Publications
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Supporting Young Children’s Participation in Child Welfare
(2025)
How do we better involve young children in the decision-making of their own social care? This book, developed from the Erasmus+ funded PANDA project, explores the development of knowledge and resources to educate and support ...
Ecosocial Work and Sustainability Transitions
(2025)
Sustainable development and ecosocial work have become one of the most dynamic global debates of the social work profession. How can social work contribute to the sustainability transitions of European societies? Bringing ...
Towards Inclusive Social Policies?
(2025)
Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies and upended lives – but did it also open the door to more inclusive policies? Focusing on both attitudinal and institutional ...
Getting Better
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Health inequality has reached a crisis point. Your income or hometown can have a devastating impact on how well and how long you live. This injustice, ...
Ageing Equitably with Care
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What are the consequences of growing old and needing care in a world shaped by inequality? Who provides the care? What are the challenges? This groundbreaking book ...
Care Poverty and Unmet Needs
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
As populations age around the world, there is an urgent need to address the inadequate and unequal provision of care and support to older and disabled people. ...
Child Protection and the European Court of Human Rights
(2025)
Article 1 of the European Convention of Human Rights gives children the same protection of their fundamental rights and freedoms as adults. However, there is a notable absence of specific provisions for their rights. What ...
Digital Public Employment Services in Action
(2025)
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the ongoing digital transformation of public employment services (PES) – the most radical remaking of the welfare state in a generation.
As PES shift from analogue to ...
Social Innovation for Real-World Transformation
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In an era where ‘social innovation’ is often used as a buzzword, this book challenges readers to rethink its true potential for addressing the systemic roots of ...
Critical Research and Creative Practice with Migrant and Refugee Communities
(2025)
EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Drawing on the voices and experiences of refugees, activists and professional practitioners, this collection illustrates the complexities of migration with ...
Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living with Chronic Illness
(2026)
Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. When people are forced to flee their homes – due to armed conflict, persecution, or human rights violations – continuity of care for those living with chronic illnesses ...
The Contradictions of Market Socialism
(2026)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. China and Vietnam are two of the remaining constitutionally socialist countries that are single-handedly governed by Communist parties. Their rapid economic growth ...
Healthy Ageing
(2026)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY licence. This book shares insights from the Healthy Ageing Challenge, bringing research, business, policy and practice together to create age-friendly homes, workplaces and ...
Care Leaves and Care Time for All
(2026)
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What if care was at the heart of how we organise our societies and economies? This timely book explores how care leave policies can help build and sustain caring ...