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** 'Democracy under attack' Malcolm Dean
A damning indictment of the media's role in distorting democracy by Malcolm
Dean, the Guardian's longstanding chief monitor of social policy.
"Malcolm Dean's fascinating book explores an under-discussed dimension of
politics -- how policy and political decisions are shaped by the popular
media. Many of his examples should cause us great concern." Baroness
Shirley Williams
For more information, please go to:
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** 'Critical perspectives on user involvement' Barnes & Cotterell
This original and insightful reader provides a critical stock take of the
state of user involvement and will be an important resource for students
studying health and social care and social work, researchers and user
activists.
"Compulsory reading for anyone who's serious about research or transforming
services to deliver authentic person-centred support. This book offers a
unique opportunity to learn from the accumulated experience and expertise
of leading service user researchers and activists along with practitioner
collaborators and academic allies. " Sarah Carr, Social Care Institute for
Excellence, London and Staffordshire University
For more information, please go to:
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**'Adult lives' Katz, Peace & Spurr
'Adult Lives', co-published by The Policy Press and the Open University, is
a diverse collection of readings from all stages of life which aim to
understand how those living and working together in an ageing society
relate to each other. It uses an holistic approach to understanding ageing
in adulthood through biography and auto-biography that is applicable to
all, including those developing policy and in practice.
"Linked to the Open University's innovative teaching, this reader contains
an exciting mix of new material and extracts from key existing texts -
interspersed with the voices of real people using services." Jon Glasby,
University of Birmingham
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** 'Towards a social investment welfare state?' Morel, Palier & Palme
This book maps out the contours of the European 'social investment'
strategy, both at the ideational level and in terms of the policies
implemented throughout Europe. It will appeal to both social policy
scholars and policy experts.
Supported by the Nordic Center of Excellence NordWel and the EU funded
Network of Excellence RECWOWE (Reconciling Work and Welfare).
"The first book that gives us a balanced and sophisticated analysis of what
social investment policies entail and how they have been implemented across
the advanced world. It will become the authoritative reference on welfare
state reform for years to come... a must-read for any serious social policy
course." Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Professor of Sociology, Universitat Pompeu
Fabra
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** 'Changing social equality' Kvist, Fritzell et al.
Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing
inequalities in Europe.
"This impressive volume by leading Nordic researchers on how their
much-vaunted welfare model has coped with recent external and internal
pressures is a fascinating read for anyone interested in equality or
wellbeing." Brian Nolan, Professor of Public Policy, University College
Dublin, Ireland
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New this month:
DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK: HOW THE MEDIA DISTORT POLICY AND POLITICS
A unique insider's perspective of news production in Britain.
By Malcolm Dean
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