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New titles in the Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and
Practice series
Following on from the success of Howard Glennerster's 'Understanding
the finance of welfare' and Jane Millar's 'Understanding social
security' - The Policy Press and the SPA are pleased to announce three
new titles in the series to be published in 2004. Inspection copies can
be ordered from Marston Book Services, Tel: 01235 465500 or email
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below. For further information, including full contents listings,
please go to www.policypress.org.uk
UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE
Themes, methods and approaches
Edited by Saul Becker and Alan Bryman, Loughborough University
"... a comprehensive and accessible overview for students, researchers
and users of research." Norman Ginsburg, London Metropolitan University
"This book is an essential resource for those involved in building
research awareness and skills amongst social work students and
practitioners." Ann Davis, University of Birmingham
This landmark book, the first of its kind, will enable students, policy
makers and practitioners in social policy related fields to understand
the importance and place of research and how to interpret and use
research findings. It also explains how to effectively carry out and
report good quality research of your own. Written by experts, the book
combines theoretical and applied discussions to provide the essential
one-stop guide to research for social policy and practice.
Paperback £19.99 (US$32.50) ISBN 1 86134 403 1
Hardback £55.00 (US$75.00) ISBN 1 86134 404 X
368 pages tbc June 2004
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CITIZENSHIP
Themes and perspectives for policy and practice
Peter Dwyer, University of Leeds
"An excellent introduction to current debates about citizenship and the
only general social policy text on the subject. Highly recommended.
Students will certainly benefit from reading this book." Nick Ellison,
University of Durham
This is the first book on citizenship written from a social policy
perspective. Its aim is to provide students with a clear sense of the
history of citizenship and also of the key theoretical debates which
have informed contemporary understandings of the concept. It outlines
competing perspectives and considers the influence that factors such as
class, gender, ethnicity and disability have on social rights and
citizenship.
Paperback £17.99 (US$28.95) ISBN 1 86134 415 5
Hardback £50.00 (US$75.00) ISBN 1 86134 416 3
256 pages tbc May 2004
UNDERSTANDING THE POLICY PROCESS
Analysing welfare policy and practice
John Hudson and Stuart Lowe, University of York
"Unlike many other texts on the topic of policy making, this one
manages to make the subject lively, accessible and easy to understand."
Robert Sykes, Sheffield Hallam University
This book explains how and why policy change occurs. Focusing on the
policy making process as the key to change, it uses core concepts of
policy analysis, one in each chapter, to build up a fully worked
explanation of policy change, equipping readers with knowledge that can
be applied to any aspect of welfare policy, and public and social policy
more generally.
Paperback £17.99 (US$28.95) ISBN 1 86134 540 2
Hardback £50.00 (US$75.00) ISBN 1 86134 539 9
256 pages tbc June 2004
ALSO AVAILABLE
UNDERSTANDING THE FINANCE OF WELFARE
What welfare costs and how to pay for it
Howard Glennerster, London School of Economics and Political Science
"... very handy for hard-pressed social policy students. Yet this is
much more than and excellent textbook ... contains a vast amount of
thought-provoking detail, commentary and statistics about the financing
of the welfare state." Community Care
Paperback £17.99 (US$26.95) ISBN 1 86134 405 8
Hardback £50.00 (US$59.95) ISBN 1 86134 406 6
256 pages May 2003
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SECURITY
Issues for policy and practice
Edited by Jane Millar, University of Bath
"This first-class text provides students with the most up-to-date
review and analysis of social security issues. It will fast become the
definitive guide to the subject." Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York
Paperback £17.99 (US$26.95) ISBN 1 86134 419 8
Hardback £50.00 (US$59.95) ISBN 1 86134 420 1
360 pages May 2003
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