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This book explores a new repertoire for critique in the sociology of contemporary education, focusing on emerging social theories that respond to contemporary challenges in education, education policy and governance. Presenting a variety of approaches in the sociology of education including pragmatist critical sociology, neo-Marxism, post-digital sociology, new materialisms, affirmative critique of education, and post-colonial studies, the chapters in this book engage in a novel, collective dialogue and reflection on the affordances, limitations and challenges of emerging social theories in contemporary education. The book further justifies this novel approach through inclusion of a series of interviews with leading scholars and thinkers from within and outside the field of education on the subject of critique in contemporary society and education. he book offers relevant global and decolonial perspectives to study current transformations, drawing on innovations in theorizing and empirical illustrations from different countries. Highlighting alternative visions of these transformations in an era of globalization, fragmentation, and growing nationalism, this cutting-edge book will be of great interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of the sociology of education, the philosophy of education, social theory, political science and comparative policy and politics more broadly.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- 1. Introduction -- I. Key Terms and Definitions -- II. Measuring 'Extent' -- III. Northern Ireland as a Research Site -- IV. Framing the Analysis: Childhood, Agency and Youth Sexuality -- V. Methodological Design: A Brief Outline -- VI. Overview of the Book -- 2. Young People who DisplayHarmful Behaviours Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives -- I. Key Terms: Children, Childhood and Adolescence -- II. Constructions of Childhood -- III. Childhood and the Social Construction of 'Victim' and 'Offender' -- IV. Framing of 'Childhood', 'Deviance' and the 'Young Offender' -- V. Childhood and the Emergence of the 'Online' Offender: Sexting and Cyberbullying -- VI. Conclusion -- 3. Young People who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviour: A Review -- I. Conceptual Frameworks Influencing Youth Sexuality: The Northern Ireland Context -- II. Theoretical Influences -- III. Feminist Narratives: A Brief Introduction -- IV. Harmful Sexual Behaviour -- V. Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Children and Young People -- VI. Conclusion -- 4. Narratives on 'Cyberbullying' Among Young People -- I. Conceptualising (Cyber)Bullying: Definitional Issues -- II. On- and Offline Bullying: A Comparison -- III. Online Harms: Beyond Bullying -- IV. Gendered Dimensions to Online Harmful Behaviours -- V. The Role of the 'Bystander' -- VI. The Harmful Impact of Cyberbullying -- VII. Conclusion -- 5. Narratives on 'Sexting' Among Young People -- I. Conceptualising Sexting: Terminology and Definitional Issues -- II. Sexting: Emergence and Nature of the Behaviour -- III. Sexting: 'Harmful' Sexual Behaviour? -- IV. Gendered Dimensions to Sexting -- V. The Harmful Impact of Sexting -- VI. Conclusion -- 6. Peer-Based Sexting, Law and Issues of Consent.

The book builds on the assumption that women can contribute significantly more to urban planning and enrich urban environments and their own neighbourhoods. Based on walking interviews with 274 women, May East identifies 33 leverage points that can help make cities greener, wilder, more inclusive, more liveable, and more poetic!.

Welcoming immigrants and refugees has become wildly controversial, and yet this isn't just a political issue--it's a biblical one. In Start with Welcome, Bri Stensrud answers your most frequently asked questions with thoughtful, honest answers from the starting point of compassion. Engaging this issue starts with one word: welcome.

Intro -- Preface -- Foreword to First Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- Table of Statutes -- Table of Statutory Instruments -- Table of Cases -- PART 1: COUNCILLORS' CONDUCT -- A. Overview of Local Government Standards in England (James Findlay KC) -- B. Codes of Conduct (Including the Local Government Association Model Code) (Matt Lewin) -- C. Registration and Disclosure of Interests (Robin Green and Matt Lewin) -- D. Principal Councils (Andrew Lane and Matt Lewin) -- E. Parish Councils (Andrew Lane and Matt Lewin) -- F. Independent Persons (Matt Lewin) -- G. Complaints, Investigations, Decisions and Sanctions (Matt Lewin) -- H. Offences and Disqualification (Robin Green) -- I. Local Government Standards in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland (James Findlay KC, Clare Parry and Matt Lewin) -- PART 2: STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE -- A. The Ministerial Code (Sam Kharabanda Groom) -- B. Parliamentary Standards (Verity Bell and Matt Lewin) -- C. Other Elected and Public Offices: Directly Elected Mayors, 'Metro Mayors' and Combined Authorities, Police and Crime Commissioners etc (Jack Barber) -- D. Outside Appointments (Jack Barber) -- E. Civil Servants and Local Authority Officers (Alexander Campbell) -- F. Standards in the Senedd Cymru, Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly (James Findlay KC, Clare Parry and Matt Lewin) -- PART 3: CONDUCT ISSUES -- A. Official Capacity (Matt Lewin) -- B. Bias and Predetermination (Matt Lewin) -- C. Freedom of Expression (Matt Lewin) -- D. Lobbying (Rowan Clapp) -- E. Behaviour During Meetings (Rowan Clapp) -- F. Bullying and Respect for Others (Catherine Rowlands) -- G. Confidential Information (Catherine Rowlands) -- H. Bringing Office or Authority into Disrepute (Catherine Rowlands) -- I. Misuse of Resources (Alistair Cantor) -- J. Dishonesty and Abuse of Position (Alistair Cantor).

These exercises were suggested by the late Hirschman's self subversion phase of work that touched upon numerous aspects of his previous elaboration. Their ambition lies in helping the triggering of the cultural, economic and political potential and perspectives of late Hirschman's work.

This book presents ecological perspectives towards early language education that conceptualise the phenomenon of interactions between child language-based agency, teachers', peers' and parents' agencies, furthering insights into the lives of young children growing up in multilingual homes.

This handbook provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the gamut of contemporary issues around health and healthcare from a political economy perspective. Its contributions present a unique challenge to prevailing economic accounts of health and healthcare, which narrowly focus on individual behaviour and market processes.

An easy-to-understand guide to modelling productivity and efficiency using modern statistical tools. Introduces the fundamentals of stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and the latest concepts and methods related to the use of copulas in SFA. A useful reference for those interested in the newest robust methods of business analytics.