Gail Lewis and Sharon Gewirtz are both lecturers in Social Policy at The Open University, John Clarke is Professor of Social Policy at The Open University

CONTRIBUTORS′ AFFILIATIONS:

Jean Carabine Loughborough University

Celia Davies Open University

Paul Hoggart University of West England, Bristol

Bob Jessop Lancaster University

Jane Lewis Nottingham University

Ruth Lister Loughborough University

Maureen Macintosh Open University

Gerry Mooney Open University

John Muncie Open University

Ann Phoenix Birkbeck College

Lynne Poole University of Paisley

Jane Pillinger Northern College, Barnsley

Sharon Pinkney Victoria, Australia

Tom Shakespeare University of Leeds

Elizabeth Stanko Brunel University

Kevin Stenson Buckinghamshire College

Julia Twigg University of Kent at Canterbury

Sophie Watson University of East London

Fiona Williams University of Leeds