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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 citizenshipBy John Clarke, Kathleen Coll, Evelina Dagnino and Catherine Neveu
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1253-6, £21.99January 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 WaldfogelHardback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1051-8, £70.00January 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 PetersenHardback ISBN: 978-1-4473-0644-3, £70.00April 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 SturdyHardback ISBN: 978-1-4473-0998-7, £70.00April 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 SpickerPaperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1610-7, £23.99March 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 YeatesPaperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1024-2, £21.99
