Publications
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Repealing the 8th
(2018)
"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Irish law currently permits abortion only where the life of the pregnant woman is at risk. Since 1983, the 8th Amendment to the Constitution has recognised the “unborn” as ...
Care Technologies for Ageing Societies
(2023)
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Technology is quickly becoming an integral part of care systems across the world and is frequently cited in policy discourse as pivotal for solving the ‘crisis’ ...
Care Technologies for Ageing Societies
(2023)
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Technology is quickly becoming an integral part of care systems across the world and is frequently cited in policy discourse as pivotal for solving the ‘crisis’ ...
Repealing the 8th
(2018)
"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Irish law currently permits abortion only where the life of the pregnant woman is at risk. Since 1983, the 8th Amendment to the Constitution has recognised the “unborn” as ...
Disputing Citizenship
(2014-01-27)
This unique book presents a new perspective on citizenship by treating it as a continuing focus of dispute. The authors develop a view of citizenship as always emerging from struggle through an exploration of the entanglements ...
Intersections of ageing, gender, sexualities
(2019)
With an increasingly diverse ageing population, we need to understand how social divisions intersect to affect outcomes in later life. Gender and sexuality are recognised as key factors in determining a person’s experience ...
Stopping rape
(2015)
Epdf available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the international policies developed to stop rape, together with case studies on their effectiveness in practice. Engaging with ...
Using Evidence to End Homelessness
(2020)
Available open access under CC-BY-NC license. The Centre for Homelessness Impact brings together this urgent book gathering the insights of leaders in government, academia and the third sector to present new evidence-based ...
Decriminalising Abortion in the UK
(2019)
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The public and parliamentary debate about UK abortion law is often diverted away from key moral and political questions by disputes regarding basic questions of fact. And ...
The Escape from Poverty
(2023)
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The perpetuation of poverty across generations damages lives. It weakens social cohesion and the economy and undermines environmental sustainability. This ...
Rethinking sustainable cities: Accessible, green and fair
(2016)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Sustainable urbanisation has moved to the forefront of global debate, research and policy agendas over recent years. Rapid urbanisation throughout China, India and many other ...
Equality and Diversity
(2011-07-20)
This important book explores the values of equality and diversity as promoted across liberal societies, drawing on various traditions of political and social philosophy, and applying them to policy and practice debates.
Constructing the Higher Education Student
(2022)
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Amid debates about the future of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of how Europe’s 35 million students are ...
Preventing Violence
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Preventing Violence argues that we can move towards safer and better societies by advancing holistic public health approaches to violence prevention.
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The concept and measurement of violence against women and men
(2017)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? ...
Towards Inclusive Social Policies?
(2025)
Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies and upended lives – but did it also open the door to more inclusive policies? Focusing on both attitudinal and institutional ...
Reimagining Homelessness
(2020)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The number of people experiencing homelessness is rising in the majority of advanced western economies. Bringing to light the most contemporary research, policy and practice, ...
Justice in the Digital State
(2019)
Exploring how justice is delivered at a time of rapid technological transformation, Justice in the Digital State exposes urgent issues surrounding the modernisation of courts and tribunals whilst examining the effects of ...
The Marketisation of Welfare-To-Work in Ireland
(2023)
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This book assesses how the practice of contracting-out public employment services via competitive tendering and Payment-by-Results is transforming welfare-to-work ...
Romani Communities and Transformative Change
(2020)
"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The turn towards a Social Investment approach to welfare implies deploying resources to enhance human capital and mobilise the productive potential of citizens, starting in ...
Care Poverty and Unmet Needs
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
As populations age around the world, there is an urgent need to address the inadequate and unequal provision of care and support to older and disabled people. ...
Ethical Evidence and Policymaking
(2022)
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This important book offers practical advice for using evidence and research in policymaking. The book has two aims. First, it builds a case for ethics and ...
Getting Better
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Health inequality has reached a crisis point. Your income or hometown can have a devastating impact on how well and how long you live. This injustice, ...
International Approaches to Rape
(2011-04-06)
By introducing readers to national perspectives of issues relating to rape, the book presents a comparative approach which highlights similarities and differences between countries, contexts, laws, key issues and policies ...
