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Social welfare & social services
Hardcover. This book provides a Europe-wide comparative analysis of the role of civil society organizations active in the field of unemployment and precarity. It illustrates how crucial civil society organizations are for the inclusion of the young unemployed, mainly in two ways: by delivering services and by advocating policy. Editor(s): Baglioni, Simone; Giugni, Marco G. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 264 pages, 36 black & white tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; KCFM; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391420
- ISBN
- 9780230391420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Provides practicing social entrepreneurs, whether nonprofit or for-profit, with a guiding framework and practical recommendations for scaling. It is filled with ideas and examples to make it easier for practitioners to make major strides in resolving serious social problems involving, poverty, health, education, and the environment. Series: Social Entrepreneurship Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230377288
- ISBN
- 9780230377288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.43
€ 53.36
€ 47.43
Hardcover. Drawing on Foucault's later work on governmentality, this book traces the effects of 'the rise of risk' on contemporary social work practice. Focusing on two 'domains' of practice - mental health social work and probation work - it analyses the ways in which risk thinking has affected social work's aims and objectives, methods and approaches. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKSN; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230364158
- ISBN
- 9780230364158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. This wide-ranging collection offers fresh insights into a critical factor in development and politics on the African continent. It critically examines and illustrates the centrality of policing in transition societies in Africa, and outlines and assesses the emergence and impact of the diversity of state and non-state policing agencies. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSW1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339477
- ISBN
- 9780230339477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. A comprehensive analysis of how European development policy was shaped, this book explores the role of former colonial officials in shaping the policy agenda and explores this example of 'recycled empire.' Dimier argues that this post-colonial agenda only changed as a result of pressure from the OECD and World Bank in the 1980s and 1990s. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; GTF; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300002
- ISBN
- 9780230300002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
The EU and the Domestic Politics of Welfare State Reforms. Europa, Eur...
Graziano, Paolo R.. Ed(S): Jacquot, Sophie; P...
Hardback. This book focuses on the relationship between European integration, its outputs and national institutional and political settings. It explores the political mechanisms through which the EU plays a role in domestic social policy changes. Editor(s): Jacquot, Sophie; Palier, Bruno. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JKSB; JPB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296435
- ISBN
- 9780230296435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.27
€ 68.27
Hardcover. The Psy complex governs us all by inscribing, diagnosing and interfering in our lives. This volume takes historical, sociological and psychological perspectives in exploring the complicity of patients, professions and governments with Psy and attempts by all three to constrain the industry's activities. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMH; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293663
- ISBN
- 9780230293663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European states challenges the specific patterns of social citizenship in each country. Editor(s): Betzelt, Sigrid; Bothfeld, Silke. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; JPB; JPSN2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289543
- ISBN
- 9780230289543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. The world of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) has dramatically changed during the last two decades. The author critically analyses the engagement of INGOs within the contemporary international development landscape, enabling readers to further understand INGOs involvement in the politics of social change. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPSN; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284562
- ISBN
- 9780230284562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. Providing an overview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examines how scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income security and well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers. Editor(s): Bovenberg, Lans; Van Soest, Arthur H. O.; Zaidi, Asghar. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSG; KFFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282902
- ISBN
- 9780230282902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
Hardback. Mounting a vigorous critique on existing approaches to transnational policing, this book lays out an argument situating transnational policing within contemporary transformations of the capitalist state and imperialism, looking at the particular case of regional police cooperation against sex trafficking in Southeast Europe. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKVM; JPHC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246126
- ISBN
- 9780230246126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
hardcover. Investigates the transformation of German labour market policy, showing that Germany has departed from the conservative-corporatist path of welfare, especially with the Hartz Legislation of the Red-Green government. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JKSB; JPL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243279
- ISBN
- 9780230243279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. This is the first in-depth conceptual and empirical analysis of the political issues, processes and themes associated with private security provision and its growth in the postwar era, examining why private security has become so prominent, what its relationship to the state is and how it can be controlled. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKV; JPS; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242944
- ISBN
- 9780230242944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. The behaviour and safety of children and young people in and around schools is a topic of world-wide concern. From school shootings and deaths on school premises to the everyday behaviour of young people in school, this book explores what is happening in schools in Britain and links it with evidence from elsewhere in the world. Editor(s): Hayden, Carol; Martin, Denise. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN; JKVQ2; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241978
- ISBN
- 9780230241978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. This book adopts novel theoretical approaches to study the diverse welfare pathways that have evolved across Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism. It highlights the role of explanatory factors such as micro-causal mechanisms, power politics, path departure, and elite strategies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JKSB; JPB; JPP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230262
- ISBN
- 9780230230262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardback. This book locates the rise of illicit drug use within the historical development of late industrial society and challenges the prevailing view. Highlighting key areas of continuity and the on-going value of classic criminological theory, it is argued that recent trends do not constitute the radical departure that is often supposed. Num Pages: 249 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN; JKV; LNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222724
- ISBN
- 9780230222724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.24
€ 133.24
Paperback. Aims to reduce vulnerability to disasters by measuring the effectiveness of humanitarian aid. This title intends to develop an index of good humanitarian donorship that will measure donors' effectiveness against their commitment to the Principles and Good Practise of Humanitarian Donorship. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCY; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221963
- ISBN
- 9780230221963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Hardback. This book, now in paperback, revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It provides not only a fascinating account of residential care for older people over the last 50 years but is also an important contribution to the literature on research methods. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFSP31; JHBC; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202429
- ISBN
- 9780230202429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. This book confronts one of the most fiercely contested issues in current political debates: how is welfare state retrenchment possible in modern democracies despite the welfare state's continuing popular appeal? Starke offers an international comparative analysis of welfare state retrenchment and an in-depth examination of its radical deployments. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008106
- ISBN
- 9780230008106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. Describes developments in healthcare systems over nearly four decades. Combining cross-sectional studies on healthcare financing, provision and policy values with in-depth country studies of Britain, Germany and the USA, this volume is a thorough examination of the convergence toward hybrid forms of healthcare systems. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPB; JPQ; MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005488
- ISBN
- 9780230005488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28