Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

成長戦略と福祉改革－いかに国家が経済的移行に対処するか
Hassel, Anke / Palier, Bruno (eds.), Growth Strategies and Welfare Reforms: How Nations Cope with Economic Transitions. 448 pp. 2025:10 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <745-153>
ISBN 978-0-19-894748-6 hard ¥33,510.- (税込) GB￡ 119.00

How have advanced capitalist democracies dealt with deindustrialization? Did financialization affect these economies to the same degree? How does digitalization transform them? How do governments deal with the polycrises of Covid-19, inflation, and climate change? What roles did welfare systems and reforms play in these adaptations? This book seeks to answer these questions by exploring the economic and social trajectories of advanced political economies in Europe, the United States, China, and Russia in the twenty-first century. It focuses on the interaction between national growth and welfare regimes, government growth strategies, and welfare state reforms to explain these countries' differing developments from the 1990s to the mid 2020s. The chapters offer theoretical, typological, and empirical comparisons between advanced capitalist countries, alongside detailed national case studies, in order to further understand their general economic and social features and their developments. Growth Strategies and Welfare Reforms features contributions from leading scholars in comparative political economy and comparative welfare state research, and presents a sophisticated theoretical approach, drawing on but also moving beyond varieties of capitalism and growth model approaches.

Lim, Anna, Filipino Care Workers in Israel: Migration, Trans-local Livelihoods and Space. (Diaspora in Asia and Beyond) 218 pp. 2025:3 (Amsterdam U. Pr., NE) <745-221>
ISBN 978-94-6372-040-3 hard ¥30,131.- (税込) GB￡ 107.00

This book traces the construction of migrant space in Israel's urban periphery with a focus on the flat that Filipino care workers co-rent for their day-off and provides insight into the migrant lives and journeys in trans-local contexts. The author selects the flat not only as the central field site for fieldwork but also as an analytical lens for grasping the various social networks and the formation of new identities. Offering a repertoire of migrants' own narratives, she shows how the flat, as a microcosm of societal constellations of networks, provides opportunities for all sorts of new experiences. The groundbreaking ethnography contributes to migration scholarship by opening up avenues of analysis for space, community, and boundary-making in displacement and provides comprehensive insight into the dynamics of transnational labor migration. This provocative volume will be of key interest to scholars and students of migration studies, urban studies, and more broadly to anthropology and gender studies.

Briguglio, Marie / Czap, Natalia / Laffan, Kate (eds.), Wellbeing and Policy: Evidence for Action. 256 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-261>
ISBN 978-1-032-46592-0 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-46591-3 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

As wellbeing becomes an increasingly explicit policy goal in countries across the world, the demand for evidence upon which to base intervention is growing. Featuring 41 contributing authors from 18 countries, this book surveys and synthesizes recent developments in wellbeing science and policy to highlight key lessons learned and to offer actionable insights for policymaking.Opening with a foreword by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, and an introductory chapter surveying the fundamentals of wellbeing policy, the book reviews the links between wellbeing and various domains, including income, work, health, family, altruism and empathy, ageing, gender, education, housing, environment, crime, democracy, migration, religion, digital technology and art, culture and creativity. The book also examines the state of the art on wellbeing policy frameworks in diverse contexts including developed and developing countries, small and large states, across the world, documenting interventions by governmental, private or non-governmental organizations. Case studies include Bhutan, New Zealand, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Malta.This book is essential reading for anyone interested in progressing towards a wellbeing economy including policy makers, academics, and students in economics, public policy, public administration, behavioural and political science.

J.L.Powell著　分断に架橋する－社会理論と社会政策研究
Powell, Jason L., Bridging the Divide: Exploring Social Theory and Social Policy. (International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice) 132 pp. 2025:3 (Springer, GW) <743-303>
ISBN 978-3-031-82422-7 hard ¥25,527.- (税込) EUR 109.99

In today's complex and rapidly changing globe, understanding the link between social theory and social policy is crucial for addressing the diverse challenges that diverse societies face. This book aims to provide a thorough critical analysis of how social theory shapes social policy and how effective policies can be informed by theoretical frameworks emanating from history and the present. This book is both important and significant: by bridging the gap between theory and policy, this book seeks to contribute to the development of evidence-based policies that promote social cohesion, social justice, and well-being. The book is one of the first to open up theoretical strategies and applicability to social policies.

Schmid, Hillel / Greenspan, Itay (eds.), Human Service Organizations in Times of the COVID-19. 195 pp. 2025:5 (Routledge, UK) <742-169>
ISBN 978-1-041-02525-2 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This book explores the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis on human service organizations from an international perspective. The pandemic is described as a "disruptive extreme event" that has resulted in extensive and intolerable physical, psychological, and material consequences for members and clients within human service organizations. The chapters in this volume highlight the need for organizations to strengthen their resilience, adapt to changing external circumstances, and continue to serve their missions effectively. They address the implications of a health and social pandemic on economic resilience, changes in work technologies, therapeutic intervention programs, human resources, organizational structure, and social media tools used by human service organizations. The eleven chapters of this volume cover seven countries representing diverse socio-political, cultural, and economic systems, ranging from the USA and the UK to Austria, Bangladesh, China, and Israel. The perspectives presented in these chapters offer a significant contribution to theory, research, and practice in the management of human service organizations during times of disruptive extreme events.The chapters in this book were originally published in Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance.

T.ジャクソン著　ケアの経済
Jackson, Tim, The Care Economy. 342 pp. 2025:2 (Polity Pr., UK) <742-105>
ISBN 978-1-5095-5428-7 hard ¥15,004.- (税込) US$ 69.95
ISBN 978-1-5095-5429-4 paper ¥5,780.- (税込) US$ 26.95

Care is the foundation of organic life. But its fate in the economy is precarious and uncertain. The labour of care is arduous and underpaid. Yet without it health and vitality are impossible. Care itself ends up leading a curious dual life. In our hearts it's honoured as an irreducible good. But in the market it's treated as a second class citizen - barely recognised in the relentless rush for productivity and wealth.How did we arrive in this dysfunctional place? And what can we do to change things? What would it mean to take health seriously as a societal goal? What would it take to adopt care as an organising principle in the economy? Renowned ecological economist Tim Jackson sets out to tackle these questions in this timely and deeply personal book. His journey travels through the history of medicine, the economics of capitalism and the philosophical underpinnings of health. He unpacks the gender politics of care, revisits the birthplace of a universal dream and confronts the demons that prevent us from realising it. Irreverent, insightful and profoundly inquisitive, The Care Economy offers a bold and accessible manifesto for a healthier and more humane society.

