accessible introduction to family policy – clarifying components and boundaries, identifying an array of goals, and assessing diverse policy drivers. Saraceno deftly tells the story of family policy in historical and cross-national perspective, offering her readers a nuanced portrait of commonalities and variation across both time and space.' -- Janet C. Gornick, Graduate Center, City University of New York, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to family policy 2. Regulating families through law 3. Family policy: identifying a policy field 4. Drivers, goals and actors of family policy 5. Family policies within welfare state studies 6. Family policy profiles 7. Supporting the cost of children: the child benefits package 8. Policies of care 9 Reconciling work and family responsibilities 10. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction examines the economic, social, and political conditions that have shaped the 21st century workplace in wealthy democracies, highlighting the changes in work since the 1970s which have produced the ‘new economy’. Amy S. Wharton illuminates important aspects of today’s workplace, including the service economy, customer-facing jobs, the transformative effects of digital platforms, and the ‘opening’ of the employment relationship. Key Features: Analysis of algorithms and the gig economy in the broader context of workplace change Insight into the interconnections between gender, work, and family, as well as the sources of stability and change in these relations over time Understanding changes in the spatial, physical, and temporal aspects of work and their impacts on workers and families Foregrounds inequality, using the intersectional lenses of race, class, gender, and citizenship to explore this issue Revealing the continuities and discontinuities between the workplace of the past and the present, this Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for sociology researchers and advanced students. Business scholars, students and leaders will also benefit from its discussion of platform-based service work and the rise of nonstandard, contingent, and temporary jobs.Trade Review‘The prose is pitched perfectly for advanced undergraduates and was highly engaging for me as well. It feels fresh and up to date. Data-rich sections include the precarity of work, the digital economy, gender at work in international context, and the implications of COVID-19. At the same time, the chapters are firmly rooted in the historical development of capitalism and informed by sociological theory.’ -- Mary Blair-Loy, University of California San Diego, US‘Wharton’s Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Work hits the sweet spot most instructors look for – historically grounded political economic analyses coupled with crystal clear contemporary relevance to our students. While expected topics like emotional labor in service work and work-family conflicts are present, so too are new ones like the impact of financialization on employment and the consequences for workers of algorithmic control over their labor. Students will encounter a broad sociological perspective on the labor process and be enabled and encouraged to visualize and discuss their futures as employees and as members of households.’ -- Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, University of Massachusetts, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Sociology of Work 1. Placing work at the center of social and economic change 2. The rise of the new economy 3. Inside the frontline service workplace 4. The digital revolution and the growth of the platform economy 5. Gender, work, and family in cross-national perspective 6. Work time, wages, and inequality in the new economy Conclusion to the Sociology of Work Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction examines the economic, social, and political conditions that have shaped the 21st century workplace in wealthy democracies, highlighting the changes in work since the 1970s which have produced the ‘new economy’. Amy S. Wharton illuminates important aspects of today’s workplace, including the service economy, customer-facing jobs, the transformative effects of digital platforms, and the ‘opening’ of the employment relationship. Key Features: Analysis of algorithms and the gig economy in the broader context of workplace change Insight into the interconnections between gender, work, and family, as well as the sources of stability and change in these relations over time Understanding changes in the spatial, physical, and temporal aspects of work and their impacts on workers and families Foregrounds inequality, using the intersectional lenses of race, class, gender, and citizenship to explore this issue Revealing the continuities and discontinuities between the workplace of the past and the present, this Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for sociology researchers and advanced students. Business scholars, students and leaders will also benefit from its discussion of platform-based service work and the rise of nonstandard, contingent, and temporary jobs.Trade Review‘The prose is pitched perfectly for advanced undergraduates and was highly engaging for me as well. It feels fresh and up to date. Data-rich sections include the precarity of work, the digital economy, gender at work in international context, and the implications of COVID-19. At the same time, the chapters are firmly rooted in the historical development of capitalism and informed by sociological theory.’ -- Mary Blair-Loy, University of California San Diego, US‘Wharton’s Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Work hits the sweet spot most instructors look for – historically grounded political economic analyses coupled with crystal clear contemporary relevance to our students. While expected topics like emotional labor in service work and work-family conflicts are present, so too are new ones like the impact of financialization on employment and the consequences for workers of algorithmic control over their labor. Students will encounter a broad sociological perspective on the labor process and be enabled and encouraged to visualize and discuss their futures as employees and as members of households.’ -- Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, University of Massachusetts, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Sociology of Work 1. Placing work at the center of social and economic change 2. The rise of the new economy 3. Inside the frontline service workplace 4. The digital revolution and the growth of the platform economy 5. Gender, work, and family in cross-national perspective 6. Work time, wages, and inequality in the new economy Conclusion to the Sociology of Work Index

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Book SynopsisForeword by Ian GoughThis seminal book addresses the critical and urgent question of ‘what makes welfare states sustainable?’ in the era of climate change. Expert authors challenge traditional perspectives on questions of sustainability which have focused on population ageing, global economic turbulence and on containing current and future public social spending.The chapters present new empirical evidence in the form of in-depth comparative country studies from across Europe, offering an insight into how political actors, social partners and civil society organisations in countries associated with different welfare models address questions of sustainability and the extent to which they balance social, ecological and economic considerations. The editors conclude by mapping out ways in which welfare states can address these increasingly urgent and complex issues and facilitate an eco-social transition towards true sustainability.This book will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of comparative social policy, environmental politics and policy and climate change. Highlighting the political and structural challenges European societies face in the transition to low carbon economies, this book will also be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners in these areas.Trade Review‘When people talk about “social welfare” they are usually referring to public subsidies that are meant to reduce poverty and inequality in society. When people talk about “sustainability” they are usually talking about ecological programs that are meant to address issues like climate change and environmental degradation. Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe brings these two very basic issues together in a unique and remarkable way. This important book convincingly argues that environmental sustainability and social justice are intimately intertwined and if we are to have a sustainable future, these complex issues need to be addressed simultaneously. It also shows how different European states have attempted to address the inherent tensions found at the junctures between these fundamental issues.’ -- Sven H. Steinmo, University of Colorado, Boulder, US‘Climate change poses complex policy dilemmas for mature welfare states. This book provides a lucid discussion of the issues at stake and an insightful analysis of how they are being tackled by four European countries and the EU. A must read for understanding the multidimensional nature of what has become the greatest challenge for our future well-being and the planet's survival.’ -- Maurizio Ferrera, University of Milan, Italy‘This edited book should be applauded for insisting that environmental issues are racing up the agenda and must gain pride of place in future thinking. In particular, global heating and the climate crisis pose an existential threat to contemporary economic, social and political systems – including welfare states in the global North. It is remarkable that this book is one of very few within the field of social policy to recognise this fact.' -- From the preface by Ian GoughTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Ian Gough PART I RETHINKING WELFARE STATE SUSTAINABILITY 1 Welfare state sustainability in the 21st century 2 Mi Ah Schoyen, Bjørn Hvinden and Merethe Dotterud Leiren 2 Sustainable development and sustainable welfare: a changing international agenda 28 Bjørn Hvinden, Mi Ah Schoyen and Merethe Dotterud Leiren PART II QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ECO-SOCIAL TRANSITION 3 Attitudes towards climate change and economic inequality: a cross-national comparative study 53 Kristian Heggebø and Bjørn Hvinden 4 Integrating environmental issues within party manifestos: exploring trends across European welfare states 80 Judith Derndorfer, Roman Hoffmann and Hendrik Theine PART III ECO-SOCIAL POLICYMAKING (POLITICS AND POLICY) AT NATIONAL LEVEL 5 Partially institutionalized eco-social policymaking in Germany 109 Mi Ah Schoyen, Max Koch and Marianne Takle 6 Bottom-up pressures, institutional hurdles and political concerns: the long path towards an ‘eco-welfare state’ in Italy 131 Marcello Natili, Angelica Puricelli and Matteo Jessoula 7 The Norwegian sustainability paradox: leader abroad, laggard at home 153 Mi Ah Schoyen and Marianne Takle 8 The United Kingdom: a merging climate and sustainability agenda 175 Merethe Dotterud Leiren and Marianne Takle PART IV EUROPE AS A DRIVER FOR THE ECO-SOCIAL AGENDA? 9 Towards an EU eco-social agenda? From Europe 2020 to the European Green Deal 199 Sebastiano Sabato, Matteo Mandelli and Matteo Jessoula 10 Eco-social mobilization at the supranational level? The case of ‘The Right to Energy for All Europeans’ coalition 220 Matteo Jessoula and Matteo Mandelli PART V CONCLUSIONS 11 Sustainable European welfare states: the way forward 241 Bjørn Hvinden, Merethe Dotterud Leiren and Mi Ah Schoyen Index

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Book SynopsisExamining the fundamental thinking underpinning the foundation for economic studies of happiness, this book explores the theories of key economists and philosophers from the Greek philosophers to more modern schools of thought. Lall Ramrattan and Michael Szenberg explore the general measures of happiness, utility as a method, metrical measures of happiness, happiness in literature and the scope of happiness in this concise book. Fundamentals of Happiness builds on major moral and philosophical theories from the ancient, medieval and modern schools that form the foundation of utility analysis. The authors classify the economics of happiness based on psychological, individual, social and institutional views of happiness, revealing how historical schools of thought implicitly or explicitly deal with this. The book also focuses on the relationship between happiness and society and welfare, analysing the measurement of subjective well-being. This will be an invigorating read for economics students, in particular those studying the history of economic thought, looking to understand the basic principles underlying the economics of happiness.Trade Review'There is no doubt that today we need to better understand what happiness means to individuals and society. In Fundamentals of Happiness: An Economic Perspective, Ramrattan and Szenberg have not only produced a comprehensive analysis of economic thought about happiness, they have also taken up the challenging task of examining philosophical and psychological views of this very complex subject. The result is a tour de force that is destined to be a reference for many years to come.' -- Alan Zimmerman, City University of New York, - College of Staten Island, US'In their eye-opening book, Ramrattan and Szenberg provide a thorough investigation of the economics of happiness. The authors explore old and new theories of welfare economics and the generalization of individual happiness to welfare happiness, shining a positive light on the possibility that individual happiness can, in fact, project itself to general happiness across markets. This book is an impactful contribution to the literature. By stimulating our intellectual curiosity, the reader thinks in new ways about happiness and welfare as it relates to society. To better understand the complexities of happiness, you must read this book!' -- Cathyann D. Tully, Wagner College, US‘Happiness and the pursuit of it have been the focus of humankind since ancient times. In their thought-provoking Fundamentals of Happiness Lall Ramrattan and Michael Szenberg present the contrasting and converging views on happiness of different schools of thought starting with Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Your own perspective on happiness may change after reading this fascinating book.’ -- Iuliana Ismailescu, Pace University, US

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Book SynopsisThe impact of globalisation on social development is a critical issue for both developed and developing countries. In Globalisation and Social Development, leading experts investigate this from the perspective of European, and more specifically, Southeast Asian economies including Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. The contributors provide a well documented, multi-disciplinary analysis of the relationship between globalisation and social development in regions which, in the last two decades, have relied heavily on an outward looking development strategy and on attracting FDI, and which have been severely hit by the Asian crisis. In order to substantiate their analysis, the contributors include case studies of company relocation to Southeast Asia. The effects of globalisation on compliance with core labour standards in the Asia Pacific are also explored. Examining the complex link between globalisation and social development in Europe and Southeast Asia, Globalisation and Social Development will be welcomed by economists and social researchers with a specific interest in globalisation and Southeast Asian economies. Lecturers and scholars of international economics, international business and Asian business will also find the book to be of great interest.Trade Review'There is much to commend in this collection of papers to those interested in both globalization per se as well as those interested in economic and social development in South-east Asia.' -- David N. Ashton, Asia Pacific Business ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Globalisation and Social Development: An Introduction Part I: Europe 1. Globalisation and Wages in Industrial Countries 2. Globalisation, Employment and Wages 3. Globalisation and Relocation 4. Relocation from Industrial Countries to Asia Part II: Southeast Asia 5. ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Asia Pacific 6. Economic Crisis, Social Development and Challenges for the Trade Unions 7. Relocation to Thailand 8. Social Development and Globalisation 9. Globalisation and Social Development in the Philippines 10. International Business Relocation to the Philippines 11. FDI, Economic Growth and Social Equality in Vietnam Since the Later 1980s 12. Globalisation and the Reform of the Financial System in Vietnam 13. A Comparison of Social Conditions in Local and Joint Venture Companies in Vietnam Index

