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Book SynopsisPresenting a biopsychosocial perspective to explain the most common findings in criminology--and for guiding future research and public policy

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Book SynopsisJust Care is Akemi Nishida’s thoughtful examination of care injustice and social justice enabled through care. The current neoliberal political economy has turned care into a business opportunity for the healthcare industrial complex and a mechanism of social oppression and control. Nishida analyzes the challenges people negotiate whether they are situated as caregivers, receivers, or both. Also illuminated is how people with disabilities come together to assemble community care collectives and bed activism (resistance and visions emerging from the space of bed) to reimagine care as a key element for social change. The structure of care, Nishida writes, is deeply embedded in and embodies the cruel social order—based on disability, race, gender, migration status, and wealth—that determines who survives or deteriorates. Simultaneously, many marginalized communities treat care as the foundation of activism. Using interviews, focus groups, and participanTrade Review"Nishida offers an innovative and eloquent examination of the multiplicity of care—care as a tool of surveillance and oppression, a commodity, a relational act that builds embodied knowledge and connection, and a revolutionary act that fundamentally challenges the violent degradation of certain bodies.... Just Care is profound in its criticism of the neoliberal U.S. care industrial complex and in its commitment to envisioning just systems of care that respect crip wisdom and value all lives. It offers a deeply personal, political, and poignant contribution to care studies.... Just Care is an important work that will fundamentally reshape conversations about care in American society. It is highly relevant to scholars and activists in the fields of disability studies, care, welfare, health, justice, feminist scholarship, and critical race analysis."—Social Forces"Nishida asks a number of urgent questions, including how our society and the regimes of governance operating in it determine whose needs are sacred and whose lives are disposable, whose needs are met and whose are ignored, and how caretaking happens (and does not happen) in our society.... Nishida’s book captures that dilemma between oppressive care assemblages and liberatory care collectives, access to care and control by the agencies of care, exploitation of care workers alongside their vital work, the capacity for self-definition and resistance in the context of a decapacitating society—the tension between and agency and constraint—in every situation she describes."—Wordgathering"Just Care is the kind of book that you want to return to, with content that is critically important for advancing our collective thinking around care. But there’s also the book itself. Nishida utilizes each of her 264 pages and five chapters as representative of her disability justice praxis. The care put into the text models the 'just care' that the book itself discusses."—Gender and Society"[A] nuanced analysis of the circulation of care within the U.S. neoliberal, neocolonial healthcare assemblage.... For teachers of critical qualitative research, disability or healthcare, or intersectional analyses, Just Care will be an excellent aid. For scholars and activists of various social movements for collective liberation, Just Care will nuance and oxygenate your analyses, commitments, and imagination."—Psychology of Women Quarterly"Overall, this must-read disability justice text is transformative and ingenious. It has so much to offer the existing bodies of knowledge within healthcare, healthcare policy, disability studies, activist spaces, and conceptualizations of disability and care. Just Care positions care as a dialectical tool of social control, oppression, resistance, and liberation. Nishida’s indispensable interdisciplinary background in disability studies...and feminist studies...and her positionality as a disabled woman of color enrich her analysis of care which illustrates shared experiences of exploitation and oppression in care practice and extends visions of radically liberated futures for all."—Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies

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Book SynopsisSchools should be safebut they are not always safe for everybody. Authors Pamela Wilcox, Graham Ousey, and Marie Skubak Tillyer studied crime among students located across diverse middle- and high-school settings to investigate why some students engage in delinquencybut others do notand why some students are more prone to victimization. School Zone focuses on the three key interactional elementscontext, victims, and offendersto understand and explain the impact of common crimes such as theft, weapon carrying, drug possession and the verbal, physical, and sexual harassment of classmates.The authors also consider how individual students and schools respond to crime and threats. They analyze the variables that schools can control in planning and practice that explain why some schools have higher crime rates. School Zone uses empirical studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the patterns and causes of variation in individual- and aggregate-level school-based offending and victiTrade Review“[The authors] meticulously examine the correlations between offending and victimization behaviors among students and their relationships to the characteristics of a given school environment. This intentionally curated and evidence-based text echoes the significance of the current issue of school violence, which unfortunately has become a reality of the education system. This book will serve readers across all sectors as a valuable contribution to the effort to change the education landscape for future generations…. Summing Up: Recommended.”—Choice"[School Zone] is a display of tremendous effort, collaboration, and author expertise centered around school-based crime and victimization. Authors Pamela Wilcox, Graham C. Ousey, and Marie Skubak Tillyer provide a comprehensive review of criminological theories as well as patterns and causes that help to explain school-based offending and victimization."—Contemporary Sociology

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Book SynopsisSchools should be safebut they are not always safe for everybody. Authors Pamela Wilcox, Graham Ousey, and Marie Skubak Tillyer studied crime among students located across diverse middle- and high-school settings to investigate why some students engage in delinquencybut others do notand why some students are more prone to victimization. School Zone focuses on the three key interactional elementscontext, victims, and offendersto understand and explain the impact of common crimes such as theft, weapon carrying, drug possession and the verbal, physical, and sexual harassment of classmates.The authors also consider how individual students and schools respond to crime and threats. They analyze the variables that schools can control in planning and practice that explain why some schools have higher crime rates. School Zone uses empirical studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the patterns and causes of variation in individual- and aggregate-level school-based offending and victiTrade Review“[The authors] meticulously examine the correlations between offending and victimization behaviors among students and their relationships to the characteristics of a given school environment. This intentionally curated and evidence-based text echoes the significance of the current issue of school violence, which unfortunately has become a reality of the education system. This book will serve readers across all sectors as a valuable contribution to the effort to change the education landscape for future generations…. Summing Up: Recommended.”—Choice"[School Zone] is a display of tremendous effort, collaboration, and author expertise centered around school-based crime and victimization. Authors Pamela Wilcox, Graham C. Ousey, and Marie Skubak Tillyer provide a comprehensive review of criminological theories as well as patterns and causes that help to explain school-based offending and victimization."—Contemporary Sociology

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Book SynopsisExamining the border-enclosure strategy Israel uses to impose Palestinian im/mobilization, Maryam Griffin considers the ways public transportation in the Palestinian West Bank is a constant site of social struggle. Her illuminating book, Vehicles of Decolonization, studies collective movement, resistance, and everyday life in the West Bank to show how Palestinians assert a kind of Indigenous self-determination over mobility that Israeli settler colonialism seeks to undermine.Having immersed herself in a year of fieldwork, Griffin maps multiple engagements with the flexible bus, shared van, and private taxi services to demonstrate that the politics of mobility are shaped by ongoing settler colonialism and Indigenous struggle. Griffin uses critical border studies to look at the contested nature of mobility at the sites of transit, where Palestinians practice self-determination through routine participation, spectacular political organizing and demonstration, and artisticTrade Review"[A] unique and invaluable contribution to scholarship on the Palestinian struggle for self-determination....[T]he publication of Vehicles of Decolonization is notable and worth celebrating.... [I]t succeeds in showing how the shape of public transportation is connected to a set of broader political and economic contradictions.... For scholars eager to think about public transportation outside the strictures of land use debates or environmental sustainability, Vehicles of Decolonization remains important precisely in its ability to place public transportation squarely within debates on political power, identity, and political economy."—City and Community"Griffin highlights public transportation as a site of collective Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation in the West Bank. She begins by illuminating the Israeli systems of border crossings, surveillance, and permits that seek to impede Palestinians’ movement in the region. The book then investigates the ways Palestinians use routes, human interactions surrounding transportation, and vehicles themselves to subvert these systems. Griffin also presents the history of political protests on West Bank buses and anti-occupation art that depicts public transit as examples of Palestinian social struggle centered around mobility."—Middle East Journal"[A] rich piece of political geography that celebrates the agency of people whose every movement can be controlled. With no apologies for her activist and sympathetic posture, Griffin describes the quotidian travails of daily life in the West Bank, where a modern highway system and buses for Jewish settlers are largely off limits for Palestinians.... [T]his well-researched monograph presents a positive picture of resilience, imagination, and community often missing in accounts of the West Bank.... Summing Up: Highly recommended."—Choice"Griffin provides a compelling examination of what she refers to as the 'regime of im/mobility' imposed by Israel on Palestinians inside the West Bank."—Contemporary Sociology"Griffin's writing contextualises the ramifications of public transportation for Palestinians from within Israel's colonial framework, thus setting the scene for readers to engage with a political reality that is either denied or obfuscated."—Middle East Monitor“A critical aspect of colonial biopolitics is the control of body and its movement. Maryam Griffin’s highly insightful Vehicles of Decolonization is the first detailed study of not only how Israeli occupation restrains the daily movement of the Palestinians through walls, checkpoints, permits, and road systems, but especially how Palestinians resist this regime of enclosure by reclaiming mobility through mundane yet highly contested venues of public transit and collective interaction. A timely book.”—Asef Bayat, Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and author of Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring“A lively and accessible read, Griffin’s book is the first in-depth study of im/mobility in the West Bank. In a landscape pockmarked by politically created closures, constrained movements, and forbidden spaces, public transport takes on important and contested meaning. Griffin’s account demonstrates how despite the intricacies of Israeli settler colonialism, Palestinians carve out spaces that provide possibilities for social connections and decolonial power, sometimes through mundane practices such as seatbelt clicks, hand-drawn maps, and a metro network art installation, which, given the political conditions, are rendered spectacular.”—Helga Tawil-Souri, Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University, and coeditor of Gaza as Metaphor"Vehicles of Decolonization is an original study about the restricted daily life and hardships Palestinians have been experiencing under Israeli occupation since 1967; it is also about the imaginative alternatives they have deployed to assert their rights and agency. This study would be of interest to scholars and students in Middle East history, Palestine and Settler Colonial Studies, and the social sciences."—Arab Studies Quarterly