エコ社会政策？－理論的、概念的、実証的諸問題
Domorenok, Ekaterina / Graziano, P. / Zimmermann, K. (eds.), The Eco-Social Polity?: Theoretical, Conceptual and Empirical Issues. 304 pp. 2025:5 (Policy Pr., UK) <741-326>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7283-7 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

The devastating effects of climate change are undeniable. Fires rage and waters rise in every corner of the globe. In light of these changes to our planet, the issue of social and environmental wellbeing has gained prominent attention from both academia and policy makers. Scholarly research on the interaction between social and employment policy domains has flourished. Academics now reflect on the different aspects of environmental and social protection, ecological and social risks, and the costs of climate change, sustainable welfare and new social movements prompted by green transitions. This book provides a vital contribution to the emerging research agenda. It brings together scholars from interconnected disciplines to discuss the eco-social debate, providing a critical overview on extant scholarship and reflecting on future research pathways on the eco-social nexus from a variety of analytical perspectives.

Fox, Stephanie / McAllum, Kirstie / Mikkola, Leena (eds.), Interprofessional Communication in Health and Social Care: Theoretical Perspectives on Practical Realities. 274 pp. 2025:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-327>
ISBN 978-3-031-70105-4 hard ¥39,453.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This is an Open Access book. Interprofessional communication remains both under-theorized and under-researched in healthcare contexts. This book aims to fill that gap by offering practitioners, policy makers, interprofessional curriculum builders, and students in the health professions a broadened theoretical understanding and rich empirical examples of interprofessional communication across a range of health and social care contexts. Importantly, this means opening the black box of what it means for interprofessional collaboration to be "effective," in particular, for complex, collective practices that rely on shared meanings and accountabilities. Divided into three parts, the book brings together the practical and conceptual expertise of scholars and practitioners from the fields of communication, interprofessional education, health and human sciences, and healthcare management.

ベーシック・インカム－全てを変える政策
Johnson, Matthew / Pickett, Kate / Nettle, Daniel et al., Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything. 160 pp. 2025:5 (Policy Pr., UK) <741-328>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7400-8 paper ¥2,812.- (税込) GB￡ 9.99

In recent years, Basic Income has risen up the political agenda with successful trials being run in different countries, but does it have the potential to transform the economy? Drawing on the expert author team's multidisciplinary research programme, the book uses real world examples to show how basic income irreversibly improves almost all aspects of society. It traces distinct, but related, pathways from the input of money to the output of improved health, wellbeing, education, employment and civic activity. Using a model of impact to provide an accessible account of transformation in behaviour, relationships and institutions, it shows that reducing poverty through basic income increases access to better food, housing and other goods, frees people from domination and promotes long-term thinking and action. Together these improve individual and collective experiences, charting a pathway to a society rebuilt through a single policy. This is a defining contribution to public understanding of basic income that highlights the reasons for our age of crisis.

Kroeger, Teppo / Brimblecombe, Nicola et al. (eds.), Care Poverty and Unmet Needs: Inequalities in Theory and Practice. (Transforming Care) 224 pp. 2025:5 (Policy Pr., UK) <741-329>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7009-3 paper ¥7,881.- (税込) GB￡ 27.99

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. This book represents the first collective effort to use the concept of care poverty to analyse unmet needs and inequalities in care at an international level and from a social policy perspective. It presents pioneering empirical studies and novel theoretical and methodological approaches to unmet needs and care poverty. This volume points the way forward for international care research and, in particular, for the growing field of research on inadequate care and support.

慈善と社会政策ハンドブック
Lambin, Roosa / Surender, Rebecca / Roberts, J. (eds.), Handbook on Philanthropy and Social Policy. (Elgar Handbooks in Social Policy and Welfare) 416 pp. 2025:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-330>
ISBN 978-1-0353-0984-9 hard ¥60,544.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00

This comprehensive Handbook considers the emergence of philanthropic foundations and institutions as increasingly crucial social policy actors. It presents an interdisciplinary examination of modern philanthropies, tracing their development and impact across global regions, social policy sectors and policy making processes.Leading international scholars discuss the key concepts and debates surrounding social policy and philanthropy, exploring how substantial donations made by wealthy families, individuals, foundations and corporations (characterised as Big Philanthropy) have created a more complex form of social welfare. Chapters outline the work of philanthropic organisations across fields such as health, education, housing and climate change mitigation and across multilateral development forums. Specific attention is paid to the impact of philanthropy in the Global South through the analysis of detailed case studies, including the role of the Ford Foundation in China's reform era and the influence of the Tata Group in India. Ultimately, the Handbook provides an innovative and critical perspective on the nature of philanthropic actors in different social policy arenas, their normative influence on policy processes and dynamics, and the restructuring of contemporary welfare states.Students and scholars of social policy, philanthropy and development studies will benefit greatly from this new Handbook. It is also an invaluable resource for policy makers and practitioners working with philanthropic organisations.

Stanley, Selwyn (ed.), International Perspectives on Family Caregiving: Informal Care for People with Vulnerabilities. 340 pp. 2025:4 (Emerald, UK) <741-331>
ISBN 978-1-83549-613-8 hard ¥23,595.- (税込) US$ 110.00

There is an increased interest to turn the spotlight not only on the needs and experiences of service users, but also to understand the complexity of issues that their caregivers' experience. An informal caregiver is any relative, spouse/partner, friend or neighbour who has a significant personal relationship with and provides a broad range of assistance and care for, an adult or a child with a chronic or disabling physical or mental health condition. This edited collection provides a comprehensive read on the caregiving experience within a range of health conditions and population groups. Framed by an introductory, the chapters focus on ten specific areas such as caring for older people, children, and young people with learning disabilities, those with mental health conditions, people requiring care because of end-stage renal conditions, cardio-vascular illness, stroke, cancer, HIV, physical disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries. Delving into background and context; relevant theoretical frameworks; common caregiving problems/issues; the implications for the person receiving care, the implications for the caregiver, and supportive measures/recommendations to enable caregivers, International Perspectives on Family Caregiving: Informal Care for People with Vulnerabilities enables readers to gain an empathetic understanding of issues encountered by informal care providers and thus enables a basis for working with various issues encountered by them. Meeting the need for a text for the academic community which recognises informal caregiving experiences, this is compelling reading for scholars of social work, health and social care, medical sociology, nursing, psychology, and counselling and allied disciplines.

N.トンプソン他著　死、悲嘆、死別を教える
Thompson, Neil / Cox, Gerry R., Teaching Death, Grief and Bereavement. (Elgar Guides to Teaching) 298 pp. 2025:4 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-332>
ISBN 978-1-0353-4385-0 hard ¥29,568.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00

Taking a holistic approach, Neil Thompson and Gerry R. Cox propose a rich variety of methods for teaching death, grief and bereavement. Recognising the sensitivity and complexity of these issues, the authors have developed this guide to help teachers in higher and further education provide high-quality teaching and training around death and mortality, dying and end-of-life care and grief and bereavement.Thompson and Cox address the key challenges of teaching in these areas as well as the complex relationship between theory and practice, putting forward a 'theorizing practice' approach. Analysing the role of sociopolitical factors, such as gender and culture, the authors explore the differences between personal and collective responses to death and loss. The book also provides extensive practical guidance in the form of over 80 exercises, tips, advice on pitfalls to avoid, and handouts to be used in class.Teaching Death, Grief and Bereavement is a valuable resource for teachers and lecturers specialising in death, grief and bereavement, as well as educators in social work, social care, health care, nursing and counselling.