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Book SynopsisTrust is an elusive concept, meaning different things to different people, and so needs to be clearly defined. By focusing on relations within and between firms, Bart Nooteboom undertakes to produce a clearer definition of trust and its role in the economy.Trust deals with a range of questions such as: what are the roles of trust? What can we trust in? Can trust serve as an instrument for the governance of relations? Is trust a substitute, a precondition or an outcome of contracts? The author then goes on to analyse what trust is based on, what its limits are, how it grows and how it can also break down. The role of intermediaries is also discussed.Bart Nooteboom argues that trust goes beyond calculative self-interest and that blind, unconditional trust is unwise. He then examines the paradox of how trust can be non-calculative and yet, not blind. The book also reveals ways to measure and model trust, its antecedents and its consequences.Trade Review'The book is a pleasure to read, well edited, well argued, and covering much ground in only just over 200 pages. It is thoroughly introduced and has a very complete "summary and conclusions" chapter. With its extensive references and a subject and author index, it is a valuable scholarly help.' -- D.J. Bezemer, Journal of Socio-Economics'[The book] provides a well-grounded approach to the study of trust and offers a number of ways to continue empirical work on this difficult subject.' -- Peter Smith Ring, Administrative Science Quarterly'. . . the book is clear and engaging, targeted at an academic audience but suitable also for practitioners and general interest given some basic knowledge of organisation science and proclivity for concepts.' -- Guido Mollering, Personnel Review'This book provides an interesting and informative account of the nature, causes and consequences of trust. . . Nooteboom has written an interesting book which has prompted this reviewer to think fruitfully about various aspects of trust. I am confident that the book will provide other readers with similar intellectual stimulation and sustenance.' -- P.A. Lewis, The Economic Journal'. . . it is clear that this is an important work, which, with considerable erudition, breaks new ground on a hitherto little understood aspect of economic behaviour. The fact that the book is also well written and draws upon literatures that range from psychology through to organization theory and philosophy, reinforces the indubitable intellectual contribution it makes. It deserves to be widely read and discussed.' -- Gary B. Magee, Journal of Evolutionary Economics'In the past, the economic analysis of the firm has focused too exclusively on pecuniary considerations. While costs and revenues are vital, it is equally important not to ignore other essential elements, such as trust, that cannot be so readily traded or given a monetary value. Bart Nooteboom's work is an important corrective to mainstream opinion. He is one of the pioneers of the analysis of trust in organizations and this present volume is a wonderful and elegant addition to this literature.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Aims and Foundations 2. Forms 3. Foundations 4. Functions 5. Failures 6. Figures 7. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to analyse one of the most pressing social problems of recent years, namely exclusion. The authors bring a richness of perspective, drawing on the experiences of eight European countries and a range of disciplines from law and economics through to social policy and political studies. The EU is a special case worthy of study as it may be that the process of integration actually generates both problems and solutions to social exclusion.The authors focus on what can be achieved by European countries working together and pooling experiences. They show that not only is social exclusion ill-defined but that there are many differing concepts of social exclusion across Europe reflected in health, education, housing and employment. The book reveals the need for a strong dynamic element in policy, producing early and focused action for individuals and groups in society. While rejecting the need for transfers of income between countries, Social Exclusion and European Policy discusses whether there is something extra to be done at the EU level that cannot currently be carried out by member states or through existing co-operation.With its multi-disciplinary approach and emphasis on policy solution, this will be invaluable reading for policymakers within EU institutions, NGOs and scholars and researchers of European studies and social policy protection.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: The Issue at Stake Part II: European Approaches to Social Exclusion Part III: Solutions References Index

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Book SynopsisVeblen was an original thinker, responsible for introducing and popularising a host of important concepts and insights. He ignited controversy not only in economics, but also in sociology, history and political science. The number and quality of the responses to his work provide evidence of the novelty and explanatory power of his ideas. These comprehensive volumes will enable the reader to sample the broad spectrum of Veblen's thought and that of his critics and interpreters. They include critical appraisals of the corpus of his published work as well as reinterpretations of his life and influence on the social sciences particularly economics, political science and sociology.This authoritative collection includes reprints of materials previously published by leading scholars on nearly every aspect of Veblen's life and work. It will be invaluable to professional scholars and graduate students who wish to heighten their understanding of the alternatives to formalism in the social studies.Trade Review'The thoughtful anthology on studies of Veblen is most timely in an era when profits no longer have much to do with productivity and conspicuous consumption is more conspicuous than ever. America's greatest social scientist dealt with emotions that continue to plague us - competitive rivalry, desire, envy, emulation.' -- - John Patrick Diggins, Graduate Center, City University of New York, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Rick Tilman PART I ORIGINS AND BASIS OF VEBLEN’S THOUGHT 1. William M. Dugger (1979), ‘The Origins of Thorstein Veblen’s Thought’ 2. Anne Mayhew (1987), ‘The Beginnings of Institutionalism’ 3. Philip Mirowski (1987), ‘The Philosophical Bases of Institutionalist Economics’ 4. Stephen Edgell and Rick Tilman (1989), ‘The Intellectual Antecedents of Thorstein Veblen: A Reappraisal’ PART II HIS THEORY OF EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE 5. Stephen Edgell (1975), ‘Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of Evolutionary Change’ 6. Malcolm Rutherford (1984), ‘Thorstein Veblen and the Processes of Institutional Change’ 7. Paul D. Bush (1987), ‘The Theory of Institutional Change’ 8. Ann Jennings and William Waller (1994), ‘Evolutionary Economics and Cultural Hermeneutics: Veblen, Cultural Relativism, and Blind Drift’ 9. Geoffrey M. Hodgson (1998), ‘On the Evolution of Thorstein Veblen’s Evolutionary Economics’ 10. Clare Virginia Eby (1998), ‘Veblen’s Assault on Time’ PART III THEORY OF HUMAN NATURE 11. Melville J. Herskovits (1936), ‘The Significance of Thorstein Veblen for Anthropology’ 12. Thomas C. Mayberry (1969), ‘Thorstein Veblen on Human Nature’ 13. John P. Diggins (1977), ‘Animism and the Origins of Alienation: The Anthropological Perspective of Thorstein Veblen’ 14. William T. Waller, Jr. (1988), ‘The Concept of Habit in Economic Analysis’ 15. Stephen Edgell and Jules Townshend (1993), ‘Marx and Veblen on Human Nature, History, and Capitalism: Vive la Différence!’ PART IV CONSUMPTION 16. H. Leibenstein (1950), ‘Bandwagon, Snob, and Veblen Effects in the Theory of Consumers’ Demand’ 17. Robert L. Steiner and Joseph Weiss (1951), ‘Veblen Revised in the Light of Counter-Snobbery’ 18. David B. Hamilton (1987), ‘Institutional Economics and Consumption’ 19. Stephen Edgell (1992), ‘Veblen and Post-Veblen Studies of Conspicuous Consumption: Social Stratification and Fashion’ 20. Roger Mason (1995), ‘Interpersonal Effects on Consumer Demand in Economic Theory and Marketing Thought, 1890–1950’ 21. Colin Campbell (1995), ‘Conspicuous Confusion? A Critique of Veblen’s Theory of Conspicuous Consumption’ 22. Rick Tilman (1999), ‘Thorstein Veblen and the Disinterest of Neoclassical Economists in Wasteful Consumption’ PART V CRITIC OF CLASSICAL AND NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS 23. A.W. Coats (1954), ‘The Influence of Veblen’s Methodology’ 24. Marc R. Tool (1977), ‘A Social Value Theory in Neoinstitutional Economics’ 25. Syamal K. Ghosh (1984), ‘On the Validity of Veblen’s Criticisms of Economic Orthodoxy: An Analysis of His Positions in the Light of Current Conditions and Economic Thought’ 26. Sasan Fayazmanesh (1998), ‘On Veblen’s Coining of the Term "Neoclassical"’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I VEBLEN’S ECONOMIC SYSTEM 1. Karl L. Anderson (1933), ‘The Unity of Veblen’s Theoretical System’ 2. J.A. Hobson (1937), ‘The Economics of Thorstein Veblen’ 3. Paul M. Sweezy (1957), ‘The Theory of Business Enterprise and Absentee Ownership’ 4. Kenneth J. Arrow (1975), ‘Thorstein Veblen as an Economic Theorist’ 5. Donald A. Walker (1977), ‘Thorstein Veblen’s Economic System’ 6. James M. Cypher (1998), ‘Financial Dominance in the US Economy: The Increased Relevance of Veblen’s Analysis in a Post-Keynesian Structure’ PART II ON SOCIALISM AND RADICAL ECONOMICS 7. Joseph E. Pluta and Charles G. Leathers (1978), ‘Veblen and Modern Radical Economics’ 8. E.K. Hunt (1979), ‘The Importance of Thorstein Veblen for Contemporary Marxism’ 9. James Ronald Stanfield (1989), ‘Veblenian and Neo-Marxian Perspectives On the Cultural Crisis of Late Capitalism’ 10. William M. Dugger and William Waller (1996), ‘Radical Institutionalism: From Technological to Democratic Instrumentalism’ PART III VEBLEN AS SOCIOLOGIST AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHER 11. Arthur K. Davis (1945), ‘Sociological Elements in Veblen’s Economic Theory’ 12. Abram L. Harris (1953), ‘Veblen as Social Philosopher – A Reappraisal’ 13. David Riesman (1953), ‘The Social and Psychological Setting of Veblen’s Economic Theory’ PART IV SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE 14. Walter P. Metzger (1949), ‘Ideology and the Intellectual: A Study of Thorstein Veblen’ 15. Frank J. Weed (1972), ‘Thorstein Veblen’s Sociology of Knowledge’ 16. Warren J. Samuels (1990), ‘The Self-Referentiability of Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Preconceptions of Economic Science’ 17. Rick Tilman (1999), ‘The Frankfurt School and the Problem of Social Rationality in Thorstein Veblen’ PART V FEMINISM 18. Edythe S. Miller (1972), ‘Veblen and Women’s Lib: A Parallel’ 19. Jeffrey Waddoups and Rick Tilman (1992), ‘Thorstein Veblen and the Feminism of Institutional Economists’ 20. Clare Virginia Eby (1992), ‘Veblen’s Anti-Anti-Feminism’ 21. Ann Jennings (1998), ‘Veblen’s Feminism in Historical Perspective’ 22. Nils Gilman (1999), ‘Thorstein Veblen’s Neglected Feminism’ PART VI SATIRIST, STYLIST AND GRAMMARIAN 23. John Cummings (1899), ‘The Theory of the Leisure Class’ 24. Joseph Dorfman (1932), ‘The "Satire" of Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class’ 25. Teresa Toulouse (1985), ‘Veblen and His Reader: Rhetoric and Intention in The Theory of the Leisure Class’ 26. Paul D. Bush (1999), ‘Veblen’s "Olympian Detachment" Reconsidered’ 27. Gary Alan Fine (1994), ‘The Social Construction of Style: Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class as Contested Text’ PART VII ON THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA 28. Charles A. Beard (1918), ‘The Hire Learning in America’ 29. Harold J. Laski (1919), ‘The Higher Learning in America’ 30. Thomas Sowell (1969), ‘Veblen’s Higher Learning After Fifty Years’ 31. Arthur J. Vidich (1994), ‘The Higher Learning in America in Veblen’s Time and Our Own’ Name Index Volume III Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I HIS IDEAL POLITICAL ECONOMY 1. H.J. Hodder (1956), ‘The Political Ideas of Thorstein Veblen’ 2. Rick Tilman (1972), ‘Veblen’s Ideal Political Economy and Its Critics’ 3. Donald R. Stabile (1988), ‘Veblen’s Analysis of Social Movements: Bellamyites, Workers, and Engineers’ 4. Charles G. Leathers (1989), ‘Thorstein Veblen’s Theories of Governmental Failure: The Critic of Capitalism and Democracy Neglected Some Useful Insights, Hindsight Shows’ 5. Malcolm Rutherford (1992), ‘Thorstein Veblen and the Problem of the Engineers’ PART II THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 6. Niles M. Hansen (1964), ‘Weber and Veblen on Economic Development’ 7. Clarence E. Ayres (1960), ‘Institutionalism and Economic Development’ 8. Geoffrey Hodgson (1996), ‘An Evolutionary Theory of Long-Term Economic Growth’ PART III GERMANY AND JAPAN: IMPERIALISM, WAR AND PEACE 9. Graham Wallas (1915), ‘Veblen’s Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution’ 10. George H. Mead (1918), ‘The Nature of Peace and the Terms of Its Perpetuation. By Thorstein Veblen’ 11. Henry A. Wallace (1940), ‘Veblen’s "Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution"’ 12. William Appleman Williams (1957), ‘The Nature of Peace’ 13. Derk Visser (1969), ‘The German Captain of Enterprise: Veblen’s Imperial Germany Revisited’ 14. Jeff E. Biddle and Warren J. Samuels (1991), ‘Thorstein Veblen on War, Peace, and National Security’ PART IV THE BUSINESS/INDUSTRY DICHOTOMY 15. J.A. Banks (1959), ‘Veblen and Industrial Sociology’ 16. William T. Waller, Jr. (1982), ‘The Evolution of the Veblenian Dichotomy: Veblen, Hamilton, Ayres, and Foster’ 17. Phillip Anthony O’Hara (1993), ‘Veblen’s Analysis of Business, Industry and the Limits of Capital: An Interpretation and Sympathetic Critique’ 18. Geoffrey M. Hodgson (1998), ‘Dichotomizing the Dichotomy: Veblen versus Ayres’ PART V EGALITARIAN THEORIST OF COLLECTIVE WEALTH 19. Ken McCormick (1989), ‘Veblen on the Nature of Capital’ 20. Phillip Anthony O’Hara (1999), ‘Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of Collective Social Wealth, Instincts and Property Relations’ PART VI ECOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHICS 21. Joseph J. Spengler (1972), ‘Veblen on Population and Resources’ 22. Wilbur R. Jacobs (1978), ‘The Great Despoliation: Environmental Themes in American Frontier History’ 23. Ron D. White (1978), ‘Growth versus Conservation: A Veblenian Perspective’ PART VII VEBLEN’S LIFE AND WORK RECONSIDERED 24. Florence Veblen (1931), ‘Thorstein Veblen: Reminiscences of His Brother Orson’ 25. Stephen Edgell (1996), ‘Rescuing Veblen From Valhalla: Deconstruction and Reconstruction of a Sociological Legend’ 26. Russell H. Bartley and Sylvia Erickson Bartley (2000), ‘Stigmatizing Thorstein Veblen: A Study in the Confection of Academic Reputations’ PART VIII VEBLEN’S INTELLECTUAL LEGACY 27. Solidelle Fortier Wasser (1994), ‘Veblen’s "Post-Modernist" Economics’ 28. C. Wright Mills (1953), ‘Introduction to the Mentor Edition’ 29. C.E. Ayres (1963), ‘The Legacy of Thorstein Veblen’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisRonald Dore's enquiring mind, rigorous reasoning and comparative methodology have greatly enhanced our understanding of Japan. His insights from Japan have been deployed to generate fresh perspectives on Britain and other industrialized and developing countries. This careful selection of writings reflects his underlying concern with what light the study of Japan sheds on theoretical generalizations about how societies evolve and how economies work. Social Evolution, Economic Development and Culture brings together Ronald Dore's key writings for the first time, making his work accessible across a wide range of social science disciplines. It produces a distinctive perspective with four interlinking themes - technology-driven social evolution, late development, culture and polemics. These are highly topical in the current context of rapid technological innovation and socio-economic change, globalization and accompanying policy choices.The book provides a rich empirical and conceptual source for those interested in technology, socio-economic evolution and culture, and the ways in which they interact. Researchers, teachers and students in the fields of evolutionary economics, economic