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Book SynopsisSentencing matters. Reform initiatives hope to impart more uniformity and fairness in sentencing. Tough-on-crime laws like three strikes and mandatory minimum provisions deprive judges of sentencing discretion. While sentencing guidelines have been adopted by approximately 20 states since the early 1980s, many judges operate without guidelines. Sentencing without Guidelines is Rhys Hester's deep dive into how South Carolina, which never passed sentencing guideline legislation, nonetheless created meaningful punishment reform. It achieved uniformity in sentencing with a traveling circuit of judges, informal norms among judges, and the unique phenomenon of the Plea Judge to manage cases. Hester examines how prior convictions, race, and geographical differences impact sentences to explain why individuals get the criminal sentences they do. He also explores how legal reform mechanisms can influence punishment goals and policy. Sentencing without Guidelines shows the benefits and drawb

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Book SynopsisSentencing matters. Reform initiatives hope to impart more uniformity and fairness in sentencing. Tough-on-crime laws like three strikes and mandatory minimum provisions deprive judges of sentencing discretion. While sentencing guidelines have been adopted by approximately 20 states since the early 1980s, many judges operate without guidelines. Sentencing without Guidelines is Rhys Hester's deep dive into how South Carolina, which never passed sentencing guideline legislation, nonetheless created meaningful punishment reform. It achieved uniformity in sentencing with a traveling circuit of judges, informal norms among judges, and the unique phenomenon of the Plea Judge to manage cases. Hester examines how prior convictions, race, and geographical differences impact sentences to explain why individuals get the criminal sentences they do. He also explores how legal reform mechanisms can influence punishment goals and policy. Sentencing without Guidelines shows the benefits and drawb

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Book SynopsisWith its implications for health care, the economy, and an assortment of other policy areas, population aging is one of the most pressing issues facing governments and society today, and confronting its complex reality is becoming increasingly urgent, particularly in the age of COVID-19. In The Four Lenses of Population Aging, Patrik Marier looks at how Canada’s ten provinces are preparing for an aging society. Focusing on a wide range of administrative and policy challenges, this analysis explores multiple actions from the development of strategic plans to the expansion of long-term care capacity. To enhance this analysis, Marier adopts four lenses: the intergenerational, the medical, the social gerontological, and the organizational. By comparing the unique insights and contributions of each lens, Marier draws attention to the vital lessons and possible solutions to the challenges of an aging society. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with senior civil servTrade Review"Marier’s new book is a treat for gerontologists as well as for policy-oriented readers who might appreciate this study of how different provinces have implemented policy responses to issues arising from population aging. The book is a tremendous accomplishment based on more than ten years of research in ten provinces, including analyses of public documents and 125 key informant interviews." -- Laura M. Funk, University of Manitoba * Canadian Journal on Aging *Table of ContentsIntroduction Facing the consequences of an aging population Purpose of this book Why focus on Canadian provinces? Why focus on civil servants? Methods Content THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING Chapter 1 – The Lenses of Population Aging Introduction The Intergenerational Lens Generational accounting Dependency ratio Musgrave rule Generational politics The Medical Lens Population aging – a rising number of seniors with special needs Geriatrics – a marginalised specialty in medicine Health promotion or how to age successfully The Social Gerontology Lens The “new” or “positive” gerontology Critical gerontology Political economy The Organizational Lens Conclusion – Policy Lenses in Public Administration Chapter 2 – Population Aging as Policy Problems Introduction Linking policy problems with population aging lenses Defining what is the problem Causality Severity Novelty Proximity Complexity Problem population Solutions to policy problems Solvability Monetarization Governmental capacity Interdependencies Interactions between the lenses: Co-existence, complementarity, and competition Intergenerational and medical lenses Intergenerational and social gerontology lenses Intergenerational and organizational lenses Medical and social gerontology lenses Medical and organizational lenses Social gerontology and organizational lenses Conclusion Chapter 3 – The Politics of the Long View Introduction The rise and fall of planning The fall The revival: Old wines in new bottles? Thinking and action with a long view in the public sector What is the long view How to promote the long view within the public sector? What facilitate or impede the long view in Canadian provinces? Politicization of the civil service Leadership Policy capacity within the civil service Professionalization of the long view Institutional mechanisms Conclusion PUBLIC POLICY AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 4 - Pensions Introduction Historical overview and current structure of Canada’s pension policy CPP/QPP Occupational pensions Private alternatives What solutions for pensions? CPP, ORPP, and new occupational tools What is wrong with the Canadian pension system? The Harper years: Lack of consensus led to multiple provincial initiatives Provincial commissions on occupational pension plans Pooled registered pension plans and Québec’s Voluntary Registered Savings Program Provincial earnings-related pension schemes: The longevity pension and the ORPP The longevity pension The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan The Liberal years: Improving the CPP, occupational pension plans, and new alternatives A lens analysis of the pension debates Conclusion Chapter 5 – Health and Residential Care Introduction Health care expenditure Overview of health care expenditure in Canadian provinces Population aging and health care expenditures Views from civil servants Long Term Care – Residential care A continuum of care? The geopolitical and economic realities of residential care Human resources Analysing the four lenses in health policy The intergenerational lens embedded within the crowding out problem definition Dominance of the medical lens and the marginalisation of the social gerontology lens Organizational lens – Expanding the health perspective into other bureaus COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care Crisis of 2020 Conclusion Chapter 6 – Home Care Services and Caregiving Introduction Home care services in Canadian provinces What is home care? The Canadian context of home care – common challenges Classifying home care models in Canada The role of partisan politics Home care as policy failure? Caregiving A De-familializing model? Caregiving policies across Canada and recent developments Impact on health status, labour market, and retirement income Home care as a universal solution for population aging? Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Conclusion PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 7 – Central Agencies and Inter-Ministerial Coordination Introduction The organizational lens and policy problems Central agencies Executive council Monitoring the consequences of population aging in Québec A unique initiative spearhead by a central agency in Nova Scotia Finance Ministries Inter-ministerial coordination Alberta’s approach to aging population Informal channels Conclusion Chapter 8 – Offices for Seniors Introduction The Creation (and Expansion) of Offices for Seniors A diversity of organizational settings Councils on aging What Do Offices for Seniors Do? Dissemination of information Consultations Coordination of seniors’ related issues and programs Policy instruments and policy input The Tension Between the Social and Medical Lenses Embracing healthy aging A return to the Ministry of Health? Still a social perspective? Long Term View Facilitating a long term perspective Obstacles to implement a long term horizon A Third Wave of Offices for Seniors? Seniors’ Advocate Offices Conclusion: Divergent Path for Seniors’ Offices CONCLUSION Conclusion Revisiting the four lenses of population aging Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Revisiting the theoretical expectations on the long view Federalism, population aging, and policy diffusion and learning The continuing marginalisation of social policies and its consequences in the context of an aging population and the challenges of COVID-19

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Book SynopsisIncorporating Texts into Institutional Ethnographies presents a selection of essays highlighting the ethnographic investigation of how texts coordinate and organize people's activities across space and time.Trade Review'Smith's conceptualization of texts and their powerful role in contemporary society is a vital contribution for all sociologists, not just institutional ethnographers.' -- rla Meadhbh Sociology vol 49:06:2015Table of ContentsIntroduction (Dorothy E. Smith & Susan Marie Turner) Part 1: Institutional Circuits Chapter 1. Policing the Gay Community: An Inquiry into Textually-mediated Social Relations (George W. Smith) Chapter 2. Regulating the Alternative: Certifying Organic Farming on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Katherine Wagner) Chapter 3. Negotiating UN Policy: Activating Texts in Policy Deliberations (Lauren Eastwood) Part 2: Diverse Textual Technologies Chapter 4. Producing "What the Deans Know": Cost Accounting and the Restructuring of Post-secondary Education (Liza McCoy) Chapter 5. Organizing Creation: The Work of the Musical Text in Concert Performance (Leanne Warren) Chapter 6. "Three in a Bed": Nurses and Technologies of Bed Utilization in a Hospital (Janet M. Rankin and Marie L. Campbell) Part 3: Experiential Ethnography Chapter 7. Doing Child Protection Work (Gerald de Montigny) Part 4: Text-Reader Conversations Chapter 8. Reading Practices in Decision Processes (Susan M. Turner) Chapter 9. Discourse as Social Relations: Sociological Theory and the Dialogic of Sociology (Dorothy E Smith) Part 5: Extended Institutional Ethnography Chapter 10. Standardizing Child Rearing through Housing (Paul C. Luken and Suzanne Vaughan) Afterword (Dorothy E. Smith and Susan Marie Turner) Bibliography Contributors

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Book SynopsisWilliam Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory.Trade Review"[Randall] provides an incredible wealth of information ... A serious study enhanced by a knowledge of several disciplines." -- J.S. Gabin CHOICE "A rich and comprehensive investigation into the metaphor of life as story ... The Stories We Are is a well-written and well thought out work. It presents a very complex metaphor in a not simple but coherent and effective manner. It is a fascinating journey through the life as story metaphor." -- Gary Kenyon Canadian Journal on Aging "Bill Randall's artistry and vitality provide an important point of reference, a work of some imagination and artistry, to assist many others on the journey. For this, we owe him a great debt." -- Linden West International Journal of Lifelong Education "In this meaty, heavily referenced, and insightful book, William Lowell Randall ... speaks to both literary and psychological establishments about the importance of stories to our definition of ourselves." -- Cynthia Whissell Canadian Book Review AnnualTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Prologue I. The Aesthetics Of Living Introduction The Question of Creativity The Creation of the Self The Means of Self-Creation The Story of My Life The Art of Living Summary II. Life And Literature Introduction The Allure of Story The Links between Story and Life The Element of Plot The Element of Character The Element of Point of View The Stories of Our Lives Summary III. The Poetics Of Learning Introduction The Autobiographical Imperative The Re-storying of Our Souls The Novel-ty of Our Lives The Stories We Leave Untold The Range of Storying Styles The Art of Living Reconsidered Summary Epilogue Afterword Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisKathleen Gallagher and Barry Freeman bring together nineteen playwrights, actors, directors, scholars, and educators who discuss the role that theatre can and must play in professional, community, and educational venues.Trade Review"This collection helpfully expands the debate on "why theatre now" by providing a selection of points of view and experiences offering a hopeful message for the future of theatre." -- Zoe Zontou, Liverpool Hope University * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *Table of ContentsIntroduction Taking a Step Back Barry Freeman and Kathleen Gallagher Part I: A Politics of Place in a Global Age Theatre for a Changeable World, or Making Room for a Fire (Barry Freeman) Make What You Need (Dustin Scott Harvey) When You're Up to Your Ass in Alligators... (Edward Little) Part II: Antitode for an Ailing Modernity Politics and Presence: A Theatre of Affective Encounters (Kathleen Gallagher) If You Mingle: Thoughts on How Theatre Humanizes the Audience (Andrew Kushnir) Towards a Theatre of Rich, Poetic Language (Alan Dilworth) The Box That Cannot Be Contained (Catherine Banks) Part III: (En)Gendering Change Recontextualizing (Jackie Maxwell in conversation with Kathleen Gallagher) Performance as Reappearance: Female Blackness in History and Theatre (Naila Keleta-Mae) Unspeakable Vulnerability: Theatre Mattering in Men's Lives (Julie Salverson) Part IV: Breaking Down Barriers It's Time to Profess Performance: Thinking Beyond the Specialness and Discreteness of Theatre (Laura Levin) Including Millennials in the Theatre of the New Millennium (Nicholas Hanson) Convergence Theatre: Necessary Producers (A Dialogue Between Julie Tepperman and Aaron Willis) Are We There Yet? Using Theatre to Promote Positive Interdisciplinary Intercourse (James McKinnon) Thinking Beyond the Boundaries of Theatre, Math and Reality (John Mighton in conversation with Kathleen Gallagher) Part V: Why Theatre Always From Epidaurus to the BackSpace at Passe Muraille: Hard Seats, Real Theatre (Judith Thompson) Sequencing the Shattered Narratives of the Now (Ann-Marie MacDonald in conversation with Kathleen Gallagher) A Small Essay on the Largeness of Light (Daniel David Moses)

