Book launch
Book Launch Research Handbook on End of Life Care and Society
- Date
- Thursday 16 October 2025
- Time
- Address
- Wereldmuseum
Steenstraat 18
Leiden - Room
- Paviljoenzaal
We are pleased to announce the book launch of the Research Handbook on End of Life Care and Society (Edward Elgar Publishing) edited by Professor David Clark (University of Glasgow) and Dr. Annemarie Samuels (Leiden University). The book will be published Open Access at the end of September. On the 16th of October, David Clark and Annemarie Samuels will introduce and discuss the book in conversation with the audience in Leiden – in the Pavilion building of the Wereldmuseum. The discussion will be followed by drinks.
About the Book
This comprehensive Research Handbook provides an accessible overview of research on palliative and end of life care in its social context. It examines key theories, methods, and research findings, presenting crucial social science and public health perspectives.
Leading and emerging international scholars discuss a range of issues including population ageing, growing pressures on health and social care systems, assisted dying, and new cultural responses to human mortality and bereavement. They delve into detailed case studies, such as the genealogies of culturally specific nursing, home care in Europe, patient and public involvement in the UK, end of life care pathways in Japan, and palliative care in resource-poor settings within African countries. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the Research Handbook also addresses models of end of life care in relation to wider society, and outlines future research priorities.
This insightful Research Handbook will greatly benefit students and scholars of sociology, anthropology, and social policy, particularly those who are studying public health, the welfare state, and social work. It is also a vital resource for practitioners and policymakers in palliative and end of life care.