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Cover How to do Action Research for Transformations
How to do Action Research for Transformations
At a Time of Eco-Social Crisis
Hilary Bradbury

Capturing years of innovation within contemporary action research, Hilary Bradbury highlights where action research for transformations (ART) is directed: towards responding to climate change and achieving global sustainability goals. Paying particular attention to social justice, the book brings together the human and social sciences, exploring the impact action research can make.

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Monograph Book
Published:
10 Jun 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373051
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2022
Cover Protected Area Regulation and Tourism
Protected Area Regulation and Tourism
Science-informed Ecological Transitions
Valentina Dinica
This innovative book proposes a conceptual framework to integrate the ecological and tourism aspects of Protected Area regulation, assisting decision-makers to develop contextually effective laws and management plans that avoid over-regulating or under-regulating tourism, given the areas' ecological profiles.
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Monograph Book
Published:
08 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839107085
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2022
Cover Research Handbook of Policy Design
Research Handbook of Policy Design
Edited by B. G. Peters and Guillaume Fontaine
This visionary Research Handbook presents the state of the art in research on policy design. By conceiving policy design both as a theoretical and a methodological framework, it provides scholars and practitioners with guidance on understanding policy problems and devising accurate solutions.
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Handbook
Published:
08 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839106606
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2022
Cover How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Alan Irwin, Flemming Poulfelt, and Thyra U. Thomsen
It is an old cliché that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams to managing tensions between research and teaching. The book is a practical and stimulating guide to different pathways to successful academic leadership, both in personal and organizational terms.
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Monograph Book
Published:
07 Dec 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789907155
Collection:
Business 2021
Cover How to Enhance Your Research
How to Enhance Your Research
100 Practical Tips for Academics
Don J. Webber
Accessible in its style, yet comprehensive in content, this groundbreaking book provides a wealth of advice on how academics can enhance their research practices. It also highlights the fundamental role of research leaders and how their support can prove invaluable to academics in improving their research methodology.
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Monograph Book
Published:
09 Nov 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788978095
Collection:
Economics 2021
Cover A Research Agenda for Evaluation
A Research Agenda for Evaluation
Edited by Peter Dahler-Larsen
This unique Research Agenda addresses salient current issues in evaluation research, offering a broad perspective on the role of evaluation in society.
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Monograph Book
Published:
10 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839101083
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy
Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy
Edited by Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick
This important Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the role, function and perceived impact of policy research-oriented institutions in North America, Europe and beyond. Over 20 international scholars explore the diverse and eclectic world of think tanks to reveal their structure, governance and unique position in occupying a critical space on the public-policy landscape.
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Handbook
Published:
16 Mar 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789901849
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, Management and Policy
Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, Management and Policy
Edited by Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Dana R. Vashdi
This Handbook comprehensively explores research methods in public administration, management and policy. Exploring the richness of both traditional and contemporary methods and strategies for making progress in the field, it provides an advanced toolkit for understanding the science of public administration and management in the 21st century.
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Handbook
Published:
08 Dec 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789903485
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2020
Cover How Not to Write a Thesis or Dissertation
How Not to Write a Thesis or Dissertation
A Guide to Success through Failure
Mikael Sundström
If you thought a book about thesis writing would make for wearisome reading, think again! In seven entertaining and enlightening chapters, Mikael Sundström sheds light on the trials and tribulations of academic writing, offering guidance on how to become a doyen of academic disaster – and, more importantly, how to avoid that fate.
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Monograph Book
Published:
10 Nov 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789900514
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2020
Cover Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research
Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research
Questions, Methods and Choices
Edited by Catherine Walshe and Sarah Brearley
This Handbook expertly instructs the reader on how to conduct applied health research across a number of disciplines. Particularly aimed at postgraduate health researchers and students of applied health research, it presents and explains a wide range of research designs and other contemporary issues in applied health research.
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Handbook
Published:
31 Jul 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785363214
Collection:
Business 2020