development, comparative education, institutional economics, political economy and economic and classical sociology (as well as Japanese studies) will find this volume invaluable reading.Trade Review'. . . I can recommend no better reading material. . . than the writings of Ronald Dore presented in this fine volume from Edward Elgar.' -- James Reveley, Australian Economic History Review'This is not a mere selection of the writing of one of the most versatile Japan specialists, but a book which provides abridged versions of some of Ronald Dore's most representative writings in the various fields which he has been covering over several decades: development, education, political economy, sociology, etc . . . Dore's writing is eminently readable, enlightening and compassionate. It is therefore a book which is to be recommended to anybody with a broad interest in the issues confronting contemporary society.' -- Reinhard Drifte, Asian Affairs'By focusing on writings that represent Dore's theoretical assumptions and arguments within the tradition of comparative sociology, the editors have created a very neat 'one-stop-shopping' opportunity for us to review the underlying intellectual themes and coherence that unify his work . . . Those who have long been his admirers will read this collection with renewed respect and anticipate with relish his next salvo or carefully argued analysis. Those new to the field will find this book a useful introduction to the rich cornucopia of Dore's writings on Japan.' -- Thomas P. Rohlen, Journal of Japanese Studies'The image that emerges from this [collection] is one of an impressive scholar who is theoretically sophisticated, well read in a large variety of topics, extremely honest and acutely aware of social problems both in highly industrialized and in developing countries. [Dore's] insights . . . are always challenging and are still at the forefront of scholarship on Japan . . . I contend that his writings provide the most important contribution to the understanding of contemporary Japan in a Western language. This selection of writings reveals the immense importance of Dore's work not only for the analysis of Japanese society, economy and culture, but also for the development of a highly sophisticated multidisciplinary comparative approach to economic development and industrialization. I would suggest it is required reading for all interested in Japan, and also for those who are reflecting on more complex theoretical frameworks in the analysis of current problems and on ways to solve them.' -- Bernard Bernier, Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Technology-driven Social Evolution Part II: And Late Development Part III: But Culture Does Matter, Too Part IV: Polemics: For All the Constraints of Structure and Culture, Is There Still Room for Hope and Reason? Index

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Book SynopsisSocial Impact Assessment (SIA) is the process of analysing and managing the intended and unintended consequences on the human environment of planned interventions (policies, programmes, plans, projects) so as to bring about a more sustainable and equitable biophysical and human environment. This important Handbook presents an indispensable overview of the range of new methods and of the conceptual advances in SIA.Recent increased attention to social considerations has led to substantial development in the techniques useful to, and the thinking in, SIA. A distinguished group of contributors provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the cutting-edge in SIA development.This Handbook outlines a new understanding and definition of SIA and, as such, will be an invaluable reference tool for both practitioners and scholars at different levels working in the fields of SIA and environmental studies (including both impact assessment and management).Trade Review'This book provides a valuable addition to the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) literature. While the volume addresses several good examples of "how to" case studies it also firmly addresses the importance of the need for firm conceptual and theoretical guidelines for SIA practice. . . the volume is an excellent contribution to the SIA literature and I highly recommend it to both practitioner and researcher alike.' -- Geoff Syme, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management'An innovative collection which takes social impact assessment to the frontiers of environmental and social policy and citizen awareness. Unusually, this collection includes both sophisticated quantitative tools and equally important chapters on participation, stakeholder involvement and environmental mediation. A most valuable source book.' -- Michael Redclift, King's College, London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Conceptual and Methodological Advances in Social Impact Assessment Frank Vanclay PART I: CONCEPTUAL ADVANCES IN SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2. Undertaking Longitudinal Research Nick Taylor, Colin Goodrich, Gerard Fitzgerald and Wayne McClintock 3. Using Local Knowledge James Baines, Wayne McClintock, Nick Taylor and Brigid Buckenham 4. Learning from Participatory Land Management Neil Powell and Janice Jiggins 5. Integrating Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Roel Slootweg, Frank Vanclay and Marlies van Schooten 6. Conceptualizing Social Change Processes and Social Impacts Marlies van Schooten, Frank Vanclay and Roel Slootweg 7. Integrating Health and Social Impact Assessment Robert Rattle and Roy E. Kwiatkowski 8. An Ecological Model of Wellbeing Davianna Pomaika’i McGregor, Paula Tanemura Morelli, Jon Kei Matsuoka and Luciano Minerbi PART II: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR BEST PRACTICE 9. Theory Formation and Application in Social Impact Assessment Henk Becker 10. Computer-based Qualitative Data Methods Gerard Fitzgerald 11. Assessing Gender Impacts Bina Srinivasan and Lyla Mehta 12. Socioeconomic Modelling for Estimating Intergenerational Impacts Gijs Dekkers 13. Using Geographic Information Systems for Cultural Impact Assessment Luciano Minerbi, Davianna Pomaika’i McGregor and Jon Kei Matsuoka 14. Vulnerability and Capacity Measurement Mark Fenton, Sheridan Coakes and Nadine Marshall 15. Citizen Values Assessment Annelies Stolp 16. Involving the Public Richard Roberts 17. Handling Complex Societal Problems Dorien DeTombe 18. Environmental Mediation Helen Ross Index

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Book SynopsisIt is almost universally accepted that we are moving increasingly towards an information society, where knowledge and learning are the new currency of power. This book seeks to challenge this axiom by looking in more detail at the subtle relationships between knowledge and social development. The editors are at pains to differentiate the process of knowledge creation from the simple accumulation of knowledge.The original contributions within this book are aimed at capturing new socio-economic trends and finding policy strategies promoting the learning society in Europe through joint efforts and integrated actions on innovation, competence building and social cohesion.Innovation, Competence Building and Social Cohesion in Europe will be of special interest to researchers and scholars of science and innovation and technical change. Its policy recommendations will ensure that the book will also appeal to social scientists of education policy.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Towards a Learning Society Part I: Fostering Innovation Introductory Note: Novelty, Knowledge and Learning 2. Interactions Between Policy Learning and Innovation Theory 3. Manna Trajectories and Networks: Shifting Heuristics in the Economics of Innovation and New Technologies 4. Policy Integration and Action Diversification: Learning from the Portuguese Path Part II: Promoting Organisational Learning Introductory Note: Innovation and Organisational Change 5. Understanding Technological and Organisational Change 6. The Flexible Firm: New Concepts and Differences Between the Nordic Systems of Innovation 7. Broadening the Analysis of Innovation Systems – Competition, Organisational Change and Employment Dynamics in the Danish System Part III: Building Competences Introductory Note: Innovation and Competence Building 8. On Knowledge and Learning for the New Millennium 9. Low Skills – A Social Problem for Europe 10. Competence Building in Life-Wide Learning 11. Trade Unions in Western Europe: An Overview and Prospects for Social Inclusion and Competence Building Part IV: Striving for Social Cohesion Introductory Note: Innovation and Social Cohesion 12. Unemployment, Work and Welfare 13. Locally-Based Actions to Counteract Social Exclusion: What We May Learn from TSER Research 14. Globalisation, Social Inequality and the Role of Country-Specific Institutions Index

