Forthcoming Social Work Policy Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Practising Social Inclusion

   Edited by Ann Taket, Beth R. Crisp, Melissa Graham, Lisa Hanna, Sophie Goldingay, Linda Wilson

   Practising Social Inclusion presents what we know about what works, and why, in promoting social inclusion and practising in a socially inclusive way. Contributing to the growing debates on social inclusion, this book moves beyond discussion of who it is that is socially excluded and the processes...

   To Be Published June 25th 2013 by Routledge
2. Governance, Development, and Social Work

   Edited by Chathapuram S. Ramanathan, Subhabrata Dutta

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

   This book explores how many issues related to development and governance –including migration, disaster management, environmental justice, peace and security, sustainability, public-private partnerships, and terrorism – impact the practice of social work. It takes a global, comparative...

   To Be Published July 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Working with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families

   Edited by Graham Brotherton, Mark Cronin

   The potential for early intervention to prevent social problems later in life has become the focus of much debate in recent years and finds itself at the centre of contemporary social policy. The meaning of ‘vulnerability’ – one of the key concepts in this drive – is examined in this book, as well...

   To Be Published July 25th 2013 by Routledge
4. Reducing Urban Poverty in the Global South

   By David Satterthwaite, Diana Mitlin

   Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world’s urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2030. There is a growing recognition that the scale of urban poverty has been overlooked – and that it is increasing both in numbers and in the...

   To Be Published August 13th 2013 by Routledge
5. For the Common Good

   Essays of Harold Lewis

   Edited by Michael Reisch

   For the Common Good is an anthology of selected essays by Dr. Harold Lewis, one of the intellectual leaders of the social work profession. Social work literature often reflects powerful ahistorical tendencies which, in recent years, have produced analyses of social issues that lack awareness of...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
6. The Handbook of European Welfare Systems

   Edited by Klaus Schubert, Simon Hegelich, Ursula Bazant

   This book provides the first comprehensive information and detailed data on the welfare systems of all twenty-seven EU member states and offers the reader an invaluable introduction and basis for comparative welfare research. The introductory chapter summarizes the actual debate about...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
7. Understanding Penal Practice

   Edited by Ioan Durnescu, Fergus McNeill

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice

   Criminological and penological scholarship has in recent years explored how and why institutions and systems of punishment change – and how and why these changes differ in different contexts. Important though these analyses are, this book focuses not so much on the changing nature of institutions...

   To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge
8. Youth Justice

   Ideas, Policy, Practice, 3rd Edition

   By Roger Smith

   The exciting new edition of this well-loved textbook offers a fully expanded and revised account and analysis of the youth justice system in the UK, taking into account and fully addressing the significant changes that have taken place since the second edition in 2007.The book maintains its...

   To Be Published November 26th 2013 by Routledge
9. Health Care Policy and Practice

   A Biopsychosocial Perspective, 4th Edition

   By Cynthia Moniz, Stephen Gorin

   To Be Published December 1st 2013 by Routledge
10. Active Aging in Asia

    Edited by Alan Walker, Christian Aspalter

    Series: Routledge Studies in Social Welfare in Asia

    East Asian societies are changing fast and one of the most important aspects of societal change is the aging of society. 'Active aging' is one of the few concepts available today to effectively address the problems arising from a highly-aged and, particularly in East Asia, fast-aging society,...

    To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge