International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 24 Issue 1/2

Social capital in a tolerant society? a response to treasurer Costello’s presentation to the Sydney Institute

Bradley Jorgensen

On 16 July 2003 the Australian Government’s Treasurer, the Honourable Peter Costello, addressed the Sydney Institute on his vision for a tolerant Australian society. Drawing from…

Nation‐building through international volunteerism: a case study of Singapore

Kisha Chantelle Krishna, Habibul Haque Khondker

Argues taht the idea of global and national/international categories being inherently opposed, is a fallacy of the globalization debate. Seeks to illustrate how “international”…

Religious‐historical perspective on conflicts and violence: secular materialism versus spiritual humanism

Mohammed Sharif

International conflicts and violence are similar in nature to domestic conflicts and violence which are also similar to those taking place between individuals. Only difference…

The pensioner booms in post‐communist Hungary and Poland: political sociology perspectives

Pieter Vanhuysse

Starts out by documenting the massive scale of early, and disability, retirement in Hungary and Poland, during the first seven years of the post‐communist transition. Sums up that…

Is a heftier administrative law required to prevent state hollowing?: the issue of transborder water pollution

Breena E. Coates

Concerns regarding the management of water and air pollution in border regions – such as the California‐Mexico Border, is an old issue, which has bubbled up to its current crisis…

The heterogeneity of cash‐in hand work

Colin C. Williams, Jan Windebank

To evaluate critically whether under a market system, monetary exchange is always and everywhere based on profit‐seeking behaviour, this article examines cash‐in‐hand work, a form…