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Back to University sale from Policy Press
There are only a few days left of the Back to University sale from Policy Press! Until the 22nd October we are offering a selection of our most popular textbooks at 50% discount on Kindle and Google Play and 30% discount in print.
A selection of titles from the sale are highlighted below. You can find out more about the sale and all titles included, here:
http://www.policypress.co.uk/btu-sale-14.asp
Community development: A critical approach (second edition)
Margaret Ledwith
Paperback ISBN: 9781847426468 RRP £19.99 Sale price £13.99
Community development finds itself in times of unprecedented political, social and economic change, locally and globally, at the same time as divisions between poverty and privilege widen. Building practical approaches to theory and theoretical approaches to practice, this updated and expanded second edition of a bestselling text develops critiques of the changing context and identifies challenges faced by community development both at community level and as a collective force for a more just, equal and sustainable future. Featuring a range of different models of community development and illustrative stories from practitioners in the field, the new edition will be essential reading for practitioners, students and educators.
http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847426468
Understanding research for social policy and social work: Themes, methods and approaches (second edition)
Saul Becker, Alan Bryman and Harry Ferguson
Paperback ISBN: 9781847428158 RRP £24.99 Sale price £17.49
Comprehensive in scope, and written expertly by 80 leading contributors in an accessible and engaging style, this thoroughly revised and expanded second edition of the acclaimed international best-seller from Policy Press' Understanding Welfare series includes dozens of new sections which highlight developments since the first edition. It also combines theoretical and applied discussions and case examples to provide the essential one-stop guide to research methods, approaches and debates. The book is essential reading for students and teachers of social policy, social work, public policy, criminology, nursing and health sciences, education and other applied social sciences.
http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847428158
Understanding crime and social policy
Emma Wincup
Paperback ISBN: 9781847424990 RRP £21.99 Sale price £15.39
Understanding crime and social policy explores the interface between crime and social policy, drawing upon international theoretical developments and empirical research from within Criminology and Social Policy. Written by an experienced author, it uses analysis of policy-making under the New Labour and Conservative-Liberal Democrat governments to reflect upon the multiplicity of influences which shape the formulation and delivery of crime control policies, the changing nature of government and governance in neo-liberal societies, and the enhanced role of the welfare state in 'solving' crime 'problems'. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of policy examples including the resettlement of prisoners, problem drug use and 'troubled' families. Understanding crime and social policy encourages readers to reflect upon the close connections, and sometimes tensions, between crime reduction and social policy agendas.
http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847424990
Rethinking community practice: Developing transformative neighbourhoods
Gabriel Chanan and Colin Miller
Paperback ISBN: 9781447300090 RRP £21.99 Sale price £15.39
As local communities and public services reel under the impact of global economic turmoil, it is vital to find more creative ways for the services to work together with those who depend on them and who also, as citizens, ultimately govern them. Community practice is the name for that growing part of the relationship by which service providers and local residents collaborate flexibly and economically to meet needs, boost community strengths and service effectiveness, and link participative and representative democracy. Combining re-examination of theory with practical tools and approaches, Chanan and Miller provide a new framework for local involvement strategy, for policy-makers and practitioners alike. They show how this innovative but still amorphous movement can become more coherent, both on the ground and in public policy: reforming community development, building new kinds of neighbourhood partnership, measuring outcomes objectively, and combining the best innovations of the past three decades into a new synthesis.