{"product_id":"where-academia-and-policy-meet-9781447320197","title":"Where Academia and Policy Meet","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique perspective on the academia-society nexus is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This well-researched book throws down a challenge to those who educate social workers to become more political and policy oriented in their own practice. A must read for all academics in this area.\" Graeme Simpson, University of Wolverhampton\u003cbr\u003e\"For those seeking to influence policy from social work, the book offers a unique global perspective on both the ways in which this work takes place and the challenge that exists in some of the academia-policy nexus spaces.\" Social Policy \u0026amp; Administration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere academia and policy meet: an introduction ~ Jon Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal Social work academia and policy in Australia ~ Philip Mendes and Susan Baidawi Social work academia and policy in China ~ Minchao Jin, Xiao Li, Lei Wu and Jie Lei Social work academia and policy in Finland ~ Helena Blomberg and Christian Kroll Social work academia and policy in Germany ~ Andreas Herz and Stefan Köngeter Social work academics and policy in Israel ~ Idit Weiss-Gal and John Gal Social work academia and policy in Portugal ~ Francisco Branco Social work academia and policy in Puerto Rico ~ Gisela Negrón-Velázquez Social work academia and policy in South Africa ~ Antoinette Lombard Social work academics and policy in Spain ~ María Asunción Martínez-Román and Miguel Ángel Mateo-Pérez Social work academia and policy in Sweden ~ Katarina H. Thorén and Pia Tham Social work academia and policy in the United Kingdom ~ Hugh McLaughlin and Jo-Pei Tan Social work academia and policy in the United States ~ Arati Maleku and Richard Hoefer Where academia and policy meet: a cross-national perspective ~ Jon Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408493322583,"sku":"9781447320197","price":75.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447320197.jpg?v=1730503104","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/where-academia-and-policy-meet-9781447320197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}