Overview
The ongoing social crises and moral conflicts evident in global social policy debates are addressed in this timely volume. Leading interdisciplinary scholars focus on the 'social' of social policy, which is increasingly conceived in a globalised form, as new international agreements and global goals engender social struggles. They tackle pressing 'social questions', many of which have been exacerbated by COVID-19, including growing inequality, changing world population, ageing societies, migration and intersectional disadvantage. This ground-breaking volume critically engages with contested conceptions of the social which are increasingly deployed by international institutions and policy makers. Focusing on social sustainability, social cohesion, social justice, social wellbeing and social progress this text is even more crucial as policy makers look to accelerate socially sustainable solutions to the world's biggest challenges.
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher Deeming (University of Strathclyde)
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
ISBN: 9781447356103
ISBN 10: 1447356101
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 28 April 2021
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
75 years ago Karl Polanyi warned that our future is in question unless we accept the reality of the social and begin the work of decommodifying humanity and nature. Appearing not a minute too soon, Christopher Deeming's deeply researched and impressive volume brings us closer than ever to achieving those goals by deftly navigating a global policy path strewn with moral exigencies. Margaret R. Somers, University of Michigan
Featuring a team of distinguished contributors, this excellent volume is the best available introduction to current debates on social sustainability in global social policy. Daniel Beland, McGill University, Canada In the era of global rentier capitalism and a mass precariat, it is vital to revive social policy. This compendium should become a standard reference guide. Guy Standing, SOAS University of London An impressive collection of essays around the 'social question' and 'the social' of social policy. A must read for those who are interested in sustainability debates and the evolution of global social policy. Emanuele Ferragina, Sciences Po
Author Information
Christopher Deeming is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde, with research interests in the field of Comparative and Global Social Policy. His latest works with Policy Press are Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: International and Comparative Policy Perspectives (2020) and Reframing Global Social Policy: Social Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth (2019).