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Book SynopsisIrregular Migration is an extremely timely and topical book, analysing the fundamental tensions at the core of present attempts to manage the movement of population in today's world. Recent events around the globe have prompted a reappraisal of the emerging consensus on migration control. Business demands free movement while nations fear unregulated population flows. The replacement of immigration control with migration management is the aim of First World governments as irregular migration challenges states' attempts to find a balance between recruitment of labour, humanitarian protection and national security. This book provides a theoretical framework for the analysis of mobility and border crossings in an age of globalisation. It draws upon the authors' pioneering research on people working in the UK without proper immigration status, the organisations that support immigrants, and the responses of control agencies and public services. Losers in the global economy, who vote with their feet as economic migrants, are making a claim to justice as well as trying to improve their standards of living. The book concludes with an evaluation of the justification for border controls, and of the prospects for migration regimes under conditions of growing inequality.This fascinating book will be warmly welcomed by academics and researchers in economics, politics, migration studies, social policy and economic geography. NGOs and policymakers concerned with immigration, asylum and public service provision will also find this invaluable reading.Trade Review'Bill Jordan's and Franck Duvell's book is a welcome intervention. It is the first serious volume on this topic in the UK. It is original and timely, provocative and concerned.' -- Khalid Koser, Progress in Human Geography'. . . the whole book is very interesting. . . it is also a grave and comprehensive input into the British and European public debate on the principles of migration policy.' -- Izabella Korys, Geographia Polonica'. . . an interesting piece of empirical research whose findings offer the reader a theoretical discussion of some of the principles of political democracy and justice, but also of the moral dilemmas associated with the plight of irregular migrants, the losers of the global economy.' -- Antonio MartIn Artiles, Transfer'Europe's governments are stepping up their fight against irregular migration. Jordan and Duvell challenge this agenda. They provide empirical evidence for the complexity of the phenomenon and new theoretical perspectives on the political and moral dilemmas of immigration control. This is an important contribution that ought to be read not only by social scientists. If policymakers had time to read books I would recommend this one.' -- Rainer Baubock, Austrian Academy of Science, AustriaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Theoretical Framework and Plan of the Book Part I: Mobility and its Regulation 1. Irregular Migration and Mobility in Economic Theory 2. Mobility and Migration in the European Union 3. Irregular Migration, Labour Markets and Social Protection Part II: The UK as a Case Study 4. Why They Come 5. How They Survive 6. The Role of Support Organisations Part III: The Response of the Receiving Society 7. Internal Controls and Enforcement: Immigration Authorities and the Police 8. Irregular Migration and the Public Services 9. Recruitment of Labour from Abroad 10. In Search of Global Justice Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIrregular Migration is an extremely timely and topical book, analysing the fundamental tensions at the core of present attempts to manage the movement of population in today's world. Recent events around the globe have prompted a reappraisal of the emerging consensus on migration control. Business demands free movement while nations fear unregulated population flows. The replacement of immigration control with migration management is the aim of First World governments as irregular migration challenges states' attempts to find a balance between recruitment of labour, humanitarian protection and national security. This book provides a theoretical framework for the analysis of mobility and border crossings in an age of globalisation. It draws upon the authors' pioneering research on people working in the UK without proper immigration status, the organisations that support immigrants, and the responses of control agencies and public services. Losers in the global economy, who vote with their feet as economic migrants, are making a claim to justice as well as trying to improve their standards of living. The book concludes with an evaluation of the justification for border controls, and of the prospects for migration regimes under conditions of growing inequality.This fascinating book will be warmly welcomed by academics and researchers in economics, politics, migration studies, social policy and economic geography. NGOs and policymakers concerned with immigration, asylum and public service provision will also find this invaluable reading.Trade Review'Bill Jordan's and Franck Duvell's book is a welcome intervention. It is the first serious volume on this topic in the UK. It is original and timely, provocative and concerned.' -- Khalid Koser, Progress in Human Geography'. . . the whole book is very interesting. . . it is also a grave and comprehensive input into the British and European public debate on the principles of migration policy.' -- Izabella Korys, Geographia Polonica'. . . an interesting piece of empirical research whose findings offer the reader a theoretical discussion of some of the principles of political democracy and justice, but also of the moral dilemmas associated with the plight of irregular migrants, the losers of the global economy.' -- Antonio MartIn Artiles, Transfer'Europe's governments are stepping up their fight against irregular migration. Jordan and Duvell challenge this agenda. They provide empirical evidence for the complexity of the phenomenon and new theoretical perspectives on the political and moral dilemmas of immigration control. This is an important contribution that ought to be read not only by social scientists. If policymakers had time to read books I would recommend this one.' -- Rainer Baubock, Austrian Academy of Science, AustriaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Theoretical Framework and Plan of the Book Part I: Mobility and its Regulation 1. Irregular Migration and Mobility in Economic Theory 2. Mobility and Migration in the European Union 3. Irregular Migration, Labour Markets and Social Protection Part II: The UK as a Case Study 4. Why They Come 5. How They Survive 6. The Role of Support Organisations Part III: The Response of the Receiving Society 7. Internal Controls and Enforcement: Immigration Authorities and the Police 8. Irregular Migration and the Public Services 9. Recruitment of Labour from Abroad 10. In Search of Global Justice Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisStarting with Walter Benjamin's idea of 'reception in a state of distraction' and looking briefly at some antecedents for Benjamin's thinking, this book develops a working model of distraction in interpretation. Examples are taken from film (Benjamin's test case), literature, music, painting and photography; the book closes with a 'distracted' reading of a classic work of concentration: Milton's Paradise Lost.

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Book SynopsisStarting with Walter Benjamin's idea of 'reception in a state of distraction' and looking briefly at some antecedents for Benjamin's thinking, this book develops a working model of distraction in interpretation. Examples are taken from film (Benjamin's test case), literature, music, painting and photography; the book closes with a 'distracted' reading of a classic work of concentration: Milton's Paradise Lost.

