Sociology and Social Policy
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Digitalization, Immigration and the Welfare State
Mårten Blix
The Swedish welfare state finds itself in the middle of two major upheavals: The impact of technology and immigration. Having taken in more refugees per capita than most other countries, the pillars of the welfare state are being shaken....eBook:Find out more£24.76
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Democratic Empowerment in the European Union
Edited by David Levi-Faur, Frans van Waarden
This book looks at democratic empowerment via institutional designs that extend the political rights of European citizens. It focuses on three themes: first, the positive and negative effects of the European Union institutional design on...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The State, Business and Education
Edited by Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Alexandra Draxler
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. The State, Business and Education contributes to the ongoing debates surrounding the effects... -
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Protecting Migrant Children
Edited by Mary Crock, Lenni B. Benson
Unprecedented numbers of children are crossing international borders seeking safety. Framed around compelling case studies explaining why children are on the move in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Oceania, this b...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Research Agenda for Neoliberalism
Kean Birch
With an ever-expanding variety of perspectives on the concept of neoliberalism, it is increasingly difficult to identify any commonalities. This book explores how different people understand neoliberalism, and the contradictions in think...eBook:Find out more£24.76
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The New Global Politics of Science
Mats Benner
Science has become a central political concern with massive increases in public investments and expectations, but resources are embedded in a complex web of societal expectations, which vary between countries and regions. This book outli...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Household Debt and Economic Crises
Heikki Hiilamo
The trajectories of increasing household debt are studied in the contexts of the US and the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Norway. Household Debt and Economic Crises examines remedies to prevent and alleviate the over-indebted...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Meeting the Challenge of Cultural Diversity in Europe
Robin Wilson
Europe has talked itself into a refugee and security crisis. There is, however, a misrecognition of the real challenge facing Europe: the challenge of managing the relationship between Europeans and the currently stigmatized ‘others’ whi...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Gender and Generational Division in EU Citizenship
Edited by Trudie Knijn, Manuela Naldini
Family law, gender equality, care arrangements and the consequences of demographic change have long been on the agenda of the European Union. However, these are coloured by national and cultural factors more than any other disputes, and ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Seven Deadly Sins in Consumption
Edited by Henna Syrjälä, Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen
Offering a novel view on morality in consumption, this book creatively examines how the seven deadly sins - pride, greed, lust, gluttony, envy, wrath, and sloth – are embodied in contemporary consumer society. Each of the seven chapters ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Defining Landscape Democracy
Edited by Shelley Egoz, Karsten Jørgensen, Deni Ruggeri
This stimulating book explores theories, conceptual frameworks, and cultural approaches with the purpose of uncovering a cross-cultural understanding of landscape democracy, a concept at the intersection of landscape, democracy and spati...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Human Capital and Development
Ju-Ho Lee, Hyeok Jeong, Song Chang Hong
During recent decades, Korea has been one of only a handful of countries that have made the successful transformation to become a developed nation by simultaneously achieving persistent economic growth combined with a democratic politica...eBook:Find out more£25.00