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  • George Soros and the Roma: Praxis, Equity and Empowerment

    by Andrew Ryder, Balázs Majtényi, Frank Thomas Zsigo ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    For three decades the philanthropist and billionaire investor George Soros has played a prominent role in promoting a vision of ‘Open Society’ in Central Eastern Europe (CEE), promoting the transition from communist statism to liberal democracy through his philanthropic measures, most notably his support for the Open Society Foundations. Within this body of work an important aspect has been Soros ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • Sites of Resistance

    Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in school, community and the academy

    by Andrew Ryder ...
    This account of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller policy and practice in education, social policy and politics is enriched with reflection, theoretical analysis and biographical narratives. It draws on the author's 25 years' experience of working as an activist, educationalist and researcher for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller rights. Sites of Resistance is essential reading for service providers, campaigners ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Community Groups in Context

    Local Activities and Actions

    by Rosie Anderson, Phil Ware, Teresa Piacentini, Lucy Mayblin, Robin Simpson, Jane Milling, Hilary Ramsden, Sarah Cemlyn, Andrew Ryder, Niall Crowley, Andri Soteri-Proctor ...
    Series series Third Sector Research
    In the past decade community groups have been portrayed as the solution to many social problems. Yet the role of ‘below the regulatory radar’ community action has received little research attention and thus is poorly understood in terms of both policy and practice.Focusing on self-organised community activity, this book offers the first collection of papers developing theoretical and empirically ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Governance in Transition

    Edited by Andrew Ryder, Ján Buček ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book looks at experience in government restructuring and devolution from a variety of national and international perspectives, both within the European Union and elsewhere, focusing on lessons learned and ways forward.Since the 1980s, there has been a global trend to give more power to local governments. Even in Korea and the United Kingdom, the most centralised countries in the OECD, local ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Hearing the Voices of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities

    Inclusive Community Development

    Edited by Andrew Ryder, Sarah Cemlyn, Thomas Acton ...
    Over the past decade, interest in Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT) has risen up the political and media agendas, but they remain relatively unknown. This topical book is the first to chart the history and contemporary developments in GRT community activism, and the community and voluntary organisations and coalitions which support it. Underpinned by radical community development and equality ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Britain and Europe at a Crossroads

    The Politics of Anxiety and Transformation

    by Andrew Ryder ...
    This book dissects the complex social, cultural and political factors which led the UK to take its decision to leave the EU and examines the far-reaching consequences of that decision.Developing the conceptual framework of securitization, Ryder innovatively uses primary sources and a focus on rhetoric to examine the ways that political elites engineered a politics of fear, insecurity and Brexit ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Romani Communities and Transformative Change

    A New Social Europe

    by Nidhi Trehan, Romeo Franz, Angela Kocze, Margareta Matache, Sarah Cemlyn, Lisa Smith, Anna Csilla Daróczi, Bernard Rorke0, Marek Szilvasi1, Roland Ferkovics2 ...
    Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND.Drawing on Roma community voices and expert research, this book provides a powerful tool to challenge conventional discourses and analyses on Romani identity, poverty and exclusion.Through the transformative vehicle of a ‘Social Europe’, this edited collection presents new concepts and strategies for framing social justice for Romani communities across ... Read more

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  • Post-Growth Living

    For an Alternative Hedonism

    by Kate Soper ...
    An urgent and passionate plea for a new and ecologically sustainable vision of the good life.The reality of runaway climate change is inextricably linked with the mass consumerist, capitalist society in which we live. And the cult of endless growth, and endless consumption of cheap disposable commodities isn't only destroying the world, it is damaging ourselves and our way of being. How do we stop ... Read more

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  • Inventing the Future

    Postcapitalism and a World Without Work

    by Nick SRNICEK, Alex Williams ...
    This major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism)Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite ... Read more

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  • Urban Geography

    by Tim Hall, Heather Barrett ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Series
    This revised fifth edition not only examines the new geographical patterns forming within and between cities, but also investigates the way geographers have sought to make sense of this urban transformation. It is structured into three sections: 'contexts', 'themes' and 'issues' that move students from a foundation in urban geography through its major themes to contemporary and pressing issues. ... Read more

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  • The Third Way

    The Renewal of Social Democracy

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