Overview

Bringing together the voices of leading experts in the field, this edition offers an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past year.  The book considers a range of current issues and critical debates in the UK and international social policy field. Published in association with the SPA, this comprehensive analysis of the current state of social policy will be of interest to students and academics in social policy, social welfare and related disciplines.

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Author:   James Rees (University of Wolverhampton) ,  Marco Pomati (Cardiff University) ,  Elke Heins (University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Volume:   32
ISBN:  

9781447341666

ISBN 10:   144734166
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   08 July 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Race, Racism and Social Policy ~ James Rees Race and Social Policy: Challenges and Obstacles ~ Nasar Meer ‘Race’: the Missing Dimension in Social Policy Higher Education? ~ Bankole Cole, Gary Craig and Nasreen Ali Young People as Cultural Critics of the Monocultural Landscapes that Fail them ~ Rick Bowler and Amina Razak Returnees: Unwanted Citizens or Cherished Countrymen ~ Bozena Sojka and Maarja Saar Part II: Social Policy and Young People ~ Elke Heins The Family Welfare Source and Inequality in Liberal Welfare States: Evidence from Cohort Studies ~ Sarah Weakley Economic Hardship in Young Adulthood: A Cause for Concern or a Matter of Course while Settling into the Swedish Labour Market? ~ Anna Kahlmeter Cultural Education and the Good Citizen: A Systematic Analysis of a Neo-Liberal Communitarian Policy Trend ~ Katherine Tonkiss, Eleni Stamou and Malgorzata Wootton How Geographical and Ideological Proximity Impact Community Youth Justice (In)accessibility in England and Wales ~ Sarah Brooks Wilson Part III: Austerity ~ Marco Pomati After a Decade of Austerity, Does the UK Have an Income Safety Net Worth its Name? ~ Donald Hirsch A New Page? The Public Library in Austerity ~ Emma Davidson No Way Home: the Challenges of Exiting Homelessness in Austere Times ~ Christina Carmichael ‘Everywhere and Nowhere’: Interventions and Services under Austerity ~ Stephen Crossley

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Author Information

James Rees is Reader and Deputy Director at the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton. Marco Pomati is Lecturer in Social Sciences and Research Methods at Cardiff University. Elke Heins is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh.

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