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Book SynopsisKathleen Gallagher and Barry Freeman bring together nineteen playwrights, actors, directors, scholars, and educators who discuss the role that theatre can and must play in professional, community, and educational venues.Trade Review"This collection helpfully expands the debate on "why theatre now" by providing a selection of points of view and experiences offering a hopeful message for the future of theatre." -- Zoe Zontou, Liverpool Hope University * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *Table of ContentsIntroduction Taking a Step Back Barry Freeman and Kathleen Gallagher Part I: A Politics of Place in a Global Age Theatre for a Changeable World, or Making Room for a Fire (Barry Freeman) Make What You Need (Dustin Scott Harvey) When You're Up to Your Ass in Alligators... (Edward Little) Part II: Antitode for an Ailing Modernity Politics and Presence: A Theatre of Affective Encounters (Kathleen Gallagher) If You Mingle: Thoughts on How Theatre Humanizes the Audience (Andrew Kushnir) Towards a Theatre of Rich, Poetic Language (Alan Dilworth) The Box That Cannot Be Contained (Catherine Banks) Part III: (En)Gendering Change Recontextualizing (Jackie Maxwell in conversation with Kathleen Gallagher) Performance as Reappearance: Female Blackness in History and Theatre (Naila Keleta-Mae) Unspeakable Vulnerability: Theatre Mattering in Men's Lives (Julie Salverson) Part IV: Breaking Down Barriers It's Time to Profess Performance: Thinking Beyond the Specialness and Discreteness of Theatre (Laura Levin) Including Millennials in the Theatre of the New Millennium (Nicholas Hanson) Convergence Theatre: Necessary Producers (A Dialogue Between Julie Tepperman and Aaron Willis) Are We There Yet? Using Theatre to Promote Positive Interdisciplinary Intercourse (James McKinnon) Thinking Beyond the Boundaries of Theatre, Math and Reality (John Mighton in conversation with Kathleen Gallagher) Part V: Why Theatre Always From Epidaurus to the BackSpace at Passe Muraille: Hard Seats, Real Theatre (Judith Thompson) Sequencing the Shattered Narratives of the Now (Ann-Marie MacDonald in conversation with Kathleen Gallagher) A Small Essay on the Largeness of Light (Daniel David Moses)

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Book SynopsisColonizing Russia's Promised Land: Orthodoxy and Community on the Siberian Steppe, examines how Russian Orthodoxy acted as a basic building block for constructing Russian settler communities in current-day southern Siberia and northern Kazakhstan.Trade Review"This work does fill an important gap in our knowledge and understanding of the Orthodox Church’s important role in Russifying the empire’s Siberian frontier in the last decades of the tsarist regime. It should be of interest to scholars specializing in Russian imperial history as well as the history of Christian missions in settler colonial situations." -- Sergei Kan, Dartmouth College * The Russian Review *"In this engaging monograph, Aileen Friesen examines the role of the Orthodox Church in colonizing, Russifying, and "civilizing" the Siberian frontier between 1895 and the Bolshevik Revolution." -- J. Eugene Clay, Arizona State University * Sibirica *"Friesen’s work makes a valuable contribution to the growing historiography on Siberia and more broadly on Orthodox identity and lived religion as she exposes the diversity of ‘authentic expression of Orthodox belief.’ Her writing is rich with vivid descriptions of the Siberian landscape and amusing anecdotes that bring the conflicts and contradictions over the nuances of religious ritual to life." -- A.J. Demoskoff, Briercrest College and Seminary * Journal of Mennonite Studies *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1 A Settler Diocese 2 Churches as a National Project 3 Parishes under Construction 4 The Politics of Pastoring 5 Living and Dying among Strangers 6 An Anthill of Baptists in a Land of Muslims Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTopics of widespread concern to Canadians interested in the social sciences and to the general reading public are dealt with in this volume of essays by a group of Canada's leading scholars in political science and history. The book is presented in honour of Henry Forbes Angus, Head of the Department of Economics, Political Science, and Sociology at the University of British Columbia from 1930 to 1956, and the authors are all his former students, colleagues or associates. Included also are a bibliography of publications Dean Angus and, with his consent, a thoughtful and humorous article of his entitled 'Administration and Democracy.' Henry Forbes Angus was born in Victoria, in 1891. He received his school education in Victoria and subsequently attended the Lycée Descartes at Tours (France) and McGill University from which he received his B.A. in 1911. He proceeded to Balliol College, Oxford where he obtained a B.A., first class, in 1913 and a B.C.L., also firs

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Book SynopsisThe debates over objectivity in the social sciences have a long history; there have been contributions by philosophers and social theorists from a variety of viewpoints, including empiricism, phenomenology, pragmatism, and Marxism. Objectivity in Social Science combats the widespread opinion that objective inquiry is impossible in the social sciences by drawing together and exhibiting the weaknesses of arguments, taken from positions in the philosophies of science, social science, language, and perception, in favour of anti-objectivism, arguments which have recurred in one form or another throughout the course of these debates.As the author puts it, 'What I have attempted to offer is at the least a convenient map for finding one's way about in the tangle of issues surrounding the question of objectivity in social science and at the most a set of arguments sufficient to convince the perplexed, and presently wrong-headed, of the (objective) falsity of social-scientific

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the actions and plans enacted by the ten Canadian provinces to prepare for the new reality of an aging society.Trade Review"Marier’s new book is a treat for gerontologists as well as for policy-oriented readers who might appreciate this study of how different provinces have implemented policy responses to issues arising from population aging. The book is a tremendous accomplishment based on more than ten years of research in ten provinces, including analyses of public documents and 125 key informant interviews." -- Laura M. Funk, University of Manitoba * Canadian Journal on Aging *Table of ContentsIntroduction Facing the consequences of an aging population Purpose of this book Why focus on Canadian provinces? Why focus on civil servants? Methods Content THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING Chapter 1 – The Lenses of Population Aging Introduction The Intergenerational Lens Generational accounting Dependency ratio Musgrave rule Generational politics The Medical Lens Population aging – a rising number of seniors with special needs Geriatrics – a marginalised specialty in medicine Health promotion or how to age successfully The Social Gerontology Lens The “new” or “positive” gerontology Critical gerontology Political economy The Organizational Lens Conclusion – Policy Lenses in Public Administration Chapter 2 – Population Aging as Policy Problems Introduction Linking policy problems with population aging lenses Defining what is the problem Causality Severity Novelty Proximity Complexity Problem population Solutions to policy problems Solvability Monetarization Governmental capacity Interdependencies Interactions between the lenses: Co-existence, complementarity, and competition Intergenerational and medical lenses Intergenerational and social gerontology lenses Intergenerational and organizational lenses Medical and social gerontology lenses Medical and organizational lenses Social gerontology and organizational lenses Conclusion Chapter 3 – The Politics of the Long View Introduction The rise and fall of planning The fall The revival: Old wines in new bottles? Thinking and action with a long view in the public sector What is the long view How to promote the long view within the public sector? What facilitate or impede the long view in Canadian provinces? Politicization of the civil service Leadership Policy capacity within the civil service Professionalization of the long view Institutional mechanisms Conclusion PUBLIC POLICY AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 4 - Pensions Introduction Historical overview and current structure of Canada’s pension policy CPP/QPP Occupational pensions Private alternatives What solutions for pensions? CPP, ORPP, and new occupational tools What is wrong with the Canadian pension system? The Harper years: Lack of consensus led to multiple provincial initiatives Provincial commissions on occupational pension plans Pooled registered pension plans and Québec’s Voluntary Registered Savings Program Provincial earnings-related pension schemes: The longevity pension and the ORPP The longevity pension The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan The Liberal years: Improving the CPP, occupational pension plans, and new alternatives A lens analysis of the pension debates Conclusion Chapter 5 – Health and Residential Care Introduction Health care expenditure Overview of health care expenditure in Canadian provinces Population aging and health care expenditures Views from civil servants Long Term Care – Residential care A continuum of care? The geopolitical and economic realities of residential care Human resources Analysing the four lenses in health policy The intergenerational lens embedded within the crowding out problem definition Dominance of the medical lens and the marginalisation of the social gerontology lens Organizational lens – Expanding the health perspective into other bureaus COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care Crisis of 2020 Conclusion Chapter 6 – Home Care Services and Caregiving Introduction Home care services in Canadian provinces What is home care? The Canadian context of home care – common challenges Classifying home care models in Canada The role of partisan politics Home care as policy failure? Caregiving A De-familializing model? Caregiving policies across Canada and recent developments Impact on health status, labour market, and retirement income Home care as a universal solution for population aging? Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Conclusion PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 7 – Central Agencies and Inter-Ministerial Coordination Introduction The organizational lens and policy problems Central agencies Executive council Monitoring the consequences of population aging in Québec A unique initiative spearhead by a central agency in Nova Scotia Finance Ministries Inter-ministerial coordination Alberta’s approach to aging population Informal channels Conclusion Chapter 8 – Offices for Seniors Introduction The Creation (and Expansion) of Offices for Seniors A diversity of organizational settings Councils on aging What Do Offices for Seniors Do? Dissemination of information Consultations Coordination of seniors’ related issues and programs Policy instruments and policy input The Tension Between the Social and Medical Lenses Embracing healthy aging A return to the Ministry of Health? Still a social perspective? Long Term View Facilitating a long term perspective Obstacles to implement a long term horizon A Third Wave of Offices for Seniors? Seniors’ Advocate Offices Conclusion: Divergent Path for Seniors’ Offices CONCLUSION Conclusion Revisiting the four lenses of population aging Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Revisiting the theoretical expectations on the long view Federalism, population aging, and policy diffusion and learning The continuing marginalisation of social policies and its consequences in the context of an aging population and the challenges of COVID-19

