Ideas and politics in social science research

Table of Contents: “…; ""2 Reconciling Ideas and Institutions through Discursive Institutionalism""; ""3 Ideas and the Construction of Interests""; ""4 Ideas, Uncertainty, and Evolution""; ""PART II: ANALYSIS""; ""5 Ideology, History, and Politics""; ""6 Ideas, Position, and Supranationality""; ""7 Ideas, Policy Change, and the Welfare State""; ""8 Knowledge Regimes and Comparative Political Economy""; ""9 Ideas, Expertise, and Think Tanks""…”
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Life in the market ecosystem by Hayashi, Stuart

Table of Contents: “…-- The issues of imperialism -- Environmentalism as an unsustainable policy -- Entrepreneurial adaptation -- Man, the resourceful ape -- How financiers energize enterprise -- Intellectual property rights are patently great -- The peaceful individual as sovereign -- The most basic need -- Capitalism's moral idealism -- Laissez faire versus the welfare state : which is more ruthless toward the poor? …”
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Governing modern societies

Table of Contents: “…-- 9 Democracy and Social Inequality -- 10 Can Welfare States Compete in a Global Economy? -- 11 Social Justice and Citizenship: Dignity, Liberty, and Welfare -- Notes on Contributors.…”
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Statebuilding from the margins : between Reconstruction and the New Deal by Nackenoff, Carol, Novkov, Julie, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Developing the animal welfare state / Susan J. Pearson and Kimberly K. Smith -- ch. 5. …”
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Women, the law and the workplace. Volume 1, Social feminism, labor politics, and the law

Table of Contents: “…Oregon; Historical Documents; The Right to Leisure; Legislative Control of Women's Work; Women Who Work and Women Who Spend; Scholarly Interpretations; Hours and Wages: The Gendering of Labor Standards in America; The Lady and the Tramp: Gender, Race, and the Origins of the American Welfare State.…”
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Political trust and disenchantment with politics : international perspectives

Table of Contents: “…5 The Role of Electoral Systems for the Translation of Political: Trust into Electoral Participation6 Social Risk, Political Detachment and Welfare State: De-Commodification; 7 Contextual Income Inequality and Political Behavior; 8 Thinking Outside the Democratic Box: Political Values, Performance and Political Support in Authoritarian Regimes: A Comparative Analysis; Index.…”
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The Enlarged European Union : Unity and Diversity. by Mair, Peter

Table of Contents: “…/ Laszlo Bruszt -- Health not wealth : enlarging the EMU / Daniel Gros -- The welfare state in transition economies and accession to the EU / Hans-Jürgen Wagener -- Approaching the EU and reaching the US? …”
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Elusive promises : planning in the contemporary world by Abram, Simone

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements; Elusive Promises: Planning in the Contemporary World, An Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Utopian Time and Contemporary Time: Temporal Dimensions of Planning and Reform in the Norwegian Welfare State; Chapter 2 -- From Within a Community of Planners: Hypercomplexity in Railway Design Work; Chapter 3 -- Invaded City: Structuring Urban Landscapes on the Margins of the Possible (Peru's Southern Highlands); Chapter 4 -- Tenure Refomed: Planning for Redress or Progress in South Africa.…”
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Statebuilding from the margins : between Reconstruction and the New Deal by Nackenoff, Carol, Novkov, Julie, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Developing the animal welfare state / Susan J. Pearson and Kimberly K. Smith -- ch. 5. …”
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Continuity and Change in Canadian Politics : Essays in Honour of David E. Smith. by Michelmann, Hans J.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Constitutional Politics: In a New Era Canada Returns to Old Methods; 2 The North American Free Trade Agreement and Canadian Federalism; 3 Intrastate Federalism and the Civil Service; 4 Declining Legitimacy and Canadian Federalism: An Examination of Policy-Making in Agriculture and Biomedicine; 5 From Collaborative Federalism to the New Unilateralism: Implications for the Welfare State; 6 Aboriginal Peoples and the Crown in Canada: Completing the Canadian Experiment; 7 Provincial Coalition Governments in Canada: An Interpretive Survey.…”
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Governing modern societies

