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This open access book offers a comprehensive analysis of social protection in Latin America, its origins, institutions, and outcomes. The chapters are organised in three groups. The earlier chapters discuss in turn appropriate methods, an analytical framework, and core institutions. The book advocates a causal inference approach to the study of the institutions that have dominated social protection in the region: occupational insurance, individual retirement savings, and social assistance. The middle chapters study social protection’s main stratification effects, focussing on stratification effects on employment, protection, and worker incorporation. The later chapters then assess social protection outcomes and identify country groupings including their evolution over time. The book, and its approach and findings, contributes to the advancement of a theory of social protection amongst late industrialisers. Armando Barrientos is Professor Emeritus of Poverty and Social Justice at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester, UK. He was Research Director at the World Poverty Institute. .

Social policy. --- Social choice. --- Welfare economics. --- Political sociology. --- Social Policy. --- Comparative Social Policy. --- Social Choice and Welfare. --- Political Sociology.

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This open access book presents state-of-the-art insights on transdisciplinary work towards societal transformation. It provides theoretical and practical guidance and tools, applicable across diverse empirical settings. The book supports researchers and practitioners, especially those early in their careers, to navigate dilemmas inherent in transdisciplinarity for transformation. The book serves as a valuable resource for (graduate) educational programs in any field open to transformation-oriented transdisciplinary collaboration. It comprises three sections: Design & Evaluation; Diversity & Inclusion; Roles & Competences. Each section includes a chapter on theoretical advancements, multiple empirical chapters presenting insights from various fields and contexts, and practical guidance conducive to engaging in high-quality, just and equitable transdisciplinary processes directed at sustainable transformation. Barbara Regeer holds a University Research Chair and is Professor of transdisciplinary research for purpose-led transformation in health and environmental sustainability at the Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She combines work on reflective practitioners, adaptive organisations and reflexive governance. She is co-director of the India Centre for Transdisciplinary Research. Pim Klaassen holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam and an MPhil from Cambridge University, UK. His research focuses on transdisciplinary research methodologies conducive to responsible research and innovation for sustainability transitions. He is director of Stichting Stadslab for citizenship education. Jacqueline Broerse is Professor of innovation and communication in the health & life sciences, and director of the Athena Institute for transdisciplinary research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She develops methodologies to facilitate public engagement and stakeholder collaboration in research and (system) innovation processes in the domains of health and food. .

Human geography. --- Science --- Environmental geography. --- Sociology --- Social policy. --- Human Geography. --- Science and Technology Studies. --- Integrated Geography. --- Sociological Methods. --- Comparative Social Policy. --- Social aspects. --- Methodology.

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This book systematically introduces the practice of restorative justice in India, as a resource for comparative criminal justice research. “Restorative justice” focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims, and with the community at large. It has gained momentum as a justice reform movement in Western countries within the past three decades, and it is estimated that up to one hundred countries worldwide utilize restorative justice practices. Within Western countries, it is seen largely a response or alternative to the perceived deficiencies of the existing criminal justice system. India has a rich tradition of restorative justice, and this work introduces both the traditional basis and contemporary practices of this justice system in India, in a comprehensive and systematic way. The contributions to this work cover three main areas: I. The Tradition of Restorative Justice in India II. The Development of Restorative Justice in India III. Restorative Justice Practices in India The third part – “Practices” covers special topics: including Restorative Justice and the Court, Restorative Justice and Incarceration, Restorative Justice and Juveniles, and Restorative Justice and Woman. The book covers the full range of the issues of restorative justice in India and will be a highly valuable resource book for researchers and upper level graduate students interested in alternative justice models in general, comparative criminology, and criminal justice in India specifically. “A landmark volume in the history of restorative justice and criminology in India. Many outstanding scholars in this collection outline the Indian experience of restorative justice from which the world has much to learn.” John Braithwaite Australian National University.

Crime prevention --- Crime --- Prevention of crime --- Prevention --- Government policy --- Public safety --- Criminology. --- Social policy. --- Criminology and Criminal Justice, general. --- Comparative Social Policy. --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Social sciences --- Criminals --- Study and teaching

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This open access volume addresses the role of external actors in social protection in the Global South, from the Second World War until today, analysing the influence of colonial powers, superpowers during the Cold War and contemporary donor agencies. Following an introduction to the analysis of external actors in social policy making in the Global South, the contributions explore which external actors were dominant in the decades after World War II, and how they shaped early and contemporary social protection making in developing countries. The latter half of the collection elucidates important players in the contemporary transnational social policy arena, such as donor organizations and international organizations, and critically evaluates the potential for and limits of the explanatory power of external actors in social protection making in the Global South, considering the relative contribution of external and domestic influences. By examining how transnational relationships and external actors have influenced the formation, development and transformation of social policies in the developing world, this collection will be an invaluable resource for scholars interested in social protection in the Global South from a range of disciplines. These include political science, social policy, and sociology, as well as historians of the welfare state, international relations scholars and scholars working on global and transnational social policy and development policy. .

Social policy. --- Social structure. --- Social inequality. --- Public policy. --- Political sociology. --- Comparative Social Policy. --- Social Structure, Social Inequality. --- Public Policy. --- Political Sociology. --- Mass political behavior --- Political behavior --- Political science --- Sociology --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Social institutions --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Sociological aspects --- Comparative Social Policy --- Social Structure, Social Inequality --- Public Policy --- Political Sociology --- Social Policy --- Social Structure --- Cold War --- colonialism --- superpowers --- transnational social policy --- global social policy --- Open access --- Central / national / federal government policies --- Social & ethical issues --- Public administration --- Politics & government --- Equality.

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This edited collection addresses a paradox at the heart of the European Union: if it is a constantly enlarging empire of governance, how can almost thirty member states design policies as an administrative whole, whilst narrowly approaching all political issues from one economic point of view? The contributors to this collection approach this by studying knowledge production, policy formation and policy implementation in the union. The topics covered include the history of the union, its nature as an empire in the making compared to historical successors as well as current USA and China, formation of union level statistical data and policy documents, paradoxes of fiscal governance, social innovation policy, youth and education policy, energy policy and foreign policy with particular regard to Russia. The concluding chapter outlines five alternative future scenarios for the union extending from collapse and marginalization to the emergence of a federal empire. The book is essential reading for anybody interested in the EU, including students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, political science, international relations, economics, management studies, public and social policy, science and technology studies, and environmental policy. .

Economics --- Economic sociology --- Socio-economics --- Socioeconomics --- Sociology of economics --- Sociological aspects. --- Social aspects --- European Union --- Government policy. --- Sociology --- Political sociology. --- European Union. --- Social policy. --- Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology. --- Political Sociology. --- European Union Politics. --- Comparative Social Policy. --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Mass political behavior --- Political behavior --- Political science --- Sociological aspects --- Economic sociology.