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Book SynopsisHegel and Canada is a collection of essays that analyses the real, but under-recognized, role Hegel has played in the intellectual and political development of Canada. The volume focuses on the generation of Canadian scholars who emerged after World War Two: James Doull, Emil Fackenheim, George Grant, Henry S. Harris, and Charles Taylor.Trade Review"This volume provides…a multi-chromatic overview of the Hegel-Canada relation as the site of a complex problem set, embodied still in the very life of the Canadian polity." -- Charlene Elsby * CSCP *Table of ContentsContents 1. Introduction: Unity of Opposites? Hegel and Canada, by Susan Dodd HEGEL AND CANADIAN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 2. Hegel in Canada, by John Burbidge 3. Jewish and Post-Christian Interpretations of Hegel: Emil Fackenheim and Henry S. Harris, by George di Giovanni 4. Fackenheim on Self-making, Divine and Human, by Daniel Brandes 5. Conscience, Religion, and Multiculturalism: A Canadian Hegel, by John Russon 6. Conquering Finitude: Towards a Renewed Hegelian Middle, by Jim Vernon 7. Hegel's Theory of Mind, by Charles Taylor 8. Negativity: Charles Taylor, Hegel and the Problem of Modern Freedom, by Kenneth Kierans HEGEL IN CANADIAN POLITICS 9. Early Canadian Political Culture: Hegelian Adaptations and John Watson, by Elizabeth Trott 10. Idealism and Empire: John Watson, Michael Ignatieff and the moral warrant for "liberal imperialism," by Robert Sibley 11. Beyond 'Hegel's time': Made in the USA. Not Available in Canada, by David MacGregor 12. Freedom and the Tradition: George Grant, James Doull and the Character of Modernity, by Neil Robertson 13.Grant, Hegel and the 'Impossibility of Canada,' by Robert Sibley 14. Hegel and Canada's Constitution, by Graeme Nicholson 15. Hegel's Laurentian Fragments, by Barry Cooper 16. Hegel and the Challenges of Cross-Cultural Feminism, by Shannon Hoff 17. Conclusion Canada and the Unity of Opposites?, by Neil Robertson

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Book SynopsisJobs with Inequality provides a novel political explanation of growing inequality in Canada today.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Bringing Finance and Post-Democracy into the Labour Market Inequality Debate 3. Tracing the Rise of Financialization in Canada 4. Canada in International Context 5. British Columbia: Neo-liberal Reform and Deregulation 6. Newfoundland and Labrador: Institutional Stasis During the Oil Boom 7. Ontario: Policy Drift in Canada’s Financial and Industrial Heartland 8. Conclusion: Rethinking the Political Economy of Inequality Appendix A: Data Definitions and Sources Appendix B: Interview Sources by Case Appendix C: Methods and Research Design Reference

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Book SynopsisIn their annual sessions the various Sections of the Royal Society are accustomed to take up for general discussion a topic of current interest and this gives Fellows and special guests from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities an opportunity for useful communication across the disciplines on an important subject.In 1961 the topic was an especially vital issue, the population explosion, and this volume, based on the papers given at the meeting, has much valuable information and many pertinent and provocative comments on this phenomenon particularly as it affects Canada.T.W.M. Cameron leads off with a general background on the causes and consequences of the population increase around the world. Then come a group of papers presenting various aspects of the population in Canada’s settled areas. Pierre Dagenais studies the growth in that population in recent years; Guy Rocher presents developments in our labour force in the 1900’s with

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Book SynopsisTechnogenarians investigates the older person?s experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions. A unique scholarly investigation into elders as technology users Emphasizes the need to put aging, science, and technology in the center of analyses of health and illness Explores the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions Offers a critical study of the transformation of aging bodies, minds, and emotions into medical problems in need of medical solutions Combines two scholarly areas - Science and Technology Studies and the Sociology of Aging, Health, and Illness - to produce innovative scholarship Trade Review"Technogenarians is timely volume about the devices, spaces, and medicines, which ‘technogenarians' use as they negotiate health and illness in everyday life." (Sociology of Health & Illness, 2011)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. 1 Theorising technogenarians: a sociological approach to ageing, technology and health (Kelly Joyce and Meika Loe). 2 A history of the future: the emergence of contemporary anti-ageing medicine (Courtney Everts Mykytyn). 3 In the vanguard of biomedicine? The curious and contradictory case of anti-ageing medicine (Jennifer R. Fishman, Richard A. Settersten Jr and Michael A. Flatt). 4 Science, medicine and virility surveillance: 'sexy seniors' in the pharmaceutical imagination (Barbara L. Marshall). 5 Time, clinic technologies, and the making of refl exive longevity: the cultural work of time left in an ageing society (Sharon R. Kaufman). 6 Aesthetic anti-ageing surgery and technology: women's friend or foe? (Abigail T. Brooks). 7 ‘A second youth’: pursuing happiness and respectability through cosmetic surgery in Finland (Taina Kinnunen). 8 Ageing in place and technologies of place: the lived experience of people with dementia in changing social, physical and technological environments (Katherine Brittain, Lynne Corner, Louise Robinson and John Bond). 9 Liberating the wanderers: using technology to unlock doors for those living with dementia (Johanna M. Wigg). 10 Output that counts: pedometers, sociability and the contested terrain of older adult fitness walking (Denise A. Copelton). 11 Doing it my way: old women, technology and wellbeing (Meika Loe). 12 'But obviously not for me': robots, laboratories and the defi ant identity of elder test users (Louis Neven). Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies Reveals how segments of Europe's urban population are adopting exit or partial exit strategies in respect to the nation state Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values Table of ContentsFront Matter (pages i–xi) Introduction (pages 1–14) Chapter 1 Comparing Upper-Middle-Class Managers in Four Cities (pages 15–59) Chapter 2 Managers in the City (pages 60–106) Chapter 3 Three Ways of Living in a Globalised World (pages 107–148) Chapter 4 Managers’ Social Networks (pages 149–172) Conclusion (pages 173–188) Bibliography (pages 189–207) Methodological Appendix (pages 208–212) Questionnaire (pages 213–240) Index (pages 241–245)

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Book SynopsisDrastic changes in the career aspirations of women in the developed world have resulted in a new, globalised market for off-the-peg designer clothes created by independent artisans. This book reports on a phenomenon that seems toexemplify the twin imperatives of globalisation and female emancipation. A major conceptual contribution to the literatures on globalisation, fashion and gender, analysing the ways in which women's entry into the labour force over the past thirty years in the developed world has underpinned new forms of aestheticised production and consumption as well as the growth of work-style' businesses A vital contribution to the burgeoning literature on culture and creative industries which often ignores the significant roles taken by women as entrepreneurs and designers rather than mere consumers Introduces fashion scholars and economic geographers to a paradigmatic example of the new designer fashion industries emerging in a range of countrieTrade Review“Fashioning Globalisationprovides a comprehensive and fascinating view of an industry which provides new insights into the ways in which globalization proceeds and provides an alternative and authoritative account of the role of the fashion design industry in a globalising world.” (New Zealand Geographer, 24 April 2015) Table of ContentsList of Figures and Credits ix Preface xi Series Editors' Preface xiv Acknowledgements xv 1 What We Saw and Why We Started this Project 1 2 Global Aspirations: Theorising the New Zealand Designer Fashion Industry 19 3 Policy for a New Economy: 'After Neoliberalism' and the Designer Fashion Industry 43with Richard Le Heron and Nick Lewis 4 Cultivating Urbanity: Fashion in a Not-so-global City 69with Alison Goodrum 5 Gendering the 'Virtuous Circle': Production, Mediation and Consumption in the Cultural Economy 99 6 Creating Global Subjects: The Pedagogy of Fashionability 125 7 Lifestyle or Workstyle? Female Entrepreneurs in New Zealand Designer Fashion 153 8 Conclusion: An Unlikely Success Story? 179 Index 191

