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Apologies for cross-posting ************************ Welcome to the latest ‘Social policy and welfare’ bulletin from The Policy Press. Please find our latest titles on social policy and welfare below - I hope they will be of interest. All are currently available on our website - http://www.policypress.co.uk - with a special website discount of 20%. SOCIAL POLICY AND WELFARE SELECTION ********************************** INJUSTICE: Why social inequality persists Daniel Dorling “Beliefs which serve privilege, elitism and inequality infect our minds like computer viruses. But now Dorling provides the brain-cleaning software we need to begin creating a happier society." Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology and co-author of The Spirit Level Dorling claims in this timely book that in rich countries inequality is now caused by unacknowledged beliefs which propagate it. Hard-hitting and uncompromising in its call to action, this is essential reading for everyone concerned with social justice. 30% online discount: £13.99 (RRP £19.99) / April 2010 http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847424266 UNDERSTANDING THEORIES AND CONCEPTS IN SOCIAL POLICY Ruth Lister This lively textbook, part of the successful Understanding Welfare series, helps us to understand policy, politics and practice. It combines an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical perspectives and concepts with a student-friendly format. 20% online discount: £15.99 (RRP £19.99) / June 2010 / Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice series http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781861347930 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CITIZENSHIP (SECOND EDITION): Themes and perspectives for policy and practice Peter Dwyer This updated edition provides an understanding of citizenship in relation to UK, EU and global welfare institutions. It contains a new chapter on ageing and citizenship and new topical sections on 'Cameron's Conservatism' and the EU and A8/10 migration in the UK. 20% online discount: £15.99 (RRP £19.99) / June 2010 / Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice series http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847423283 SOCIAL POLICY REVIEW 22: Analysis and debate in social policy, 2010 Edited by Ian Greener, Chris Holden and Majella Kilkey Essential reading for academics and students in the field, this book presents an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship, including an assessment of Labour's social policy after three terms in office. 20% online discount: £52.00 (RRP £65.00) / June 2010 / Social Policy Review series http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847427113 MAJOR THINKERS IN WELFARE: Contemporary issues in historical perspective Vic George Focusing on a range of welfare issues this book examines the views, values and perceptions of a number of theorists from ancient times to the 19th century, including Plato, St Aquinas, Hobbes, Wollstonecraft and Marx. 20% online discount: £56.00 (RRP £70.00) / April 2010 http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847427069 THE SHORT GUIDE TO SOCIAL WORK Robert Adams This one-stop text for new and prospective social work students is easy to read and full of essential information and practical advice about what is needed to qualify and practice in social work. 20% online discount: £7.99 (RRP £9.99) / April 2010 http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847422873 REINVENTING SOCIAL SECURITY WORLDWIDE: Back to essentials Vladimir Rys In this timely book, the author, with his life-long experience of international social security, advocates reinstating social insurance by reducing the volume of income redistribution, increasing the transparency of money flows and improving citizen information. 20% online discount: £15.99 (RRP £19.99) / May 2010 http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847426406 RETHINKING THE PUBLIC: Innovations in research, theory and politics Edited by Nick Mahony, Janet Newman and Clive Barnett This book rethinks the public, public communication and public action in a globalising and mediated world. It looks at how publics are brought into being and how to develop research agendas into their formation, offering a rich set of methodological resources on which other researchers can draw and foregrounding the need to interrogate the boundaries between theory, research and politics. 20% online discount: £52.00 (RRP £65.00) / June 2010 http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847424167 The Policy Press also publishes a number of highly prestigious journals, click on the journal links below to find out more information about each journal, how to access their content and sign up for a free trial. <http://www.policypress.co.uk/journals_pap.asp?> Policy & Politics | <http://www.policypress.co.uk/journals_eap.asp?> Evidence & Policy | <http://www.policypress.co.uk/journals_jpsj.asp?> The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (formerly Benefits) | <http://www.policypress.co.uk/journals_vsr.asp?> Voluntary Sector Review If you are interested in receiving information about all our titles, in addition to these social policy and welfare highlights, please subscribe to our mailing list at: http://www.policypress.co.uk/subscribe.asp With best wishes, Claire Claire Sollars, Marketing Executive The Policy Press, Fourth Floor, Beacon House, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU t: +44 (0)117 331 4096 f: +44 (0)117 331 4093 w: <http://www.policypress.co.uk> www.policypress.co.uk ****************************************************** New from The Policy Press: INJUSTICE: Why social inequality persists Daniel Dorling For further details visit http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847424266 ****************************************************** Follow us on <http://twitter.com/policypress> Twitter and <http://policypress.wordpress.com/> visit our blog PS. 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