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By Amin Saikal and Kirill Nourzhanov Bloomsbury Aiming to connect a number of divergent perspectives on the current state of Afghanistan, this book outlines the country’s past and present instability and how this impacts and is conceptualised by its neighbours as well as by international heavyweights such as Russia, China and the United States. Given […]

By Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack Routledge  This book investigates the place of emotion in judicial work. Grounded in empirical data—interviews, observations and surveys—it shows how judicial officers understand, experience, display, manage and deploy emotions in their everyday work, in light of their fundamental commitment to impartiality. A key insight is that emotion, emotional […]

By Sarah Ferber, Nicola J. Marks, and Vera Mackie. Palgrave Macmillan ‘This pathbreaking account of the global forces behind the rapid rise of the fertility industry is the first to offer such a truly comprehensive overview of this hugely important topic.’ —Sarah Franklin, Chair of Sociology, University of Cambridge  ‘In this compelling overview of one […]

By Stewart R. Clegg, Torgeir Skyttermoen and Anne Live Vaagaasar. Sage Publishing “Project Management: A Value Creation Approach is the textbook on project management we have all been waiting for. Solidly based on cutting-edge social science it takes the field forward in ways that will hugely benefit students, complete with great case studies, guidance on further […]

Edited by Emma Dawson and Janet McCalman Melbourne University Publishing In the wake of a global pandemic, Australia’s most respected experts chart the way forward. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the global economy, a reset to serve the wellbeing of people and the planet was plainly needed. As Australia rebuilds, after the immediate […]

By Byoung-Hoon Lee, Ng Sek-Hong, and Russell D. Lansbury Routledge “An immense contribution to our understanding of the labour movement and trade unions in the Asia-Pacific region … the concluding chapter brilliantly sums up the analysis of the thirteen countries”. J. S. Sodhi in The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations Recent developments in the world […]

By Peter Sheldon, Sarah Gregson, Russell D. Lansbury, Karin Sanders Routledge The book provides a collection of cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research-based chapters on work, workers and the regulation and management of workplace health and safety. Featuring research from Australia, Europe and North America, the chapters traverse important historical examples and place important, emerging contemporary trends, like […]

Edited by Russell D. Lansbury, Anya Johnson and Diane van den Broek Routledge ‘This is a gem of a book for those wanting to understand the dramatic changes that are occurring in the world of work. It draws on a wealth of research and insights from a wide range of scholars from diverse disciplines, as […]