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Book SynopsisReforming Long-term Care in Europe offers the most up-to-date analysis of the features and developments of long-term care in Europe. Each chapter focuses on a key question in the policy debate in each country and offers a description and analysis of each system. Offers the very latest analysis of long-term care reform agendas in Europe Compares countries comparatively less studied with the experiences of reform in Germany, the UK, Netherlands and Sweden Each chapter focuses on a key question in the policy debate in each country and portrays a description and analysis of each system Contributions from a wide range of European scholars for an exceptionally broad perspective Table of ContentsEditorial Introduction (Joan Costa-Font). 1. Long-term Care: A Suitable Case for Social Insurance (Nicholas Barr). 2. The Long Road to Universalism? Recent Developments in the Financing of Long-term Care in England (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Raphael Wittenberg and Linda Pickard). 3. Reforming Long-term Care Policy in France: Private–Public Complementarities (Blanche Le Bihan and Claude Martin). 4. Sustainability of Comprehensive Universal Long-term Care Insurance in the Netherlands (Frederik T. Schut and Bernard van den Berg). 5. Social Insurance for Long-Term Care: An Evaluation of the German Model (Heinz Rothgang). 6. Long-term Care in Central and South-Eastern Europe: Challenges and Perspectives in Addressing a ‘New’ Social Risk (August Österle). 7. Devolution, Diversity and Welfare Reform: Long-term Care in the ‘Latin Rim’ (Joan Costa-Font). 8. One Uniform Welfare State or a Multitude of Welfare Municipalities? The Evolution of Local Variation in Swedish Elder Care (Gun-Britt Trydegård and Mats Thorslund). 9. Reforming Long-term Care in Portugal: Dealing with the Multidimensional Character of Quality (Silvina Santana). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. Explores the commonalities between different sectors of work, including those outside health and social care Contributions come from an international range of experts Draws on perspectives from across the medical, therapeutic, and care fields Incorporates a variety of methodological approaches, from life history analysis to ethnographic studies and first person accounts Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii 1 Conceptualising body work in health and social care 1 Julia Twigg, Carol Wolkowitz, Rachel Lara Cohen and Sarah Nettleton 2 Time, space and touch at work: body work and labour process (re)organisation 19 Rachel Lara Cohen 3 Managing the body work of home care 36 Kim England and Isabel Dyck 4 The means of correct training: embodied regulation in training for body work among mothers 50 Emma Wainwright, Elodie Marandet and Sadaf Rizvi 5 From body-talk to body-stories: body work in complementary and alternative medicine 67 Nicola Kay Gale 6 Educating with the hands: working on the body⁄self in Alexander Technique 81 Jennifer Tarr 7 Treating women’s sexual diffi culties: the body work of sexual therapy 94 Thea Cacchioni and Carol Wolkowitz 8 Actions speak louder than words: the embodiment of trust by healthcare professionals in gynae-oncology 108 Patrick R. Brown, Andy Alaszewski, Trish Swift and Andy Nordin 9 Body work in respiratory physiological examinations 123 Per Måseide 10 In a moment of mismatch: overseas doctors’ adjustments in new hospital environments 134 Anna Harris 11 The co-marking of aged bodies and migrant bodies: migrant workers’ contribution to geriatric medicine in the UK 147 Parvati Raghuram, Joanna Bornat and Leroi Henry 12 Afterword: Body work and the sociological tradition 162 Chris Shilling Index 167

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Book SynopsisThe Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation.Trade Review"There are several characteristics that make this collection of essays an admirable endeavour: the breadth of questions and disciplines covered - music, arts, archaeology, genetics, religion, ethnobiology - in an interdisciplinary dialogue moderated by philosophers; the passionate engagement of the authors with the ethics of appropriation of subaltern cultures by dominant Western cultures; the incisiveness of the debates over each theme discussed (one author debating with another before giving his/her own point of view in the shape of an individual article); the soundness of theoretical arguments and the stunning and provocative examples debated." (Journal of the Royal Astronomical Institute, 2011)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Preface xii Artist Statement xvii lessLIE 1. Introduction 1 2. Archaeological Finds: Legacies of Appropriation, Modes of Response 11 George P. Nicholas and Alison Wylie 3. The Appropriation of Human Remains: A First Nations Legal and Ethical Perspective 55 James [Sakej] Youngblood Henderson 4. The Repatriation of Human Remains 72 Geoffrey Scarre 5. 'The Skin Off Our Backs': Appropriation of Religion 93 Conrad G. Brunk and James O. Young 6. Genetic Research and Culture: Where Does the Offense Lie? 115 Daryl Pullman and Laura Arbour 7. Appropriation of Traditional Knowledge: Ethics in the Context of Ethnobiology 140 Kelly Bannister and Maui Solomon (Part I) Conrad G. Brunk (Part II) 8. A Broken Record: Subjecting 'Music' to Cultural Rights 173 Elizabeth Burns Coleman and Rosemary J. Coombe with Fiona MacArailt 9. Objects of Appropriation 211 Andrea N. Walsh and Dominic McIver Lopes 10. Do Subaltern Artifacts Belong in Art Museums? 235 A.W. Eaton and Ivan Gaskell 11. 'Nothing Comes from Nowhere': Refl ections on Cultural Appropriation as the Representation of Other Cultures 268 James O. Young and Susan Haley Index 290

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Book SynopsisSmoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control, providing deeper clarity on how smoking and tobacco is governed'. The text centres on one of the most important public health issues worldwide, and a major determinant of preventable mortality and morbidity in developed and developing countries Records the outcomes of a long-term research collaboration that brings a geographical lens to smoking behaviour Uncovers how geography can play a part in understanding not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control Provides a deeper understanding of how smoking and tobacco is governed', regarding where people may smoke, but also more subtle governance as a climate is produced in which smoking becomes denormalised' Brings both quantitative and qTable of ContentsAbout the Authors viSeries Editors’ Preface viiPreface viiiAcknowledgements ix1 Introduction 12 The Geo]epidemiology of an Addiction 163 The Economic Geography of Tobacco 504 Context Matters: Area Effects, Socio]economic Status and Smoking 895 Place]Based Practices: Pathways to Smoking Behaviour 1086 Smoking, Denormalisation and the Messy Terrain of Unintended Consequences 1287 Smoking Gateways: Burdens and Co]behaviours 1478 Place and Tobacco Regulation 1689 Conclusion 205References 223Index 277

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Book SynopsisSmoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control, providing deeper clarity on how smoking and tobacco is governed'. The text centres on one of the most important public health issues worldwide, and a major determinant of preventable mortality and morbidity in developed and developing countries Records the outcomes of a long-term research collaboration that brings a geographical lens to smoking behaviour Uncovers how geography can play a part in understanding not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control Provides a deeper understanding of how smoking and tobacco is governed', regarding where people may smoke, but also more subtle governance as a climate is produced in which smoking becomes denormalised' Brings both quantitative and qTable of ContentsAbout the Authors viSeries Editors’ Preface viiPreface viiiAcknowledgements ix1 Introduction 12 The Geo]epidemiology of an Addiction 163 The Economic Geography of Tobacco 504 Context Matters: Area Effects, Socio]economic Status and Smoking 895 Place]Based Practices: Pathways to Smoking Behaviour 1086 Smoking, Denormalisation and the Messy Terrain of Unintended Consequences 1287 Smoking Gateways: Burdens and Co]behaviours 1478 Place and Tobacco Regulation 1689 Conclusion 205References 223Index 277

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Book SynopsisThe first detailed discussion of domestic violence and abuse in same sex relationships, challenging the heteronormative model in domestic violence research, policy and practice.Trade Review"[This book] has the potential to improve responses to domestic abuse for all victims, their children and others impacted by abusive behaviour." James Morgan Brown Review"Domestic violence and sexuality changes the public story about domestic violence. The heart of the book is the rich trove of interviews in which female and male identified survivors reflect on their experience. Respectful, often heart-breaking and always instructive, this work sets a gold standard for how we understand domestic abuse in same sex relationships." Evan Stark, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration“Hester and Donovan present compelling new research that explores love and violence in both same sex and heterosexual relationships. We see the impact of societal and cultural beliefs on experiences of domestic violence across different genders and sexualities. This is essential reading for researchers and practitioners who want to stop partner abuse and promote respectful and equal relationships.” Professor Janice Ristock, PhD, Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs), University of Manitoba, Canada“This book is not just about DVA in same sex relationships, although its contributions in that arena would be more than enough for me to call it a “must read.” Beyond that, Donovan and Hester’s analysis of their data in terms of both power/control and practices of love provides insights that go beyond same-sex relationships and beyond intimate partner violence.” Michael P. Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Women's Studies, and African and African American Studies, Pennsylvania State UniversityTable of ContentsWhat is the problem?; How did we research? The COHSAR research approach; Setting the Context - Sexuality matters; Identifying and experiencing domestic violence and abuse; What’s Love got to do with it? Barriers to help seeking - Tackling the Gap of Trust; Key Findings and Implications for Practice.

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Book SynopsisThe first detailed discussion of domestic violence and abuse in same sex relationships, challenging the heteronormative model in domestic violence research, policy and practice.Trade Review"[This book] has the potential to improve responses to domestic abuse for all victims, their children and others impacted by abusive behaviour." James Morgan Brown Review"Domestic violence and sexuality changes the public story about domestic violence. The heart of the book is the rich trove of interviews in which female and male identified survivors reflect on their experience. Respectful, often heart-breaking and always instructive, this work sets a gold standard for how we understand domestic abuse in same sex relationships." Evan Stark, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration“Hester and Donovan present compelling new research that explores love and violence in both same sex and heterosexual relationships. We see the impact of societal and cultural beliefs on experiences of domestic violence across different genders and sexualities. This is essential reading for researchers and practitioners who want to stop partner abuse and promote respectful and equal relationships.” Professor Janice Ristock, PhD, Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs), University of Manitoba, Canada“This book is not just about DVA in same sex relationships, although its contributions in that arena would be more than enough for me to call it a “must read.” Beyond that, Donovan and Hester’s analysis of their data in terms of both power/control and practices of love provides insights that go beyond same-sex relationships and beyond intimate partner violence.” Michael P. Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Women's Studies, and African and African American Studies, Pennsylvania State UniversityTable of ContentsWhat is the problem?; How did we research? The COHSAR research approach; Setting the Context - Sexuality matters; Identifying and experiencing domestic violence and abuse; What’s Love got to do with it? Barriers to help seeking - Tackling the Gap of Trust; Key Findings and Implications for Practice.

