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**Apologies for cross-posting ** New titles in social policy from Policy Press at the University of Bristol. All recently published titles in social policy from Policy Press are available at 20% discount from www.policypress.co.uk Disputing citizenship By John Clarke, Kathleen Coll, Evelina Dagnino and Catherine Neveu Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1253-6, £21.99 January 2014 "A major contribution to critical thinking about citizenship that takes its political, contentious, and cultural aspects seriously and playfully, through brilliantly nuanced discussions." Engin Isin, Professor of Citizenship, The Open University http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781447312536&sf1=keyword&st1=disputing+citizenship&m=1&dc=2 An equal start? Providing quality early education and care for disadvantaged children Edited by Ludovica Gambaro, Kitty Stewart and Jane Waldfogel Hardback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1051-8, £70.00 January 2014 In this original, topical book, leading experts from eight countries examine how early education and care is organised, funded and regulated in their countries. Bringing together recent statistical evidence, the book gives an up-to-date picture of access to services by different groups, providing rich insights on how policies play out in practice , and the extent to which they help or hinder disadvantaged children to receive high quality provision. http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781447310518&sf1=keyword&st1=an+equal+start&m=1&dc=4 Analysing social policy concepts and language: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives By Daniel Béland and Klaus Petersen Hardback ISBN: 978-1-4473-0644-3, £70.00 April 2014 Where do concepts such as “welfare state” and “social security” come from and how has their meaning changed over time? This edited collection, written by a cross-disciplinary group of leading social policy researchers, analyses the concepts and language used to make sense of contemporary social policy. http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781447306443&sf1=keyword&st1=analysing+social+policy&m=1&dc=47 Knowledge in policy: Embodied, inscribed, enacted Edited by Richard Freeman and Steve Sturdy Hardback ISBN: 978-1-4473-0998-7, £70.00 April 2014 This important collection presents a radical reconception of the place of knowledge in contemporary policymaking in Europe, based not on assumptions about evidence, expertise or experience but on the different forms that knowledge takes. This novel theoretical framework offers real benefits for policymakers, academics in public policy, public administration, management studies, sociology, education, public health and social work, and those with a practical interest in education and health and related fields of public policy. http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781447309987&sf1=keyword&st1=knowledge+in+policy&m=3&dc=183 Social policy: Theory and practice (third edition) By Paul Spicker Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1610-7, £23.99 March 2014 Social Policy: Themes and approaches is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, providing a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject while developing critical awareness of problems, issues and common fallacies. http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781447316107&sf1=keyword&st1=social+policy&m=1&dc=1089 Understanding global social policy (second edition) Edited by Nicola Yeates Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1024-2, £21.99 March 2014 Written by an international team of leading social policy analysts, Understanding Global Social Policy is the leading textbook in the field and provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of international actors and social policy formation in global context and includes new chapters on global poverty and inequality, social protection, criminal justice and education. http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781861349439&sf1=keyword&st1=understanding+global+social+policy&m=4&dc=69