1.The Political Philanthropy of the Female Elites -- Part I: A Women’s Network in Early 20th Century Italy -- 2.Harriet Lathrop Dunham alias Etta de Viti de Marco -- 3.Alice Hallgarten Franchetti: A Woman Beyond Barriers -- 4.Cora Slocomb Savorgnan di Brazzà. An Artisan of Peace and Social...

This book explores and traces the progressive activism and radical ideas of several elite women in Italy beginning in the early 20th century. It discusses the shared political culture that shaped the thinking and the activity of these women, mainly oriented towards political philanthropy and...

Power, Freedom, and Voting is an interdisciplinary book that presents a comprehensive insight into current research by economists, mathematicians, philosophers and political scientists on three intimately related concepts that are at the heart of theories of democracy and social welfare. The...

Conceptualising employment and volunteering as two distinct forms of social inclusion, Susanne Strauss analyses their interrelations in Germany and Great Britain. On the basis of household panel data, she answers questions such as: Does job loss lead people to give up their volunteer work? Or do...

Provides a comprehensive and analytical picture of the evolution and principles of PRA/PLA, with a number of illustrations and field-based studies. The author looks at the essential features of each method and highlights their applications in areas such as participatory poverty assessment and...