Tutlys, Vidmantas / Tikkanen, T. I. et al. (eds.), Empowering At-Risk Youth in and Through Vocational Education: A Comparative View of the Baltic Countries and Norway. 225 pp. 2025:1 (Springer, GW) <741-333>
ISBN 978-981-9606-12-2 hard ¥11,601.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book presents insights on the resiliency strategies of at-risk vocational education and training (VET) students in the field of learning, employment and social integration, in the Baltic countries and Norway. It investigates the ways in which vocational education and training (VET) can enhance the social inclusion of young people at-risk, both in terms of combating school dropout rates, and promoting transitions between various (social) learning contexts, such as school-work transition. Book presents the findings of the analysis of available statistical data disclosing the capacities and potential of the VET systems and providers to empower vulnerable learners in the project partner countries. In the context of VET, this book examines the situations of at-risk young people as they experience, and understand themselves, in it, and explores innovative solutions to address their challenges in collaboration between themselves, their teachers, and other community actors and stakeholders. Finally, it analyses and discusses the innovative pedagogical interventions used in empowering at-risk VET students as implemented in the research project 'EmpowerVET', on the basis of the Educational Learning Lab model developed by researchers from the University of Tallinn School of Educational Sciences.

Wolf-Meyer, Matthew J. (ed.), Proposals for a Caring Economy. (Forerunners: Ideas First) 106 pp. 2024:11 (U. Minnesota Pr., US) <740-203>
ISBN 978-1-5179-1847-7 paper ¥2,145.- (税込) US$ 10.00

Offers much-needed care models beyond capitalist constraints For too long, questions of care provision and inclusion have been shaped by economic justifications. This has led to the deprivation of care to individuals and communities based on capitalist assumptions about what and who can be cared for. Proposals for a Caring Economy takes these assumptions to task. Moving between examples focused on immigration and agriculture, patients and art audiences, green energy transitions and unhoused people, prison abolitionists and clients of domestic violence services, the contributors here argue that we need new ways to conceptualize care and its applications. Proposals for a Caring Economy articulates an economy that situates care at the forefront; that sees the preservation of individual, community, and environmental wellbeing as the primary good; and that focuses attention on building a sustainable economy of caring that will radically transform social connections and possibilities. Contributors: Chelsey R. Carter, Yale U; David McDermott Hughes, Rutgers U; Stephanie Delise Jones, U of California, Riverside; Sameena Mulla, Emory U; Katy Overstreet, Saxo Institute, U of Copenhagen; Michelle Parsons, Northern Arizona U; Adair Rounthwaite, U of Washington; Damien M. Sojoyner, U of California, Irvine; Emily Yates-Doerr, Oregon State U.

Getrich, Christina M., Everyday Activists: Undocumented Immigrants' Quest for Justice and Well-Being. 296 pp. 2025:4 (New York U. Pr., US) <740-264>
ISBN 978-1-4798-3222-4 hard ¥19,090.- (税込) US$ 89.00
ISBN 978-1-4798-3223-1 paper ¥6,435.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Strategies of resistance by undocumented young adults About 825,000 of the more than two million undocumented young adults in the United States benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program started by President Obama in 2012. Through DACA, these young adults are able to work legally in the United States and have been insulated from deportation. However, since President Trump's attempted termination of the program in 2017, DACA recipients have endured a rollercoaster of legal battles that have left them in an unimaginable state of prolonged limbo. Amid this rapidly shifting political climate, many undocumented young adults have joined the large-scale, high-visibility social movement to fight for policy change and immigrant justice. Yet often overlooked are the thousands more DACA recipients nationwide who have never participated in immigration-related activism. As Christina M. Getrich argues, in less publicly visible ways, they are nonetheless fighting for immigrant well-being and justice in their everyday adult lives, and their more private forms of action should be considered political activism. Drawing from five years of rich ethnographic research with a diverse population of thirty DACA recipients living in the Washington, D.C., area, Everyday Activists portrays the alternative political engagement strategies they enact in their daily lives as they leverage their unique knowledge bases and skill sets and make a meaningful impact in their communities. The volume reveals how these young activists' strategies are instructive for thinking creatively about how to show up in our everyday lives for immigrants and others who are systematically subjected to social exclusion.

Vitterso, Joar, Humanistic Wellbeing: Toward a Value-Based Science of the Good Life. 275 pp. 2024:12 (Springer, GW) <739-192>
ISBN 978-3-031-69291-8 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99

ソーシャルワークとソーシャル・ケアにおいて研究を行う　第2版
Flynn, Catherine / McDermott, Fiona, Doing Research in Social Work and Social Care: The Journey from Student to Practitioner Researcher. 2nd ed. 296 pp. 2024:12 (Sage, UK) <738-257>
ISBN 978-1-5296-2901-9 hard ¥28,160.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5296-2900-2 paper ¥9,571.- (税込) GB￡ 33.99 *

Do you want to understand how best to embrace the challenges, surprises, and successes of research? This book acts as a journey through research to empower you to make the necessary connections between research and professional practice. From understanding the concepts of research and gathering data, to guiding you in writing it up and achieving positive change, this book will give you: ? a confident start with clarity on core concepts and getting it right ethically. ? an insight into diversity in approaches, the impact of context, and how to overcome problems. ? A better understanding of the realities of social work and social care practice. ? Step-by-step guidance at each point in the research process Equipped with a wealth of case studies and real-world examples to help you put your knowledge into practice, this book is the perfect companion for students who want to transition to successful practitioner researchers.

B.グリーヴ著　社会政策の将来
Greve, Bent, The Future of Social Policy. 148 pp. 2025:4 (Routledge, UK) <738-258>
ISBN 978-1-032-85076-4 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-84728-3 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book analyses trends and data relating to issues affecting social policy in mature welfare states in Europe, and uses these elements to further our understanding of, and ability to try to say something about, the future of social policy, its direction and content.Looking at the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis in Europe, COVID-19, the climate crisis, ageing populations and the rise of artificial intelligence, it shows how these may also have an impact on future social policy, including what kind of social policy might be needed because of changes in living conditions across the continent.Written by one of Europe's more prominent social policy experts, this book, the first of its kind, will be required reading for all scholars and students of social policy, social welfare, public policy, sociology and social work.

