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Social Policy

  • The Holocaust as Active Memoryby Marie Louise Seeberg; Irene Levin; Claudia Lenz

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 99.95

    What are the catalysts that trigger a change from silence to discussion of the Holocaust? What happens when we talk its invisibility away? How are memories of the Holocaust reflected in different social environments? Who asks questions about memories of the Holocaust, and which answers do they find, at which point in time and from which past and present... more...

  • Confronting Suburban Poverty in Americaby Elizabeth Kneebone; Alan Berube

    Brookings Institution Press 2013; US$ 28.95

    It has been nearly a half century since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Back in the 1960s tackling poverty "in place" meant focusing resources in the inner city and in rural areas. The suburbs were seen as home to middle- and upper-class families?affluent commuters and homeowners looking for good schools and safe communities in which... more...

  • Protecting the Vulnerableby Margaret Brazier; Mary Lobjoit

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 148.00

    The right of adults with sound mind to consent to treatment or risk their own health for the benefit of the community in a clinical trial is unequivocally recognised by the law. But what about those vulnerable by virtue of their age, nature or position in society? Experts from the fields of medicine, philosophy, theology and law, explore the ethical... more...

  • Intersectionality and Politicsby Carol Hardy-Fanta

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 60.95

    Cutting-edge research on the intersection of race, gender, and politics Traditionally, there has been a significant lack of empirical attention given to the ways in which race/ethnicity, gender, and political representation overlap. Intersectionality and Politics is the groundbreaking collection of contemporary research and essays that applies... more...

  • Models of Unemployment in Trade and Economic Developmentby Bharat Hazari; Pasquale Sgro

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 185.00

    The impact of increased levels of international trade on domestic labour markets is a key issue for policy makers in both developed and less developed countries. This book considers the most important current issues in this area in the context of models which examine the relationship between trade and employment. It is divided into three parts. The... more...

  • Who Speaks for the Poorby Richard A. Jr Hays

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95

    This book addresses the central question of how the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process by examining the interest group system. more...

  • Beyond NGO-izationby Kerstin Jacobsson; Steven Saxonberg

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 114.95

    This book gives a nuanced and updated view of social movements in post-communist Europe, by looking at the cases of relatively successful mobilization, by examining groups that have often been neglected in the discourse on social movements and civil society (including animal rights groups, racist movements and non-feminist family organizations), and... more...

  • Living with HIV and Dying with AIDSby Lesley Doyal; Len Doyal

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 49.95

    Doyal brings together findings from a wide range of empirical studies spanning the social sciences to explore experiences of HIV positive people across the world. This will illustrate how the disease is physically manifested and psychologically internalised by individuals in diverse ways depending on the biological, social, cultural and economic circumstances... more...

  • Criminal Resistance?by Temitope B. Oriola

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 99.95

    By focussing on kidnappings that are putatively connected to the struggle for emancipating the Niger Delta, Oriola makes the case for analysing the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger (MEND) as a social movement organization, rather than a terrorist or criminal gang by showing how political processes shape kidnappings in the Delta. The use of... more...

  • Grave injusticeby Richard A. Stack

    Potomac Books Inc. 2013; US$ 29.95

    On September 21, 2011, the controversial execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis, who spent twenty years on death row for a crime he most likely did not commit, revealed the complexity of death penalty trials, the flaws in America's justice system, and the rift between those who are for and against the death penalty. Davis's execution reignited... more...