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By Sonja Blum, Johanna Kuhlmann, Klaus Schubert
December 02, 2019
Published ten years after the first edition, this new Handbook offers topical, and comprehensive information on the welfare systems of all 28 EU member states and their recent reforms, giving the reader an invaluable introduction and basis for comparative welfare research. Additional chapters ...
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By Lucas Gottzén, Ulf Mellström, Tamara Shefer
December 02, 2019
The Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies provides a contemporary critical and scholarly overview of theorizing and research on masculinities as well as emerging ideas and areas of study that are likely to shape research and understanding of gender and men in the future. The ...
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By Marion Demossier, David Lees, Aurélien Mondon, Nina Parish
November 25, 2019
The Routledge Handbook of French Politics and Culture provides a detailed survey of the highly differentiated field of research on French politics, society and culture across the social sciences and humanities. The handbook includes contributions from the most eminent authors in their respective ...
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By Susanne C. Knittel, Zachary J. Goldberg
November 18, 2019
The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies traces the growth of an important interdisciplinary field, its foundations, key debates and core concerns, as well as highlighting current and emerging issues and approaches and pointing to new directions for enquiry. With a focus on the ...
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By Hannah Lewi, Wally Smith, Dirk vom Lehn, Steven Cooke
November 15, 2019
The Routledge International Handbook of New Digital Practices in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Heritage Sites presents a fascinating picture of the ways in which today's cultural institutions are undergoing a transformation through innovative applications of digital technology. With...
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By Maria Berghs, Tsitsi Chataika, Yahya El-Lahib, Kudakwashe Dube
November 07, 2019
The onslaught of neoliberalism, austerity measures and cuts, impact of climate change, protracted conflicts and ongoing refugee crisis, rise of far right and populist movements have all negatively impacted on disability. Yet, disabled people and their allies are fighting back and we urgently need ...
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By Matteo Vittuari, John Devlin, Marco Pagani, Thomas G. Johnson
November 01, 2019
This volume represents the result of almost two decades of trans-Atlantic collaborative development of a policy research paradigm, the International Comparative Rural Policy Studies program. Over this period dozens of scientists from different disciplines but with a common interest in rural ...
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By Peeter Vihalemm, Anu Masso, Signe Opermann
October 17, 2019
This book focuses on social transformations as one of the central topics in the social sciences. The study of European social transformations is very valuable in the context of universal discussions within social sciences: explaining invariable, universal attributes of societies and examining ...
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By Bent Greve
October 04, 2019
The first of the UN Millennium Goals was to reduce extreme poverty and in 2014 it was halved compared to 1990, and now the goal is to eradicate poverty and hunger by 2030. The reduction in poverty is, to a high degree, the consequence of the rapid economic development in a few countries, ...
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By Jane M. Ussher, Joan C. Chrisler, Janette Perz
October 04, 2019
The Routledge International Handbook of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health is the authoritative reference work on important, leading-edge developments in the domains of women’s sexual and reproductive health. The handbook adopts a life-cycle approach to examine key milestones and events in ...
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By Uğur Soytaş, Ramazan Sarı
September 30, 2019
Energy consumption and production have major influences on the economy, environment, and society, but in return they are also influenced by how the economy is structured, how the social institutions work, and how the society deals with environmental degradation. The need for integrated assessment ...
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By Rochelle Dalla, Donna Sabella
September 30, 2019
According to the UNODC (2015), human trafficking (HT) is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved, the fastest growing international crime, and one of the largest sources of income for organized criminal networks. It profoundly impacts the physical and mental health of victims, their ...