Sociology and Social Policy

The Elgar Companion to Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals

Edited by Madelaine Moore, Christoph Scherrer, Marcel van der Linden

The Elgar Companion to Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals is an essential reference for understanding the role of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and its promotion of fair conditions, rights at work and employm...

Hardback (January 2025)

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Digital Entrepreneurship in Science, Technology and Innovation

Edited by Marina Dabić, Jadranka Švarc, Tugrul U. Daim

Digital Entrepreneurship in Science, Technology and Innovation explores digitalisation in various spheres of life with a focus on business models, innovation, scientific research, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

Hardback (December 2024)

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Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences

Edited by Duane A. Gill, Liesel 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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Hannah Zagel

This pertinent book investigates how governments are involved in human reproduction. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the book provides crucial insights from the fields of sociology, law, political science and demography to better ...

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Silent Pain and Public Policy

Edited by Anis Ben Brik

This groundbreaking book sheds light on the alarming yet often overlooked issue of suicide in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It critically examines the role, limitations, and suicide prevention strategies of existing soc...

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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...

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Handbook on Border Criminology

Edited by Mary Bosworth, Katja Franko, Maggy Lee, Rimple Mehta

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Handbook on Gender and Cities

Edited by Linda Peake, Anindita Datta, Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin

This Handbook acts as a state-of-the-art foundation for the field of gender and cities scholarship through in-depth assessments of the latest research within key areas of feminist urban academia. Multidisciplinary in its scope, editors L...

Hardback (October 2024)

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