Regional, state and other local government

2009 wurde die UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention zur gleichberechtigten Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft verabschiedet.

Im Jahr 1980 erschien die erste Auflage dieses Lehrbuches unter dem Titel "Sozialpolitik - Eine problemorientierte Einführung".

Im Jahr 1980 erschien die erste Auflage dieses Lehrbuches unter dem Titel "Sozialpolitik - Eine problemorientierte Einführung".

Sich mit dem politischen Streit in der Demokratie zu beschäftigen, scheint derzeit nicht »en vogue«.

This book carries out a comparative analysis of the power struggles over the post-neoliberal social security reforms in Venezuela and Ecuador.

This book presents new scientific knowledge on using developmental science to improving lives of children and youth across the globe.

Minimum income schemes (MIS) have become key social protection institutions for European citizens, but we know little regarding the logic and dynamics of institutional change in this policy field.

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify.

This book examines the topical issue of global drug policy and outlines five steps that could be taken to improve its effectiveness.

This edited book draws on a cross-cultural and historical lens to theoretically and practically analyse gambling regulations and the use of gambling revenue.

The second edition of this book incorporates the latest theory, research, and best practices for understanding, treating, and preventing substance abuse among adolescents.

This textbook provides students across Social Sciences, Humanities, Politics, and International Studies with an in-depth understanding of the issues, policies, and strategies for addressing the symptoms and root causes of violence against women (VAW) in sub-Saharan Africa.

This proceedings volume explores the concept of civil society as an engine for economic and social well-being.

This proceedings volume explores the concept of civil society as an engine for economic and social well-being.

This volume analyzes welfare policies by looking at the making of their target publics.

This book presents a new intellectual history of neoliberalism through the exploration of the sovereign consumer.

This book presents a series of analyses of educational policies - largely in the UK, but some also in Europe - researched by a team of social scientists who share a commitment to social justice and equity in education.

This expansive reference examines the many types of Family Life Education (FLE) programs being offered around the world, reflecting a myriad of cultures and contexts.

This highly practical text surveys the myriad legal and ethical issues that social workers encounter both in daily practice and under special circumstances.

This book deals with macro and micro aspects of population change and their inter-face with socio-economic factors and impact.

This book explains the causal pathways, the mechanisms and the politics that define the quantity and quality of policy learning.

This volume presents key findings from the EU funded Measuring Youth Well-being (MYWeB) project which assessed the feasibility of a European Longitudinal Study for Children and Young People (ELSCYP).

This book analyses the current state-of-the-art research on families, working hours and well-being in Europe, addressing both paid and non-paid work from a family perspective, and introducing emerging issues related to working hours and family life.

This book provides a study of governmental digitalization, an increasingly important area of policymaking within advanced capitalist states.

This book examines the gun-related policy responses to three school shooting incidents in the United States.

In 2015 the UK became the first country in the world to legalise mitochondrial donation, a controversial germ line reproductive technology to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial disease.

This book discusses the ethical dilemmas of migration in the era of globalization.

This book is about understanding, contextualizing and carrying out critical analyzes of the policies intended and/or implemented by the various public and private actors in urban public spaces, as well as the daily, or eventual, politics exercised by the organized civil society and by citizens.

This proceedings volume examines leadership from the perspectives of business, economics, social sciences, cross-cultural management, and education as a means to establish a future of sustainable development.

This book discusses the socioeconomic effects of Right-to-Work (RTW) laws on state populations.

This book explores the relationship between quality of life, policy, and political behavior.

"e;This text is a valuable new resource that we recommend for all of our professionals and are proud to incorporate as part of our AFC(R) certification program.

"e;Tourse, Hamilton-Mason, and Wewiorski discuss major concepts that help explicate the systemic nature of institutionalized racism in the U.

Focusing on the dynamics of irregular immigration in Southern EU Member States, this book analyses how the phenomenon is managed at national and local levels in different legal and political systems.

This book brings together the theory and practice of managing public trust.

In the face of increasing failures, comments attributed to Albert Einstein loom large: "e;We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

This unique reference integrates knowledge culled from fifteen years of U.