Edward Elgar Publishing - Sociology and Social Policy

Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work Global Production Networks, Global Disassembly Networks, and the Circular Economy Al Rainnie, Curtin University and Adelaide University, Australia, Andrew Herod, University of Georgia, Athens, USA and Susan McGrath-Champ, The University of Sydney, Australia ‘Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work takes us to the frontiers of the restructuring economy, where rapid technological advances are transforming employment relations. This is an insightful, wide-ranging, and accessible book that provides the critical analysis we need as we grapple with the possible future(s) of work … and of workers.’ – Nik Theodore, University of Illinois Chicago, USA Nov 2024 320 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 536 9 c £110.00 / c $155.00 eBook • Elgaronline Social Justice, Welfare and EU Law Measuring Integration in the Visegrád Countries Sára Hungler, Centre for Social Sciences and ELTE, Hungary ‘Based on Nancy Fraser’s theory of social justice, Sara Hungler’s eye-opening book delves into both the achievements and the loopholes of the European social model. Through a masterful combination of legal analysis and a social science approach, the author provides an insightful, integrated inquiry into the Visegrad Countries highlighting the current and prospective impact of EU policies aiming at reducing poverty and curbing social exclusion in the European Union.’ – Marco Biasi, University of Milan, Italy Nov 2024 c 280 pp Hardback 978 1 0353 2377 7 c £100.00 / c $140.00 eBook • Elgaronline OPEN ACCESS Silent Pain and Public Policy Suicide and Social Welfare in the Middle East and North Africa Edited by Anis Ben Brik, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar ‘Silent Pain and Public Policy offers a profound if troubling exploration of the intersection between political stability, economic crises, and mental health. Examining stable monarchies to conflict regimes, this book reveals how sociopolitical contexts shape suicide rates and social welfare responses, providing new critical insights and fresh policy recommendations for addressing this pressing, though often shrouded, public health issue.’ – Leslie A. Pal, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Nov 2024 c 306 pp Hardback 978 1 0353 3879 5 c £105.00 / c $145.00 eBook • Elgaronline Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences Edited by Duane A. Gill, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, State University and Oklahoma State University, Liesel Ritchie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Nnenia M. Campbell, The William Averette Anderson Fund for Hazard and Disaster Mitigation Education and Research, USA ‘Hazards and disasters are the flipside of technological systems’ ability to funnel natural forces into social processes, with increasingly complex and far reaching implications. This is a much needed, impressively comprehensive and compelling guide to navigating concepts, theories and events.’ – Luigi Pellizzoni, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy Nov 2024 c 765 pp Hardback 978 1 80088 219 5 c £345.00 / c $485.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series OPEN ACCESS Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century A Comparative Analysis Edited by Hannah Zagel, WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Technical University Dortmund, Germany ‘This book is truly going somewhere new, elucidating reproduction policy as a field of study and critically integrating it into comparative welfare state research. It shines an original light on an understudied dimension of welfare state regulation.’ – Mary Daly, University of Oxford, UK Nov 2024 c 212 pp Hardback 978 1 0353 2415 6 c £85.00 / c $120.00 eBook • Elgaronline Teaching Online Classes Exercises and Techniques Elina Kallas, Adult Educator and Researcher, Estonia With the recent boom in online education causing a rapid change in mainstream learning methodologies, this prescient book examines how to teach adults in synchronous virtual classes. Elina Kallas details essential advice for improving learner interaction and engagement in these unique remote environments. Nov 2024 c 170 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 490 2 c £80.00 / c $110.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Guides to Teaching 5 For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY NEW TITLES, OCT – DEC 2024

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