Social Policy

The Quest for Freedom, Equality and Justice

Virpi Timonen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2024
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-1-5095-6604-4 (ISBN)

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Concepts like freedom, equality and justice have many uses – and even more misuses. In seeking to manage an increasingly complex world, it is more important than ever to think carefully about the meaning of such concepts which are central to policy debates and integral to implementing effective social policy around the world.

This concise and readable book is a guide to those essential social policy concepts. In addition to freedom, equality and justice, the book covers concepts like social risks and rights that are critical for understanding welfare states, and examines social policies through the lenses of power, recognition and investment. It also reflects on the role of social policy in addressing the biggest challenges that humanity faces in the twenty-first century, including the megatrends of inequality and climate change.

Drawing on key works and examples from diverse contexts, this book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of social policy, sociology, social work and other social sciences, as well as researchers, policymakers, practitioners and activists looking for an accessible introduction to the heart of social policy.

Virpi Timonen is Professor of Social and Public Policy at the University of Helsinki.

1 The Importance of Concepts
2 Risks, Needs, and Redistribution
3 Freedom
4 Equality
5 Justice
6 Social Rights
7 Policy as Power
8 Policy as Recognition
9 Policy as Investment
10 The Future of Social Policy

Erscheinungsdatum	04.01.2025
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	137 x 213 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-5095-6604-X / 150956604X
ISBN-13	978-1-5095-6604-4 / 9781509566044
Zustand	Neuware