An essential and highly topical text for students undertaking policing related degrees and programmes with a terrorism element.

This book provides a unique and critical insight into the most significant issues affecting early years policy. It includes contributions from leading authorities and researchers in the field, and draws on current research to address key debates and offer international perspectives.

Covering the 2010 British election and key current issues and debates, this Second Edition takes an empirical approach to introduce students to the theory of and developments in British policy-making.

A Super Quick guide to polishing your academic writing, helping you write with impact and get the best grades.

An agenda setting book from a major academic figure in the social sciences.

Recent years have seen a growing range of challenges to the idea that research should be governed by the principle of value neutrality. In this stimulating and often controversial book, Martyn Hammersley weighs the arguments offered in support of these positions.

This book provides the underpinning theory and practice ideas on Popular Education for students and practitioners of youth and community development work.

An introductory textbook which uses short bite-sized snap shots to introduce the key debates & approaches, technologies and genres in popular music. Written by an internationally recognised authority it explores the 'ipodification' of popular music whilst providing clear social context for the field as a whole.