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OverviewThe ongoing social crises and moral conflicts evident in global social policy debates are addressed in this timely volume. Leading interdisciplinary scholars focus on the 'social' of social policy, which is increasingly conceived in a globalised form, as new international agreements and global goals engender the social struggle. They tackle pressing 'social questions' concerning growing inequality, changing world population, ageing societies, migration and intersectional disadvantage. This ground-breaking volume critically engages with contested conceptions of 'the social' which are increasingly deployed by international institutions and policy makers. Growing debates on 'social sustainability', 'social cohesion', 'social justice', 'social wellbeing' and 'social progress' make the discussions in this critical text even more crucial. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Deeming (University of Strathclyde)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press ISBN: 9781447356110ISBN 10: 144735611 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 01 September 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsThe ‘social’ in the age of sustainability ~ Christopher Deeming ‘No such thing as society’?: Neoliberalism and the social ~ John Clarke The social question: Reconciling social and economic imperatives in policy ~ Bradley W. Bateman Disputing the economization and the de-politicization of ‘social’ investment in global social policy ~ Jean-Michel Bonvin and Francesco Laruffa The social dimension of sustainable development at the UN: From Brundtland to the SDGs ~ Iris Borowy Paradigm lost? Blocking the path to ecosocial welfare and post-productivism ~ Tony Fitzpatrick World population at the UN: Our numbers are not our problem? ~ Danny Dorling Ageing sustainably ~ Alan Walker The political challenges to governing global migration and social welfare ~ Edward A. Koning Bringing ‘the social’ into an intersectional analysis of global crises and welfare ~ Fiona Williams Global social policy and the quasi-concept of social cohesion ~ Jane Jenson Putting the global in social justice? ~ Gary Craig ‘Go-social’? Inclusive growth and global social governance ~ Christopher Deeming For better or worse? ~ Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett The struggle for social sustainability ~ Christopher DeemingReviews75 years ago Karl Polanyi warned that our future is in question unless we accept the reality of the social and begin the work of decommodifying humanity and nature. Appearing not a minute too soon, Christopher Deeming's deeply researched and impressive volume brings us closer than ever to achieving those goals by deftly navigating a global policy path strewn with moral exigencies. Margaret R. Somers, University of Michigan Featuring a team of distinguished contributors, this excellent volume is the best available introduction to current debates on social sustainability in global social policy. Daniel Beland, McGill University, Canada In the era of global rentier capitalism and a mass precariat, it is vital to revive social policy. This compendium should become a standard reference guide. Guy Standing, SOAS University of London An impressive collection of essays around the 'social question' and 'the social' of social policy. A must read for those who are interested in sustainability debates and the evolution of global social policy. Emanuele Ferragina, Sciences Po Author InformationChristopher Deeming is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde, with research interests in the field of Comparative and Global Social Policy. His latest works with Policy Press are Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: International and Comparative Policy Perspectives (2020) and Reframing Global Social Policy: Social Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth (2019). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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