Global agenda for social justice. Volume 1 /

"The Global Agenda for Social Justice provides accessible insights into some of the world's most pressing social problems and proposes international public policy responses to those problems. Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Soc...

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Other Authors: Muschert, Glenn W. (Editor), Budd, Kristen M. (Editor), Christian, Michelle (Editor), Klocke, Brian V. (Editor), Shefner, Jon, 1958- (Editor), Perrucci, Robert (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2018.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Editorial Introduction
  • 1. The Worldwide War on Drugs : Advancing Reforms, Circumventing Resistance
  • 2. Global Police Discrimination
  • 3. Wrongful Convictions and Exonerations : Global Data Sources and Other Initiatives
  • 4. Solutions to Ending the Global Social Problem of HIV Criminalization
  • 5. Radiation Refugees and Chronic Exposure to Ionizing Radiation : The Rights of the Exposed
  • 6. The Effects of "Natural" Disasters on Older Adults in South Asia : The Case of Intersectional Identities
  • 7. Energy Democracy : A Just Transition for Social, Economic, and Climate Justice
  • 8. Fostering Critical Awareness of Masculinity around the World
  • 9. Lack of Access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education
  • 10. Violence Against Migrants : A Global Analysis
  • 11. Sex Workers and Coping with Violence : Implications for Policy-Making
  • 12. Genocide and other Atrocity Crimes : Toward Remedies
  • 13. Torture : Causes, Consequences, and Strategies for Redress and Prevention
  • 14. Want Amidst Plenty : Food Insecurity in Rich Liberal Democracies
  • 15. Extending Old-Age Pension Coverage to Workers in the Informal Sector Economy in Ethiopia
  • 16. Tackling Digital Exclusion : Counter Social Inequalities Through Digital Inclusion
  • 17. Global Issues
  • Afterword : Looking Backwards to Move Everyone Forward to a More Inclusive, Just, and Sustainable World.