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NEW IN PAPERBACK Handbook of Sociological Science Contributions to Rigorous Sociology Edited by Klarita Gërxhani, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Nan Dirk de Graaf, University of Oxford, UK and Werner Raub, Utrecht University, the Netherlands ‘This is an ambitious, comprehensive, and much-needed Handbook that aims to bring back rigor to the current practice of sociology. The emphasis is on rigor, not old battles of theory versus empiricism or quantitative versus qualitative research. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to conduct or understand sociological research.’ – Yu Xie, Bert G. Kerstetter ‘66 University Professor of Sociology, Princeton University and Visiting Chair Professor of Center for Social Research, Peking University 2022 552 pp Hardback 978 1 78990 942 5 £220.00 / $315.00 Jul 2023 Paperback 978 1 0353 2381 4 £37.00 / $55.00 eBook • Elgaronline Research Handbooks in Sociology series Research Handbook on the Sociology of Globalization Edited by Christian Karner, University of Lincoln, UK and Dirk Hofäcker, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany ‘This Research Handbook dynamically energizes the discipline of sociology while enriching our understanding of the global. The volume opens up discussion of globalization as a study of structured relationships, interactions and interdependencies between people, from the everyday life of individuals to the macro level. Highly recommended to anyone interested in this global reality in which we all somehow live.’ – Bjørn Thomassen, Professor in Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark Jul 2023 c 394 pp Hardback 978 1 83910 156 4 £190.00 / $270.00 eBook • Elgaronline Research Handbooks in Sociology series Understanding Society and Knowledge Nico Stehr, Zeppelin University, Germany and University of Alberta, Canada ‘In his new book well known sociologist Nico Stehr draws on several decades of research on the thesis that we live in a knowledge society. .’ – Richard Swedberg, Cornell University, US ‘Nico Stehr’s Understanding Society and Knowledge is the sort of book on the sociology of knowledge that Max Weber might have written, had he lived another hundred years. Stehr mirrors and updates Weber’s facility with the relevant literatures in law, politics and economics – as well as sociology – all brought together in aid of a higher-order social scientific understanding of the nature of knowledge. – Steve Fuller, Auguste Comte Chair of Social Epistemology, University of Warwick, UK Jul 2023 196 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 378 3 £80.00 / $115.00 eBook • Elgaronline Understanding series Handbook on Migration and Ageing Edited by Sandra Torres, Uppsala University, Sweden and Alistair Hunter, University of Glasgow, UK ‘In this ambitious and wide-ranging collection, the authors advance understandings at the nexus of ageing and migration by bringing together cutting-edge conceptual and empirical work. This book will be an invaluable resource to researchers across many disciplines and geographical regions.’ – Louise Ryan, London Metropolitan University, UK Jul 2023 374 pp Hardback 978 1 83910 676 7 £185.00 / $265.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Handbooks in Migration 3 For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY NEW TITLES, JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023
Social Justice in a Turbulent Era Edited by Gary Craig, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK ‘Invaluable and timely research exposing the global drift of authoritarian politics of austerity, greed and hate by reengaging with the social justice values of fairness, equality and inclusion to inform centrist and alternative left-of-centre strategies. The globally-sourced case studies analyse the continuing crises of economic neoliberalism, embedded racism and entrenched poverty which have been exacerbated by Covid-19 and climate change. The reader is left to consider how the challenge facing progressive civil society is moving beyond the politics of disparate social movements towards combined action directed at public policy respecting a common humanity.’ – Graham Riches, University of British Columbia, Canada Jul 2023 278 pp Hardback 978 1 80392 614 8 £95.00 / $140.00 eBook • Elgaronline In a Turbulent Era series Welfare States in a Turbulent Era Edited by Bent Greve, Roskilde University, Denmark ‘In uncertain and turbulent times, a concise and encompassing introduction to emerging and challenging themes is a welcome contribution to the fast-changing landscape of (Western) welfare studies. The authors disentangle the complexity behind the issues and provide the reader with an insight of what is ultimately at stake.’ – Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria Jul 2023 252 pp Hardback 978 1 80392 683 4 £95.00 / $135.00 eBook • Elgaronline In a Turbulent Era series NEW IN PAPERBACK Welfare States in the 21st Century The New Five Giants Confronting Societal Progress Ian Greener, University of Strathclyde, UK and University of Adelaide, Australia ‘This text is essential reading for the study of comparative social policy. It explores and accounts for the five “New Giants” for 24 developed nations using the relatively novel approach of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). It is the right book at the right time by the right person.’ – Martin Powell, University of Birmingham, UK 2022 176 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 078 4 £75.00 / $110.00 Sept 2023 Paperback 978 1 0353 2526 9 c £23.95 / c $33.95 eBook • Elgaronline A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare Edited by Femke Roosma, Tilburg University, the Netherlands and Tijs Laenen, KU Leuven, Belgium and Tilburg University, the Netherlands ‘This timely overview of the field points to the wealth of new data-sources and new methods in welfare state attitude research. It makes the case for new applications to consider a broader range of policies and issues, for the expansion of theoretical and explanatory work and identification of the attitudinal triggers which contribute to attitude change and perhaps to a more generous welfare state politics.’ – Peter Taylor-Gooby, University of Kent, UK Sept 2023 c 272 pp Hardback 978 1 80088 740 4 c £105.00 / c $150.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Research Agendas Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad Bruce Headey, University of Melbourne, Australia, Ruud Muffels, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Tranzo, Scientific Center for Care and Wellbeing, the Netherlands and John Quiggin, University of Queensland, Australia ‘This book not only offers many statistical indicators that describe the social situations in the countries studied very well, but it also clarifies terms that often cause confusion. For example, it explains how the term “liberal” is used in different cultures.’ – Gert G. Wagner, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany Sept 2023 c 220 pp Hardback 978 1 0353 1229 0 c £85.00 / c $125.00 eBook • Elgaronline Globalization and Welfare series Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South Edited by Leila Patel, Sophie Plagerson, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Isaac Chinyoka, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and University of Denver, US ‘This Handbook is a very important contribution to further our collective understanding of social protection. Showcasing how countries, including in low-income settings, have prioritized investments and followed differentiated pathways towards the realization of the right to social protection, it reaffirms the importance of context-specific processes, political economy dynamics and innovation. And precisely because of these differentiated pathways, social protection continues to demonstrate its central role for children’s wellbeing, elimination of multidimensional child poverty, enhancing equity, preparedness and social cohesion, and critically, accelerating human development results across the life cycle in times of crises, recovery and peace.’ – Natalia Winder-Rossi, Global Director of Social Policy and Social Protection, UNICEF Sept 2023 c 576 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 841 4 c £230.00 / c $330.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Handbooks in Social Policy and Welfare For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY TITLES, JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023 4
Healthcare and Elderly Care in Europe Institutions, Challenges, and Solutions for Better Coordination Thomas Bahle, Mannheim University, Mareike Ariaans, University of Siegen and Mannheim University, Katharina Koch, Mannheim University and Claus Wendt, University of Siegen and University of Mannheim, Germany ‘Coordination in service delivery is important for individual well-being and a great challenge for contemporary systems of care. This book provides an insightful and theoretically grounded comparative analysis of coordination problems in long-term care, as well as a great variety of concrete solutions to overcome the most challenging obstacles for effective coordination.’ – Kenneth Nelson, Stockholm University, Sweden Aug 2023 c 190 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 406 3 c £80.00 / c $115.00 eBook • Elgaronline OPEN ACCESS Care Homes in a Turbulent Era Do They Have A Future? Edited by Pat Armstrong, York University, Toronto and Susan Braedley, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada ‘Care homes are not entities of the past, but of the future. Based on extensive research from Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US, this excellent book shows what it takes to allow people who live or work in care homes not just to survive but to thrive.’ – Teppo Kröger, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Aug 2023 183 pp Hardback 978 1 80392 581 3 c £85.00 / c $125.00 eBook • Elgaronline In a Turbulent Era series OPEN ACCESS The Future of Social Care From Problem to Rights-Based Sustainable Solution Peter Beresford, University of East Anglia, UK and Colin Slasberg, Independent Researcher and Consultant in Social Care, UK ‘This book is exactly what is needed now. Government and professionals alike are deeply struggling with the complex social care crisis. I know, I sit on the House of Lord’s Adult Social Care Select Committee. We are all grappling with how to draft recommendations which will have any likelihood of being implemented. The book explains the type of reforms necessary, so the system works for all. The proposals which reconcile the human and financial imperatives, offer us a real opportunity to recognise and grasp the social care nettle, once and for all!’ – Baroness Jane Campbell of Surbiton, DBE Jul 2023 c 218 pp Hardback 978 1 80392 300 0 £85.00 / $120.00 eBook • Elgaronline NEW IN PAPERBACK Teaching Social Work Neil Thompson, Independent writer, educator and adviser and Visiting Professor at the Open University, UK ‘This innovative book offers social work educators a sophisticated understanding of the complexities of teaching students to successfully engage in a complex and highly demanding profession. A set of short introductory essays is followed by a discussion of key educational issues and practical advice across different areas of the curriculum. It will clarify, challenge and inspire in equal measure.’ – Christa Fouché, The University of Auckland, New Zealand 2022 282 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 629 6 £95.00 / $140.00 Aug 2023 Paperback 978 1 0353 2374 6 c £31.95 / c $47.