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Book SynopsisEconomics, Culture and Social Theory examines how culture has been neglected in economic theorising and considers how economics could benefit by incorporating ideas from social and cultural theory. Orthodox economics has prompted a long line of cultural criticism that goes back to the origins of economic theory and extends to recent debates surrounding postmodernism. William A. Jackson discusses the cultural critique of economics, identifies the main arguments, and assesses their implications. Among the topics covered are relativism and realism, idealism and materialism, agency and structure, hermeneutics, semiotics, and cultural evolution. Drawing from varied literatures, notably social and cultural theory, the book stresses the importance of culture for economic behaviour and looks at the prospects for a renewed and culturally informed economics.The book will be invaluable to heterodox economists and to anyone interested in the links between culture and the economy. It takes an interdisciplinary approach, arguing against the isolation of economics, and will therefore hold wide appeal for social scientists working in related fields, as well as for economists specialising in cultural economics and economic methodology.Trade Review'. . . the book is excellent in setting out and explaining a fundamental critique of economics - one moreover that has been missed by most other current critics of the field. Making this case is an achievement. Hopefully, it will have a greater impact than its author probably expects.' -- Journal of Cultural Economics'Economics evolved by perfecting the taking of "culture" out of its reductionist and virtual world. But culture has recently been reintroduced, both as a sphere of application for an otherwise unchanging methodology and as a weak form of acknowledging that the "economic" alone is inadequate as the basis even for explaining the economy. This volume is an essential critical starting point for understanding the changing relationship between economics and culture and in offering a more satisfactory and stable union between the two.' -- Ben Fine, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Cultural Thought and its Origins 2. The Meaning of Culture Part II: The Cultural Critique of Economics 3. Early Critical Arguments (1800–1870) 4. Culture and the Social Sciences (1870–1950) 5. Theory Divided: Economic, Social and Cultural (1950–Present) 6. Common Themes Part III: Implications of the Cultural Critique 7. Relativism and Realism 8. Idealism and Materialism 9. Agency and Structure 10. Interpretative Methods 11. Social and Economic Evolution Part IV: Conclusion 12. Towards a Culturally Informed Economics? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook is the first attempt to systematically examine, empirically and analytically, the contours of the third sector policy process in the European Union (EU). While scholarship on the social, economic and political contributions of organisations existing between the market and the state has proliferated in recent years, no sustained attention has previously been paid to how such organisations are collectively treated by, and respond to, public policy. The expert contributors examine the policy environment for, and evolving policy treatment of, the third sector in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom from a comparative perspective. They also look at how the third sector relates to multi-level European policy processes, including the Open Method of Co-ordination, the Community Method, nationally-led 'partnership' approaches within an overall EU framework and the United Nations International Year of Volunteering; an initiative implemented in the EU but originating externally.Providing a rich and compelling examination of a crucially important aspect of policymaking, this unique Handbook will fill a major gap in the knowledge of both general policy analysts and specialists in third sector studies. Researchers and students in the overlapping fields of organised civil society, voluntary and third sector studies and the non-profit sector will also warmly welcome this important book.Trade Review'The book is an excellent example of the usefulness of comparative research. . . This is an excellent book which ought to be of widespread interest to the third sector research community, and not just those undertaking comparative national or EU level research. The quality of its policy analysis should also make it of interest to political scientists interested in the third sector but also more broadly to those interested in social policy making in Europe.' -- Peter Wells, Voluntary Sector Review'Take the European dimension of third sector policy seriously in the new millennium - that is the content and message of this important Handbook. It contains rich material, framed with a very useful and interesting conceptual framework. The case studies give a strong sense of what emerges from connections between EU-initiated multi-level programs and national contexts, the interaction of broad categories of drivers for third sector policy, and shapers of the associated policy environment. Inter alia, the Handbook shows convincingly that third sector European policy is not simply pre-determined by "Brussels" - but can develop productively from inside and outside EU structures.' -- Adalbert Evers, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen, Germany'This book will be a major resource for all those interested in the third sector policy environment in Europe. It is the product of extensive research collaboration, and Kendall has done an excellent job in bringing together the talents and knowledge of key researchers across the EU. There are detailed country based chapters and others exploring cross-cutting policy issues. Kendall brings these different perspectives together in overview chapters which explore, and explain, the developing European third sector policy landscape.' -- Peter Alcock, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND NATIONAL POLICY SITUATIONS 1. Terra Incognita: Third Sectors and European Policy Processes Jeremy Kendall 2. Germany: On the Social Policy Centrality of the Free Welfare Associations Annette Zimmer, Anja Appel, Claudia Dittrich, Chris Lange, Birgit Sittermann, Freja Stallmann and Jeremy Kendall 3. The Third Sector and the Policy Process in France: The Centralized Horizontal Third Sector Community Faced with the Reconfiguration of the State-centred Republican Model Laurent Fraisse 4. The UK: Ingredients in a Hyperactive Horizontal Policy Environment Jeremy Kendall 5. The Third Sector and the Policy Process in Italy: Between Mutual Accommodation and New Forms of (Blurred) Partnership Costanzo Ranci, Mauro Pellegrino and Emmanuele Pavolini 6. The Third Sector and the Policy Process in Spain: The Emergence of a New Policy Player Teresa Montagut 7. The Third Sector and the Policy Process in the Netherlands: A Study in Invisible Ink Taco Brandsen and Wim van de Donk 8. Sweden: When Strong Third Sector Historical Roots Meet EU Policy Processes Lars-Erik Olsson, Marie Nordfeldt, Ola Larsson and Jeremy Kendall 9. The Third Sector and the Policy Process in the Czech Republic: Self-Limiting Dynamics Pavol Frič PART II: MULTI-LEVEL POLICY CASES 10. The European Statute of Association: Why Still an Obscure but Contested Symbol in a Sea of Indifference and Scepticism? Jeremy Kendall and Laurent Fraisse 11. European Social Fund Local Social Capital Pilots and Mainstreamed Global Grants: On the Troubled Trajectory of Third Sector Policy Transfer Isabel Crowhurst and Jeremy Kendall 12. National Action Plans on Social Inclusion: Opportunities for the Third Sector? Taco Brandsen, Emmanuele Pavolini, Costanzo Ranci, Birgit Sittermann and Annette Zimmer 13. The European Employment Strategy, Social Economy and Employment Policy: Coordination Failure and Neglect in the Face of Fragmentation and Complexity Jeremy Kendall and Taco Brandsen 14. A New Settlement for Europe: Towards ‘Open, Transparent and Regular Dialogue with Representative Associations and Civil Society’? Catherine Will and Jeremy Kendall 15. The United Nations’ International Year of Volunteers: A Significant Non-EU Transnational Initiative for European Countries? Angela Ellis Paine, Jeremy Kendall and Simone Baglioni PART III: THE EU INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL AND CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS 16. The Third Sector and the Brussels Dimension: Trans-EU Governance Work in Progress Jeremy Kendall, Catherine Will and Taco Brandsen 17. Concluding Observations: A Diverse and Evolving Third Sector Policy Landscape Jeremy Kendall Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisResearch on well-being reveals the significance of personal relationships, trust and participation to sustain quality of life, yet it is the economic model that remains the dominant basis for political and social institutions and policy. In this original book, Bill Jordan presents a new analysis of well-being in terms of social value, and outlines how it could be incorporated into public policy decisions. He argues that the grandiose attempt to maximise welfare and regulate social relations through contract, in line with the economic theory of information and incentives, is counterproductive for well-being. Instead, both the quality of personal experience and the restraints necessary for a convivial collective life would be better served by a focus on cultures and institutions. This book will be an essential text for academics and students in social theory, social welfare, public policy and governance. Bill Jordan is Professor