Bücher der Reihe Contemporary Issues in Social Science

Since the start of this century protests have flourished globally for various issues. This book examines a range of protest movements from around the world, asking what the root causes are and how they have challenged established political systems. It was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.

This book looks at the ways in which people of different age groups engage with issues of a civic and political nature, and the ways in which politics is intertwined with everyday aspects of people's pasts, presents and futures. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.

Collectively, the contributors to International and Interdisciplinary Insights into Evidence and Policy cross disciplinary and cultural boundaries to provide a contextualised analysis of the institutionalised evidence-based policy process. The chapters review a variety of policy issues, ranging from national and state level economic and social policies more generally to specific areas of intervention, such as EU bio-fuels targets, the Active Ageing Index, mental health and media, the construction of second-language learning policies, microfinance and alcohol policy in a wide variety of national and international contexts.

Social death occurs when the social existence of a person or group ceases, and relates to social exclusion, social capital, social networks, social roles and social identity. However, this is the first volume to unite theorising about the concept, providing conceptual clarity rooted in empirical data. Contributors discuss the fourth age, end of life policies, dying alone at home, suicide, photographs on gravestones, bereavement, and the agency of dead musicians. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.

Since the start of this century protests have flourished globally for various issues. This book examines a range of protest movements from around the world, asking what the root causes are and how they have challenged established political systems. It was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.

This book looks at the nature and extent of civic engagement, in terms of the use made of the National Health Service, state education, social security, and the workplace; and the identification of impediments to its full realisation. It was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.