Townsend, Peter

Number of items: 38.
LSE Human Rights
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). Mediterranean poverty and conflict: applying a human rights strategy. In Downes, David, Rock, Paul, Chinkin, Christine, Gearty, Conor (Eds.), Crime, Social Control and Human Rights: From Moral Panics to States of Denial (pp. 284-303). Willan Publishing.
  • Townsend, Peter (1998). Inequalities in health: The need to construct more comprehensive health policies. Health Education Authority (Great Britain).
    • Law School
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). Mediterranean poverty and conflict: applying a human rights strategy. In Downes, David, Rock, Paul, Chinkin, Christine, Gearty, Conor (Eds.), Crime, Social Control and Human Rights: From Moral Panics to States of Denial (pp. 284-303). Willan Publishing.
    • Social Policy
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). Using human rights to defeat ageism: dealing with policy-induced 'structured dependency'. In Bernard, Miriam, Scharf, Thomas (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies (pp. 27-44). Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). Mediterranean poverty and conflict: applying a human rights strategy. In Downes, David, Rock, Paul, Chinkin, Christine, Gearty, Conor (Eds.), Crime, Social Control and Human Rights: From Moral Panics to States of Denial (pp. 284-303). Willan Publishing.
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). The right to social security and national development: lessons from OECD experience for low-income countries. (Issues in social protection discussion paper 18). International Labour Organization.
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). Why do we need social protection and social security systems? Entwicklung and Ländlicher Raum, 2007(3), 1-7.
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). World poverty: new policies to defeat an old enemy. In Herrman, P, Herrenbrueck, S (Eds.), Changing Administration, Changing Society: Challenges for Current Social Policy (pp. 77 - 96). Nova Science.
  • Gordon, David, Kelly Irving, Michelle, Nandy, Shailen, Townsend, Peter (2007). The extent and nature of absolute poverty. Centre for International Poverty Research, University of Bristol.
  • Townsend, Peter (2006). 'Absolute' and 'overall' poverty: the Copenhagen approach to the fulfilment of human rights. Global Social Policy, 6(3), 284-287.
  • Townsend, Peter, Gordon, David, Pantazis, Christina (2006). The international measurement of 'absolute' and 'overall' poverty : applying the 1995 Copenhagen definitions to Britain. In Pantazis, Christina, Gordon, David, Levitas, Ruth (Eds.), Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain: the Millennium Survey (pp. 71-88). Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter (2006). 25th volume celebration paper Policies for the aged in the 21st century: more ‘structured dependency’ or the realisation of human rights? Ageing and Society, 26(2), 161-179. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X05004666
  • Townsend, Peter (2006). Introduction: compendium of best practices in poverty measurement. In Compendium of Best Practices in Poverty Measurement (pp. 15-34). Fundacao Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.
  • Townsend, Peter (2006). Poverty and human rights: the role of social security and especially child benefit. Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 40(1-2), 3-32.
  • Townsend, Peter (2006). Poverty in the Mediterranean region: applying human rights strategy. In Petmesidou, M., Papatheodorou, C. (Eds.), Poverty and Social Deprivation in the Mediterranean Area - Trends, Policies and Welfare Prospects in the New Millennium (pp. 374-398). CROP.
  • Townsend, Peter (2006). Reconstructing the social security system in the 21st century to solve the developing problems of poverty and access to human rights. Social Security Studies, 1, 25-37.
  • Townsend, Peter (2006). What is poverty?: an historical perspective. Poverty in Focus, 9(Decemb), 5-6.
  • Pantazis, Christina, Gordon, David, Townsend, Peter (2006). The necessities of life. In Pantazis, Christina, Gordon, David, Levitas, Ruth (Eds.), Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain: the Millennium Survey (pp. 89-162). Policy Press.
