Sociology and Social Policy
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Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy
Edited by Ilcheong Yi
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. This work has been funded by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Edward Elgar Pu...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Handbook on the Politics of Memory
Edited by Maria Mälksoo
Providing a novel multi-disciplinary theorization of memory politics, this insightful Handbook brings varied literatures into a focused dialogue on the ways in which the past is remembered and how these influence transnational, interstat...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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A Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy
Edited by Misa Izuhara
Since the turn of the millennium, significant social, economic, political and technological transformations have brought policy issues to prominence in East Asian societies. This topical Research Agenda finds East Asian social policy at ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook of Health Inequalities Across the Life Course
Edited by Rasmus Hoffmann
The development of health across an individual’s life depends on many factors, but social determinants play a vital role. This timely Handbook simultaneously uses theoretical, descriptive, explanatory and policy approaches to explore hea...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Concise Introduction to Sustainable Consumption
John Thøgersen
Examining the psychological and social drivers of unsustainable and sustainable consumption, this Concise Introduction provides an insightful overview of the causes of unsustainable consumer behaviour and the instruments and intervention...eBook:Find out more£15.96
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Handbook of Education Policy
Edited by Gerard A. Postiglione, Christopher J. Johnstone, Wesley R. Teter
This insightful Handbook is an essential guide to educational policy around the world. As shifting geopolitics, intensified climate change, and widening economic inequalities persist, the need for informed educational policy is critical.eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia
Robert J. Brent
This ground-breaking book expertly brings together the many effective dementia interventions to reduce the symptoms of this debilitating condition and also, for the first time, a Cost-Benefit Analysis of those interventions to establish ...eBook:Find out more£13.56
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The Role of the Public Sector
Bent Greve
At last – a textbook on the public sector for students of social policy, public policy, political science and sociology. This book explains why we have a public sector and what tasks it is expected to perform.eBook:Find out more£16.76
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Research Handbook on Irregular Migration
Edited by Ilse van Liempt, Joris Schapendonk, Amalia Campos-Delgado
Moving away from state categorizations on irregular migration, this Research Handbook critically examines processes and dynamics that generate and reproduce irregularity, and discusses who may count as an irregular migrant. This title c...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Handbook on Crime and Technology
Edited by Don Hummer, James M. Byrne
Examining the consequences of technology-driven lifestyles for both crime commission and victimization, this comprehensive Handbook provides an overview of a broad array of techno-crimes as well as exploring critical issues concerning th...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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A Research Agenda for Skills and Inequality
Edited by Michael Tåhlin
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. Skills and inequality have long been a central theme in analyses of social structure and eco...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook of Public Funding of Research
Edited by Benedetto Lepori, Ben Jongbloed, Diana Hicks
Given the recent re-evaluation of research funding policy as an issue central to national governments and the EU, it is imperative that underlying rationales and channels for investment in research and development are examined. A pioneer...eBook:Find out more£48.00