The politics of civil society is an original, thought provoking analysis which challenges one-dim...

Continuing professional development (CPD) has become a defining issue in twenty-first century soc...

With international human rights under challenge, this book represents a comprehensive critique...

The political economy of the Irish welfare state provides a fascinating interpretation of the evo...

This comprehensive international study provides a cross-national analysis of different understand...

`Fred Powell argues for social work as civic engagement, promoting inclusion and justice through ...

Over the last few decades, public opinion has been traumatised by revelations of child abuse on a...

Despite the high aspirations of young people from disadvantaged communities, they face barriers t...

In the second, revised edition of this indispensable book, the author looks behind 'the mirror of...