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This book draws on research within neo-Weberian and
neo-institutionalist perspectives to critically analyse National
Health Services (NHSs) in Western Europe. Exploring the challenges
posed by neo-liberal policies, it also looks at the impact of the
role of the state, the medical profession, the public and the
medical–industrial complex in their development. Bringing
together a top-line range of expert international contributors,
this book includes national studies from three European
macro-regions: Britain, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. In the
first part, the NHSs of each country considered are examined
historically and in a contemporary context in face of emerging
challenges – from cost containment to governance. The second part
looks across the macro-regions at the influence of the main actors
involved in their evolution and sustainability. Comparing and
contrasting the NHSs of Western Europe, the book ends with a
discussion of future directions. This book makes a vital
contribution at a time when health services globally have been
under great pressure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is
written for academics and advanced students of healthcare,
management, public policy, social policy and sociology – in
addition to health professionals and policymakers.
The most comprehensive book on the topic of Responsible Leadership
Includes contributions form some of the leading thought-leaders of
today Highly accessible, the book is written to reach out to the
general reader as well as those with a background in leadership
The most comprehensive book on the topic of Responsible Leadership
Includes contributions form some of the leading thought-leaders of
today Highly accessible, the book is written to reach out to the
general reader as well as those with a background in leadership
Professions and professionalism have played an integral part in
business and society. In this book, Mike Saks provides a thorough
overview of this field through an analysis of a range of
professions, including, amongst others, accountants, doctors and
lawyers. The book offers a critical analysis of such privileged
occupational groups in modern societies. Anticipating a positive if
changing role for such groups in the years ahead, the book outlines
conflicting theoretical perspectives on professions and discusses
current developments in an accessible, multi-disciplinary style.
The book documents their evolution and contemporary transformation
from medieval guilds to fully-fledged professions and international
professional service firms, while pointing a path towards their
future in the world of work and beyond. With insights into the
recent challenges provided by clients, citizens, the state and
corporations in neo-liberal societies, Professions provides a
concise overview that will be essential reading for students,
academics and others interested in the operation of these key
occupational groups in business and society.
Professions and professionalism have played an integral part in
business and society. In this book, Mike Saks provides a thorough
overview of this field through an analysis of a range of
professions, including, amongst others, accountants, doctors and
lawyers. The book offers a critical analysis of such privileged
occupational groups in modern societies. Anticipating a positive if
changing role for such groups in the years ahead, the book outlines
conflicting theoretical perspectives on professions and discusses
current developments in an accessible, multi-disciplinary style.
The book documents their evolution and contemporary transformation
from medieval guilds to fully-fledged professions and international
professional service firms, while pointing a path towards their
future in the world of work and beyond. With insights into the
recent challenges provided by clients, citizens, the state and
corporations in neo-liberal societies, Professions provides a
concise overview that will be essential reading for students,
academics and others interested in the operation of these key
occupational groups in business and society.
Professions and Metaphors: Understanding Professions in Society
explores the way that two traditions have contributed to our
understanding of both theory and society over recent decades. In
the first tradition, the growing literature on metaphors has helped
to guide thinking, providing insights into such phenomena as the
study of organizations. In the second, there has been an increased
interest in professions, from lawyers and university academics to
doctors and social workers. This edited collection brings together
these two traditions for the first time, providing a unique and
systematic overview, at macro and micro level, of the use of
metaphors in the sociology of professions. A range of professional
fields are explored, from law and medicine to social work and
teaching, showing how metaphors can enhance our understanding of
the operation of professional groups. By demonstrating how
metaphors can add to our understanding of professions in society,
as well as in professional practice, this ground-breaking book
makes an invaluable contribution to advanced students and
researchers in fields such as the sociology of professions and work
and organization - as well as informing professionals and policy
makers themselves.
This unique book enhances our understanding of the links between
professions, the state and the market - and their implications for
the public in terms of professional practice. In so doing, the book
adopts a neo-Weberian perspective, in which professions are seen as
a form of exclusionary social closure based on legal boundaries
established by the state. To illustrate the overarching theme, the
book considers how healthcare in general, and medicine in
particular as a form of professional work, is organized in public
and private arenas in three societies with different
socio-political philosophies - namely, Britain, the United States
and Russia. As such, it examines the varying extent to which the
development of independent professional organizations has been
enhanced or restricted in public, as compared to more privatized
social contexts. The comparative perspective adopted in this book
thereby provides insight into the organization of professional work
in different contexts and the all-important effects of this on
delivery to the public. This book will be of particular interest to
scholars, researchers and students of Management, Public Policy and
Health Care.