Jonek-Kowalska, Izabela / Wolniak, Radoslaw, Exclusion in Smart Cities: Assessment and Strategy for Strengthening Resilience. (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design) 200 pp. 2025:3 (Routledge, UK) <738-259>
ISBN 978-1-032-81460-5 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *

Smart Cities are fascinating, but they also have a dark side that little is said or written about. One issue is the possibility of generating various types of exclusion. For this reason, this book will develop principles for assessing the inclusiveness of Smart Cities and outline strategies for strengthening urban resistance to exclusion.The book will consider the essence, scale and types of exclusion and include analysis of inclusiveness in practice in the assessment and activities of Smart Cities. The research assesses Smart City literature, with particular emphasis on criticism of the Smart City concept and exclusion generated in smart urban structures, critically analyses the principles and indicators used in international inclusive Smart City rankings, highlights case studies on best practices for preventing exclusions in Smart Cities, and uses trend analysis to assess the scale and intensity of exclusion threats.This book can be used as a compendium of knowledge about exclusions in Smart Cities by both researchers and students, as well as all urban stakeholders, in particular city decision-makers.

Miarkowska, Deborah, How to Write Brilliantly: A Guide for Nursing, Health & Social Care Students. 112 pp. 2024:12 (Sage, UK) <738-260>
ISBN 978-1-5296-7243-5 hard ¥14,080.- (税込) GB￡ 50.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5296-7242-8 paper ¥3,657.- (税込) GB￡ 12.99 *

As a nursing or health and social care student, academic writing is one of the main ways you're assessed. However, how to approach your assignments can be a challenge. This is a short, simple guide to the academic writing process, helping you to grow in confidence, to write critically and engagingly, and to develop your voice. Whether you are just starting your course, returning to study or looking to improve your style, you'll find out how to: ? Get into the mindset for independent study and reflection ? Source and evaluate literature and evidence ? Develop your critical writing skills ? Structure your work

Loue, Sana, From Public Policy to Family Dynamics: A Case Study of the Impact of Public Policy on Two 20th Century Jewish Immigrant Families. (SpringerBriefs in Social Policy) 88 pp. 2024:9 (Springer, GW) <737-361>
ISBN 978-3-031-71817-5 paper ¥11,601.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This compact book relies on the story of two intertwined Jewish immigrant families to tell a multigenerational Jewish story about the interplay between public/social policy, cultural categories, and the lived experience of working class immigrant Jews from Eastern Europe, including trans-/intergenerational trauma. Importantly, it focuses on the impacts of pre-Holocaust public policy, a significant departure from the Holocaust and post-Holocaust focus of much of the published literature relating to Jewish intergenerational trauma. As such, it offers the possibility of better understanding the far-reaching and perhaps unforeseen impacts of public policy. This book addresses events on both the micro and macro levels and is biographical, autobiographical, and historical in its scope. Sources for this work include archival materials, census records, maps, military records, birth and death certificates, congressional materials, newspaper articles, films, images, interviews with living family members, and secondary sources. Among the topics covered are: Russian, Soviet, and U.S. Eugenics: Family Internalization of Policy and RhetoricThe Intertwined Impact of Economics, Eugenic Policy, and Immigration RestrictionsThe Present Past: Policy, Identity, and Progeny From Public Policy to Family Dynamics: A Case Study of the Impact of Public Policy on Two 20th Century Jewish Immigrant Families adds a human face to writings related to public/social policy. As the book integrates understandings from diverse fields of study, students of public policy, social work, psychology, history, Jewish studies, immigration studies, bioethics, and public health, as well as social workers, bioethicists, and historians, would be most interested in reading this unique work.

Santilli, Cecilia / Scaramuzzino, Roberto, Civil Society Elites in the Italian Third Sector: A Comparative Perspective. (Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research) 152 pp. 2024:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <737-362>
ISBN 978-3-031-71443-6 hard ¥9,280.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This open access book unveils the hidden elite of Italy's third sector, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and minds of civil society's most influential leaders. Bridging elite and civil society studies, it presents pioneering research on these powerful yet understudied figures. Through in-depth analysis, the chapters reveal surprising insights about the elite's composition, attitudes, career trajectories, and views on power. Essential reading for scholars of democracy, civil society, and social policy, this volume challenges conventional wisdom about leadership in the nonprofit world. By illuminating the dynamics of Italy's third sector elite, it reshapes our understanding of civil society's role in modern democracies.

Ahrweiler, Petra (ed.), Participatory Artificial Intelligence in Public Social Services: From Bias to Fairness in Assessing Beneficiaries. (Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Society) 312 pp. 2025:1 (Springer, GW) <736-371>
ISBN 978-3-031-71677-5 hard ¥11,601.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access edited volume focuses on fairness issues concerning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for social service provision in national welfare systems. With this, it touches upon important questions in the innovation agenda of countries across continents about the ethics, justice, quality, responsibility, accountability, and transparency to use AI for state functions. The volume shows that in many countries, AI, or at least data analytics methods, are already in place to support the assessment of beneficiaries for deciding on the value criteria to distinguish between legal /fraudulent, deserving/non-deserving, or needy/non-needy recipients. The book provides a cross-cultural comparison of AI-based social assessment among national welfare systems of 9 countries across 4 continents: Spain, Estonia, Germany, Iran, India, Nigeria, Ukraine, China and USA. Based on participatory research results from multi-stakeholder inputs, especially those from vulnerable groups, the chapters in this volume show that value criteria for fairness and social justice are context-bound and vary across the globe. Furthermore, they are in constant flux, aligned to social change. Thus, the volume looks at pathways to developing culture-sensitive, responsive and participatory AI for social assessment in public service provision. The contributions are interdisciplinary and introduce perspectives from the fields of sociology, computational social science, computer science and public policy. This topical volume is of interest to a wide readership.

福祉政治・政策・サービスの社会的価値
Klenk, Tanja / Noordegraaf, Mirko / Notarnicola, E. (eds.), Societal Value of Welfare Politics, Policies and Services. 272 pp. 2025:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <736-372>
ISBN 978-3-031-70968-5 hard ¥32,490.- (税込) EUR 139.99

Welfare state governance is about tackling social issues, empowering citizens, and adding societal value. It is also about improving public health and quality of life, alleviating inequality, and reducing social polarization. Bringing together researchers from around the world, this volume examines how politics, policies and services contribute to the strengthening of societal value. It assesses the societal impact of policies and professional actions, the ways in which social inequalities and dependencies are traced, and how policies and professional services respond to new societal challenges. It also considers what arrangements enable policies and services to generate more value, and the ways in which politicians, policymakers, public executives, public managers, professionals and employees prepare for this. Comparative and interdisciplinary in nature, this volume will appeal to all those interested in public administration, political science and sociology.

