Eric - Social Policy 1

An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the……続きを見る

The political emergence of evangelical Christians has been a signal development in America in the past quarter century. And while their voting tendencies have been closely scrutinized, their partici……続きを見る

From the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review), an updated abridged edition of Reconstruction**, the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which sha……続きを見る

Le bataillon des zouaves pontificaux est créé le 1er janvier 1861 et devient régiment au 1er janvier 1867. Il est constitué d’environ 10 000 volontaires, issus de 25 nationalités différentes, qui se……続きを見る

Although relatively unknown today, Martin Behrman dominated New Orleans politics in the early twentieth century, serving as mayor from 1904 to 1920 and again in 1925 for a brief period before his de……続きを見る

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND license. The perpetuation of poverty across generations damages lives. It weakens social cohesion and the economy and undermines environmental s……続きを見る

Educational reform is a big business in the United States. Parents, educators, and policymakers generally agree that something must be done to improve schools, but the consensus ends there. The myri……続きを見る

American democracy is informed by the 18th century’s most cutting edge thinking on society, economics, and government. We’ve learned some things in the intervening 230 years about self interest, soc……続きを見る

The Power to Move This is creative non-fiction about the pains of African youths struggling to break-free from captivity of corrupt leaders and taskmasters to move to the top. It is about the ravage……続きを見る

First published in 1978, this book gathers an extensive range of documents which illuminate the complex and important process by which the State in Britain has taken on increased responsibility for ……続きを見る

**Named a 2018 Notable Work of Nonfiction by The Washington Post NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** • Winner, The 2018 Southern Book Prize NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018 BY: Chicago Tribu……続きを見る

Discussion questions developed by the authors can be found here. In the face of globalization’s massive social and economic transformations and the resulting persistent inequality, activists, labor ……続きを見る

In the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Livingstone declaration, and the UN Social Protection Floor, this book deals jointly with multi-dimensional child poverty and social p……続きを見る

A letter to Emmett Till, an excerpt from Dyson's longer work, Long Time Coming Here is a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption. As Dyson notes: "……続きを見る

It is, as he writes in the preface, “an attempt to move beyond the day-to-day headlines that dominate our political debate. By placing Bill de Blasio’s words, and the actions of his administration, ……続きを見る

From September 2011 to December 2013 the Luigi Sturzo Institute in Rome along with the Centre of European Studies planned a series of international scientific meetings to study one highly important ……続きを見る

The relative deficiencies of U.S. public schools are a serious concern to parents and policymakers. But they should be of concern to all Americans, as a globalizing world introduces new competition ……続きを見る

In an age of austerity, elite corporate education reformers have found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children from the state to individual families. Public schools, tasked with providing……続きを見る

People across Canada’s North have created vibrant community institutions to serve a wide range of social and economic needs. Neither state-driven nor profit-oriented, these organizations form a rela……続きを見る

This volume examines drug policies and the role of cooperation in the Americas. Many current and former politicians have discussed the failures of the war on drugs and the need for alternative appro……続きを見る

Sexuality, Human Rights, and Public Policy explores the intersection of public policy, human rights, and sexuality as they relate to inclusion and exclusion across diverse cultural settings. It exam……続きを見る

Una rigorosa disamina dei mutamenti in atto nel mondo del lavoro alla luce dell’evoluzione imposta dai nuovi processi produttivi e da eventi macroeconomici. L’Autore, riferendosi anche a concetti di……続きを見る

Die zwanzig demokratietheoretisch und sozialgeschichtlich orientierten Essays eröffnen Zugänge zu fünf ambivalent angelegten Dimensionen bürgerlicher Mentalität. Dabei werden Konturen eines Bürgertu……続きを見る

Criticism that the development sector has not delivered in terms of eliminating extreme poverty, fast-tracking growth and preventing conflict, is neither new nor surprising. In fact, it may be the o……続きを見る

A New York Times bestseller about overcoming the profound ills of modern society by a legendary social psychologist, the author of Escape from Freedom. One of Fromm’s main interests was to analyze s……続きを見る

We are at an environmental impasse. Many blame our personal choices about the things we consume and the way we live. This is only part of the problem. Different forms of social power - political, ec……続きを見る

Qu’est-ce qu’être supporter ? Quels sont les ressorts de l’engouement, tantôt folklorique, tantôt fanatique, pour une équipe de football ? Les supporters constituent-ils une population à part ? Sont……続きを見る

This book employs a careful, rigorous, yet lively approach to the timely question of whether we can justly generalize about members of a group on the basis of statistical tendencies of that group. F……続きを見る

La dignità del lavoro testimonia la coerenza e l’attualità della riflessione di Federico Caffè, un pensiero critico che ha in larga parte anticipato gli sviluppi della crisi che stiamo attraversando……続きを見る

A profound offering and call to actionーcollective stories, testimonials, and incantations for renewing political and spiritual liberation grounded in Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and Queer a……続きを見る