International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 29 Issue 9/10

Back to Bourgeois? French social policy and the idea of solidarity

Daniel Béland

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the growing literature on the policy impact of ideas and related cultural and discursive processes by exploring the historical…

Explaining why the non‐commodified sphere of mutual aid is so pervasive in the advanced economies: Some case study evidence from an English city

Richard James White

Using new empirical data from the UK focused on mutual aid and reciprocity, the purpose of this paper is to offer robust challenges to the logic and dominance of the…

Civil society as a contested field of meanings

Sandrine Roginsky, Sally Shortall

During recent years, the concept of civil society, particularly global civil society, has come to the fore in both academia and policy circles. A key component of recent…

Ethnic minorities, retirement planning and Personal Accounts

Orla Gough, Rod Hick

The purpose of this paper is to examine issues relating to public and private pensions for individuals from some of the major ethnic minority groups in the UK.

Dialectics in socio‐scientific inquiry: Islam contra Occident

Masudul Alam Choudhury

The purpose of this paper is to study dialectical methodology as a scientific reasoning process in Islam comparatively with mainstream philosophy of science.

Rational volunteering: a benefit‐cost approach

Young‐joo Lee, Jeffrey L. Brudney

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the perceived benefits and costs of volunteering affect participation. Based on this rational choice approach, the research tests a…

Exploring the moral dimension of wicked problems*

Mark N. Wexler

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance for sociologically minded planners and policy analysts of the neglected moral dimension of wicked problems.

Low‐income families: experiences and responses to consumer exclusion

Kathy Hamilton

The purpose of this paper is to focus on low‐income families who are excluded from consumer culture. It explores their experiences and responses to material deprivation, social…

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