Linares, Santiago / Mikkelsen, C. A. et al (eds.), Quality of Life in Argentinian Cities in 2010. (The Latin American Studies Book Series) 345 pp. 2025:1 (Springer, GW) <736-373>
ISBN 978-3-031-74461-7 hard ¥27,848.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book introduces a quality of life index that compares the intra-urban particularities of 23 cities in the Argentine Republic. Integrating demographic size, functional specialization, and regional location, the chapters employ a standard set of variables to assess socioeconomic and environmental inequality and wellbeing. A result of collaboration between 33 contributors from institutions around the country, the book provides a rich assessment of the mechanisms and processes by which the residential areas of Argentinian cities form, change, develop, and decline. Consistent measures of education, health, housing, and environmental wellbeing allow for deep examinations of each area and meaningful comparisons between them. The book also explores patterns that recur in multiple cases. Redevelopment and renewal processes in central and old areas of cities can lead to the creation or reenergization of modern, high-density neighborhoods that, benefitting from new construction and integrated commercial and service areas, exhibit high quality of life indices. Urban expansion stands out as a process that often results in or reinforces socio-spatial segregation: New, exclusive, low-density residential neighborhoods with single-family homes and green areas tend to have a high level of quality of life, thanks to good education, health services, housing, and natural amenities. In contrast, low-income neighborhoods with precarious housing, limited access to health and education services, and unfavorable environments exhibit lower quality of life measures. Increasingly common gated communities-with private security, exclusive services, and (internally) shared recreational spaces-reinforce this pattern of segregation. Analyzing the quality of life in different Argentinian cities is important to understanding the living conditions of the inhabitants, identifying areas for improvement, and supporting the development of inclusive and sustainable policies. These measurements can facilitate more just and prosperous environments for all citizens.

Santos, Felipe G., Social Movements that Care: Empathy, Solidarity, and Empowerment in the Fight Against Evictions. 203 pp. 2025:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <736-374>
ISBN 978-3-031-74295-8 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99

The Platform of Those Affected by Mortgages (PAH) has left a crucial mark in the history of Spanish social movements by advocating for the over 700,000 families that have been evicted since its inception in 2009. This book explores how the PAH has blocked thousands of evictions through civil resistance, prevented many more through negotiations with banks, and rehoused thousands of evicted families in apartments recuperated from banks and vulture funds. Through the framework of the Politics of Care, Felipe G. Santos explores the emotional, identity, and participatory challenges that hindered the mobilization of those affected by mortgages. The book also reveals how empathy from a group of people unaffected by mortgage issues sparked mobilization, and how care relationships empowered those facing eviction to lead the fight for housing rights.

医療・ソーシャルケアの政策・実践における現代の諸問題－比較的入門
Morgan, Julia / La Placa, Vincent (eds.), Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Policy and Practice: A Comparative Introduction. 348 pp. 2025:2 (Routledge, UK) <735-237>
ISBN 978-1-032-38124-4 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-38123-7 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This accessible text presents a comparative analysis of health and social care policy and practice from around the world, with learning points drawn out for the UK. It supports readers to improve practice by reflecting on differences and similarities in the policies of other OECD countries.Divided into two parts, the book opens with a focus on core concepts in health and social care policy and practice such as service user involvement, the promotion of wellbeing, health inequalities, funding, and integrated care. The differing philosophical, socio-political, and historical perspectives that underpin these key areas in different countries are explored, in order to develop a greater understanding of the UK system. The second part of the book takes a close look at a range of specific contemporary issues, such as end-of-life care, long-term conditions, homelessness, refugee and migrant health, disability, domestic abuse, substance use, and women in prison. These in-depth case study chapters enable readers to identify best practices and challenges in relation to specific areas of health and social care policy and practice.Ideal for undergraduate students studying health and social care policy from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, this practical text provides a deeper understanding of complex health and social care issues, and supports the development of a global and comparative skill set.

Chen, Sheying / Wei, Leidong (eds.), Interdisciplinary Research on Healthcare and Social Service: Chinese and Cross-Cultural Perspectives. (International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice) 234 pp. 2024:9 (Springer, GW) <734-319>
ISBN 978-3-031-69601-5 hard ¥37,132.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Research on healthcare and social service including professional social work is inherently an international subject. Each nation has a story of coping with the recent pandemic in the context of its political economy and cultural-historical settings. A study of various (especially non-Western) cases is essential to an adequate understanding of the undertaking. China is undoubtedly an important case with one of the largest populations on earth. It's unique in view of so-called Chinese characteristics/style/model, sometimes fundamentally different from Western societies. Any lessons learned from the Chinese experiences would help with a better understanding of healthcare and social welfare provisions on a global scale. The book is written by a scholarly team who are experts in healthcare, social work, and related fields. Its primary audiences are scholars and students in Health/Mental Health, Social Work/Welfare/Services, Public/Social Policy, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations, International/Cross-Cultural Studies, and Chinese/China research.

Lutz, Helma, The Backstage of the Care Economy: Transnational Perspectives on the Commercialization of Care. 240 pp. 2025:5 (Pluto Pr., UK) <734-320>
ISBN 978-0-7453-4536-9 paper ¥7,036.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

What is it like to care for another family, while yours remains in a different country? In today's capitalist society, migrant women performing care work in private households experience the painful tension of caring for both, often under precarious conditions. Characterised as the 'backstage' family, the carer's remote relationship with their loved ones at home is often purely digital, with the double dilemmas of migrant motherhood and stay-behind fathers - exposing the pitfalls of transnational employment relations and the growth of social inequality. Here, Helma Lutz explores the debates around this issue, focusing on carers from Eastern Europe working in the West. She unpacks questions around feminist critiques of capitalism and the commodification of emotional labour, exploring how gender justice and the search for socialist feminist utopias can shape how we see a future - not only for the improvement of the carers' working and living conditions but also for a new way of dealing with care work.

Selin, Helaine / Davey, Gareth (eds.), Happiness Across Cultures: Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures. 2nd ed. (Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science 6) 391 pp. 2024:12 (Springer, GW) <734-321>
ISBN 978-94-024-2257-3 hard ¥39,453.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This second edition of Happiness Across Cultures contains 8 brand new chapters on previously uncovered topics, such as Covid19, refugees, and violence. Different cultures experience happiness differently. Traditionally, the West is considered materialistic, and happiness is said to come from achievement and acquisition. The East is said to be more people-oriented, where happiness is a result of deep personal interactions. Thus, poor people can be happier in the East than the West, because they are not so concerned with possession and more with society. This new edition considers happiness and quality of life in non-Western countries and cultures. Its coverage is now more diverse and spans the breadth of the non-Western world, revealing unique perspectives of happiness and life quality embedded in rich cultural traditions and histories.

社会政策－自由、平等、正義の探求
Timonen, Virpi, Social Policy: The Quest for Freedom, Equality and Justice. 222 pp. 2024:12 (Polity Pr., UK) <734-322>
ISBN 978-1-5095-6603-7 hard ¥13,931.- (税込) US$ 64.95 *
ISBN 978-1-5095-6604-4 paper ¥4,922.- (税込) US$ 22.95 *

Concepts like freedom, equality and justice have many uses - and even more misuses. In seeking to manage an increasingly complex world, it is more important than ever to think carefully about the meaning of such concepts which are central to policy debates and integral to implementing effective social policy around the world. This concise and readable book is a guide to those essential social policy concepts. In addition to freedom, equality and justice, the book covers concepts like social risks and rights that are critical for understanding welfare states, and examines social policies through the lenses of power, recognition and investment. It also reflects on the role of social policy in addressing the biggest challenges that humanity faces in the twenty-first century, including the megatrends of inequality and climate change. Drawing on key works and examples from diverse contexts, this book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of social policy, sociology, social work and other social sciences, as well as researchers, policymakers, practitioners and activists looking for an accessible introduction to the heart of social policy.

