Research

This edited collection brings together a range of experts in the field of surrogacy, at a time when the law in the UK has been fully reconsidered for the first time in generations. The book scrutinizes outdated laws, paving the way for overdue change. This is an unprecedented contribution to the public and parliamentary debate on surrogacy.

Institutions play a crucial role in shaping experiences of end-of-life care, death and bereavement, yet research is often limited to specific settings or disciplines. This collection examines the relationships within and between institutions and death across global contexts, offering insights into processes, places and perceptions.

This book documents the everyday experiences of older diarists during the COVID-19 lockdowns, offering insights into the impacts on older citizens. Using Mass Observation methodology, the book includes a modern-day diary exercise and discusses the wider implications of living through this significant event in modern social history.

Why have so many radical thinkers advocated for the abolition of prisons and punishment and why have their ideas been so difficult to communicate and garner widespread support? This book outlines the long and nuanced history of penal abolitionism and shows how these ideas have continued topicality.

Abolitionist thought visualizes a world without prisons – or a radical reduction or transformation of prisons and punishment. This fascinating book explores the abolitionist ideas of key early socialists and anarchists, showing how their ideas can assist those engaging in emancipatory struggles against penal and social injustice today.

This book explores how philanthropic practices and institutions were introduced into American society and how they were Americanised during the 19th century. It provides a comprehensive history of American philanthropy and positions it within its wider global context.

First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this book makes a statement about the study of policy and politics: what it is, how it is done, where it has been and where it is going. It comprises scholarship that has rarely been combined to explore several fundamental challenges about research in policy and politics.

Despite being a widely recognised phenomenon, PMS remains difficult to define clinically, with no universally agreed diagnostic criteria or shortlist of deterministic symptoms. This book aims to accurately define and explain cyclical experiences and debunk the myth of the hysterical female, once and for all.

This book, based on original research, highlights the evolving role of mediators who assist families without legal support. It offers a fresh perspective on access to justice, integrating court, mediation and other methods to address current challenges in family justice.

The European Court of Human Rights depends on the good faith cooperation of its members to implement judgement and maintain legitimacy. This book presents an innovative framework for understanding how local cultures dynamically shape states’ ideas about what is and is not legitimate in international human rights regimes.

This book examines the evolving value of caregiving in Britain, from the establishment of the welfare state to the present day when state expenditure on welfare is under strain. It explores the shifts in discourses surrounding care, charting key social, economic, political and cultural changes which have led to the current 'care crisis'.

This English-language edition of a sole-authored book from Frédéric Ramel offers a defence of benevolence in world politics and argues that a diplomacy based on this principle is possible and even desirable.