Sociology & Social Policy

The Rise of the Meritocracy..

The Risk of Social Policy uses a comparative perspective to systematically analyse the effects of social policy reforms and welfare state retrenchment on voting choice. It re-examines twenty elections in OECD countries to show if and how social policy issues drive elections...

This volume explores how May Day demonstrations have evolved and taken different trajectories in different political contexts, examining May Day rituals today by way of a comparison of data from over 2000 questionnaires from six countries: Belgium, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. As su..

In the wake of the Greek and Irish crises, and at a moment when solidarity between states is hotly debated on a daily basis at EU level, it is important to understand how ‘solidarity’ can happen at all. The Road to Social Europe reviews the development of political cultural processes since the ninet..

In the wake of the Greek and Irish crises, and at a moment when solidarity between states is hotly debated on a daily basis at EU level, it is important to understand how ‘solidarity’ can happen at all. The Road to Social Europe reviews the development of political cultural processes since the ninet..

The Romani Women’s Movement highlights the role that Romani women’s politics plays in shaping equality related discourses, policies, and movements in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe...

This edited collection explores the exceptional international influence of Pierre Bourdieu's classical book Distinction in contemporary Social Sciences. Including contributions from contemporary sociologists from various countries, it sketches the genesis and career of the book, both in France and a..

In the context of the increasing global movement of people and a growing evidence base for differing outcomes in child welfare, Routledge Handbook of Global Child Welfare provides a compelling account of child welfare, grounded in the latest theory, policy and practice. Drawing on eminent internatio..

The second edition of the Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers students clear and informed chapters on the history of globalization and key theories that have considered the causes and consequences of the globalization process. It has been completely revised and includes ..

This path-breaking book, edited by Christian Aspalter, brings together leading experts to discuss welfare provision in 26 countries around the world. From the most advanced welfare states in Scandinavia to the developing powers of Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa and Mexico, each country-s..

This title was first published in 2001. For the English people, the image of the monarchy is deeply bound up with the idea of nationhood. This book surveys aspects of England's royal heritage dialogue from the late middle ages to the 19th century...

Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1972 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection...