Society, Regulation and Governance

Download or read book Society, Regulation and Governance written by Regine Paul and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society, Regulation and Governance brings together sociologists, political scientists, legal scholars and historians for an interdisciplinary critical evaluation of alleged ‘new modes’ of social change, specifically risk, publics and participation. The editors’ aim is to refocus scholarly attention on the possibility of intentional social change in contemporary society which underpin all novelty claims in regulation and governance research and practice. This book gives significant insight into the new methods of social change, suiting a wide range of social science academics due to its collaborative nature.