Max Koch – författare

Perspektiv på sociala problem har sedan den kom ut första gången blivit en av grundpelarna inom svensk utbildning i socialt arbete. Boken går igenom ett brett spektrum av teorier om sociala problem, där såväl samhälleliga strukturer som grupper, organisationer och individer uppmärksammas. Hur kan man till exempel förstå fattigdom, missbruk, prostitution, våldshandlingar med rasistiska förtecken, kvinnomisshandel och stökiga barn? Ska man söka förklaringar i samhället eller hos den enskilda individen?I denna andra omarbetade utgåva av Perspektiv på sociala problem har alla kapitel uppdaterats och ett par nyskrivna kapitel har tillkommit. Sociala problem relateras nu också till aktuella globala frågor som kapital- och folkomflyttningar, en ökande ekonomisk ojämlikhet, klimatförändringar och tillväxtkritik. I ljuset av dagens krav på att all professionell verksamhet ska vara kunskapsbaserad analyserar och särskiljer författarna olika typer av kunskap som socialarbetaren har att tillgå, och introducerar i detta sammanhang en ny form av realism.Boken riktar sig till studerande i samhällsvetenskapliga ämnen på universitet och högskola men också till yrkesverksamma inom socialt arbete, vård och andra sektorer av det samhällspolitiska området som journalister, politiker och tjänstemän i offentlig administration.

Welfare is commonly conceptualized in socio-economic terms of equity, highlighting distributive issues within growing economies. While GDP, income growth and rising material standards of living are normally not questioned as priorities in welfare theories and policy making, there is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered.

Sustainability and the Political Economy of Welfare raises the issue of what is required to make welfare societies ecologically sustainable. Consisting of three parts, this book regards the current financial, economic and political crisis in welfare state institutions and addresses methodological, theoretical and wider conceptual issues in integrating sustainability. Furthermore, this text is concerned with the main institutional obstacles to the achievement of sustainable welfare and wellbeing, and how these may feasibly be overcome. How can researchers assist policymakers in promoting synergy between economic, social and environmental policies conducive to globally sustainable welfare systems?

Co-authored by a variety of cross-disciplinary contributors, a diversity of research perspectives and methods is reflected in a unique mixture of conceptual chapters, historical analysis of different societal sectors, and case studies of several EU countries, China and the US. This book is well suited for those who are interested in and study welfare, ecological economics and political economy.

Welfare is commonly conceptualized in socio-economic terms of equity, highlighting distributive issues within growing economies. While GDP, income growth and rising material standards of living are normally not questioned as priorities in welfare theories and policy making, there is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered.

Sustainability and the Political Economy of Welfare raises the issue of what is required to make welfare societies ecologically sustainable. Consisting of three parts, this book regards the current financial, economic and political crisis in welfare state institutions and addresses methodological, theoretical and wider conceptual issues in integrating sustainability. Furthermore, this text is concerned with the main institutional obstacles to the achievement of sustainable welfare and wellbeing, and how these may feasibly be overcome. How can researchers assist policymakers in promoting synergy between economic, social and environmental policies conducive to globally sustainable welfare systems?

Co-authored by a variety of cross-disciplinary contributors, a diversity of research perspectives and methods is reflected in a unique mixture of conceptual chapters, historical analysis of different societal sectors, and case studies of several EU countries, China and the US. This book is well suited for those who are interested in and study welfare, ecological economics and political economy.