Marian Barnes Knihy

This book demonstrates how an ethics of care can help researchers work through challenges and solve complex issues. Keeping social justice at the heart of research, the book shows how an ethics of care can provide a systematic approach supporting good judgements about research practices from inception to impact.

Focusing on the significance of care in both personal and societal contexts, the book explores its vital role in promoting well-being and social justice. Marian Barnes integrates feminist care ethics to examine care work and personal relationships, advocating for care as a fundamental value in shaping policies and improving lives.

Focusing on social justice in research, this book emphasizes the importance of an ethics of care as a framework for making informed decisions throughout various stages of research, from evaluation to its broader effects. It advocates for a systematic approach that prioritizes ethical considerations, ensuring that research practices are not only effective but also socially responsible.

In this book the authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice.

This book is about communal living, as practised by the Pilsdon Community in Dorset. It describes an alternative way of providing refuge, support and a place of recovery for people experiencing mental health problems, addictions and other crises in their lives.