In this fully revised third edition of Australia’s Welfare Wars, Philip Mendes questions many of the key values and assumptions that determine contemporary social welfare policies, and the facto
This book explores the tensions between the competing social rights and social control functions of the modern Australian welfare state. By critically examining the history and rhetoric of the Austral
This represents a substantial revision of Philip Mendes' successful textbook Australia’s Welfare Wars, in which the author explains?and questions?many of the values and assumptions that underpin conte
The disproportionate historical contribution of Jews to the political Left has been well documented. It can in fact be argued that from approximately 1848 till 1970, an informal political alliance exi
The BDS movement (boycott, divestment, sanctions) against Israel has gained traction and publicity worldwide for a decade. Yet here, Philip Mendes and Nick Dyrenfurth – two politically progressive com
This book challenges and revises existing ways of thinking about leaving care policy, practice and research at regional, national and international levels. Bringing together contributors from fifteen
Drawing on first-hand accounts from those living under the systems, this novel study explores the impact of Australia and Zealand’s income management policies and asks whether they have caused more harm than good.
