This exciting new text consolidates the how′s and why′s of researching powerful people. Written by Christopher Williams, a leading authority in the field, Researching Power, Elites and Leadership introduces the reader to a significant area of methodology, and provides a research-based contribution to elite and leadership studies. It offers a truly international perspective that will appeal to those studying and working with elites in a variety of contexts.

In this examination of the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture, the authors combine theoretical chapters with those centred on application and case study. They develop an accessible and insightful approach to philosophical criminology in step with the challenges of the 21st century.

Product Description: Throughout history, social and intellectual crises have given rise to compelling suggestions for reform steeped in various progressive sensibilities. For example, within the discipline of criminology -- particularly during the 1980’s and 1990’s -- a number of unconventional theoretical perspectives emerged that sought to challenge many of the assumptions embedded within its own mainstream discourse, and to propose alternative solutions for meaningful, sustainable change...read more

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Product Description: Law, Psychology, and Justice charts a new and provocative direction in the area of mental health and justice studies. Relying on the science of chaos theory, the authors provide a series of compelling, clear, and concise arguments for why many of our current forensic psychology practices have failed, producing, in their wake, illness politics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)