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Guides to Teaching Research Handbook on Leadership in Healthcare Edited by Naomi Chambers, University of Manchester, UK ‘This excellent major edited collection offers evidence-based insights into the complexity of healthcare leadership in turbulent times. International experts share research-based analysis of the context, theory and practice of leading health and care services and systems, together with a comprehensive set of international case studies of how best to develop healthcare leaders and leadership.’ – Judith Smith, University of Birmingham, UK Sept 2023 c 886 pp Hardback 978 1 80088 624 7 c £295.00 / c $425.00 THIS TEXTBOOK IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK Advanced Introduction to Victimology Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool, UK ‘This book is essential reading for students, scholars, and policy makers looking for a rich, critical, and interdisciplinary understanding of victimology. Sandra Walklate’s offering is destined to be a classic piece of scholarship, one that powerfully demonstrates that victimology is an important discipline in its own right.’ – Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University, US Jul 2023 144 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 829 0 £85.00 / $120.00 Jul 2023 Paperback 978 1 80220 831 3 £15.95 / $24.95 eBook • Elgaronline Examination Copies Available on Publication Elgar Advanced Introductions series 5 For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY TITLES, JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023
Critical Geographies of Resistance Edited by Sarah M. Hughes, Northumbria University, UK ‘Sarah Hughes and contributors challenge geographers to think of resistance as emergent, often quotidian, and diffuse. Arguing against intentionality as necessary for resistance, Hughes et al. offer a thoughtprovoking argument and range of cases to illustrate that geographical attention to resistance may identify nascent political claims and alternative spaces.’ – Deborah G Martin, Clark University, US Aug 2023 c 272 pp Hardback 978 1 80088 287 4 c £105.00 / c $150.00 eBook • Elgaronline Research Handbook on the Institutions of Global Migration Governance Edited by Antoine Pécoud, University Sorbonne Paris Nord, and Institut Convergences Migrations and Hélène Thiollet, CERI/Sciences Po, and Institut Convergences Migrations, France ‘This anthology on the institutions of global migration governance is unprecedented in its scope. The editors have created a onestop resource for scholars, students, and practitioners.’ – David Scott FitzGerald, University of California, San Diego, US Jul 2023 c 460 pp Hardback 978 1 78990 806 0 £200.00 / $290.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Handbooks in Migration Handbook of Food Security and Society Edited by Martin Caraher, City, University of London, UK, John Coveney, Flinders University, Australia and Mickey Chopra, The World Bank, US ‘It is my pleasure to endorse the Handbook of Food Security and Society. Edited by international experts and with valuable contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in their fields, it provides critical analyses of relevant topics with examples of practice necessary to promote food security within and across societies.’ – Mark Lawrence, Deakin University, Australia Aug 2023 c 384 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 843 8 c £190.00 / c $270.00 eBook • Elgaronline OPEN ACCESS CHAPTERS Handbook on Frugal Innovation Edited by André Leliveld, Leiden University and Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities, the Netherlands, Saradindu Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, Peter Knorringa, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities and Cees van Beers, Delft University of Technology and Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities, the Netherlands ‘As we confront the growing pressures of resource scarcity and sustainability challenges across the globe, frugal innovation becomes a valuable lens to explore the types of solutions that are needed. This book captures the complexities of frugal innovation and highlights the value of innovations that emerge from constrained environments, mainly in the Global South. A must-read.’ – Erika Kraemer-Mbula, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sept 2023 c 448 pp Hardback 978 1 78811 886 6 c £200.00 / c $290.00 eBook • Elgaronline Political Change through Social Innovation A Debate Frank Moulaert, KU Leuven, Belgium, Bob Jessop, Lancaster University, Erik Swyngedouw, University of Manchester, UK, Liana Simmons, Political Scientist, Food Activist, Italy and Pieter Van den Broeck, KU Leuven, Belgium ‘This thought-provoking volume sits at the nexus of social innovation and democratic political theory and practice. Leading international scholars compare and confront different approaches to nurturing emancipatory social change in a world increasingly encountering populist politics and ruptures to “democratic” systems. It provides a valuable landmark for anyone interested in solidarity-based social relations and the potential for social political change.’ – Jean Hillier, RMIT University, Australia 2022 176 pp Hardback 978 1 80392 513 4 £75.00 / $110.00 Jul 2023 Paperback 978 1 0353 2213 8 £19.95 / $30.95 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Dialogues series 6 For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY TITLES, JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023
Building the Post-Pandemic University Imagining, Contesting and Materializing Higher Education Futures Edited by Mark A. Carrigan, University of Manchester, UK, Hannah Moscovitz, Aarhus University, Denmark, Michele Martini, University of Lugano, Switzerland and Susan L. Robertson, University of Cambridge, UK ‘This book is as important as it is timely. For higher education sectors to move forwards – and take their workforces along with them - the contours and legacies of the pandemic need to be much better understood. The contributors to this sensitively curated volume bring insight and evidence about what really happened to higher learning during Covid. The collection is more than the sum of its chapters; it goes beyond critique to offer a shared blueprint for what might come next. The neoliberal university embraces individualism and entrepreneurialism in the name of competition; this collection prompts us to advocate for a new settlement based on fairer and more humane values.’ – Steven Jones, University of Manchester, UK Jul 2023 360 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 456 8 £110.00 / $160.00 eBook • Elgaronline Research Handbook on the Transformation of Higher Education Edited by Liudvika Leišytė, Technical University Dortmund, Germany, Jay R. Dee, University of Massachusetts, Boston, US and Barend J.R. van der Meulen, University of Twente, the Netherlands This inspirational book explores the local and global dynamics of university transformation which doesn’t only emerge from management initiatives but from grassroots staff engagement and outside companies too. The richness and scope of the book is such that academics, students, manager-academics and policy-makers will all find great ideas that support exciting, democratic, student-focused and inclusive transformations.’ – Rosemary Deem, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Jul 2023 c 454 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 820 9 £200.00 / $290.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Handbooks in Education Fixing Prices A Century of Setting, Posting and Adjusting Retail Prices Franck Cochoy, University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès and Institut Universitaire de France, France, Johan Hagberg, University of Gothenburg and Hans Kjellberg, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden ‘Fixing Prices reveals how retail shopping was transformed by the posting of prices through the invention of new techniques and technology. The book delightfully captures how these innovations had to be learned by store owners, sold to customers, and created new and unforeseen opportunities. We now take these innovations for granted but as the authors suggest, they continue in the digital age to evolve in startling ways.’ – Neil D. Fligstein, University of California, Berkeley, US Jul 2023 242 pp Hardback 978 1 80392 924 8 £90.00 / $130.00 eBook • Elgaronline NEW IN PAPERBACK Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance Emerging Issues and Methodological Challenges Edited by Sonia Bertolini, University of Turin and Barbara Poggio, University of Trento, Italy ‘This wonderful Research Handbook introduces scholarly debates on work– life balance, provides new theoretical approaches and insights, proposes innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods, and uses longitudinal and cross-national research examples in the analysis of how people define and reconcile family and work relationships.’ – Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Emeritus of Excellence, TRAc, Otto-FriedrichUniversität Bamberg, Germany 2022 336 pp Hardback 978 1 78897 604 6 £170.00 / $245.00 Aug 2023 Paperback 978 1 0353 2364 7 c £39.00 / c $63.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Encyclopedia of Labour Studies Edited by Tor Eriksson, Aarhus University, Denmark ‘This Encyclopedia presents a broad selection of what labor studies has to offer, combining basic theory, empirical evidence, and policy implications of more than 50 topics. Entries are presented in an accessible manner, making this suitable for ambitious students and others who want to catch up on topics in the field.’ – Maria Stanfors, Lund University, Sweden Sept 2023 c 320 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 753 0 c £240.00 / c $385.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Encyclopedias in Economics and Finance series 7 For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY TITLES, JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023
NEW IN PAPERBACK How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research The Art of Informing and Impacting Policy Edited by Tim Vorley, Syahirah Abdul Rahman and Lauren Tuckerman, Oxford Brookes University, UK and Phil Wallace, University of Manchester, UK ‘There is a growing interest in improving academic policy engagement in the UK and internationally. However, we still have a lot to learn about how to do this work better. This book provides a novel contribution, with authors drawn from UK government, parliament, research funders and academia. It focuses on three key areas: how academics articulate the value and relevance of research to policy, the different ways in which academic-policy engagement occur and how research impacts upon policy. The contributors bring a vast amount of experience to bear on these topics and as such help to move forward our thinking on how academic-policy engagement might help to promote the use of research to support policy making.’ – Annette Boaz and Kathryn Oliver, Transforming Evidence and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK 2022 288 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 895 7 £100.00 / $145.00 Jul 2023 Paperback 978 1 0353 2210 7 £31.95 / $47.00 eBook • Elgaronline How To Guides 8 Save up to 20% at e-elgar.com I For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY TITLES, JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023 Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research Methods Edited by Melanie Nind, University of Southampton, UK ‘The Handbook Editor, Melanie Nind, strongly advocates “putting pedagogic models to work in research methods education.” She follows through with this goal brilliantly by curating a stellar array of Handbook chapters that together provide a vibrant pedagogical culture for research methods education.’ – Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Boston College, US Sept 2023 c 496 pp Hardback 978 1 80088 426 7 c £210.00 / c $305.00 eBook • Elgaronline
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