Controversies in Policy Research

1. Policy Contexts, Consequences and Controversies
Stephanie Petrie

Section I. Justice

2. ’Victims’ and European Policy Initiatives: Symbolism or Meaningful Progress?
Sandra Walklate

3. Stalking - the Portuguese Case: Discursive Constructions of Stalking and Their Implications
Helena Grangeia, Marlene Matos

4. Women in the Criminal Justice System - One Step Forward, More Steps Back
Karen Evans

5. Young British Muslims, Counter-Terrorism and the State: Contesting the Policy Turn
Fatima Khan, Gabe Mythen

Section II. Participation

6. Community Cohesion Policy in a Northern English Town: An Ethnographic Approach
Gesa Kather

7. Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008: An Ethnographic Approach to Impact Evaluations
Tomke Lask

8. Lone Parents and ‘Welfare to Work’ Policies: A Participatory Approach
Stephanie Petrie

Section III. Social Exclusion

9. The UK Health Trainer Initiative: Critical Contexts
Anne-Marie Martindale

10. The Rain in Spain: The Social Action Third Sector and Government Authorities
Juan Ma Prieto Lobato

11. Liberation by Numbers
Robert Moore

12. Legislating for Freedom of Choice: As Long as It’s the ‘Right’ Choice
David Ellis

13. Research and Policy Controversies
Stephanie Petrie

Keywords: Social Sciences, Social Structure, Social Inequality, European Politics, Political Sociology, Social Policy, Social Care, Sociology, general