Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Marquardsen, Kai (Hrsg.), Armutsforschung: Handbuch fuer Wissenschaft und Praxis. (NomosHandbuch) 550 S. 2021:6 (Nomos, GW) <668-468>
ISBN 978-3-8487-5853-1 paper ¥13,908.- (税込) EUR 58.00 *

Armut ist in juengerer Zeit wieder verstaerkt zum Gegenstand der oeffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit geworden. Waehrend sie in globaler Perspektive nie von der Tagesordnung verschwunden war, wurde Armut in den Wohlfahrtsstaaten des globalen Nordens lange Zeit nicht mehr als draengendes soziales Problem angesehen. Das aendert sich heute. Die Wahrnehmung zunehmender sozialer Unsicherheiten und Spaltungen in der Gesellschaft rueckt Fragen von sozialer Ungleichheit und Armut wieder verstaerkt in den Blick. Damit wird auch die Armutsforschung aktuell vor neue Fragen und Herausforderungen gestellt. Das Handbuch geht ausdruecklich ueber eine reine Sammlung von Begriffsbestimmungen und Faktenwissen zum Thema Armut hinaus. Es markiert neue interdisziplinaere Perspektiven und offene Fragstellungen fuer das Forschungsfeld. Zugleich nimmt es eine kritische Einordnung und Interpretation aktueller Entwicklungen sowie Erscheinungsformen von Armut vor. Neben der wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung zeigt das Handbuch Perspektiven fuer die sozialpolitische Bearbeitung von Armut auf. Praktiker*innen, Studierenden und Wissenschaftler*innen an der Schnittstelle verschiedener sozialwissenschaftlicher Teildisziplinen dient es als umfangreiches und zugleich konzises Nachschlagewerk. Mit Beitraegen von Jan Bertram, Dr. Peter Bescherer, Prof. Dr. Petra Boehnke, Dr. Jeanette Bohr, Prof. Dr. Rita Braches-Chyrek, Prof. Dr. Antonio Brettschneider, Prof. Dr. Karl August Chasse, Prof. Dr. Regina-Maria Dackweiler, Michael David, Dr. Sonja Fehr, Dr. Yvonne Franke, Dr. Natalie Grimm, Prof. Dr. Stephan Grohs, Dr. Viktoria Haeussermann, Maren Hilke, Dennis Homann, Prof. Dr. Ernst-Ulrich Huster, Prof. Dr. Andrea Janssen, Nora Jehles, Petra Kaps, Prof. Dr. Michael Klassen, Prof. Dr. Tanja Kleibl, Prof. Dr. Bettina Kohlrausch, Daniel Kumitz, Prof. Dr. Lutz Leisering, Prof. Dr. Sigrid Leitner, Prof. Dr. Gaby Lenz, Prof. Dr. Stephan Lessenich, Dr. Ortrud Lessmann, Prof. Dr. Stephan Lorenz, Prof. Dr. Ronald Lutz, Prof. Dr. Kai Marquardsen, Prof. Dr. Michael May, Prof. Dr. Lars Meier, Maria Pernegger, Prof. Dr. Roswitha Pioch, Prof. Dr. Ayca Polat, Martin Schenk, Prof. Dr. Karin Scherschel, PD Dr. Daniela Schiek, Prof. Dr. Franz Schultheis, Prof. Dr. Johannes Schuette, Prof. Dr. Frank Sowa, Dr. Anne Tittor, Athanasios Tsirikiotis, Prof. Dr. Carsten G. Ullrich, Dr. Carolina Vestena, Dr. Florian Vietze, Prof. Dr. Berthold Vogel, Dr. Marliese Weissmann, Holger Wittig-Koppe

Morelli, Carlo J. / Seaman, Paul T., Understanding Society: Poverty, Wealth and Inequality in the UK. 154 pp. 2022:3 (Routledge, UK) <668-470>
ISBN 978-1-138-89442-6 hard ¥41,470.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-138-89444-0 paper ¥12,008.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99 *

This poignant book examines poverty, wealth and inequality in the UK, and provides insight into its history, its present-day forms and possible routes to its eradication.The book demonstrates how poverty, wealth and inequality are constructed in the UK, noting that it is not an innate part of the human experience, but a phenomenon which is constructed by economic and social circumstances. Using work ranging from Malthus' interrogation of the 'natural right of the poor to full support in [...] society' to more contemporary approaches, including Thomas Picketty's Capitalism in the Twenty First Century, the authors examine various forms of poverty, wealth and inequality in the UK, using the UK Household Longitudinal Study, Understanding Society, dataset to ground their findings in quantitative evidence. The book concludes with an assessment of what is required to potentially end poverty in the UK, and a call to apply evidence-based research to the reshaping of social policy in the UK. This book is an excellent resource for students, policy makers and lecturers seeking a greater understanding of poverty, wealth and inequality in the UK. It will be of particular interest to those working in or studying the fields of human geography, economics and social policy.

Martin, Katie S., Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger. 288 pp. 2021:5 (Island Pr., US) <668-398>
ISBN 978-1-64283-153-5 paper ¥5,821.- (税込) US$ 28.00 *

In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organisations such as food pantries and meal programmes. These groups provide billions of meals a year to people in need. And yet hunger still affects one in nine Americans. Where are they going wrong? In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries, Katie Martin argues that if handing out more and more food was the answer, we would have solved the problem of hunger decades ago. Martin instead presents a new model for charitable food, one where success is measured not by pounds of food distributed but by lives changed. The key is to focus on the root causes of hunger. When we shift our attention to strategies that build empathy, equity, and political will, we can implement real solutions. Martin shares those solutions in a warm, engaging style, with simple steps that anyone working or volunteering at a food bank or pantry can take today. Some are short-term strategies to create a more dignified experience for food pantry clients: providing client choice, where individuals select their own food, or redesigning a waiting room with better seating and a designated greeter. Some are longer-term: increasing the supply of healthy food, offering job training programs, or connecting clients to other social services. And some are big picture: joining the fight for living wages and a stronger social safety net. These strategies are illustrated through inspiring success stories and backed up by scientific research. Throughout, readers will find a wealth of proven ideas to make their charitable food organizations more empathetic and more effective. As Martin writes, it takes more than food to end hunger. Picking up this insightful, lively book is a great first step.