Explores how virtual reality can serve as a research tool in the social sciences and humanities. Examines practical methods for designing, implementing, and analyzing VR studies, including 360° vi…
Examines evolving security relations between the European Union and China, highlighting surprising cooperation in anti-terrorism, maritime piracy, and energy security despite ideological and strate…
Examines how legal advice and welfare-rights services are delivered to disadvantaged communities amid public service restructuring and austerity. Investigates Law Centres in Britain, exploring the …
Across Europe, many young people find themselves drifting between unstable jobs and uncertain futures. This book traces how insecure work shapes identity, belonging, and wellbeing. Through stories …
In a world saturated with social-media platforms, this book invites a fresh view of what “public sociology” can become. It weaves together digital and physical spaces to show how intellectuals,…
Algorithms and massive data platforms do more than streamline services: they reshape power, identity, and democracy. This book traces how digital infrastructures, corporate tech giants and data-dri…
A rich collection of voices from across the applied linguistics field confronts its past and future, revealing how diversity in context, methodology, and identity transforms research and practice. …
Over fifty years, British television has portrayed the Royal Navy through dramas like Warship and documentaries such as Sailor. This book examines how these representations have evolved, reflecting…
A comprehensive reference on the foundations and evolution of new institutional economics. It connects institutions, transaction costs, property rights, and governance to real-world markets and dev…
Digitalisation is rewriting the tax rulebook. Using Sweden’s welfare state as a case study, this book reveals how AI, remote work and borderless business challenge traditional tax models—and wh…