With original contributions by leading specialists from around the world, this is a cutting edge exploration of a major social science sub-discipline.

Taking a global, comparative look at voting and elections, this Fourth Edition has new chapters on authoritarian elections and regime change, electoral integrity, and voting behaviour

Focusing on what students really need to know, this book breaks down all of the key social work theory covered across a students' training, demystifying complex concepts by demonstrating their application to real-life practice.

Learning is a fundamental topic in education. Combining traditional views of learning and learning theory with sociocultural and historical perspectives, this handbook brings together original contributions from respected researchers who are leading figures in the field.

Michael explains how the theory of ANT can be applied across a range of fields to provide readers with an engaging and critical overview

With contributions from leading international academics across the social sciences, this accessible handbook takes a critical look at the key theories, disciplinary approaches, contemporary issues and debates in the field.

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Contributing to new debates and research on the city, this handbook looks both backwards and forwards to bring together key scholarship in the field

In this unique text, Digby Tantam brings together the many different professional and theoretical perspectives of well-being, unpacking the complexities of each to help students understand what well-being means in their chosen field.

A key collection of debates in health care ethics are discussed and analysed by leading academics in the field.