Local Civil Society
(2021)
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Drawing on place-based field investigations and new empirical analysis, this original book investigates civil society at local level.
The concept of civil ...
Lande
(2019)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. How can Archaeology help us understand our contemporary world? This ground-breaking book reflects on material, visual and digital culture from the Calais “Jungle” – the informal ...
What is Public Trust in the Health System?
(2023)
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This important book uses empirical evidence to explore the concept of public trust in health systems.
In doing so, it provides a comprehensive contemporary ...
Environment in the lives of children and families
(2017)
Epdf available Open Access under CC-BY licence. Based on involved creative, qualitative work with families in India and the UK who live in different contexts, this book illuminates how environmental practices are negotiated ...
Chapter 7 The limits of social care reform
(2023)
Chapter 4 and chapter 7 are available Open Access under
CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Two decades have passed since the devolution of social care policy, with key differences emerging between the UK’s four systems, but what impact ...
Pathways to Recovery and Desistance
(2019)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Putting forward a new recovery roadmap and new reform models for prisoners reintegration, Best provides an accessible guide for the implementation of community partnerships for ...
Advising in austerity: Reflections on challenging times for advice agencies
(2017)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. In a world dominated by austerity politics and policies, Advising in austerity provides a lively and thought-provoking account of the conditions, consequences and challenges ...
Local knowledge matters
(2018)
"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book explores the critical role that local knowledge plays in public policy processes as well as its role in the co-production of policy relevant knowledge with the ...
Making Research Matter
(2021)
"EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Written by a leading expert in the field, this practical and accessible book is an essential guide to knowledge exchange, impact and research dissemination ...
Digital Public Employment Services in Action
(2025)
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the ongoing digital transformation of public employment services (PES) – the most radical remaking of the welfare state in a generation.
As PES shift from analogue to ...
Civic Engagement in Later Life
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Older adults’ civic engagement has become a key concern in academic and policy debates in recent years. However, existing studies on this topic remain fragmented ...
Women in Supramolecular Chemistry
(2022)
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Drawing on research carried out by the Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) network, this book sets out the extent to which women working in STEM face ...
Children and Young People’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction
(2020)
"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.
Disasters are complex environmental, social and cultural events and processes yet disaster management approaches tend to simplify responses and homogenise affected populations. ...
City Regions and Devolution in the UK
(2021)
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Rich in case study insights, this book provides an overview of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes political, economic, ...
Social Innovation for Real-World Transformation
(2025)
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In an era where ‘social innovation’ is often used as a buzzword, this book challenges readers to rethink its true potential for addressing the systemic roots of ...
Northern Exposure
(2023)
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic affected all parts of the country, it did not do so equally. Northern England was hit the hardest, exposing more than ever the ...
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
(2025)
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. During the cost-of-living crisis, schools and nurseries have had to step beyond their educational purpose to offer free food to families through food banks. This ...
Participation in Courts and Tribunals
(2020)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Barriers to participation in the court system is a recurring and important problem within the criminal justice system. This significant study reveals how participation is ...
Health in Hard Times
(2019)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence and edited by a leading expert, this is an important book for anyone seeking to understand one of today’s most significant determinants of health. How has austerity impacted on ...
Active ageing
(2014-05-14)
In this topical book older people's volunteering is studied in eight European countries at the structural, macro, meso and micro levels. Overall it highlights how different interactions between the levels facilitate or ...
Women's Emancipation and Civil Society Organisations
(2017)
Women are at the heart of civil society organisations. Through them they have achieved many successes, challenged oppressive practices at a local and global level and have developed outstanding entrepreneurial activities. ...
Transformational Moments in Social Welfare
(2021)
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During the consolidation of the welfare state in the 1940s, and its reshaping in the 2010s, the boundaries between the state, voluntary action, the family and ...
Domestic Violence and Sexuality
(2015)
This book provides the first detailed discussion of domestic violence and abuse in same sex relationships, offering a unique comparison between this and domestic violence and abuse experienced by heterosexual women and ...