  • Gordon, David, Irving, Michelle, Nandy, Shailen, Townsend, Peter (2005-08-29 - 2005-08-31) Multidimensional measures of child poverty [Paper]. International Conference on The Many Dimensions of Poverty, Brasilia, Brazil, BRA.
  • Townsend, Peter (2005-08-29 - 2005-08-31) The many dimensions of poverty [Paper]. International Conference on The Many Dimensions of Poverty, Brasilia, Brazil, BRA.
  • Gordon, David, Townsend, Peter (2005-05-24 - 2005-05-25) Rights-based international indicators: aim, options and outcomes of the world statistically-based report on poverty and the rights of the child [Other]. Metagora forum.
  • Townsend, Peter (2005). Inequalities in health: the Welsh dimension 2002 - 2005. Wales. Welsh Assembly Government.
  • Townsend, Peter (2005). An end to poverty or more of the same? The Lancet, 365(9468), p. 1379.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). Fighting child poverty through direct policies. Poverty in Focus, (2), 9-11.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). Basic needs. In Kuper, Adam, Kuper, Jessica (Eds.), The Social Science Encyclopedia . Routledge.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). Brian Abel-Smith. In Matthew, H. C. G., Harrison, Brian (Eds.), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). From universalism to safety nets: the rise and fall of Keynesian influence on social development. In Mkandawire, Thandika (Ed.), Social Policy in a Development Context (pp. 37-62). Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). National assistance and the rediscovery of poverty: The poor and the poorest. In Becker, Saul, Bryman, Alan (Eds.), Understanding Research for Social Policy and Practice: Themes, Methods and Approaches (pp. 5-7). Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). Poverty. In Kuper, Adam, Kuper, Jessica (Eds.), The Social Science Encyclopedia . Routledge.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). Re-thinking international social policy to defeat poverty. In Petmesidou, M., Papatheodorou, C. (Eds.), Poverty and Social Exclusion [in Greek] . Exandas.
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). Reflections on becoming a researcher. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645570310001640680
  • Townsend, Peter (2004). Relative deprivation. In Kuper, Adam, Kuper, Jessica (Eds.), The Social Science Encyclopedia . Routledge.
  • Townsend, Peter, Gordon, David, Nandy, Shailen, Pantazis, Christina, Pemberton, Simon (2003). Child poverty in the developing world. Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter (2002). Poverty, social exclusion and social polarisation: the need to construct an international welfare state. In Townsend, Peter, Gordon, David (Eds.), World Poverty: New Policies to Defeat an Old Enemy (pp. 3-24). Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter, Gordon, D (Eds.) (2002). World poverty: new policies to defeat an old enemy. Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter (2002). Human rights, transnational corporations and the World Bank. In Townsend, Peter, Gordon, David (Eds.), World Poverty: New Policies to Defeat an Old Enemy (pp. 351-376). Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter, Gordon, D (Eds.) (2001). Breadline Europe: the measurement of poverty. Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter (2000). Ending world poverty in the twentieth century. In Gordon, David, Pantazis, Christina (Eds.), Tackling Inequalities: Where Are We Now and What Can Be Done? (pp. 211-232). Policy Press.
  • Townsend, Peter, Gordon, David, Bradshaw, Jonathan, Middleton, Sue, Pantazis, Christina, Levitas, Ruth, Adelman, Laura, Williams, Jacquetta, Payne, Sarah, Patsios, Demi (2000). Poverty and social exclusion in Britain. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
  • Townsend, Peter (1999). A structural plan needed to reduce inequalities of health. In Inequalities in Health: the Evidence Presented to the Independent Inquiry Into Inequalities in Health (pp. xiv-xxi). Policy Press.
    • Sociology
  • Townsend, Peter (2007). Mediterranean poverty and conflict: applying a human rights strategy. In Downes, David, Rock, Paul, Chinkin, Christine, Gearty, Conor (Eds.), Crime, Social Control and Human Rights: From Moral Panics to States of Denial (pp. 284-303). Willan Publishing.