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Handbook on global social justice, edited by Gary Craig

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Handbook on global social justice

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edited by Gary Craig

In the 50 years since Rawls' seminal work A Theory of Justice, the concept has been constantly debated, with those on the political right and left advocating very different understandings. This unique global collection, written by an exceptional group of international experts, offers a wide-ranging analysis that challenges claims that the market can provide social justice for all. Comprehensive in both its geographical and thematic coverage, authors link theory to policy and practice. Sections cover how to think strategically about social justice in relation to national perspectives; equality and human rights; and applications of the concept to a range of welfare divisions and professional practices. Reflecting both historical and contemporary debates on the subject, the Handbook provides a strong political focus, as well as widening the view of social justice past narrow perspectives on welfare provision. This Handbook will be an excellent tool for students at a postgraduate level in the social sciences, particularly social policy, sociology, politics and philosophy. Established researchers of political and sociological theory, practitioners and policy makers in professional areas of welfare provision will also find the extensive insights into current research exceptionally useful for enhancing and developing their work, and situating it within a clear political and philosophical context. --, Provided by publisher

Introduction to the Handbook on Global Social Justice -- Theories of social justice -- Thinking Strategically About Social Justice: Income, work and justice -- Social justice and social welfare -- Democracy and social justice -- Poverty, inequality and social justice -- Social Justice: Some National Perspectives: Canada: social justice and social policy in a liberal welfare state -- Social justice in Australia: ending the over-representation of Indigenous children in out-of-home care and returning them to their communities -- France: social justice and perceptions of inequalities -a democratisation of an oligarchic ethos -- Germany: justice as a dominant political value -- Social justice in the United States -- Social justice perspectives in South Africa's struggle for social transformation -- Social Justice, Equalities And Human Rights -- Racialised inequalities and social justice: policy frames and social change -- Gender equality and social justice -- Disability and social justice -- Ageing and social justice -- Sexualities, social justice and sexual justice -- Social justice and human rights -- Saving social justice and environmental justice in an age of tyranny and corruption -- Social Justice In Practice: Public policy in practice -- Law and social justice -- Migration and social justice: parity of participation for asylum-seekers in the UK? -- Social justice and community development: social justice in practice -- Social justice and health -- Challenging inequalities in education: a feminist approach -- Perspectives on transport and social justice -- Housing and social justice -- Social justice and employment -- Civil society and the values of social justice -- Social justice and culture: on identity, intersectionality, and epistemic privilege -- An exploration of love in the time of inequality: philanthropy and social justice -- Religion, 'race' and social justice -- Social justice for children -- Social justice and the media: disrupting the frame -- repositioning visual storytelling for change