This unique book enhances our understanding of the links between
professions, the state and the market - and their implications for
the public in terms of professional practice. In so doing, the book
adopts a neo-Weberian perspective, in which professions are seen as
a form of exclusionary social closure based on legal boundaries
established by the state. To illustrate the overarching theme, the
book considers how healthcare in general, and medicine in
particular as a form of professional work, is organized in public
and private arenas in three societies with different
socio-political philosophies - namely, Britain, the United States
and Russia. As such, it examines the varying extent to which the
development of independent professional organizations has been
enhanced or restricted in public, as compared to more privatized
social contexts. The comparative perspective adopted in this book
thereby provides insight into the organization of professional work
in different contexts and the all-important effects of this on
delivery to the public. This book will be of particular interest to
scholars, researchers and students of Management, Public Policy and
Health Care.
Professions are increasingly linked with enterprise at a number of
interrelated levels. By considering the relationship of professions
to the enterprise contexts in which they work, this book reveals
the dilemmas posed to professional groups, and the opportunities
and constraints that can arise in their organisational frameworks.
Addressing both private and public sectors, this collection
explores questions including: what are the implications for the
culture, practices and identities of professions of working in
enterprise contexts, including with increased globalisation? Are
professions becoming more entrepreneurial in a knowledge economy?
What are the tensions between professionalism and enterprise and
how are these resolved? These are themes that are extremely
important to professionals and their managers, especially with the
rise of large-scale professional service firms serving corporate
clients with truly global reach. This cutting-edge collection will
be of interest to researchers, educators and advanced students
studying professional behaviour in fields such as business studies,
management, organisational analysis, public administration,
political science, social policy and sociology, as well as students
on focused programmes of professional study in fields such as
health, law and social care.
This inspirational text will appeal to those both starting research
projects and those wanting to understand how research can be used
in everyday working practice. It brings together expertise from a
wide range of areas and makes research easy and accessible. The
practical workbook style is easy to use and shows the whole process
from design to dissemination and application. Those working in
primary healthcare teams and the new organisations supporting them
will find it essential reading. Primary Care Research series is
aimed at developing the knowledge, expertise and skills of all
practitioners in primary care. Each book is based on contributions
from experts in their field and is supported by practical facts,
personal insight, support and advice. They enable all primary care
practitioners to realise the potential of exploring information
used in everyday working practice. Other books in the Primary Care
Research series: Wilson: Research Approaches in Primary Care
Mathers: Statistical Analysis in Primary Care
The importance and influence of professions in public life has grown increasingly over the twentieth century but the question of whether they subordinate their own self-interests to the public interest has yet to be adequately researched within a major sociological perspective. In Professions and the Public Interest Mike Saks develops a theoretical and methodolgical framework for assessing professional groups in Western society. The empirical applicability of this framework is demonstrated with particular reference to a novel case study of the response of the medical profession to acupuncture in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Professions and the Public Interest will be of great interest to all lectures and students of social policy, sociology, and medical sociology as well as to professional groups and their members.
The health professions are facing major changes in the
international arena and are being compelled to re-examine their
organizational and skill base to sustain their services to sponsors
and clients. "Health Professions and the State in Europe" explores
key issues relating to these challenges and to the relationship
between health care and the state in a range of differing national
contexts across the shifting socio-political map of Europe. The
editors and contributors address central questions involved in
understanding both the history and recent patterns of change and
the radical dilemmas and new opportunities facing the health
professions to present a complete overview of the current
situation. "Health Professions and the State in Europe" is
applicable to a wide range of national contexts and a number of
health professions - from nursing to midwifery to medicine - and
should be of interest to all students, lecturers and professionals
in health policy, social policy and medical sociology. Terry
Johnson has also published "Professions and Power" (Macmillan 1972)
and "Foucault's New Domains" (Routledge, 1993). Gerry Larkin has
published "Occupational Monopoly and Modern Medicine" (
The importance and influence of professions in public life has
grown increasingly over the 20th century, but the question of
whether they subordinate their own self-interests to the public
interest has yet to be adequately researched within a major
sociological perspective. In "Professions and the Public Interest",
Mike Saks develops a theoretical and methodological framework for
assessing professional groups in Western society. The empirical
applicability of this framework is illustrated with reference to
health care, focusing particularly on a novel case study of the
response of the medical profession to acupuncture in 19th and 20th
century Britain. Does the predominant climate of medical rejection
of acupuncture, and many complementary forms of medicine, run
counter to the public interest? Has this rejection been heavily
influenced by professional self-interest? By considering the
implications of this case study for the accountability of the
medical profession, Mike Saks makes broader recommendations about
the direction of research into the relationship between the public
and professions in this academically and politically important
subject.
