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Introduction -- History and Dynamics of Collective Action -- Relationship: The Dynamics of Feeling -- Couples and Families -- Well-being and Social Value -- Civic Relationships and Civil Society -- Globalisation -- Conflict and Coercion -- A New Direction? -- The Revival of Nationalism -- The State -- Mobility and Migration -- Extremism, Political and Religious -- Nations and Sustainability -- A New Cold War? -- Possible Alternatives -- Conclusions.

"This book examines how different levels and forms of human collectivity have interacted, voluntarily or coercively, and how these transformed societies and polities. Every size and type of human collective involves co-operation among members and competition with other groups. The two most recent trends in human relations - individualism and economic globalisation - have contributed to authoritarianism in politics and inequality among citizens. This book analyses how collective action might offset the most destructive consequences for well-being of these two tendencies. It explores these manifestations of collective action and their impact on social relations and social policies in the developed world. Further, the volume sets out a programme for more progressive and egalitarian future for global populations. Engaging, accessible and transdisciplinary, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and public policy, sociology, social psychology, social policy, and social work, as well as political philosophy, political economy, and migration studies"--

"This book examines how different levels and forms of human collectivity have interacted, voluntarily or coercively, and how these transformed societies and polities. Every size and type of human collective involves co-operation among members and competition with other groups. The two most recent trends in human relations - individualism and economic globalisation - have contributed to authoritarianism in politics and inequality among citizens. This book analyses how collective action might offset the most destructive consequences for well-being of these two tendencies. It explores these manifestations of collective action and their impact on social relations and social policies in the developed world. Further, the volume sets out a programme for more progressive and egalitarian future for global populations. Engaging, accessible and transdisciplinary, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and public policy, sociology, social psychology, social policy, and social work, as well as political philosophy, political economy, and migration studies"--

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Genesis of the Social Value Problem -- Chapter 3: How Social Value Works -- Chapter 4: Social Control and Social Value -- Chapter 5: The Dynamics of Social Value -- Chapter 6: The Value of Care -- Chapter 7: Class Conflict in the Post-Pandemic World -- Chapter 8: Unconditional Welfare: The Universal Basic Income -- Chapter 9: Conclusions.

1.Introduction: Migration, Integration and Pandemics—Historical Perspectives -- 2. Solidarities Under Conditions of Mobility -- 3. Global Capitalism, Inequality and Insecurity -- 4. Family, Health and Well-Being -- 5.Terrorism and Instability -- 6. Policies for Sustainability -- 7. Alternative Scenarios or Back to the Future? The Case of the UK -- 8. The Growth of Coercion -- 9. Conclusions.

This book is an up-to-date analysis of the issues facing the future of the social work profession in the face of rising political authoritarianism, economic inequality and insecurity, class and racial conflicts, fiscal pressure and the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides an account of how these factors interact, and what their consequences are for policy and practice. Reflecting the author's experiences in Europe and Commonwealth countries, the book is international in its scope and analysis. It is suitable for professionals and students alike, and will also be relevant for social policy academics and researchers. Bill Jordan is Honorary Professor of Social Policy at the University of Plymouth, UK. He has held visiting chairs in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia and Hungary. He worked for 20 years in the UK social services, and is the author of 27 books on social policy, social theory, politics and social work.

1. Introduction -- 2. The New Authoritarianism -- 3. A Coercive State -- 4. Mobility and Migration -- 5. Authoritarianism and Militarism -- 6. Inclusion and Democracy -- 7. Credit and Debt -- 8. Towards Greater Sustainability -- 9. Freedom and Justice for All -- 10. Conclusions

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Automation -- Chapter 3. Individualism and Solidarity -- Chapter 4. The Origins of Co-operation and Conflict -- Chapter 5. Nature and Science -- Chapter 6. Moral Regulation -- Chapter 7. Democracy, Communities and Interdependence -- Chapter 8. Globalisation -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: National and Regional Autonomy -- Chapter 3: The Collapse of Collective Institutions -- Chapter 4: Minorities, Movement and Exclusion -- Chapter 5: Communities and Associations -- Chapter 6: Protest, Disorder and Social Control -- Chapter 7: Conclusions.

This insightful and progressive book proposes a new moral approach to public policy to replace Third Way governments' failed attempts to reconcile global markets with ethically-informed public policies.

In this original book Bill Jordan presents a new analysis of well-being in terms of its social value, and outlines ways in which this could be incorporated into public policy decisions.