デジタル経済における不平等－ベーシックインカム擁護論
White, Andrew, Inequality in the Digital Economy: The Case for a Universal Basic Income. (Palgrave Studies in Digital Inequalities) 165 pp. 2024:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <734-323>
ISBN 978-3-031-69717-3 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book will make the case for the introduction of a universal basic income (UBI). The structural logic of the digital economy as presently constituted widens inequality and, through its use of automation for increasingly complex, as well as mundane, tasks, threatens jobs. The book will investigate the extent of this disruption to traditional labour markets and of individual livelihoods, and argue that alternative means of supporting people financially, like UBI, can mitigate the digital economy's most baleful impacts. The book will also highlight the positive social and environmental benefits that would accrue from the introduction of UBI, as unconditional financial support would reduce workers' anxiety in insecure labour markets, and the expending of valuable resources would be lessened if energy consumption was determined by society's needs rather than by the requirements of labour markets tasked primarily with maximising employment. An explanation as to why arguments against its introduction on the grounds of cost and its supposed encouraging of idleness, are, while superficially compelling, ultimately without foundation, will form the centrepiece of the concluding political argument for UBI.

Guemruekcue, Harun / Beck, Patricia / Guemruekcue, Malike (Hrsg.), Internationale Gesundheitsfachkraefte: Globale Migration in Pflege und Medizin. (Migration & Integration 14) 194 S. 2024:8 (Nomos, GW) <733-351>
ISBN 978-3-7560-1818-5 paper ¥11,372.- (税込) EUR 49.00 *

Der Sammelband analysiert die globale Migration von internationalen Gesundheitsfachkraeften und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheitswirtschaft, insbesondere im Kontext des demografischen Wandels, des Fachkraeftemangels, der Corona-Pandemie und der politischen Rahmenbedingungen. Es beleuchtet den Nutzen fuer die Aufnahmelaender und den ?Brain Drain“ in den Herkunftslaendern mit dem Fokus auf Laendern aus Drittstaaten, untersucht politische Massnahmen, internationale Abkommen und die Rolle von Gesundheitseinrichtungen und Vermittlungsagenturen und betrachtet die persoenlichen Erfahrungen internationaler Gesundheitsfachkraefte. Das Buch richtet sich an Forschung, Politik, internationale Vermittlungsagenturen und die breite Oeffentlichkeit. Mit Beitraegen von Sari Arasil Patricia Beck Ayse Berna Harun Guemruekcue Malike Guemruekcue Sebahat Goezuem Ay?eguel Ilgaz Niluefer Keskin- Akcada? Anna Mratschkowski Ali Oeztuerk Sevim Sen Olgay Seher Yurt

Hutchinson, Linda, Alliance Contracting in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide to Commissioning for Collaboration. 234 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-352>
ISBN 978-1-032-84231-8 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-83474-0 paper ¥9,289.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99 *

Alliance Contracting in Health and Social Care is a ground-breaking and practical guide to collaborating and co-ordinating service provision across different providers, taking readers through each step from initial concept to launch and operation.Responding to the need for more joined up services, the book explains how alliancing and alliance contracting can tackle the system issues which often stymie collaboration between different agencies. It takes a people-centred approach providing guidance for the legal, financial and governance frameworks needed for organisations to work together, ultimately providing better health and social care. Written by a leading expert in the field, it also features detailed examples of where alliancing has already proved successful, including services around mental health and homelessness in different regions of the UK.This important book will be essential reading for anyone commissioning services across the health and social care sector, in both the UK and beyond.

Kurscheid, Clarissa / Maier-Rigaud, R. / Sauer, M. (Hrsg.), Lebenslagen und Gemeinwohl: Festschrift fuer Frank Schulz-Nieswandt. 404 S. 2024:7 (Nomos, GW) <733-353>
ISBN 978-3-7560-0611-3 paper ¥22,977.- (税込) EUR 99.00 *

Die Festschrift anlaesslich der Emeritierung von Frank Schulz-Nieswandt bietet kurze Originalbeitraege zur Sozialpolitik und dem Genossenschaftswesen sowie vielen weiteren Themen, die theoretische und aktuelle Fragen der Gesellschaftspolitik beleuchten. Die Themen spiegeln in ihrer Vielfalt das vom Jubilar in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten bearbeitete Spektrum und fuehren eine Tradition Koelner Sozialpolitik- und Genossenschaftsforschung fort. In den 37 Beitraegen kommen neben akademischen Schueler:innen Schulz-Nieswandts auch weitere Weggefaehrt:innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis zu Wort. Mit Beitraegen von Julia Beideck Johannes Blome-Drees Hermann Brandenburg Anne Bruns Erwin Carigiet Benjamin Chardey Philipp Degens Marie-Luise Dierks Susanne Elsen Juergen Elvert Benjamin Friedlaender Martina Fuchs Amiran Gelantia Ingeborg German Markus Gmuer Benjamin Haas Miriam Haller Marlene Haupt Michael Heister Ute Klammer Thomas Klie Winfried Kluth Ursula Koestler Christopher Kofahl Andreas Kruse Ludwig Kuntz Clarissa Kurscheid Wolfgang Leidhold Ueli Loeffel Elisabeth Mackscheidt Klaus Mackscheidt Philipp Maehner Remi Maier-Rigaud Kristina Mann Jens Martignoni Mathias Maucher Simon Micken Desdemona Moeller Joschka Moldenhauer Laurenz Muelheims Ines Niehaus Zino Manuel Roos Oliver Rottmann Michael Sauer Christina Schaefer Michaela-Maria Schaffhauser-Linzatti Ingrid Schmale Werner Sesselmeier Philipp Thimm Dieter Tscheulin Ulf Papenfuss Holger Pfaff Rainer Plassmann Wolfgang Wessels

Vidal, Carol, Status and Social Comparisons Among Adolescents: Popularity in the Age of Social Media. 202 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-354>
ISBN 978-1-032-88036-5 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-88034-1 paper ¥7,599.- (税込) GB￡ 26.99 *

This insightful book examines the differences in the perception of social status and how they impact youth mental health and well-being. Looking at social status from a developmental perspective, the author explores the expansion of opportunities for social comparison and complex social hierarchies driven by social media use.Focusing on how social status is ever-present across species in the animal world, the book begins by exploring the biology of social status, the biological mechanisms by which it affects health, and how it presents in the spaces in which children and adolescents live e.g., schools, neighbourhoods, and cultures. Case studies of adolescents interviewed about social status are included, as well as a final chapter detailing specific steps to help minimise the effects of hierarchies on health and ways to approach social status differences.Bridging anthropological, economic, developmental, and psychological literature on children and adolescent social hierarchies, this book is an invaluable guide for parents, educators, and clinicians such as school counsellors, psychologists, pediatricians, pediatric psychiatrists, and other health care providers to better understand and support youth's behaviour. This will also be of interest for students studying Adolescent Health and Adolescent Development.

