Sociology and Social Policy
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China’s Health Silk Road
Gerald Chan
In the fourth instalment of his ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ series, Gerald Chan provides a critical analysis of China’s vaccine diplomacy. Locating it within China’s wider infrastructure development strategy, Chan deploys geo-developmenta...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Work Appropriation of Low-Wage Workers in the Service Sector
Antonia Kupfer
Work Appropriation of Low-Wage Workers in the Service Sector deftly explores how supermarket clerks perceive their work when faced with meagre pay and frequently precarious working conditions. Speaking substantively on current social pro...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Value of Theorizing
Alexander Styhre
In this compelling book, Alexander Styhre presents a comprehensive analysis of the role and purpose of theory within the university setting. Critiquing current university governance practices which assess research quality based on citati...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Social Computing
Edited by Peter A. Gloor, Francesca Grippa, Andrea Fronzetti Colladon, Aleksandra Przegalinska
Responding to the increasingly blurred boundaries between humans and technology, this innovative Handbook reveals the intricate patterns of interaction between individuals, machines, and organizations. Using cutting-edge data and analysi...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Social Innovation and Social Policy
Edited by Stephen Sinclair, Simone Baglioni
Applying a critical perspective to stimulate dialogue and mutual learning between the interconnected fields of social innovation and social policy analysis, this dynamic Handbook investigates the often-contested relationship between thes...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook of Quality of Life Research
Edited by Robert W. Marans, Robert J. Stimson, Noah J. Webster
This erudite Handbook demonstrates how multiple approaches have been used to conceptualize, measure, and model the complex issue of quality of life (QOL) and individual well-being, emphasizing place and space as critical factors in a mea...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Research Handbook on Transitions into Adulthood
Edited by Jenny Chesters
This prescient Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges that young people from across the globe face as they navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood.eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook of Artificial Intelligence at Work
Edited by Martha Garcia-Murillo, Ian MacInnes, Andrea Renda
This highly topical Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on work, assessing its effect on an array of economic sectors, the resulting nature of work, and the subsequent policy implicati...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Research Handbook of Children and Armed Conflict
Edited by Myriam Denov, Maya Fennig
The Research Handbook of Children and Armed Conflict adeptly explores childrens’ lived realities of armed conflict and its aftermath. Featuring empirical, conceptual and policy analyses alongside moving first-hand accounts of the experie...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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The Coworking (R)evolution
Edited by Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Gerhard Krauss
The digitalization of work processes and the generalization of IT are creating unprecedented opportunities. An increasing part of the workforce is experimenting with new forms of work, as freelancers, self-employed or highly skilled empl...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Meta-Research
Edited by Alis Oancea, Gemma E. Derrick, Nuzha Nuseibeh, Xin Xu
A collective project arising from a dynamic configuration of research concerned with systematic, critical and reflexive inquiry into the normative frames, institutional workings and lived realities of research, this dexterously-crafted H...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Human Needs and the Welfare State
Bent Greve
This unique and forward-thinking book explores how we understand needs in relation to the welfare state and to what extent we can, if at all, measure need.eBook:Find out more$40.00