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Book SynopsisBringing together a team of experienced and highly respected researchers from across Taiwan, this book is the first to examine in detail the theory and practice of policy analysis in Taiwan at different levels of government and in non-governmental organisations.Trade Review"A must for everyone concerned about the development of civic society in Taiwan, this enjoyable, fact-filled book is a rich source of scholarship and practical insights." Luke Hsiao, Associate Dean of Students Affairs, Department of Public Policy and Management, I-Shou University, Taiwan"This volume provides insightful accounts of how the styles and loci of policy analysis in Taiwan have evolved in response to economic development and democratisation." David Weimer, Edwin E. Witte Professor of Political Economy, University of Wisconsin-MadisonTable of ContentsPolicy analysis in a time of turbulence ~ Chilik Yu and Yu-Ying Kuo; Exploring policy advisory committees in the central government ~ Wen-Jiun Wang and Chang-Tay Chiou; Analysis of innovative local government policies in Taiwan ~ Chung-pin Lee; Policy analysis in the legislative body: the legislative process of the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act in Taiwan ~ Tsuey-Ping Lee; Policy analysis in the local councils ~ Kai-Hung Fang; Gendering policy analysis? The problems and pitfalls of participatory ‘gender impact assessment’ ~ Yen-Wen Peng; The power of influencing policies, or getting their share and more: interest groups in Taiwan ~ Wilbur Bing-Yan Lu; Think tanks in Taiwan ~ Yi-jung Wu; The development of public engagement in Taiwan ~ Mei Jen Hung; Social media and policy evolution in Taiwan ~ Ling-Chun Hung; Policy analysis by non-governmental organisations in Taiwan ~ Wen-Jong Juang; Policy network of universal healthcare reform in Taiwan ~ Guang-Xu Wang; Public policy and administration research ~ Nai-Ling Kuo and Jay N. Shih; Too critical to ignore? A tri-dimensional relationship examination of policy analysis internship in Taiwan ~ Chun-Ming Chen; Policy analysis in Taiwan in an international perspective ~ Jun Yi Hsieh; Policy analysis education in Taiwan: a comparative perspective ~ Yu-Ying Kuo

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Book SynopsisLisa Mckenzie lived on the notorious St Ann's estate in Nottingham for more than 20 years. Her insider' status enables us to hear the stories of its residents, often wary of outsiders, to give a unique account of life in poor communities in contemporary Britain.Trade Review"The stories within this book lay bare what it means to be regarded as inferior and an outcast in your own society. This is a resolutely impressive book written with authenticity and passion." Mary O'Hara, journalist and author of Austerity Bites"[McKenzie] leads the reader to examine their own understanding of the working class by challenging the stigma attached to this identity and by representing this silenced community in modern Britain." BSA Network"McKenzie has managed to transform several academic pieces of work into a accessible book full of humanity and honesty about St Ann's and some of the people who live there." The Spokesman"This book challenges social scientists to think again about how working-class life on urban estates is portrayed, both academically and in the mainstream media." Social Policy & Administration"Lisa McKenzie did not try to paint an idyllic view of the council estate with its ethnic tensions across families that settled many generations ago. However her ethnography, which describes a mixed race community facing racism and endogamy from the middle classes, balances the narrow minded view that often associates lower classes with racism." [trans] lectures.revues.org"A very fine ethnography of life in austerity Britain, charting the resilience and creativity of the community it describes, as well as their injuries and mistreatment by others." John Holmwood, Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham"As a child of St Ann’s and son of Jamaican immigrants, this is one of the most powerful celebrations of working-class and multi-cultural Britain I have ever read. I challenge you to read this book and not be ignited by a range of emotions such as sadness, anger, pleasure and joy. Read and enjoy. I did." Donald Mclean, Vice-Principal, Longley Park Sixth Form College"A vivid, passionate account of class, gender and race in a stigmatised and poor working-class community, and a powerful defence of its people. Essential reading for 21st century Britain." Andrew Sayer, Professor of Social Theory and Political Economy, Lancaster University and author of Why we can't afford the rich"This is one small example of a working class estate. But it tells the story of ordinary people as they see themselves, and in a corporate-dominated world that's worth something." Education for Tomorrow“Getting By is an essential antidote to media and governmental depictions of poverty in the UK today. McKenzie transports the reader into realities, rather than the stigmatised hype, of council estate life. This accessible and moving account of how people ‘get by’ in conditions of heightened poverty and inequality draws throughout on the powerful voices of working class people themselves.” Imogen Tyler, Lancaster University & author of Revolting Subjects: Social Abjection and Resistance in Neoliberal Britain"Who am I to pass comment on this book? But that's the trick they play on you isn't it. We are all used, processed, slashed, but the under class, the worker, well they are thoroughly abused." Jason Williamson, Sleaford Mods"The book excels in bringing to life the realities of life lived in hard circumstances and the ways in which people respond to troubling experiences and harsh lie conditions." Journal of Social Policy“A heart-wrenching, eminently readable, powerful book. This is class analysis at its most visceral and sensitive, uncovering incredibly resourceful survival strategies for staying human in conditions of incredible inhumanity." Bev Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London"A book that pulls no punches about its politics and commitment to challenging the anti-working class hatreds that are so prevalent in the UK today." Journal of Poverty and Social Justice"Getting By is a moving portrait of stigma and inequality which illuminates how the people of St Ann's navigate through the architecture, institutions and prestige systems of estate life, and shows, powerfully, why we must put value at the centre of class analysis." Dr Tracey Jensen, University of East LondonTable of ContentsForeword by Danny Dorling; Introduction; Being and belonging: the importance of narrative; ‘Being St Ann's’: an alternative value system; ‘Passing by’: family and community; ‘A little bit of sugar’: a discussion of taste; ‘The roof is on fire’: despair, fear and civil unrest; ‘On Road, don’t watch’; Conclusion; Afterword by Owen Jones

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Book SynopsisThe first project-based book in the New Dynamics of Ageing series offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on older people's role as assets in rural civic society. The authors examine the ways in which rural elders are connected to community, the contributions they make and the groups to which they belong.Trade Review"The conceptual model, innovative methods, and empirics presented in this book provide a rich foundation for studies in other rural places." Canadian Journal on Aging"a monumental volume...it reaches beyond interdisciplinary and begins to touch on transdisciplinary" Journal of Transport GeographyTable of ContentsCountryside connections in later life: Setting the scene ~ Catherine Hagan Hennessy, Robin Means and Vanessa Burholt; Conceptualising rural connectivities in later life ~ Nigel Curry, Vanessa Burholt, Catherine Hagan Hennessy; Rural connectivity and older people’s leisure participation ~ Catherine Hagan Hennessy, Yvette Staelens, Gloria Lankshear, Andy Phippen, Avril Silk, Daniel Zahra; Connecting with community: The nature of belonging among rural elders ~ Vanessa Burholt, Nigel Curry, Norah Keating, Jacquie Eales; Beyond transport: Understanding the role of mobilities in rural elders’ connectivity in civic society ~ Graham Parkhurst, Kathleen Galvin, Charles Musselwhite, Judith Phillips, Ian Shergold, Les Todres; Deep mapping and rural connectivities ~ Jane Bailey, Iain Biggs and Dan Buzzo; Older people, low income and place: Making connections in rural Britain ~ Paul Milbourne, Shane Doheny; Connecting with older people as project stakeholders: Lessons for public participation and engagement in rural research ~ Simon Evans, Ray Jones, Janet Smithson; Towards connectivity in a Grey and Pleasant Land? ~ Robin Means, Vanessa Burholt, Catherine Hagan Hennessy.

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Book SynopsisThis much-needed volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to argue that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand causes and effects of population ageing.Trade Review“The book has a refreshing approach towards the global issue of population ageing, thus stimulating readers to view the phenomenon both from a macro and micro perspective. The authors do an excellent job of linking individual diverse pathways with national developments around the globe.” Kalyani K. Mehta, SIM University, Singapore"Population ageing is a key social issue, yet seldom studied as a lifecourse phenomenon. This comparative contribution fills the gap in the literature." Jani Erola, University of Turku, FinlandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kathrin Komp and Stina Johansson; Part One: Theoretical framework: A demographer’s view: population structures tell a story about lifecourses ~ J. Scott Brown and Scott M. Lynch; A lifecourse scholar’s view: lifecourses crystallise in demographic structures ~ Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Part Two: Critical perspectives: Generations in ageing Finland: finding your place in the demographic structure ~ Antti Karisto and Ilkka Haapola; Gender in ageing Portugal: following the lives of men and women ~ Karin Wall and Sofia Aboim; Socioeconomic status in ageing Poland: a question of cumulative advantages and disadvantages ~ Konrad Turek, Jolanta Perek-Białas and Justyna Stypińska; Ethnicity in ageing America: a tale of cultures and lifecourse ~ Takashi Yamashita, Timothy S. Melnyk, Jennifer R. Keene, Shannon M. Monnat and Anna C. Smedley; The urban–rural split in ageing Australia: diverging lifecourses, diverging experiences ~ Rachel Winterton and Jeni Warburton; Part Three: Practical implications: The individual in ageing Germany: how the self-employed plan for their old age ~ Annette Franke; Families in ageing Netherlands and ageing China: redefining intergenerational contracts in lengthened lives ~ Fleur Thomese and Zhen Cong; Social care in ageing Sweden: learning from the life stories of care recipients ~ Stina Johansson; The labour market in ageing Sweden: lifecourse influences on workforce participation ~ Mikael Stattin and Daniel Larsson; The state in ageing Canada: from old-age policies to lifecourse policies ~ Kathrin Komp and Patrik Marier; Discussion and conclusion ~ Stina Johansson and Kathrin Komp.

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Book SynopsisAn innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups.Trade Review"The text provides an explicit focus on a concept which cuts across policy areas and as such is an invaluable resource for students of social policy. But it also encourages the reader to consider how some of the changes to the presentation of social problems and the policy responses in turn shape how citizens perceive themselves, their communities, and the role of the state." LSE Review of Books"A wake up call" Citizen's Income“This very well edited volume offers a range of new and established voices in the field and presents a penetrating critique of new forms of social control across a range of social policy fields. Opening up new avenues for analysis, the book serves as a wake-up call about contemporary threats to welfare and social solidarity and should be widely read by students, academics, practitioners and policy makers.” Professor John Flint, Head of Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield“This unique collection asks important normative and evaluative questions about techniques used to `responsibilise’ citizens, illustrating vividly the wider implications of the ceaseless pursuit of moral welfare on arguably the most `vulnerable’ groups.” Dr Emma Wincup, University of Leeds"This book is greatly to be welcomed. Examining developments in UK social policy during a period of deep crisis, the contributions to this volume remind us that 'welfare' is always and forever about politics, power and control." Professor Nicholas Ellison, University of YorkTable of ContentsPart 1: Setting the scene; Introduction ~ Malcolm Harrison and Teela Sanders; Social policy and the new behaviourism: towards a more excluding society ~ Malcolm Harrison with Laura Hemingway; Beyond protection: ‘the vulnerable’ in the age of austerity ~ Kate Brown; Part 2: Policies, practices and implications in specific domains; Welfare reform and the valorisation of work: is work really the best form of welfare? ~ Ruth Patrick; Sanctuary or sanctions: children, social worth and social control in the UK asylum process ~ Ala Sirriyeh; New Labour, the coalition government and disciplined communities ~ Andrew Wallace; Young people, education, families and communities: marginalised hopes and dreams? ~ Doug Martin; Choice, control and user influence in health and social care ~ Gabrielle Mastin; Patient responsibilities, social determinants of health and nudges: the case of organ donation ~ Ana Manzano; Nudged into employment: lone parents and welfare reform ~ Laura Davies; Welfare reform and drug policy: coalition, continuity and change ~ Mark Monaghan; Regulating social housing: expectations for behaviour of tenants ~ Jenny McNeill; Part 3: Conclusions; Concluding thoughts: the consequences of a ‘not-so-big society’ ~ Teela Sanders.

