Sociology and Social Policy
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![The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance]()
The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance
Edited by Andrew Geddes, Marcia Vera Espinoza, Leila Hadj Abdou, Leiza Brumat
This book analyses the dynamics of regional migration governance and accounts for why, how and with what effects states cooperate with each other in diverse forms of regional grouping on aspects of international migration, displacement a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Constitutionalising the External Dimensions of EU Migration Policies in Times of Crisis]()
Constitutionalising the External Dimensions of EU Migration Policies in Times of Crisis
Edited by Sergio Carrera, Juan Santos Vara, Tineke Strik
This discerning book examines the external dimension EU migration and asylum polices in times of crisis. It thoroughly assesses patterns of co-operation in EU migration management with a focus on co-operation with the global south. A key...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Higher Education and the Future of Graduate Employability]()
Higher Education and the Future of Graduate Employability
Edited by Ruth Bridgstock, Neil Tippett
This book challenges the dominant ‘employability skills’ discourse by exploring socially connected and networked perspectives to learning and teaching in higher education. Both learning and career development happen naturally and optimal...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Law and Policy of Healthcare Financing]()
The Law and Policy of Healthcare Financing
Edited by Wolf Sauter, Jos Boertjens, Johan van Manen, Misja Mikkers
Examining the ways and extent to which systemic factors affect health outcomes with regard to quality, affordability and access to curative healthcare, this explorative book compares tax-funded Beveridge systems and insurance-based Bisma...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Challenges of Self-Employment in Europe]()
The Challenges of Self-Employment in Europe
Edited by Renata Semenza, François Pichault
This book aims at explaining the variance in legal status, working conditions, social protection and collective representation of self-employed professionals across Europe. Despite considerable diversity, the authors observe three strate...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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New Parents in Europe
Edited by Daniela Grunow, Marie Evertsson
This innovative book explores the different ways in which dual-earner couples in contemporary welfare states plan for, realize and justify their divisions of work and care during the transition to parenthood. Providing a unique comparati...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Politics and Practices of Apartment Living]()
The Politics and Practices of Apartment Living
Hazel Easthope
The majority of people now live in cities and for many that means apartment living. Apartments are where we spend our time, make our homes, raise our families and invest our money. Apartment living requires that we try to get along with ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality]()
Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality
Edited by Peter A.G. van Bergeijk, Rolph van der Hoeven
This timely book documents and analyses the seriousness of growing national inequality in different regions around the world. It argues that the treatment of inequality in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is wholly insufficient d...eBook:Find out more$37.56
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![Social Security Outside the Realm of the Employment Contract]()
Social Security Outside the Realm of the Employment Contract
Edited by Mies Westerveld, Marius Olivier
All over the world countries face the challenge of inadequate social security coverage for workers without an employment contact. In countries of the global south, this phenomenon is a natural consequence of large informal economies. Cou...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Rethinking Third Places
Edited by Joanne Dolley, Caryl Bosman
Ray Oldenburg’s concept of third place is re-visited in this book through contemporary approaches and new examples of third places. Third place is not your home (first place), not your work (second place), but those informal public place...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Towards Convergence in Europe]()
Towards Convergence in Europe
Edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY 3.0 IGO License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This book aims to answer a number of important questions. To what extent have European countri... -
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![Giving Behaviours and Social Cohesion]()
Giving Behaviours and Social Cohesion
Lorna Zischka
‘Giving’ time and money to the community indicates the existence of relationships that draw people together, and ‘who people give to’ indicates how inclusive these relational networks are. Using UK data for the analysis, Zischka argues t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
