Edited by Maria Vaalavuo, Kenneth Nelson, Kati Kuitto
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 Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland (dec...
Edited by Roosa Lambin, Rebecca Surender, Jonathan Roberts
This comprehensive Handbook considers the emergence of philanthropic foundations and institutions as increasingly crucial social policy actors. It presents an interdisciplinary examination of modern philanthropies, tracing their developm...
In this prescient book, Dominic Afscharian outlines the meaning and implications of ‘social Europe’, questioning why citizens do not see a European Union with a ''human face'' in their everyday lives. Identifying the key political actors...
Edited by Ivan Harsløf, Simon Innvær, Dag Jenssen, Wenche Bekken, Ingo Bode
This prescient book examines the evolving hybrid nature of social work within modern welfare states. Expert authors discuss how human service providers engage with a variety of other providers and logics, such as medical, psychological, ...
Edited by Nikhil Deb, Manjusha Nair, Glenn W. Muschert
This timely Handbook explores social justice in the Global South in an era of planetary crisis and shifting global dynamics. Presenting the Global South as a space of belonging and resistance to the hegemony of global capitalism, it iden...
In this precisely argued book, Colin Crouch questions the current meaning of political parties for citizens in Western Europe given that the identities on which they are based were the product of past conflicts over industrialization and...
Edited by Katja Repo, Mia Tammelin, Petteri Eerola
This book analyses how turbulence is interwoven into the everyday life of families with children, thus becoming personal and intimate. Chapter authors use empirical data to highlight the contextual and relational nature of both global an...
In this important book, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard demonstrate how an invigorated sociology of later life is crucial for understanding the role of later life in 21st century societies.
In this prescient book Sirin Sung brings together an array of expert contributors to address questions about gender equality and its relation to family, the workplace and society as a whole. Chapters examine the issues surrounding work–f...
Edited by Elias Pekkola, Jan-Erik Johanson, Marjukka Mikkonen, Jari Stenvall, Emmi Siirtola
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 timely book provides an in-depth exploration of future public governance in a post-pand...