Nawaz, Faraha / Saha, Dabjani, Accessibility, Gender, and Social Safety Net Program: Unveiling the Unspoken Reality. 123 pp. 2024:8 (Springer, GW) <732-236>
ISBN 978-981-9752-14-0 hard ¥25,527.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book offers an extensive research work to explore the accessibility of women with disabilities and financial insolvency to social safety net program in rural Bangladesh. The book examines the impact of intersectional identities in accessibility to the human rights in a contextual setting. The authors have also scrutinized the existing policies to identify policy gaps and provide some policy recommendations from this insightful study. Apart from narrower view of the targeting method or implementation of social safety net program on targeting beneficiaries, this research has combined gender and disability in a study framework with making a focus on the Allowances Program for Insolvent Persons with Disabilities provided by Government of Bangladesh. They have argued that intersectional identities (gender, disability, financial insolvency) have influenced over the accessibility to social safety net program as well as identified the challenges of accessibility which provides a broader view of practices of public administration of Bangladesh and enlightens on social and cultural context creating barriers in accessibility to human rights of women with disabilities. The authors argue for bringing changes of the service delivery of the program by bringing change in policies according to human right-based treaties. This book is useful to policy makers, international donor agencies, government officials, and NGOs.

Pattanaik, P. K. / Xu, Yongsheng, Multidimensional Well-Being, Deprivation and Inequality: Conceptual Issues and Measurement. (Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being) 179 pp. 2024:8 (Springer, GW) <732-237>
ISBN 978-3-031-62045-4 hard ¥23,206.- (税込) EUR 99.99 *

This volume explores several aspects of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum's framework for thinking about individual well-being. Called the functioning and capability approach (FCA), this framework radically departs from the conventional approach to the concept of individual well-being in welfare economics insofar as it identifies an individual's well-being as the value attached to the individual's achievements along certain dimensions of life and her freedom to choose a vector of such achievements rather than as the individual's happiness or desire fulfillment. The volume consists of two main parts. Part I outlines and studies the basic conceptual and analytical framework and its major features in detail. Part II of the book is devoted to application of the analytical structure of the FCA to practical problems of measuring well-being, deprivation, and inequality in a society. The book concludes with a discussion of the main conclusions of earlier chapters and the role of social scientists and philosophers in the FCA. This volume will be of interest to students, researchers, and practitioners studying multidimensional well-being, deprivation and inequality.

Ricciardelli, Rosemary / C. MacDermid, Joy et al. (eds.), Occupational Stress Injuries: Operational and Organizational Stressors among Public Safety Personnel. (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice) 380 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <731-219>
ISBN 978-1-032-54308-6 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-54296-6 paper ¥10,415.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

This book explores the stress faced by public safety professionals across an array of occupational fields, such as police, correctional officers, paramedics, and firefighters.Bringing together leading scholars from around the world, it showcases cutting-edge quantitative and qualitative research from across three continents and multiple regions within six countries, introduces key concepts related to occupational and organizational stressors, and provides an overview of the state of current research in key topic areas. Those who have yet to be exposed to the concepts associated with occupational stress injuries, or to the range of theories and methodologies, will be provided with an informative introduction to this topic. It explores the state of current literature on this topic, identifies gaps in our knowledge and approaches to understanding the relationship between occupational stressors and different outcomes, and provides potential responses for reducing or ameliorating occupational stressors experienced by public safety personnel.Aimed at students, academic researchers, public safety practitioners, law enforcement analysts, and public policy-makers, this book will appeal to readers who have some knowledge in this area and are interested in learning more about new and emerging research, as well as those who are well-versed on this topic.

有償ケア・ワークにおける脆弱性
Bowlby, Sophie / Jyrkinen, M. / Malinga, M. et al. (eds.), Vulnerabilities in Paid Care Work: Transnational Experiences, Insights and Voices. (Policy Press Shorts Research) 192 pp. 2025:1 (Policy Pr., UK) <731-222>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7303-2 hard ¥12,672.- (税込) GB￡ 45.00 *

The need for paid care workers to provide professional, good quality care for those needing daily support continues to grow throughout the world. This book explores the recent experiences of diverse paid care workers in four very different national contexts - Finland, Canada, South Africa and England - to learn from their experiences during COVID-19 and its aftermath. Drawing on care workers' own perspectives, this book shows how recruitment and retention of paid care workers remains challenging due to the pandemic and demographic changes, their precarious labour market position, low pay and the difficulties of delivering care.

ジェンダー、ツーリズムの企業家精神、社会政策
de Jong, Anna / Ngoasong, M. Z. / Kimbu, A. N. (eds.), Gender, Tourism Entrepreneurship and Social Policy. (Current Developments in the Geographies of Leisure and Tourism) 160 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <731-223>
ISBN 978-1-032-32613-9 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This timely volume is a novel and important contribution to scholarly literature on gender and tourism entrepreneurship, utilising feminist and post-colonial frameworks to interrogate the role of social policies in facilitating inclusive tourism entrepreneurship.Drawing on contributions and case studies from across the Global South and Global North, this multi-disciplinary collection identifies how regional variations in governance and policy influence the experiences and potentialities of tourism entrepreneurship as a promised avenue for inclusive growth for marginalised identities. Problematizing universalised constructions of entrepreneurs as necessarily masculine, western, and driven only by economic imperatives that seek to fix and dislocate entrepreneurial support, this volume takes focus with place-based approaches to explore the intersections between identity, tourism entrepreneurship and social policy. It is this geographically informed perspective that seeks to account for the complexity of entrepreneurial experience, and the role of social policy within this, that constitutes an original contribution to the field. The focus on gender and social policy reflects the increasing importance of tourism entrepreneurship within the context of the UNWTOs Sustainable Development Goals.This book will be a pivotal resource for students, researchers, academics and policy makers in tourism, gender studies, development studies, sustainability and business.

