“…Part One recognizes the interdisciplinary character of industrial relations by concentrating on 'border encounters' with the cognate academic disciplines of sociology, economics, management, history, psychology, law, politics and geography. …”

“…Realistic Evaluation is essential reading for all those involved in the evaluation process, especially researchers, scholars, and students in sociology, social policy, criminology, health, and education…”

“…"The TUV Saarland Foundation for Technical Safety has succeeded in winning more than 80 top level experts for a world congress with the goal to define the state of the art and to show new developments in Technical Safety in the five important sections of technology: - Energy (mining, electricity and heat generation, waste treatment) - Transportation (earth-bound, air, sea) - Production (chemical/mechanical processes, automation) - ICT (information and communication technology) - Medical, biological and genetic technologies In recognition of the fact that the "Safety of modern technical systems" depends on the successful interdisciplinary co-operation of experts, safety issues out of the above mentioned fields of technology will be treated from five different academic points of view: - Engineering and natural sciences - Medicine/Psychology/Sociology - Philosophy/Theology - Legal Aspects - Business Administration/Management The results of the congress will be given to the public as a "Saarbruecken Declaration onTechnical Safety". …”

“…This book is essential reading for those studying and researching in the fields of health geography and environmental studies as well as environmental sociology, social and applied anthropology, environmental psychology and environmental politics."…”

“…It contains contributions from established and emerging experts across a range of disciplines (including employment relations, industrial psychology, sociology, economics and political science) to consider four broad themes: the case for empiricism in labour law; the potential for mixed methods; methodological possibilities and insights from other disciplines; and practical challenges and words of caution for those conducting empirical research. …”

“…"The quality of working life has been central to the sociological agenda for several decades, and has also been increasingly salient as a policy issue, and for companies. …”

“…To do this, the book describes the roles of the great variety of actors who stand behind legal norms and decisions, bringing together perspectives from various disciplines - law, political science, political sociology, and history - to offer a global multi-disciplinary reassessment of the role of 'law' and 'lawyers' in the European integration process."…”

“…This will be an invaluable book for researchers in comparative social policy, poverty and social stratification and economic sociology, and for specialists on Central and Eastern Europe."…”

“…"The book makes a major new contribution to the sociology of employment by comparing the quality of working life in European societies with very different institutional systems - France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Sweden. …”

“…The book presents a selection of contributions from highly qualified researchers in psychology, occupational health and sociology and covers three main sections: unemployment and downsizing, flexibilization and stress, and opportunities and constraints in the labour market. …”

“…Using concepts from economic sociology and the social stratification literature, I develop a perspective that links financialization to income inequality by creating more unequal market incomes while simultaneously reducing redistribution and social transfers. …”

“…Cronin, of course, is not the first to have made this attempt but this new addition to the literature is distinctive in that the analysis, though ultimately historical, is informed by a critique of economic, sociological and political theories and makes extensive use of the statistical technique of multiple regression in testing the offered hypotheses. …”

“…Whilst there are numerous contributions outlining CR theory in sociological and organizational research, as well as general texts about realist ontology, work delineating the consequences of these views for research practice is an emerging area of interest. …”

“…In seeking to answer these questions, this book adopts an interdisciplinary approach that draws on economics, sociology, and political science, and applies a common analytical framework to the experience of 30 advanced countries, namely all the EU member states except Cyprus and Malta, together with the USA, Japan, Canada, Australia and South Korea. …”

“…Based predominately in cultural and economic sociology, the book will also be of interest to those working in the fields of gender studies; social class and inequality; migration and ethnicity; urban studies; and social identity."…”

“…Inside the Workplace provides a unique contribution to the study of employment relations and an invaluable resource for students, academics and practitioners in the fields of employee relations, human resource management, organizational behaviour and sociology."…”

“…This is the first book of Lazzarato's in English that fully exemplifies the unique synthesis of sociology, activist research, and theoretical innovation that has generated his best-known concepts, such as “immaterial labor.” …”

“…This new discussion on the future of work and the welfare state will be of interest not only to scholars but in policy circles and corresponding societies in sociology, labor relations, political science, and public administration."…”

“…In doing so, it builds upon a solid interdisciplinary foundation, which looks at sociological and economic aspects of the posting phenomenon, taking also into account issues related to industrial relations. …”

“…Drawing on extensive interviews with top officials at leading policy research organizations, this book demonstrates why knowledge regimes are as important to capitalism as the state and the firm, and sheds new light on debates about the effects of globalization, the rise of neoliberalism, and the orientation of comparative political economy in political science and sociology."…”