Free topical journal articles of the month of May are:

• Putting higher education in its place: the socio-political geographies of English universities - Policy & Politics

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• Plural forms of evidence in public health: tolerating epistemological and methodological diversity - Evidence & Policy

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• Happier and less isolated: internet use in old age - Journal of Poverty & Social Justice

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• Valuing the social? The nature and controversies of measuring social return on investment (SROI) - Voluntary Sector Review
• Infertility and relationships: the importance of constructions in context - Families, Relationships & Societies
• Critical and Radical Social Work

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Free journal articles For April:

1. Persistent poverty and children’s development in the early years of childhood - Policy & Politics

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2. Evidence, policy and pragmatics: a case study on the development of a national research and data strategy on children’s lives and the role of knowledge exchange - Evidence & Policy

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3. Poor and dissatisfied? Income poverty, poverty transitions and life satisfaction in Chile - Journal of Poverty & Social Justice

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4. Building better neighbourhoods? Insights into the contributions of local faith-based organisations - Voluntary Sector Review
5. Still a woman’s job: the division of housework in couples living with dementia - Families, Relationships & Societies

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Free topical journal articles of the month of January are:

• Policy learning from abroad: why it is more difficult than it seems - Policy & Politics

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• Perspectives of academic social scientists on knowledge transfer and research collaborations: a cross-sectional survey of Australian academics - Evidence & Policy

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• Tackling urban poverty in China: the Minimum Living Standard Scheme and its limitations - Journal of Poverty & Social Justice

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• Protecting the most vulnerable in an economic crisis: a participatory study of civil society organisations in Ireland - Voluntary Sector Review
• Critical friendships - Families, Relationships & Societies

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Free topical journal articles of the month of October are:

1. Social policy learning and diffusion in China: the rise of welfare regions? - Policy & Politics
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2. A collaborative approach to defining the usefulness of impact: lessons from a knowledge exchange project involving academics and social work practitioners - Evidence & Policy
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3. Three ways to defend social security in Britain - Journal of Poverty & Social Justice
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4. Learning to take part as active citizens: emerging lessons for community organising in Britain - Voluntary Sector Review
5. The ‘family-work project’: children’s and parents’ experiences of working parenthood - Families, Relationships & Societies

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Each month Policy Press offers a free topical article available from each of their four journals. The articles free for the month of August are:

1.    Welcome relief or indecent subsidy? The implications of wage top-up scheme - Policy &  Politics (July 2012)

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2.    What do we know and how well do we know it? Identifying practice-based insights in education - Evidence & Policy (May 2012)

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3.    Beyond CV building: the communal benefits of student volunteering - Voluntary Sector Review (July 2012)

4.    What is commitment? Women’s accounts of intimate attachment - Families, Relationships & Societies (June 2012)

5.    Serving the public or delivering public services? Religion and social welfare in the new British social policy landscape - Journal of Poverty & Social Justice (February 2012)

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After the Olympics frenzy, will London’s East End return to its former poverty?  - Poverty and Inequality (August 3, 2012)

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Book Highlights in Sociology:

• Quantifying Theory: Pierre Bourdieu
• Globalization and Families
• The Gülen Movement

Handbooks and Reference Works:

• Handbook on Crime and Deviance
• Handbook of European Societies
• Handbook of Social Movements Across Disciplines

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