H.ディーン著　社会権と人間の福祉　第2版
Dean, Hartley, Sociality: Social Rights and Human Welfare. 2nd ed. 302 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <731-224>
ISBN 978-1-032-58791-2 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-58790-5 paper ¥10,415.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

This book develops a very particular concept of sociality: a holistic way of understanding how human beings have come to care about and collectively provide for their welfare as a species and to recognise each other's needs in terms of shared social rights. It tells not so much a success story as a hopeful story. It provides a new way of looking at how our rights to life's essentials have been in the past, are now and can in the future be understood. It is, potentially, a book for anyone interested in the human condition but will be especially interesting for those engaged in human service provision, community action, social development, welfare law and political debate, and particularly useful to students of social policy and human rights.It is a radically revised edition of Social Rights and Human Welfare, first published in 2015. It provides modified, re-organised and updated versions of chapters from that book while offering a wholly new underlying narrative through which further to develop and apply the author's alternative theory of social rights. It is a book about the connections between social rights and human welfare; between theory and practice; between debate and reality in the spheres of human service provision and human livelihoods.

Disney, Tom / Grimshaw, Lucy (eds.), Care and Coronavirus: Perspectives on Childhood, Youth and Family. (Emerald Studies in Child Centred Practice) 296 pp. 2024:12 (Emerald, UK) <731-225>
ISBN 978-1-83797-311-8 hard ¥23,595.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered the everyday worlds of children, young people and families. Exploring their experiences and practices of care during this period, Care and Coronavirus: Perspectives on Childhood, Youth and Family brings developments in the field of Childhood Studies into productive dialogue with care to forge new ways of thinking through care and childhood. Split into five sections, each bookended with a practitioner reflection, the chapters discuss how the pandemic engendered and necessitated novel forms of caregiving and experiences of receiving care. Highlighting changes to everyday norms and routines, contributors focus on diverse spaces of care and incorporate perspectives from children, practitioners, policymakers and academics. Investigating early childhood systems of care, children and young people's health and wellbeing, parents as subjects and recipients of care, schooling as care and young people navigating care and control beyond school, authors offer key reflections for thinking through these experiences during the pandemic, challenging the inequalities and commodification of care that was revealed in these times. Arguing that COVID-19 heightened the attention paid to care and the ways in which care is vital for the maintenance of ourselves and the world around us, Care and Coronavirus calls for a reflection on the failures and successes of care during the pandemic and in its aftermath so that we can plan for a more caring future.

Emilsson, Kajsa / Fritz, Martin / Hildingsson, Roger et al., Pathways to Sustainable Welfare: Inertia, Emergence and Transformation in Swedish Cities. (Policy Press Shorts Research) 192 pp. 2025:2 (Policy Pr., UK) <731-226>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7258-5 hard ¥12,672.- (税込) GB￡ 45.00 *

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Pathways to Sustainable Welfare critically examines how cities can address the dual challenges of climate change and sustainability while ensuring the welfare of their populations. Focused on three Swedish cities, it explores the integration of environmental and welfare concerns in local policies, urban movements and public opinions. Based on theories of inertia, emergence and transformation, it identifies factors driving or obstructing sustainable welfare advancements. This book is a crucial resource for scholars interested in sustainable transformation, urban governance and social policy. It offers frameworks and empirical evidence relevant to academics, policy makers and practitioners seeking to understand and engage in urban sustainable welfare development.

財政福祉の政治－福祉と労働の社会的分業に向けて
Morel, Nathalie, The Politics of Fiscal Welfare: Towards a Social Division of Welfare and Labour. 224 pp. 2025:1 (Policy Pr., UK) <731-227>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7507-4 hard ¥22,528.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *

Fiscal welfare (or social tax expenditures) is a policy instrument associated with Liberal welfare states that has been on the rise across many European welfare states. This book sheds light on the use and effects of fiscal welfare in France and Sweden. Focusing on the introduction of a 50% tax deduction on domiciliary care and household services, it explores the politics behind this scheme, its effects on care provision as well as on labour market dualisation, highlighting how fiscal welfare contributes to structuring both a social division of welfare and a social division of labour. This ground-breaking book opens a new field of research by exploring fiscal welfare, the political uses of this policy instrument, the patterns of inequalities it gives rise to and its policy feedback effects.

Pack, Margaret, Women's Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse Across the Life Course: A Narrative Perspective. 232 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <731-228>
ISBN 978-1-032-66919-9 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-66915-1 paper ¥8,444.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99 *

Taking a narrative approach, this book explores the role of disclosure in sexual abuse recovery for women survivors of child sexual abuse.Drawing on longitudinal research with sexual abuse therapists and de-identified cases drawn from her clinical practice, Pack emphasises the unique value of both a narrative and life course approach to the topic of sexual abuse recovery. The book explores the ages and stages of life as triggering new challenges to adapt to for adult women survivors, evoking the need to develop new ways of acting and being in the world. Conceptualising disclosure as a process that occurs in relationship with the person disclosed to, it highlights the importance of the quality of the relationship between the survivor and the person confided in and previous disclosure attempts. Further, the chapters outline individual, contextual and environmental factors that impede or facilitate disclosure, as well as different verbal and non-verbal forms that disclosure can take.With a focus on the Australasian context, this book is a resourceful guide for mental health professionals and practitioners who work in the field of sexual abuse recovery, as well as those who work with women in refuge situations and other health and wellbeing services.

Pybus, Katie, Fairer Welfare Systems for Better Mental Health: A New State of Mind. 176 pp. 2025:1 (Policy Pr., UK) <731-229>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7150-2 hard ¥22,528.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *

Our knowledge and awareness of mental health has never been greater. Yet little progress has been made in addressing a key cause of population mental ill-health: financial insecurity. This book argues that tackling inequalities through the social security system could offer a new focus to help stop our current trajectory of worsening poverty and distress. Featuring original research and focusing on three key areas: prevention, support and investment, it sets out how well-designed social security systems could play a central role in our collective mental health and discusses the changes that are needed to get there.

Yalkin, Cagri / Oezbilgin, Mustafa F. (eds.), Care and Compassion in Capitalism. (International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 10) 332 pp. 2024:11 (Emerald, UK) <731-231>
ISBN 978-1-83549-149-2 hard ¥30,030.- (税込) US$ 140.00 *

Capitalism and its many manifestations have a marked impact on the way care and compassion are defined and experienced internationally. Addressing a gap in the examination of market-centric and individual-focused aspects of care, this volume of International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion brings together interdisciplinary insights from across the social sciences to enrich the debate in the field of business and management around the treatment of care, compassion and capitalism. Considering different care arrangements such as parental care, elder care, care of youth and community and self-care, chapters investigate how capitalist ideologies impact markets, organisations, relationships and labour. Calling for a 'responsibilisation' to curb the corrosive impact of the current market, Care and Compassion in Capitalism offers not only a critique of the capitalist condition but also interrogates the extent to which it is possible to tame and overcome the power inequities induced in the interplay of care, compassion and capitalism.

Gille, Christoph / Walter, A. / Brombach, H. u. a. (eds.), Zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement und Freiwilligendienste: Handbuch fuer Wissenschaft und Praxis. (NomosHandbuch) 850 S. 2024:7 (Nomos, GW) <729-341>
ISBN 978-3-7560-0397-6 hard ¥29,940.- (税込) EUR 129.00 *