Publisher's Synopsis
Publishing rationale The 1st edition (published by Gill & Macmillan) established a strong uptake and still has a key position in the literature on Irish social policy. To date it has sold 2,899 copies All content for this 2nd edition is thoroughly up-dated and revised to take account of the significant changes in Ireland since 2009, making this textbook particularly timely and needed Addresses a range of social policy topics of growing importance in contemporary Irish society including issues related to children, service users and groups, migration, ethnicity, sexuality and climate change Will appeal to both undergrad and postgrad students and is a core text for the majority of social policy courses in Ireland Comprehensive, yet accessible style, and has a logically ordered structure Unique selling point: The book makes a distinct contribution as no other book provides such a comprehensive introduction to Irish social policy and synthesis with the wider discipline.
