The politics and practice of social research nowadays amount more to a form of business activity, than to a scholarly pursuit. This collection of specially commissioned papers offers an unrivalled introduction to the realities and pitfalls of undertaking funded research, with reference to a kaleidescopic range of projects and forms of project management.

This book offers unprecedented insights into both the workings of the Commonwealth and into the contrasting experiences of member states within it, with regard to social exclusion. Chapters on British social policy tradition and on concepts of social inclusion/exclusion, preface a series of case studies illustrative of different member states' experiences to date. The book concludes by re-examining the Commonwealth per se, with reference to its own problems of development and, nevertheless, its social policy development potential for the future.

The critical role of food in contemporary policy, in the UK, Europe and internationally, is explored in a comprehensive and readable account of current issues, including food rights, patenting, safety, aid, choice and poverty.

• This landmark collection explores the critical role of food in contemporary national and international policy.
• The contributors represent different professional and academic perspectives.
• The contributions challenge state, institutional and agency structures and responses to food as a social policy issue.
• Most of the contributors...

This thought-provoking and controversial collection tackles a subject of urgent international concern - migration, immigration and social policy.

• Presents forthright yet realistic analyses of key issues.
  
• Contributors are drawn from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, and bring a wide range of expertise to bear on the subject.
  
• Covers the case for a world-wide system of migration management, the quest for an EU asylum policy, and European countries' treatment of asylum seekers.
  
• Considers particular aspects...

This book offers unprecedented insights into both the workings of the Commonwealth and into the contrasting experiences of member states within it, with regard to social exclusion.

This title was first published in 2001. This is a seminal collection. For the first time, leading scholars and practitioners from Taiwan join with counterparts from Britain to offer comparable commentary on key social policy and social service issues affecting their respective countries. The result is as thought-provoking as it is informative. The approach adopted - of encouraging writers to speak for themselves virtually without restriction - could well provide a model in itself for encouraging and easing contributions from previously unpresented countries into the mainstream of comparative...