Table of Contents: “…-- 9 Democracy and Social Inequality -- 10 Can Welfare States Compete in a Global Economy? -- 11 Social Justice and Citizenship: Dignity, Liberty, and Welfare -- Notes on Contributors.…”
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Maternalism reconsidered : motherhood, welfare and social policy in the twentieth century

Table of Contents: “…Maternalism Reconsidered; International Studies in Social History; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Maternalism and Beyond; Chapter 3: The State, the Women's Movement and Maternity Insurance,1900-1930; Chapter 4: Mobilizing Mothers in the Nation's Service; Chapter 5: Speaking on Behalf of Others; Chapter 6: 'Respectable Citizens of Canada'; Chapter 7: The Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimages; Chapter 8: Protecting Mothers in Order to Protect Children; Chapter 9: Maternal and Child Welfare, State Policy and Women's Philanthropic Activities in Brazil, 1930-45.…”
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The Broken Decade : Prosperity, Depression and Recovery in New Zealand, 1928-39. by McKinnon, Malcolm

Table of Contents: “…Back and Forward to a Welfare State, 1933-35; 9. The 1935 Election; 10. A Labour Restoration? …”
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The role of unions in the Twenty-first century : a report for the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti

Table of Contents: “…What do Unions do to the Welfare States? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Unions' Involvement in the Welfare State -- 2.1. …”
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The Palgrave handbook of global philanthropy

Table of Contents: “…Giving in Norway: An Ambitious Welfare State With a Self-Reliant Nonprofit Sector; Karl Henrik Sivesind -- 15. …”
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Taking a Stand : Reflections on Life, Liberty, and the Economy. by Higgs, Robert

Table of Contents: “…Follow the Money; 8 -- Can the Dead (Capitalism) Be Brought Back to Life?; 9 -- The Welfare State Neutralizes Potential Opponents by Making them Dependent on Government Benefits.…”
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Nordic Economic Policy Review : Whither the Nordic Welfare Model?. by Andersen, Torben M.

Table of Contents: “…Retirement and Health in the Nordic Welfare State83F; Summary; 8.1 Introduction.…”
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Burdens of war : creating the United States Veterans Health System by Adler, Jessica L., 1978-

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Disabled veterans in history

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Poor Jews : an American Awakening. by Levine, Naomi

Table of Contents: “…THE JEWISH RESPONSE TO THE JEWISH POOR Some Aspects of the Jewish Attitude Toward the Welfare State ; Concept of Tzedakah in Contemporary Jewish Life ; Our Jewish Poor: How Can They Be Served? …”
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The Legacy of Mothers by Shadmi, Erella

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Motherhood-Between Chaos, Malfunction, Magic, and Vision -- Part 1 -- Austrian Welfare State and the Mother Trap -- Limbo1 -- Between Holy Mary and Umna el-Ghula: Reflections on an Anxious Motherhood -- Mother's House -- Mothering Our Way Home from Sparta -- Part 2 -- Theory and Practice of the Gift Economy -- Matriarchal Societies and Modern Matriarchal Studies -- Local Economics and Subsistence Culture -- Motherism: Nature's Way Is the Way of the Woman -- Divine Surprise: The Female Side of God -- Part 3…”
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Communication, technology and cultural change by Krug, Gary

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Radical Conservatism and the Future of Politics. by Dahl, Goran

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Swedish cops : from Sjöwall and Wahlöö to Stieg Larsson by Tapper, Michael, 1959-

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Discourses on Immigration in Times of Economic Crisis : a Critical Perspective. by Lirola, María Martínez

