Through interviews with entrepreneurs in post-socialist Europe, this book reveals patterns in business during and after socialism. It challenges the belief that entrepreneurs did not exist under socialism and the idea of post-socialism as its antidote.
Mapping the Tribal Economy
India’s tribes have been marginalised, their way of life transformed. This book examines the critical issues of land alienation and labour exploitation, focusing on tribal mobilisation and the fight for justice and restoration in Andhra Pradesh.
Economy in Society
This book analyzes classic sociology and economics, exposing their flaws. It then presents a constructive programme, socio-economic structuralism, which offers theoretical innovations that draw on, but move beyond, the achievements of past thinkers.
The Age of Asian Migration
Asia is the world region producing the most international migrants. This book provides a full discussion of Asian migration, from historical perspectives to current flows and diasporas, covering key regions and offering a reassessment with crucial policy implications.
In a rare convergence of perspectives, experts from philosophy, history, science, and law address crucial moral issues. This volume explores the nature of goodness in areas from bioethics to economics, invaluable for a common reflection on our values.
Leading scholars examine lessons learned and best practices in post-disaster rebuilding, reducing the impact of disasters on communities in China, Japan, and worldwide. This volume consists of selected papers and invited contributions on the topic.
Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with Vulnerable Populations after the Cameras Have Gone
This volume focuses on the status of the elderly and disabled after disasters globally and the challenges of post-earthquake rebuilding in Haiti. This edited book consists of selected papers exploring experiences in Nigeria, Iran, Libya, and Haiti.
This study discusses bioethics, with a particular philosophical focus on the tensions and potential dilemmas of “the four principles approach”. It hypothesises that respectful care can be built up to be a leading notion to guide our daily actions and bioethical practices.
This book examines the Romanian labour market, where youth face decreased job security and a risk of exclusion. It explains the challenges of the long transition from education to decent employment, a struggle faced by all, regardless of education level.
Yesterday’s Tomorrows
In 2012, a year of crises and forebodings, the world became a stage for new beginnings and utopian movements. The essays in this book discuss utopia and dystopia in literature and film, using science fiction, gender politics and social sciences to understand the present.
Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
In bringing together examples from different parts of the world, including both Western and Eastern societies, and focusing on separate determinants of individual, communal, political, and national Muslim identities, this edited volume offers a blueprint for identity studies.
Astrology in Time and Place
These contributions explore astrology across cultures, from China and the ancient Near East to early modern Europe and Mesoamerica. Topics include ritual, magic, science, and time. An essential read on humanity’s long relationship with the cosmos.
Rethinking Romantic Love
This book explores contemporary conceptions of romantic love in different countries and social groups. It shows that Western ideals of romantic love persist despite varied experiences. The public will find many ‘love stories’ from this detailed study of our society.
Good Governance and Civil Society
Governance provides an answer to the challenges of globalization by combining cooperative forms of governing with the private sector and social partners. This book offers interdisciplinary research and case studies to analyse the many facets of this concept.
This book interprets the feminist theories of Rajam Krishnan, a doyen of Tamil literature, who has been a forerunner of many contemporary ideologies. It provides much-needed tools for the vast corpus of contemporary research in the global domain of Indian women’s literature.
The Safe Operating Space Treaty
Traditional law, based on borders, is ecological nonsense. This book redefines our Common Home not as a place, but as a fragile state of the Earth System, arguing for its legal recognition as a Common Natural Heritage for all humankind.
Envisioning Sustainabilities
The essays within consider the relationship between the social sciences and sustainability studies. They present a range of commentaries to interrogate the evolution of ‘sustainability imaginaries’, arguing for the value of the social sciences in considering sustainability.
Digital Diversities
Digital Diversities is a study of the ‘digital turn’s’ impact on global mobility and everyday life. It explores the shift to remote relationships, new forms of political expression, and intercultural encounters in the digital global hive.
Sustainable Tourism in the Global South
Given the importance of the global south in achieving sustainable tourism, this collection brings together a compilation of profound conceptual and empirical research findings from diverse socio-economic and environmental settings in the developing South.