Julia Buxton looks at how our current drug control regime came about and charts the evolution of the contemporary drugs market, looking at where drugs are now produced and consumed, and by whom. Ultimately she asks, if the current strategy is patently failing, how could it be done better?

The first book to provide systematic and comparative empirical insights into a major way that social workers engage with policy – by holding elected office – this book analyses how and why social workers engage in electoral politics in liberal democracies.

What if doubt, hesitation and ambivalence weren’t barriers to activism but powerful tools for change? This bold collection reveals how activists harness complex emotions to drive movements in anti-racism, climate justice and beyond.

Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It explores participatory methods, innovative advocacy strategies and emerging trends, including digital platforms and post-COVID-19 developments.

Reflective practice is at the heart of probation training and the continual professional development of practitioners. Using case studies, this book will equip the reader to develop their own reflective practice in order to make defensible, ethical decisions and benefit their career progression in this challenging profession.

This book examines the evolution of UK skills policy from the 1881 Royal Commission on Technical Instruction to the present day, revealing how shifting political ideologies have shaped workforce development. It challenges conventional thinking and offers insights into how future skills policies can be more effective.

Brexit deepened tensions in Northern Ireland and created rifts between Ireland and the UK. Drawing on interviews in Washington, Belfast, Dublin and London, the authors in this book explore how the lobby shaped US policy towards Brexit in order to prevent the reimposition of a hard border on the island of Ireland and preserve peace.

Using Norway as a case study, this book examines what role the supranational European Court of Human Rights plays in the development and contestation of child protection and children’s rights as they are laid out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that its nationalist rhetoric is embedded within European democratic traditions. By exposing the injustices inherent in the European nation-state, the book makes a bold case: true politics of solidarity cannot coexist with this flawed political legacy.

This book explores the complex ways in which Islamophobia pervades the daily lives of Muslims, drawing upon first-hand accounts and exploring the strategies that can be taken to challenge and resist Islamophobia.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Examining both pre-war and post-war Japan, this book investigates what Japanese prime ministers have done after stepping down from office and what influence they have continued to exert.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Featuring original analyses from emerging leaders in medical sociology, this book revisits and redefines stigma in the context of health and illness, addressing its problematic legacy and expanding the area by contributing theoretical and empirical chapters to advance our understanding.