The health professions are facing major changes in the
international arena and are being compelled to re-examine their
organizational and skill base to sustain their services to sponsors
and clients. "Health Professions and the State in Europe" explores
key issues relating to these challenges and to the relationship
between health care and the state in a range of differing national
contexts across the shifting socio-political map of Europe. The
editors and contributors address central questions involved in
understanding both the history and recent patterns of change and
the radical dilemmas and new opportunities facing the health
professions to present a complete overview of the current
situation. "Health Professions and the State in Europe" is
applicable to a wide range of national contexts and a number of
health professions - from nursing to midwifery, to medicine - and
should be of interest to all students, lecturers and professionals
in health policy, social policy and medical sociology. Terry
Johnson has also published "Professions and Power" (Macmillan 1972)
and "Foucault's New Domains" (Routledge, 1993). Gerry Larkin has
also published "Occupational Monopoly and Modern Medic
Professions and Metaphors: Understanding Professions in Society
explores the way that two traditions have contributed to our
understanding of both theory and society over recent decades. In
the first tradition, the growing literature on metaphors has helped
to guide thinking, providing insights into such phenomena as the
study of organizations. In the second, there has been an increased
interest in professions, from lawyers and university academics to
doctors and social workers. This edited collection brings together
these two traditions for the first time, providing a unique and
systematic overview, at macro and micro level, of the use of
metaphors in the sociology of professions. A range of professional
fields are explored, from law and medicine to social work and
teaching, showing how metaphors can enhance our understanding of
the operation of professional groups. By demonstrating how
metaphors can add to our understanding of professions in society,
as well as in professional practice, this ground-breaking book
makes an invaluable contribution to advanced students and
researchers in fields such as the sociology of professions and work
and organization - as well as informing professionals and policy
makers themselves.
This original and innovative book opens up new perspectives in
health policy debate, examining the emerging international trends
in the governance of health professions and the significance of
national contexts for the changing health workforce. In bringing
together research from a wide range of continental European
countries as well as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, the
contributors highlight different arenas of governance, as well as
the various players involved in the policy process. They expand the
public debate on professional governance - hitherto mainly limited
to medical self-regulation - to encompass a broad span of health
care providers, from nurses and midwives to alternative therapists
and health support workers. The book provides new data and
geopolitical perspectives in the debate over how to govern health
care. It helps to better understand both the enabling conditions
for, and the barriers to, making professionals more accountable to
the interests of a changing public. This book will be a valuable
resource for students at an undergraduate and postgraduate level,
particularly for health programmes, sociology of professions and
comparative health policy, but also for academics, researchers and
managers working in health care.
Professions are increasingly linked with enterprise at a number of
interrelated levels. By considering the relationship of professions
to the enterprise contexts in which they work, this book reveals
the dilemmas posed to professional groups, and the opportunities
and constraints that can arise in their organisational frameworks.
Addressing both private and public sectors, this collection
explores questions including: what are the implications for the
culture, practices and identities of professions of working in
enterprise contexts, including with increased globalisation? Are
professions becoming more entrepreneurial in a knowledge economy?
What are the tensions between professionalism and enterprise and
how are these resolved? These are themes that are extremely
important to professionals and their managers, especially with the
rise of large-scale professional service firms serving corporate
clients with truly global reach. This cutting-edge collection will
be of interest to researchers, educators and advanced students
studying professional behaviour in fields such as business studies,
management, organisational analysis, public administration,
political science, social policy and sociology, as well as students
on focused programmes of professional study in fields such as
health, law and social care.
There are significant variations in how healthcare systems and
health professionals are regulated globally. One feature that they
increasingly have in common is an emphasis on the value of
including members of the public in quality assurance processes.
While many argue that this will help better serve the public
interest, others question how far the changing regulatory reform
agenda is still dominated by medical interests. Bringing together
leading academics worldwide, this collection compares and
critically examines the ways in which different countries are
regulating healthcare in general, and health professions in
particular, in the interest of users and the wider public. It is
the first book in the Sociology of Health Professions series.
Saks and Allsop's Researching Health offers a comprehensive
introduction to research methods for health care students and
practitioners. The new third edition includes important theoretical
updates, and further international content, with contributors from
the UK, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Canada, and Spain,
covering a number of specialisms and providing perspectives on core
topics. There are 6 NEW chapters on: Principles of Health Research
Methods of Sampling in Qualitative Health Research Qualitative Data
Analysis and Health Research Researching Health Care Management
Using Secondary Data Online Research in Health Disseminating and
Evaluating Health Research The book is supported by case studies,
end-of-chapter exercises, annotated further reading, and access to
online resources for both students and lecturers, consisting of
SAGE journal articles, web links, PowerPoint slides, and teaching
notes for each chapter.
Saks and Allsop's Researching Health offers a comprehensive
introduction to research methods for health care students and
practitioners. The new third edition includes important theoretical
updates, and further international content, with contributors from
the UK, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Canada, and Spain,
covering a number of specialisms and providing perspectives on core
topics. There are 6 NEW chapters on: Principles of Health Research
Methods of Sampling in Qualitative Health Research Qualitative Data
Analysis and Health Research Researching Health Care Management
Using Secondary Data Online Research in Health Disseminating and
Evaluating Health Research The book is supported by case studies,
end-of-chapter exercises, annotated further reading, and access to
online resources for both students and lecturers, consisting of
SAGE journal articles, web links, PowerPoint slides, and teaching
notes for each chapter.
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