Books published by Bristol University Press

Drawing on case studies from the UK, Ireland, US and Australia, this book addresses the major workplace challenges of HRM today to create a textbook for the 21st century.

Explaining gender as both an asymmetrical binary and a hierarchy, the book shows how masculinization works via 'nested hierarchies' of domination and subordination and explores masculinities within nation-state and power politics.

Chris Ogden argues that, as the world capitulates to China's preferred authoritarian order, other world powers are moving to this as a dominant global phenomenon, which will transform global institutions, human rights and political systems.

This second volume of The Global Agenda for Social Justice provides accessible insights into some of the world's most pressing social problems and proposes international public policy and social responses to those problems.

Becky Tunstall assesses the position of housing in public policy and health, and the most immediate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in one convenient resource for students, scholars and practitioners.

Nigel Thrift explores recent changes in the British research university that threaten to erode the quality of these higher education institutions.

With examples of policy and approaches, this book supports those working in the built environment and public health sectors, with the knowledge and insight to maximise health improvement through planning and land use decisions.

Leading interdisciplinary scholars focus on the 'social' of social policy. This ground-breaking volume tackles pressing 'social questions' and critically engages with contested conceptions of 'the social' which are increasingly deployed by international institutions and policy makers.

This book offers a new interpretation on why and how marketisation has taken place within England and questions the rationale for further marketisation of Higher Education.

This book explores how young people across different European contexts participate in decision-making and foster changes on issues that concern them and their communities, giving new insights into discourses on young people's as active citizens across Europe.

Stephen McBride explores the multiple crises defining neoliberalism, identifying the linkages between them, and argues for radical solutions to revive our increasingly dystopian political and economic world.

In the first collection of its kind, criminology experts demonstrate the value of applying intersectionality as theory, framework and methodology in research.

This reappraisal of the geographical aspects of philosopher Herbert Marcuse's theories finds fresh meanings and contemporary applications in his work.

Outlining a critical approach to educational research and practice, the book draws on the testimonies of students and teachers to construct a model of transformative teaching and learning.

Police officers deal with mental illness-related incidents on a daily basis. Ian Cummins explores policy failures, and considers how the individuals in police officers' care should be supported by community mental health agencies.

This much-needed volume fills an overlooked gap in adult safeguarding - the digital arena - in providing a comprehensive overview of policy and practice in supporting vulnerable adults online. Providing an essential analysis illustrated by recent court rulings and case studies, the authors advocate for the effective support of adults with learning disabilities and/or mental capacity issues in their digital lives without compromising their privacy and participation rights. The text balances a theoretical exploration of the tensions between participation and protection, legislation, human rights, professional biases and social wrongs. It encourages a critical approach in adopting both a practical and realistic understanding for policy makers, professionals and students in social work, law and adult social care.

Wistow draws on empirical evidence to show how the social contract produces longstanding inequitable consequences in relation to health, place and social mobility in England.

European and North American notions of helping - or managing - poor and marginalised people have deep roots in religious texts and traditions which continue to influence contemporary social policy and social work practice in ways which many do not realise. Bringing together interdisciplinary scholarship, Mark Henrickson argues that it is essential to understand and critique social work's origins in order to work out what to retain and what must change if we are to achieve the vision of a truly global profession. Addressing current debates in international social work about social justice, professionalisation, and the legacy of colonisation, this thought-provoking book will allow practitioners and scholars to consider and create a global future for social work.