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Book SynopsisAn innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups.Trade Review"The text provides an explicit focus on a concept which cuts across policy areas and as such is an invaluable resource for students of social policy. But it also encourages the reader to consider how some of the changes to the presentation of social problems and the policy responses in turn shape how citizens perceive themselves, their communities, and the role of the state." LSE Review of Books"A wake up call" Citizen's Income“This very well edited volume offers a range of new and established voices in the field and presents a penetrating critique of new forms of social control across a range of social policy fields. Opening up new avenues for analysis, the book serves as a wake-up call about contemporary threats to welfare and social solidarity and should be widely read by students, academics, practitioners and policy makers.” Professor John Flint, Head of Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield“This unique collection asks important normative and evaluative questions about techniques used to `responsibilise’ citizens, illustrating vividly the wider implications of the ceaseless pursuit of moral welfare on arguably the most `vulnerable’ groups.” Dr Emma Wincup, University of Leeds"This book is greatly to be welcomed. Examining developments in UK social policy during a period of deep crisis, the contributions to this volume remind us that 'welfare' is always and forever about politics, power and control." Professor Nicholas Ellison, University of YorkTable of ContentsPart 1: Setting the scene; Introduction ~ Malcolm Harrison and Teela Sanders; Social policy and the new behaviourism: towards a more excluding society ~ Malcolm Harrison with Laura Hemingway; Beyond protection: ‘the vulnerable’ in the age of austerity ~ Kate Brown; Part 2: Policies, practices and implications in specific domains; Welfare reform and the valorisation of work: is work really the best form of welfare? ~ Ruth Patrick; Sanctuary or sanctions: children, social worth and social control in the UK asylum process ~ Ala Sirriyeh; New Labour, the coalition government and disciplined communities ~ Andrew Wallace; Young people, education, families and communities: marginalised hopes and dreams? ~ Doug Martin; Choice, control and user influence in health and social care ~ Gabrielle Mastin; Patient responsibilities, social determinants of health and nudges: the case of organ donation ~ Ana Manzano; Nudged into employment: lone parents and welfare reform ~ Laura Davies; Welfare reform and drug policy: coalition, continuity and change ~ Mark Monaghan; Regulating social housing: expectations for behaviour of tenants ~ Jenny McNeill; Part 3: Conclusions; Concluding thoughts: the consequences of a ‘not-so-big society’ ~ Teela Sanders.

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Book SynopsisThis unique book presents a new perspective on citizenship by treating it as a continuing focus of dispute. The authors develop a view of citizenship as always emerging from struggle through an exploration of the entanglements of politics, culture and power that are both embodied and contested in forms and practices of citizenship.Trade Review“This book provides an innovative and critical approach to thinking about citizenship as a key word always in dispute, whose ethnographic orientation will appeal to many undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as to researchers.” Dr Aoileann Ní Mhurchú, University of Manchester"A major contribution to critical thinking about citizenship that takes its political, contentious, and cultural aspects seriously and playfully, through brilliantly nuanced discussions." Engin Isin, Professor of Citizenship, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Recentering citizenship; Decentering citizenship; Imagining the ‘communities’ of citizenship; Conclusion: Disputing citizenship.

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Book SynopsisThis unique book presents a new perspective on citizenship by treating it as a continuing focus of dispute. The authors develop a view of citizenship as always emerging from struggle through an exploration of the entanglements of politics, culture and power that are both embodied and contested in forms and practices of citizenship.Trade Review“This book provides an innovative and critical approach to thinking about citizenship as a key word always in dispute, whose ethnographic orientation will appeal to many undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as to researchers.” Dr Aoileann Ní Mhurchú, University of Manchester"A major contribution to critical thinking about citizenship that takes its political, contentious, and cultural aspects seriously and playfully, through brilliantly nuanced discussions." Engin Isin, Professor of Citizenship, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Recentering citizenship; Decentering citizenship; Imagining the ‘communities’ of citizenship; Conclusion: Disputing citizenship.

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Book SynopsisAustralian public policy engages with the values and dilemmas of progressive public policy in Australia, bringing together leading authors to explore a wide range of issues which challenge and extend current thinking about Australian public policy.Trade Review"The book leaves the reader with a sense that without care being taken, policy becomes a dry husk, unable to cultivate social, economic or environmental change in order for individuals or society to flourish. Consequently, this book will be of interest to policymakers and academics alike, both for its analysis of historical trends and in terms of prompting thought about future directions." Social Policy & AdministrationTable of ContentsPart 1 -Setting the Scene; Toward a new progressive policy agenda ~ Chris Miller and Lionel Orchard; Neoliberalism, the culture wars and public policy ~ Mark Davis; Part 2 - Economics and Work; Macroeconomic policy after the Global Financial Crisis ~ John Quiggin; Putting together work and care in Australia: time for a new settlement?’ ~ Barbara Pocock, Janine Chapman and Natalie Skinner; Welfare Reform ~ Ben Spies-Butcher; “Choice” and “fairness”: The hollow core in industrial relations policy ~ John Buchanan and Damian Oliver; Part 3 - Culture and Society; Indigenous policy: Canberra consensus on a neoliberal project of improvement ~ Jon Altman; Culture and Diversity ~ George Crowder; The business of care: Australia’s experiment with the marketization of childcare ~ Deborah Brennan; Mixed messages in the new politics of education ~ Louise Watson and Charlotte Liu; The accidental logic of health policy in Australia ~ Fran Baum and Judith Dwyer; Loose Moorings: Debate and directions in Australian housing policy ~ Lionel Orchard; Part 4 - Environment, Population and Cities; Population Policy ~ Ian Lowe; Australian Cities: In pursuit of a national urban policy ~ Paul Burton and Jago Dodson; Natural resource management: Steering not rowing against the current in the Murray-Darling Basin ~ Daniel Connell; International Perspectives: Low carbon urban Australia in a time of transition ~ Ralph Horne and Colin Fudge; Part 5 - Politics and Government; Politics and Government ~ James Walter and Zareh Ghazarian; Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations ~ Robyn Hollander; Citizen engagement in Australian policy-making ~ Chris Miller; On Escaping Neo-Liberalism: Concluding Reflections ~ Chris Miller and Lionel Orchard.

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Book SynopsisAustralian public policy engages with the values and dilemmas of progressive public policy in Australia, bringing together leading authors to explore a wide range of issues which challenge and extend current thinking about Australian public policy.Trade Review"The book leaves the reader with a sense that without care being taken, policy becomes a dry husk, unable to cultivate social, economic or environmental change in order for individuals or society to flourish. Consequently, this book will be of interest to policymakers and academics alike, both for its analysis of historical trends and in terms of prompting thought about future directions." Social Policy & AdministrationTable of ContentsPart 1 -Setting the Scene; Toward a new progressive policy agenda ~ Chris Miller and Lionel Orchard; Neoliberalism, the culture wars and public policy ~ Mark Davis; Part 2 - Economics and Work; Macroeconomic policy after the Global Financial Crisis ~ John Quiggin; Putting together work and care in Australia: time for a new settlement?’ ~ Barbara Pocock, Janine Chapman and Natalie Skinner; Welfare Reform ~ Ben Spies-Butcher; “Choice” and “fairness”: The hollow core in industrial relations policy ~ John Buchanan and Damian Oliver; Part 3 - Culture and Society; Indigenous policy: Canberra consensus on a neoliberal project of improvement ~ Jon Altman; Culture and Diversity ~ George Crowder; The business of care: Australia’s experiment with the marketization of childcare ~ Deborah Brennan; Mixed messages in the new politics of education ~ Louise Watson and Charlotte Liu; The accidental logic of health policy in Australia ~ Fran Baum and Judith Dwyer; Loose Moorings: Debate and directions in Australian housing policy ~ Lionel Orchard; Part 4 - Environment, Population and Cities; Population Policy ~ Ian Lowe; Australian Cities: In pursuit of a national urban policy ~ Paul Burton and Jago Dodson; Natural resource management: Steering not rowing against the current in the Murray-Darling Basin ~ Daniel Connell; International Perspectives: Low carbon urban Australia in a time of transition ~ Ralph Horne and Colin Fudge; Part 5 - Politics and Government; Politics and Government ~ James Walter and Zareh Ghazarian; Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations ~ Robyn Hollander; Citizen engagement in Australian policy-making ~ Chris Miller; On Escaping Neo-Liberalism: Concluding Reflections ~ Chris Miller and Lionel Orchard.

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Book SynopsisA critical examination of the contradictory ideas and practices that have shaped community development in the US and the UK. It exposes a problematic politics that have far-reaching consequences for those committed to working for social justice.Table of ContentsWhat are the Micropolitics of Community Development?; Community Development in a Post-Civil Rights America; When Technocracy Met Marxism: The Community Development Projects in Britain; Community Development and the Rise of the American New Right; From Radicalism to Realism: Rethinking Community Development in a Post-Marxist Britain; Commodifying Community: American Community Development and Neoliberal Hegemony; Privatising Public Life: Neoliberalism and the Dilemmas of British Community Development; Between Economic Crisis and Austerity: What Next for Community Development in Britain and America?; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, accessibly written resource, is designed to help students and practitioners explore partnerships in creating, contributing, consuming, commissioning or critiquing evidence in and for social work practice.Trade Review"In practice research, collaboration between researchers and practitioners makes all the difference. Fouche’s text takes our profession that next step." Irwin Epstein, Rehr Professor of Social Work Research, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York"Essential reading for both students and practitioners of social work. This book will clarify, challenge and inspire in equal measure." Professor Hugh McLaughlin, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKTable of ContentsSection 1: The relationship between research and practice; The nature of practice-based research in Social Work; The context of practice research; Practice-research relationships; Section 2: Designing practice research; Framing the project; Designing applied research; Data collection and analysis in practice research; Section 3: Nurturing networks; Dissemination and utilisation; Research mentoring relationships; The full cycle.

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Book SynopsisThis substantially revised edition of a highly topical text applies a critical approach to themes introduced in the first edition including economic development, heath and housing, and draws upon theory from Marx and Bourdieu to offer a clearer understanding of community in capitalist society.Trade Review"It is topical, well referenced and contains plenty to consider..a useful text for those studying social policy, sociology, community development, urban regeneration and social work." Journal of Social Policy"Very clear introduction to concepts and issues surroudning community linking theoretical models very clearly with practice examples." Dexter duBoulay, Coventry University"In the second edition of his Understanding community, Peter Somerville sets out to restore rigour to the language of community, rendering it once again a purposeful analytical framework as well as a realisable social goal." Housing Studies"Theory, policy, politics, and practice are all woven thoughtfully together in this impressive account: it should be a must?read for anyone concerned with getting to the core of the relationship between the state and its subjects." Social Policy & Administration"Not only extremely valuable as a resource for students, but also a powerful contribution to debates about the nature of community and its potential as driver of political and social change" Allan Cochrane, The Open University"An exhilarating discussion, which opens up new ways of thinking about an old problem." Journal of Regional Science"Both pertinent academically and timely" Susie Cox, De Montfort University"In developing his conception of beloved community, Peter Somerville brings a fresh and radical perspective to communitarian theory and practice. This book will inspire and provoke readers in equal measure." Jonathan Davies, University of Warwick"Radically develops ideas explored in the first edition, integrating wide-ranging and nuanced theoretical investigation with compelling argument for the possibility of 'beloved community' and a way beyond the austerity consensus." Jonathan Davies, De Montfort University"This book is well-written, well-structured and easy to engage with as a result." Dr Stuart Cameron, The University of Bolton.Table of ContentsPART I; The nature of community; Capital, class and community; Political community under capitalism; Governmental approaches to community; PART II; Community economic development (CED); Community learning; Community health and social care; Housing and community; Community policing; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis substantially revised edition of a highly topical text applies a critical approach to themes introduced in the first edition including economic development, heath and housing, and draws upon theory from Marx and Bourdieu to offer a clearer understanding of community in capitalist society.Trade Review"It is topical, well referenced and contains plenty to consider..a useful text for those studying social policy, sociology, community development, urban regeneration and social work." Journal of Social Policy"Very clear introduction to concepts and issues surroudning community linking theoretical models very clearly with practice examples." Dexter duBoulay, Coventry University"In the second edition of his Understanding community, Peter Somerville sets out to restore rigour to the language of community, rendering it once again a purposeful analytical framework as well as a realisable social goal." Housing Studies"Theory, policy, politics, and practice are all woven thoughtfully together in this impressive account: it should be a must?read for anyone concerned with getting to the core of the relationship between the state and its subjects." Social Policy & Administration"Not only extremely valuable as a resource for students, but also a powerful contribution to debates about the nature of community and its potential as driver of political and social change" Allan Cochrane, The Open University"An exhilarating discussion, which opens up new ways of thinking about an old problem." Journal of Regional Science"Both pertinent academically and timely" Susie Cox, De Montfort University"In developing his conception of beloved community, Peter Somerville brings a fresh and radical perspective to communitarian theory and practice. This book will inspire and provoke readers in equal measure." Jonathan Davies, University of Warwick"Radically develops ideas explored in the first edition, integrating wide-ranging and nuanced theoretical investigation with compelling argument for the possibility of 'beloved community' and a way beyond the austerity consensus." Jonathan Davies, De Montfort University"This book is well-written, well-structured and easy to engage with as a result." Dr Stuart Cameron, The University of Bolton.Table of ContentsPART I; The nature of community; Capital, class and community; Political community under capitalism; Governmental approaches to community; PART II; Community economic development (CED); Community learning; Community health and social care; Housing and community; Community policing; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook is extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. Laying out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, it provides a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject.Trade Review"There is more food for thought here than in most introductory texts. It captures the very particular approach to the study of social issues that is British 'social policy', which is gaining ground internationally. It also gives really helpful advice to any student embarking on this rewarding journey." Howard Glennerster, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science"Social Policy: Theory and practice comes highly recommended as a thorough and stimulating introduction to the field." Citizen's Income Trust"Extremely useful textbook for all social policy and social science undergraduates. The links between theory, policy and practice are particularly relevant and informative." Linda Wilkinson, Hull College"A highly informative, readable and authoritative introduction to the study of social issues ... It is thoroughly recommended for all those with an interest in the social policy field." Health and Social Care in the Community"Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of social policy. This is not a usual textbook which just gives an overview of the subject, it invites and encourages readers to think and ask questions about studying and understanding social policy." Faiz Rasool, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and TechnologyReview of 1st edition "The best book of its kind on the market ... brings together the institutional, theoretical and methodological aspects of the subject in an original and illuminating way." Robert Pinker, Emeritus Professor of Public Administration, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction: the nature of social policy; Part 1: Social policy and society; Welfare in society; Inequalities; Problems and responses; Needs and welfare; Indicators - quantifying social issues; Part 2: Policy Public policy; Welfare states; Principles and values; Strategies for welfare; Policy in practice; Part 3: Social administration:The organisation and delivery of welfare; Welfare sectors; The organisation of public services; Value for money; Service delivery; Receiving welfare; The administrative process; Part 4: The methods and approaches of social policy; Research for policy; Evidence and policy; Social policy for practice.

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Book SynopsisA carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis, presenting a critical analysis of ageing and social policy in a country under tight austerity measures.Trade Review"With impeccable timing, Walsh, Carney and Ni Léime capture the intersections of population ageing and global economic recessions, using Ireland as the exemplar of the impact of austerity on older people." Norah Keating, Director, The Global Social Initiative on Ageing, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics"By illuminating individual, regional and societal disparities,this book helps readers rethink the consequences of altered political economies and practices, such as recession, on aging and generations.” W. Andrew Achenbaum, University of Houston, USATable of ContentsForeword ~ Alan Walker; Introduction: social policy and ageing through austerity ~ Kieran Walsh, Gemma M. Carney and Áine Ní Léime; Contextualising ageing in Ireland ~ Sheelah Connolly; Citizenship in an age of austerity: towards a constructive politics of ageing ~ Gemma M. Carney; Active ageing: social participation and volunteering in later life ~ Áine Ní Léime and Sheelah Connolly; Pension provision, gender, ageing and work in Ireland ~ Áine Ní Léime, Nata Duvvury and Aoife Callan Interrogating the ‘age-friendly community’ in austerity: myths, realities and the influence of place context ~ Kieran Walsh; Reframing policy for dementia in Ireland ~ Eamon O’Shea, Suzanne Cahill and Maria Pierce; Between inclusion and exclusion in later life ~ Thomas Scharf and Kieran Walsh; Conclusion: beyond austerity: critical issues for future policy ~ Gemma M. Carney, Kieran Walsh and Áine Ní Léime; Afterword: Austerity policies and new forms of solidarity ~ Chris Phillipson.

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Book SynopsisWritten by experts this important book explores the vital relationships between active citizenship, civil society and the third sector in different socio-political contexts. Drawing on a range of theory and empirical studies the book will be a useful resource for researchers and practitioners.Trade Review"This valuable new collection, drawing on much empirical evidence, shows how the third sector can be nurtured by active citizenship." Nicholas Deakin, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Birmingham University"a useful resource both theoretically and empirically for readers interested in the pressures of globalization on the third sector and citizens." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly"At a time when the Third Sector globally is facing a perfect (political) storm, this world-leading team of writers analyse the pressures facing it and its uneven responses. They demonstrate that there are no easy ways forward." Gary Craig, Durham University"A broad and pleasantly written approach of the third sector and civil society in an emancipatory perspective. Recommended for both freshmen in the field and practitioners looking for theoretical refreshment." Paul Dekker, Professor of Civil Society, Tilburg University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Civil Society and the Third Sector; Active Citizenship; Third Sector Organisations Nurturing Active Citizenship: The Claims; The Third Sector in Context; Active Citizenship as Civil Commitment; Active Citizenship as Civil Commitment: Cultural Considerations; Active Citizenship as Activism: Political Engagement Through the Third Sector; Active Citizens, Social Movements and Social Transformation; Active Citizenship and the Emergence of Networks; Shifting Paradigms; W(h)ither the Third Sector?.

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Book SynopsisWritten by experts this important book explores the vital relationships between active citizenship, civil society and the third sector in different socio-political contexts. Drawing on a range of theory and empirical studies the book will be a useful resource for researchers and practitioners.Trade Review"This valuable new collection, drawing on much empirical evidence, shows how the third sector can be nurtured by active citizenship." Nicholas Deakin, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Birmingham University"a useful resource both theoretically and empirically for readers interested in the pressures of globalization on the third sector and citizens." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly"At a time when the Third Sector globally is facing a perfect (political) storm, this world-leading team of writers analyse the pressures facing it and its uneven responses. They demonstrate that there are no easy ways forward." Gary Craig, Durham University"A broad and pleasantly written approach of the third sector and civil society in an emancipatory perspective. Recommended for both freshmen in the field and practitioners looking for theoretical refreshment." Paul Dekker, Professor of Civil Society, Tilburg University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Civil Society and the Third Sector; Active Citizenship; Third Sector Organisations Nurturing Active Citizenship: The Claims; The Third Sector in Context; Active Citizenship as Civil Commitment; Active Citizenship as Civil Commitment: Cultural Considerations; Active Citizenship as Activism: Political Engagement Through the Third Sector; Active Citizens, Social Movements and Social Transformation; Active Citizenship and the Emergence of Networks; Shifting Paradigms; W(h)ither the Third Sector?.

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