There can be no justice that is not spatial. Against a recent tendency to despatialise law,
matter, bodies and even space itself, this book insists on spatialising them, arguing that …

Since the beginning of the 1980s, historical institutionalism has emerged as one of the most
influential theoretical perspectives in social policy studies. Although their work is insightful …

Whilst populism has a long-standing relationship with social policy, the recent emergence of
radical right populism as a considerable political force across Europe and beyond compels …

Territory is a fundamental determinant of politics. It provides the basis for political action,
representation and policy-making (Smiley 1980; Keating 1998: 3), and it also provides a …

An examination of Basque nationalism from a historical perspective. Basque nationalism
has been extensively examined from the perspectives of Basque culture and internal …

The rise of right‐wing populist parties in the N ordic countries is slowly redefining the N ordic
social democratic discourse of the universal and egalitarian welfare state. The nexus of …

Among countries in the industrialized world, Canada is the only one without a national
department of education, national standards for education, and national regulations for …

While spatial justice could be the most radical offspring of law's recent spatial turn, it remains
instead a geographically informed version of social justice. The majority of the existing …

Combating Poverty critically analyses the growing divergence between Quebec and other
large Canadian provinces in terms of social and labour market policies and their outcomes …

This article examines the relationship between sub‐state nationalism and the welfare state
through the case of Québec in Canada. It argues that social policy presents mobilisation and …