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  • - Shifting Boundaries Globally and Locally
     
    £74.49

    Reviewing diverse sites, including the US, Cambodia, Israel, Poland, Chile, Australia and Brazil, this book considers how schooling systems are being influenced by the rise of external actors who increasingly determine the content, delivery and governance of education.

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    - Imaginaries, Discourses and Practices of Social Ordering
    by Philipp (Philipps-University of Marburg) Lottholz
    £68.49

    Drawing on decolonial perspectives on peace, statehood and development, this illuminating book examines post-liberal statebuilding in Central Asia. Through its analysis, the book highlights the problem with assumptions about liberal democracy, modern statehood and capitalist development as the standard template for post-conflict countries.

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    - Making Sense of Religious Lives
     
    £72.49

    This collection brings together a diverse range of interpretivist perspectives to find fresh takes on the meanings of religion. Cutting across paradigms and traditions, experts from the UK, US and India apply different approaches to engagement with beliefs and themes, including identity, ritual and emotion.

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    - Reimagining the Street as the Heart of the City
    by William (University of San Francisco) Riggs
    £23.49

    This book offers a unique look at streets as locations that can evolve to support the economic, social, cultural and natural aspects of cities.It focuses on how the power of streets can be harnessed to shape more dynamic spaces for walking, biking and living and stimulate urban vitality and community regeneration.

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    - Ideas and Inspiration from the Zapatistas
    by Levi (University of Liverpool) Gahman
    £21.99

    Written by an international team of authors, this ambitious volume offers radical alternatives to staid ways of thinking on the most crucial global challenges of our times. Bridging real examples of political agency, collective action and mutual aid with big-picture concepts, the book encourages readers to 'be a Zapatista', wherever they are.

  • - Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic
     
    £27.49

    This book synthesises the challenges of researching everyday life for families on low incomes during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve future policy and practice.

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    £68.49

    In this book, a team of international contributors examine the often-overlooked complex governance of the South Asia to Gulf migration corridor. The conclusions drawn enable readers to better understand migration in this region, while also providing a model for analysing global migration governance in practice in different parts of the world.

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    by Colin (Garden Court Chambers and Free Movement) Yeo
    £24.99

    The word 'refugee' is both evocative and contested. In this essential guide for students, lawyers and non-specialists, Colin Yeo draws on his experience as an immigration barrister and key legal cases to explore international refugee law.

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    - Central Europe's Illiberal Revolt
    by Ivan (University of Toronto Kalmar
    £19.99

    The response to neoliberal globalisation in Central Europe has led to populism arising from its brutal transition to capitalism. Kalmar uses examples from popular culture to sport to reject as racist the idea that Central Europe's cultures are incompatible with liberal democracy.

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    by Matthew (SOAS University of London) Wilkinson, Lamia (SOAS University of London) Irfan, Muzammil (University of Salford) Quraishi & et al.
    £17.99

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    - Community-based Action for Transformative Change
    by Margaret (Youth and Community Development Ledwith
    £20.99

    This unique, holistic and radical perspective on participatory practice has been updated to reflect on advances made in the past decade and the impact of austerity. The innovative text bridges the divide between community development ideas and practice and considers how to bring about transformative social change.

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    £26.49

    Challenging conventional thinking, leading academics explore how individuals' relationships with civil society change over time as different lifecourse events and stages trigger and hinder civic engagement and political participation, and highlight the implications for those promoting greater civic and political engagement.

  • by Esther (WISERD and Cardiff University) Muddiman, Sally (WISERD and Cardiff University) Power & Chris (Cardiff University Social Science Research Park) Taylor
    £26.49

    This enlightening book challenges conventional distinctions between the family and civil society as it uncovers how civic values and practices are inherited and fostered within the home.

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    £88.49

    This expert-led review of policy analysis in Spain is the first systematic study to provide a comprehensive overview of how policy actors generate information for the policy making process.

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    by Lucy Series
    £21.99

    This book presents a socio-legal analysis of social care detention in the post-carceral era. Drawing from disability rights law and the meanings of 'home' and 'institution' it proposes solutions to the paradoxical implications of the 2014 UK Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of 'deprivation of liberty'.

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    - Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond
     
    £68.49

    This ground-breaking book explores the practical applications of queer theory for criminal justice practitioners. It covers theoretical concepts within queer criminology and the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals as victims, offenders and professionals, and proposes ways in which a real difference can be made to training, policy and practice.

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