Sociology and Social Policy

  1. Add to Wish List Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences

    Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences

    Edited by Duane A. Gill, Liesel A. Ritchie, Nnenia M. Campbell
    The Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences brings together an array of global experts to investigate, explore and analyse human-caused disaster events. Providing insights into both the origins and afte...
    Hardback (2024)

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  2. Add to Wish List Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work

    Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work

    Al Rainnie, Andrew Herod, Susan McGrath-Champ
    This unique book offers an in-depth examination of the changing nature of work and the production of waste in a crisis-ridden era dominated by climate change and worker precarity.
    Hardback (2024)

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  3. Add to Wish List Social Justice, Welfare and EU Law

    Social Justice, Welfare and EU Law

    Sára Hungler
    This innovative book delves into the concept of social justice in the Visegrád countries through a rigorous examination of two demographics: working mothers and the unemployed. Using new empirical data, Sára Hungler analyses the experien...
    Hardback (2024)

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  4. Add to Wish List Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century

    Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century

    Edited by Hannah Zagel
    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, thanks to generous funding support from the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and the Leibniz Open...
    Hardback (2024)

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  5. Add to Wish List Silent Pain and Public Policy

    Silent Pain and Public Policy

    Edited by Anis Ben Brik
    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 groundbreaking book sheds light on the alarming yet often overlooked issue of suicide i...
    Hardback (2024)

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  6. Add to Wish List Field Guide to Researching Employment and Industrial Relations

    Field Guide to Researching Employment and Industrial Relations

    Edited by Jane Parker, Noelle Donnelly, Sue Ressia, Mihajla Gavin
    The field of employment and industrial relations explores a myriad of complex topics, themes and phenomena, and this book provides a guide for researching this fascinating area. Investigating micro-, meso-, macro- and cross-national form...
    Hardback (2024)

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  7. Add to Wish List Teaching Online Classes

    Teaching Online Classes

    Elina Kallas
    With the recent boom in online education causing a rapid change in mainstream learning methodologies, this prescient book examines how to teach adults in synchronous virtual classes. Elina Kallas details essential advice for improving le...
    Hardback (November 2024)

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  8. Add to Wish List Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US

    Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US

    Edited by Henning Jørgensen, Michaela Schulze
    This insightful book presents a detailed analysis of the activation policies utilized by governments across Europe and the US. Editors Henning Jørgensen and Michaela Schulze bring together a wealth of experts to collate key developments ...
    Hardback (November 2024)

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  9. Add to Wish List How to Think Like a Realist

    How to Think Like a Realist

    Raymond Pawson
    How to Think Like a Realist is Ray Pawson’s seminal book on realist social inquiry, boldly linking social research to clinical and physical science and challenging many methodological shibboleths. This unique book pairs outstanding clari...
    Hardback (2024)

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    Paperback (2024)

    List price $48.95

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  10. Add to Wish List Political Violence

    Political Violence

    John A. Doces
    Examining the role of elections and top-down democracy promotion in Africa, this book focuses on how and why electoral contests are associated with division and violence. It considers whether the Western political model has failed develo...
    Hardback (2024)

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  11. Add to Wish List The Labour Crisis in Long Term Care

    The Labour Crisis in Long Term Care

    Edited by Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Jacqueline A. Choiniere
    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 at Elgaronline. Incorporating in-depth historical and empirical research, this book examines the widely acknowle...
    Hardback (2024)

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  12. Add to Wish List The Elgar Companion to Applied AI Ethics

    The Elgar Companion to Applied AI Ethics

    Edited by Christoph Lütge, Alexander Kriebitz, Raphael Max, Caitlin C. Corrigan
    This timely Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between applied ethics and the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Adopting a holistic approach, an array of global experts identify the norms a...
    Hardback (2024)

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