International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 32 Issue 3/4

Barriers to social support among low‐income mothers

Shira Offer

The literature on personal networks suggests that individuals who have a limited ability to contribute to their network run the risk of being socially excluded and are often…

The cultural prerequisites of social cohesion: With special attention to the nation of Denmark

Kasper Støvring

The purpose of this paper is to examine the cultural prerequisites for the creation of social cohesion, with particular reference to Denmark, a nation that has been found to…

Loyalty as rent: corruption and politicization of Russian universities

Ararat L. Osipian

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the changes that have taken place in the Russian higher education sector over the last two decades. Specifically, it analyses such…

Al‐Ma'brouk in rural Egypt: a socially constructed identity

Nashaat Hussein

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the meaning of the socially constructed identity of Al‐Ma'brouk in rural Egypt.

Religion, the state and disaster relief in the United States and India

Nels Paulson, Cecilia Menjívar

The purpose of this paper is to explore the place of religion in civil society and how that relates to the problem of social order.

Recruiting and retaining volunteer EMTs: from motivation to practical solutions

James Charles Haug, John N. Gaskins

Most rescue squad members, both in the city and in rural areas, serve on a volunteer (unpaid) basis. It has been widely reported and observed that the number of Emergency Medical…

In the name of “development”: ethnic politics and multicultural public policy in Cameroon

Rebecca Eposi Ngeve, Rogers Tabe Egbe Orock

The paper begins from the premise that the efforts of the two regimes of Cameroon to manage ethnic diversity on the basis of a multicultural public policy, known as “balanced…

In search of workplace democracy

George Kokkinidis

The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibilities of workplace democracy in contemporary organisations. While organisational democracy is a popular theme in contemporary…