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  • Talking Policy

    How social policy is made

    by Judith Bessant ...
    When we catch a bus, visit a doctor, borrow a book from the library or enrol in a course we benefit from the social policies of government. Talking Policy explains how the myriad programs and services we take for granted are developed and delivered, and how this fits into the political process.There is a human and political aspect to social policy-making; it's not all rational solutions to ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • When Students Protest

    Universities in the Global North

    Edited by Judith Bessant, Analicia Mejia Mesinas, Sarah Pickard ...
    Student political action has been a major and recurring feature of politics across the globe throughout the past century. Students have been involved in a full range of public issues, from anti-colonial movements, anti-war campaigns, civil rights and pro-democracy movements to campaigns against neoliberal policies, austerity, racism, misogyny and calls for climate change action. Yet their actions ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • When Students Protest

    Universities in the Global South

    Edited by Judith Bessant, Analicia Mejia Mesinas, Sarah Pickard ...
    Student political action has been a major and recurring feature of politics across the globe through the past century. Students have been involved in a full range of public issues, from anti-colonial movements, anti-war campaigns, civil rights and pro-democracy movements to campaigns against neoliberal policies, austerity, racism, misogyny and calls for climate change action. Yet student actions ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Rise of the Far Right

    Technologies of Recruitment and Mobilization

    Edited by Melody Devries, Rob Watts, Judith Bessant ...
    After decades on the social and political margins, far-right groups and movements are enjoying increasing success, and even claiming a place in mainstream electoral politics in many Western political systems.Research shows that new media like Twitter, YouTube, and community sites likes 4chan and Reddit are increasingly involved with the mobilization of popular support for far-right electoral ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

  • When Students Protest

    Secondary and High Schools

    Edited by Judith Bessant, Analicia Mejia Mesinas, Sarah Pickard ...
    Student political action has been a major and recurring feature of politics across the globe throughout the past century. Students have been involved in a full range of public issues, from anti-colonial movements, anti-war campaigns, civil rights and pro-democracy movements to campaigns against neoliberal policies, austerity, racism, misogyny and calls for climate change action. Yet student ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Making-Up People: Youth, Truth and Politics

    by Judith Bessant ...
    This book is about modern politics and young people. Judith Bessant revises some long-standing myths about children and young people’s politics. She highlights the huge gap between the many ways young people and politics are talked about and how they have long been politically active.Bessant draws on a relational historical sociology to show how since the nineteenth century certain historical ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Sociology Australia

    by Judith Bessant ...
    Sociology gives us the tools we need to understand our life and the lives of the people around us. It reveals that our commonsense view of the world isn't always right, and enables us to find out what actually shapes our experiences.In this widely used and very readable introductory text, Judith Bessant and Rob Watts show us how to develop a sociological perspective on what is happening in ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Great Transformation

    History for a Techno-Human Future

    by Judith Bessant ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    While artificial intelligence (AI), robots, bio-technologies and digital media are transforming work, culture, and social life, there is little understanding of or agreement about the scope and significance of this change. This new interpretation of the ‘great transformation’ uses history and evolutionary theory to highlight the momentous shift in human consciousness taking place. Only by learning ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Precarious Generation

    A Political Economy of Young People

    by Judith Bessant, Rys Farthing, Rob Watts ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    This book draws on a wealth of evidence including young people’s own stories, to document how they are now faring in increasingly unequal societies like America, Britain, Australia, France and Spain. It points to systematic generational inequality as those born since 1980 become the first generation to have a lower standard of living than previous generations. While governments and experts ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Young People Re-Generating Politics in Times of Crises

    Edited by Sarah Pickard, Judith Bessant ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book provides insight into the diverse ways young people from around the world are regenerating politics in innovative and multifaceted ways. The authors, who include academics and activists, challenge claims that young people are apolitical, apathetic and living up to the ‘me generation’ stereotype. Contributions cover a rich body of case examples of traditional and new forms of youth ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Governing Youth Politics in the Age of Surveillance

    Edited by Judith Bessant, Maria Grasso ...
    Series series The Criminalization of Political Dissent
    Drawing on case studies from around the world, contributors to this ground-breaking book explore a major contemporary paradox: on the one hand, young people today are at the forefront of political campaigns promoting social rights and ethical ideas that challenge authoritarian orders and elite privileges. On the other hand, too many governments, some claiming to be committed to liberal-democratic ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Violations of Trust

    How Social and Welfare Institutions Fail Children and Young People

    by Richard Hil ...
    Series series Welfare and Society
    The past few decades have brought to light increasing evidence of systemic and repeated institutional abuse of children and young people in many western nations. Government enquiries, research studies and media reports have begun to highlight the widespread nature of sexual, physical and emotional abuse of vulnerable children and young people. However, while public attention has focused on ... Read more

    $70.99 USD