Bücher der Reihe Sage Swifts

There is a war on for the future of the university worldwide. The stakes are high, and they reach deep into our social condition. This book analyses the position, and argues for the necessity of taking sides with the latter. It does so with a sense of urgency, because the market fundamentalists are on the march.

Written by a leading academic in the field of leadership, with a practitioner co-author, this book combines the theory and research from both a business and psychology perspective, with practical applications making it the perfect resource for students, academics and practitioners wanting to understand destructive leadership further.

An investigation across the public sector into inspection regimes, audits, and performance targets

The Psychology of Covid-19 explores how the coronavirus is giving rise to a new order in our personal lives, societies and politics.

Andy Ruddock imparts a theoretically well-rounded analysis of digital media's effect on us, with pedagogy and case studies that draw the reader in.

Addiction Debates explores the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice. Covering all the 'hot topics' of the day in a balanced and informative manner, Comiskey provides international perspectives on each topic, stimulating debate and discussion via the different approaches taken globally.

This new title explores the role of teaching within the modern university and the impact of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF), providing a critical analysis of recent policy reforms designed to increase competition and choice in higher education and what these mean for the sector.

The Varieties of Grounded Theory explores the range and depth of grounded theory methodology, and the ways in which discussions in the field have developed and expanded in recent years.

Putting forth the argument for reframing psychology as a natural science, this book employs as a model the principle of Homeostasis, exploring how the theory is applicable to major areas of human behaviour across psychology including perception, learning, stress, addiction, well-being and consciousness.

Going beyond individualised discussions, this book explores broader concepts such as the social construction of 'anti-social behaviour', 'risk' and 'resilience', and the social contents and influences under which these are most likely to occur. It is suitable for postgraduate students in anti-social behaviour across criminology, and social work.

The author has been involved in a dispute with his employer, Lancaster University, about what he sees as irregularities in the REF process. In this title, he criticizes the REF for discouraging innovation and harming staff morale, and questions the REF's claim to provide 'expert review of the outputs' - the very heart of its legitimacy.

This is an interdisciplinary examination of populism as a factor in global change, drawing on international politics, sociology, and global studies.

In Society in the Digital Age: An Interactionist Perspective, William Housley explores the ways interactionist thinking contributes to our understanding of current trends and topics within digital sociology.

Questioning Performance Measurement: Metrics, Organizations and Power is the first book to interrogate the organizational turn towards performance metrics critically. Performance measurement is used to evaluate a diverse range of activities throughout the private, public and non-governmental sectors. But in an increasingly data driven world, what does it really mean to measure ‘performance’?

Part of the SAGE Swifts series, this book examines the changing and competing conceptualizations of the political and the social in the Western European intellectual tradition, in particular, the way in which political thought and its consequences in action have become divorced from social and cultural experience.

Applying theories of 'post-emotionalism' to the issue of 'the bully' as a social type, this book includes case studies that focus on bullying and hazing, examined by the case of an American solider who committed suicide in Afghanistan, torture at Abu Ghraib, and the murder of a 23-year-old African-American inmate in a Southern state prison.

Broad-ranging and thought-provoking analysis of the mental health crisis examining the current challenges in mental health service delivery and access using a range of perspectives

An up to date, topical book which explores how society and politics are being shaped by the rise of technology, for good and for bad. Written for both an academic and general audience, this book examines how technology has the power to reshape our civic participation, our economic and political governance, and our entire existence.

A fascinating exploration of 'media pilgrimage' and what it tells us about our obsessions with celebrity and our desire for meaning and identity in an uncertain world.