Social Policy 95

No senso comum acadêmico dos estudos sobre a instituição estatal paira como vaticínio a crítica à percepção ou definição do Estado como instituição única, totalizante, monopolizadora, onipotente e o……続きを見る

No ano passado escrevi um livro com o titulo : Cabeças da Corrupção. Como é obvio a enfase foi a corrupção que se instalou no Pais como a Hidra de Lerna. Começava a despontar a operação Lava a Jato ……続きを見る

Análise histórica do Brasil colonial baseada na política administrativa do colonizador português, o Brasil sobrevive hoje com resquícios desta síndrome sócio-política refletindo em todos os atos diá……続きを見る

Ao conquistar o direito de sediar a Copa do Mundo 2014 e os Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016, o Brasil aceitou o desafio de realizar dois megaeventos esportivos globais, que ao mesmo tempo d……続きを見る

Este livro tematiza o surgimento da profissão, vinculando a sua história à emergência do Estado burguês na idade do monopólio, aos projetos das classes sociais fundamentais e à execução das política……続きを見る

O Bolsa Família completa 10 anos em 2013, alcançando perto de 50 milhões de pessoas, o que o torna o maior programa de combate à pobreza do mundo. Mas, quais seriam seus impactos na vida de seus ben……続きを見る

Fakten und Folgerungen aus der Organisierten Kriminalität und des Terrorismus. Die Zahlen sprechen jedenfalls für sich. Mit Sicherheit hat unser Land ein Problem. Die Organisierte Kriminalität ist n……続きを見る

This fascinating book demonstrates the diversity of Connecticut’s women’s feminist activities in pre- and post-suffrage eras and refutes the notion that feminist activism died out with the passage o……続きを見る

This book, originally entitled Why Men Fight, is generally seen as the fullest expression of Russell's political philosophy. Russell argues that after the experience of the Great War the individuali……続きを見る

Domestic violence is in the public eye as never before, but how often are abused women consulted or involved in the new services and policies? This book investigates, and reveals that the voices of ……続きを見る

No-one can hope to understand the workings of the welfare state without first appreciating women's part in it. In the past decade the significance of the gendering of welfare states has become widel……続きを見る

The plethora of inquiry reports published in the fields of health and welfare in the 1990s covered the full range of user groups, individuals and institutions. What similarities or differences were ……続きを見る

From the 1960s onwards, Japan’s rapid economic growth coincided with remarkably smooth transitions from school to work and with internationally low levels of youth unemployment. However, this change……続きを見る

In almost every liberal democratic society, an issue that is a topic of constant and passionate public discussion is how much that country’s ministers, legislators, senior civil servants, and senior……続きを見る

In the 1990s, the Chinese government launched an unprecedented reform of state enterprises, putting tens of millions of people out of work. This empirically rich study calls on comprehensive surveys……続きを見る

Nessuna creazione umana è eterna: le grandi opere, le istituzioni e persino le costruzioni politiche degli uomini sono destinate, un giorno, a sparire senza lasciar traccia di sé. Quello che però, s……続きを見る

In this book, Brian Lund builds on contemporary housing crisis narratives, which tend to focus on the growth of a younger ‘generation rent,’ to include the differential effects of class, age, gender……続きを見る

In this book,Eleonora Redaelli investigates the arts in American cities, providing insight into urban cultural policy discourse through the lens of space. By unpacking the ways in which scholars and……続きを見る

This edited collection considers how conditional welfare policies and services are implemented and experienced by a diverse range of welfare service users across a range of UK policy domains includi……続きを見る

Progressive Justice in an Age of Repression provides a much-needed engagement with questions of justice and reform within the current phase of global capitalism, one that is marked not only by signi……続きを見る

Alors que de nombreux mouvements citoyens luttent contre le réchauffement climatique, quelles sont les mesures à prendre au niveau politique ? Jamais les préoccupations écologiques n’ont été aussi p……続きを見る

An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice. The promise of public education is excellence for all……続きを見る

How do human societies provide for the wellbeing of their members? How far can we organize the ways in which we care for and about each other? And who should take responsibility for providing the su……続きを見る

Burdens of Freedom presents a new and radical interpretation of America and its challenges. The United States is an individualist society where most people seek to realize personal goals and values ……続きを見る

Americans have been forced from their homes. Their jobs have been outsourced, their neighborhoods torn down to make room for freeways, their churches shuttered or taken over by social justice warrio……続きを見る

India, like most democratic developing nations, is prone to populist politics. In the search of votes, politicians look for popular solutions with mass appeal. Some popular solutions benefit the poo……続きを見る

Using a phenomenological and multi-sited ethnographic approach, this book focuses on children’s uses of digital media in three sitesーLondon, Casablanca and Beirutーand situates the study of Arab ch……続きを見る

“The beauty of this important book lies in its conclusion… This book provides the roadmap that has led us to our current dilemmas and offers the path forward to a truly just society for all.” -Terry……続きを見る

This book examines the trends, underlying factors, and policy implications of fertility declines in three East Asian countries: Japan, South Korea, and China. In contrast to Western countries that h……続きを見る

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. What matters most in how poverty shapes children’s wellbeing and development? How can data inform social policy and practice approaches to improving the……続きを見る