Table of Contents: “…Table of contents; list of illustrations; list of tables; foreword; prologue; chapter one -- immigrants going back home; chapter two -- immigrant latina images in mainstream media; chapter three -- ideological stances in internet users'' discursive construction of immigration, race, and racism; chapter four -- the treatment of immigrants in the current spanish and british right-wing press; chapter five -- health, immigration and the welfare state in times of crisis; chapter six -- between enriching diversity and segregating difference; chapter seven -- immigration and political discourse in spain.…”
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Rules and unruliness : Canadian regulatory democracy, governance, capitalism, and welfarism by Doern, G. Bruce, Prince, Michael J., Schultz, Richard, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…The Macro-Regulatory Governance Regime: Rules about Rules -- The Economic Sectoral Regime: The Core Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Regulators -- The Regulatory Regime of Social Sectors: Registered Charities, Citizenship and Immigration, and Assisted Human Reproduction Technologies -- The Marketplace Framework Regulatory Regime: Competition, Banking and Financial Services, and Intellectual Property -- The Societal Framework Regulatory Regime: Law and Order, Morality and Sexuality, and the Welfare State -- The Regulatory Regime for Parliamentary Democracy: Parties, Elections, Responsible Government, and Parliament's Watchdog Agencies -- Rules and Unruliness in Canadian Regulatory Democracy and Governance -- Glossary of Major Terms.…”
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Immigration Controls and the Family. by Cohen, S.

Table of Contents: “…PART ONE Issues of Law, Theory, Politics and Practice -- The basic issues -- A brief political history -- An outline of current immigration control -- Basic good practice for welfare professionals and legal advisors -- PART TWO Immigration Control and the Family -- Dividing families -- Beyond the family -- Asylum -- Deportation and removal -- Immigration law versus child protection law -- PART THREE The Welfare State -- Benefits and immigration status -- Housing services and immigration status -- Education services and immigration status.…”
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Voters' Vengeance : 1990 Election in New Zealand and the Fate of the Fourth Labour Government. by Aimer, Peter

Table of Contents: “…; 7 The Material Conditions of Voting; 8 The Welfare State; 9 Environmentalism and the Greens; 10 Political Trust and the NewLabour Party; 11 A Mandate for Conservatism?…”
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Making men into fathers : men, masculinities, and the social politics of fatherhood

Table of Contents: “…Men in the history of US social policy / Ann Shola Orloff and Renee Monson -- Compulsory fatherhood: the coding of fatherhood in the Swedish welfare state / Helena Bergman and Barbara Hobson -- The problem of fathers: policy and behavior in Britain / Jane Lewis -- A new role for fathers? …”
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The history of labour intermediation : institutions and finding employment in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 10 Tramping in Search of Work -- Chapter 11 Labour Mediation among Seasonal Workers, Particularly the Lippe Brickmakers, 1650-1900 -- Chapter 12 Sardars, Kanganies and Maistries -- Chapter 13 'Organizing the Labour Market' in a Liberal Welfare State -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.…”
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Canadian health care and the state : a century of evolution

Table of Contents: “…David Naylor -- Medical science and social criticism: Alexander Peter Reid and the ideological origins of the welfare state in Canada / Colin D. Howell -- Military medicine and state medicine: historical notes on the Canadian Army Medical Corps in the first World War, 1914-1919 / Desmond Morton -- Development of neuropsychiatry in the Canadian Army (overseas), 1939-1943 / Terry Copp -- "A necessary nuisance": social class and parental visiting rights at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, 1930-1970 / Judith Young -- Socialism and social insurance in the United States and Canada / Stephen J. …”
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Endgame Europe

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Politics, Gender, and Concepts : Theory and Methodology. by Goertz, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Interdependence GuidelineOperationalization Guideline; Conclusion; PART I GENDERING CONCEPTS; 3 Gendering democracy; 4 Gendering representation; 5 Gendering the welfare state; 6 Gendering governance; 7 Gendering development; PART II GENDER-SPECIFIC CONCEPTS; 8 Gender ideology: masculinism and feminalism; 9 Intersectionality; 10 Women's movements, feminism, and feminist movements; 11 State feminism; Appendix A website for additional.…”
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Justice and Equality Here and Now

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Regulating Europe

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Poverty, charity and social welfare in Central Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries

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The social democratic image of society : a study of the achievements and origins of Scandinavian social democracy in comparative perspective by Castles, Francis G. (Francis Geoffrey), 1943-

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Welfare and Work in the Open Economy, Volume I. by Scharpf, Fritz W.

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The Tough Luck Constitution and the Assault on Health Care Reform. by Koppelman, Andrew

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The changing social geography of Canadian cities

Table of Contents: “…Social Planning and the Welfare State / J.T. Lemon -- 15. The Meaning of Home, Homeownership, and Public Policy / R. …”
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