of Social Policy at Plymouth and Huddersfield Universities. He has held visiting chairs in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia and Hungary. He worked for 20 years in the UK social services, and is the author of 25 books on social policy, social theory, politics and social work.Trade Review"This work offers a provocative and compelling critique of economic orthodoxy, which illuminates the growing gap between welfare and well-being in modern society. Challenging conventional ideas about the good life, Jordan's masterful and wide-ranging analysis marshals a powerful call for the reconstruction of social value." Neil Gilbert, Chernin Professor of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley"An essential read for those who care about forming a rational public policy that takes into account not only economic incentives, but also personal relationships, environmental surroundings and other non-material aspects of our lives that are too easily dismissed." Amir Paz-Fuchs, Assistant Professor, Ono Academic College, IsraelTable of ContentsIntroduction; The Easterlin Paradox and the dominance of the economic model; Well-being and social value: 'I shall not come to your funeral'; Part One: Welfare: Welfare and the economic model: 'being precisely wrong'; Social capital: the missing link?; Players, members, spectators and bystanders: benefits for non-participants; Part Two: Well-being: Social value and well-being: paying tribute; How social value works; Institutions and culture; Part Three: Public policy: Welfare economics and public policy: 'sputtering out'; Social value and public policy: making citizens; Justice, equality and social value; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisResearch on well-being reveals the significance of personal relationships, trust and participation to sustain quality of life, yet it is the economic model that remains the dominant basis for political and social institutions and policy. In this original book, Bill Jordan presents a new analysis of well-being in terms of social value, and outlines how it could be incorporated into public policy decisions. He argues that the grandiose attempt to maximise welfare and regulate social relations through contract, in line with the economic theory of information and incentives, is counterproductive for well-being. Instead, both the quality of personal experience and the restraints necessary for a convivial collective life would be better served by a focus on cultures and institutions. This book will be an essential text for academics and students in social theory, social welfare, public policy and governance. Bill Jordan is Professor of Social Policy at Plymouth and Huddersfield Universities. He has held visiting chairs in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia and Hungary. He worked for 20 years in the UK social services, and is the author of 25 books on social policy, social theory, politics and social work.Trade Review"This work offers a provocative and compelling critique of economic orthodoxy, which illuminates the growing gap between welfare and well-being in modern society. Challenging conventional ideas about the good life, Jordan's masterful and wide-ranging analysis marshals a powerful call for the reconstruction of social value." Neil Gilbert, Chernin Professor of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley"An essential read for those who care about forming a rational public policy that takes into account not only economic incentives, but also personal relationships, environmental surroundings and other non-material aspects of our lives that are too easily dismissed." Amir Paz-Fuchs, Assistant Professor, Ono Academic College, IsraelTable of ContentsIntroduction; The Easterlin Paradox and the dominance of the economic model; Well-being and social value: 'I shall not come to your funeral'; Part One: Welfare: Welfare and the economic model: 'being precisely wrong'; Social capital: the missing link?; Players, members, spectators and bystanders: benefits for non-participants; Part Two: Well-being: Social value and well-being: paying tribute; How social value works; Institutions and culture; Part Three: Public policy: Welfare economics and public policy: 'sputtering out'; Social value and public policy: making citizens; Justice, equality and social value; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating fictional account will introduce the reader to key ideas in social and political philosophy. It presents crucial skills of philosophical investigation in an accessible, rigorous and light-hearted way. The novel is funny, informative and entertaining, allowing the reader to experience often complex ideas from the 'inside' by using skills they will have acquired, unconsciously, from films, TV and novels. The reader will learn about freedom, responsibility, justice and fairness and see how these are played out in the different utopian futures of a range of socio-political regimes. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers using the book, which is available from the link above. This work of fiction covers the following philosophies: Market Liberal; Marxist/Communist; Communitarian/Republican; Moral Conservative; Egalitarian/Socialist; Social Democratic; Feminist; and Ecological.Trade Review"For the twelfth chapter's brief vision of environmental disaster alone the book should be on the reading list of every student of social philosophy." Citizen's Income Newsletter"Ingenious, multi-layered and often satirically witty" Journal of Social Policy"Voyage to Utopias is unique in that it uses well-written fiction to illustrate what the outcome might be if certain social theories were given whole worlds in which to practice, ranging from flawed paradises to sinister dystopias. Perfect for students." Ben Farmer, student"Fitzpatrick's Voyage to Utopias is for Social Policy what Gaarder's Sophie's World was for Philosophy (but it's loads more fun): an outrageous novel to introduce young people to alternative ideologies of welfare." Hartley Dean, London School of Economics & Political Science"Great material for university students, it is an exciting yet educational journey." Sini Wiren, journalism & political science student, University of WorcesterTable of ContentsScene-setting; Market liberal; Marxist/Communist; Communitarian/Republican; Moral Conservative; Egalitarian/Socialist; Social Democratic; Feminist; Ecological; Return; Notes/Commentary

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Book SynopsisIn the 1970s and 1980s, identities seemed to be 'fixed' through categories of class, 'race', ethnicity, gender, sexualities and religion. These days we have begun to recognise the diversity, fragmentation and fluidity of identities, but how do we create and shape our own? The book shapes a new language of social theory that allows people to embody their differences with a sense of dignity and self-worth. It draws on diverse traditions from Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as more recent traditions of critical theory and post-structuralism, and will be of interest to sociology, politics, social work, philosophy and cultural studies students.Trade Review"This exciting, accessible and wide-ranging text offers new perspectives on how we think about ourselves. Essential reading for all those interested in identities, it provides a unique introduction to social theory." Professor Mary Maynard, Head of Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of YorkTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: fragmented identities/social theories; Identity, culture and modernity; Identity, dignity and self-worth; Bodies, fears and differences; Feminisms and masculinities; Gender, self-rejection and recognition; Identities, 'race' and modernity; Shame, fear and hatred; Language, ethics and transformation; Language, technology and media images; Virtualities, imagination and globalisation; Memories, objects and global migrations; Special textbook features and pedagogy; Definition of the market.

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Book SynopsisIn the 1970s and 1980s, identities seemed to be 'fixed' through categories of class, 'race', ethnicity, gender, sexualities and religion. These days we have begun to recognise the diversity, fragmentation and fluidity of identities, but how do we create and shape our own? The book shapes a new language of social theory that allows people to embody their differences with a sense of dignity and self-worth. It draws on diverse traditions from Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as more recent traditions of critical theory and post-structuralism, and will be of interest to sociology, politics, social work, philosophy and cultural studies students.Trade Review"This exciting, accessible and wide-ranging text offers new perspectives on how we think about ourselves. Essential reading for all those interested in identities, it provides a unique introduction to social theory." Professor Mary Maynard, Head of Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of YorkTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: fragmented identities/social theories; Identity, culture and modernity; Identity, dignity and self-worth; Bodies, fears and differences; Feminisms and masculinities; Gender, self-rejection and recognition; Identities, 'race' and modernity; Shame, fear and hatred; Language, ethics and transformation; Language, technology and media images; Virtualities, imagination and globalisation; Memories, objects and global migrations; Special textbook features and pedagogy; Definition of the market.

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