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

労働と社会的セーフティネット－欧米の労働のアクティベーション
Besharov, Douglas J. / Call, Douglas M. (eds.), Work and the Social Safety Net: Labor Activation in Europe and the United States. (International Policy Exchange Series) 368 pp. 2022 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <683-269>
ISBN 978-0-19-024159-9 hard ¥21,560.- (税込) US$ 100.00 *

During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the United States and much of the developed world were rocked by three successive economic shocks, each one more severe than the one before. Real relief from these economic shocks, of course, can only come from a restored economy--with balanced strength across many sectors and regions. Safety-net programs can also help alleviate this suffering. They provide urgent financial help and, when properly designed, can assist, motivate, or nudge recipients to seek and accept new employment. When necessary, they can help recipients to learn new skills and engage in other socially preferred behaviors. That is, they can "activate" the unemployed and underemployed. Work and the Social Safety Net: Labor Activation in Europe and the United States describes how in the 1990s and early 2000s many European countries adopted policy reforms aimed at activating those recipients apparently able to work. These policy reforms were put to the test during the Great Recession and its aftermath. This volume reviews the experiences from both Europe and the United States during this period, and includes two chapters apiece on unemployment insurance, social assistance, disability, public employment services, and political economy. Work and the Social Safety Net identifies policies for activating recipients of safety-net programs while still preserving a strong social safety net--as a guide during the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and future downturns.

Gottlieb, Robert, Care-Centered Politics: From the Home to the Planet. 240 pp. 2022:8 (MIT Pr., US) <683-275>
ISBN 978-0-262-54375-0 paper ¥6,468.- (税込) US$ 30.00 *

Huisman, Dena M., Social Power and Communicating Social Support: How Stigma and Marginalization Affect Our Ability to Help. 216 pp. 2022:12 (Routledge, UK) <683-276>
ISBN 978-0-367-70154-3 hard ¥35,612.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-69939-0 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99 *

This book gives readers an understanding of the theoretical foundations of social support communication along with practical tools to ethically and justly connect with and support others in daily life. Incorporating research, real-world examples, and autoethnographic methods, this book examines how social hierarchies, personal power dynamics, and relational and social histories can be better understood to create stronger social support messages across all our relationships, including family, friend, workplace, and health provider-patient relationships. The book translates theories of social support communication into practical application, examining how support messaging goes wrong and how to do it right. Intended as a supplementary text in interpersonal communication, psychology, and social work undergraduate courses, the book is also ideal for professionals who engage in caretaking and support tasks and wish to enhance their knowledge of social support theory.

Phillips, Ruth, Practising Feminism for Social Welfare: A Global Perspective. 224 pp. 2022:12 (Routledge, UK) <683-277>
ISBN 978-1-138-65067-1 hard ¥35,612.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00 *
ISBN 978-1-138-65068-8 paper ¥9,968.- (税込) GB￡ 34.99 *

There has been an explosion of interest in feminism in recent years. This book argues it is still necessary and has a vital role. Feminism's core objectives - to address the persistent issue of women's inequality and ongoing sexism, and to fight against women's oppression and improve women's lives - remain of central value across the world. As a result, how feminism contributes to and improves social welfare is overdue for re-examination.This text explores what feminism means in theory, policy and practice as it is conceptualised and engaged within different social welfare contexts today. Beginning with an overview of feminist scholarship in the 21st century, it mainly comprises six substantive chapters that examine feminism from within a specific policy or practice setting. The topics discussed include globalisation and social justice, motherhood and reproductive rights, domestic violence, women's experiences in criminal justice settings and working with older people. Practising Feminism for Social Welfare concludes with a framework for feminist policy and practice in the era of the fourth wave, whilst acknowledging that there can be no single or hegemonic feminism across all sites of social and political processes and in all social welfare settings. Designed as an introduction to feminist practice for social policy and social work audiences, this volume will also speak to a range of academic disciplines, including sociology, criminology, politics, women's studies, and gender and feminist studies.