Publications
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Disability and Poverty
(2011-05-31)
This book is about being disabled and being poor and the social, cultural and political processes that link these two aspects of living in what has been characterised as a “vicious circle” (Yeo & Moore 2003). It is also ...
Disputing Citizenship
(2014-01-27)
This unique book presents a new perspective on citizenship by treating it as a continuing focus of dispute. The authors develop a view of citizenship as always emerging from struggle through an exploration of the entanglements ...
Advising in austerity: Reflections on challenging times for advice agencies
(2017)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. In a world dominated by austerity politics and policies, Advising in austerity provides a lively and thought-provoking account of the conditions, consequences and challenges ...
The concept and measurement of violence against women and men
(2017)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? ...
Designing Prostitution Policy
(2017-04-26)
While the debate on regulating prostitution usually focuses on national policy, it is local policy measures that have the most impact on the ground. This book is the first to offer a detailed analysis of the design and ...
Local knowledge matters
(2018)
"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book explores the critical role that local knowledge plays in public policy processes as well as its role in the co-production of policy relevant knowledge with the ...
Gendering Women
(2014)
An account of how constructions of femininity fundamentally affect women's mental wellbeing through the life course. Led by women’s life history accounts of growing up and growing older in the north of England, this book ...
Children and Young People’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction
(2020)
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Disasters are complex environmental, social and cultural events and processes yet disaster management approaches tend to simplify responses and homogenise affected populations. ...
Veiled Threats
(2008)
As Muslim women continue to be a focus of media-led debate, Naaz Rashid uses original scholarship and empirical research to examine how Muslim women are represented in policy discourse and how the trope of the Muslim woman ...
Social Exclusion of Youth in Europe
(2021)
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Policymakers throughout Europe are enacting policies to support youth labour market integration. However, many young people continue to face unemployment, ...