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The nature and importance of social justice in education -- A political theory of social justice for education : liberty and democracy -- A political theory of social justice for education : equal opportunity and economic growth -- Personal liberty and education : families, cultures, and standards -- Democracy and education : multicultural and civic education -- Equal opportunity and education : control of schools -- Economic growth and education : the financing of education -- Socially just education in a representative American community

What role does theory play in academia today? How can feminist theory be made more relevant to the very real struggles undertaken by women of all professions, races, and sexual orientation? How can it be directed into more effective social activism, and how is theory itself a form of practice?. Feminist theory and political activism need not-indeed cannot-be distinct and alienated from one another. To reconcile the gulf between word and deed, scholar-activists from a broad range of disciplines have come together here to explore the ways in which practice and theory intersect and interact. The

Intro -- Climate Change and Social Justice -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I Science, Fairness and Responsibility -- 1 The Blame Game -- 2 Climate Change as an Ethical Issue -- 3 Climate Justice -- 4 Climate Change and Intergenerational Equity -- 5 Some Distributional Issues in Greenhouse Gas Policy Design -- 6 Just Carbon Trading? -- Part II Climate Change and Vulnerable Groups -- 7 Justice and Adaptation to Climate Change -- 8 Primary Health Care Responses to Climate Change -- 9 Climate Refugees and New Understandings of Security -- Part III Policy Implications -- 10 Climate Justice -- 11 More than Just Money -- 12 Equitable Climate Policy in a Dangerous World -- Index

What is the relationship between the principles of social justice and global justice? How can we best reconcile the quest for greater social justice 'at home' with greater social justice in the world? Are the social justice pressures our societies currently face the result of globalisation or are they domestically generated? How can we advance social justice in the light of the new social realities? In this volume, leading international experts offer compelling answers to these questions. The aim of this volume is to articulate a modern conception of social justice that remains relevant for.

This book explores the problematic relationship between education, social justice and the State, against the background of comparative education research. The book critiques the status quo of stratified school systems, and the unequal distribution of cultural capital and value added schooling. The authors address one of today's most pressing questions: Are social, economic and cultural divisions between the nations, between school sectors, between schools and between students growing or declining?

Chapter one."Is social justice an empty abstraction?" /Jean Bethke Elshtain --Chapter two."All justice is social but not all justice is social justice" /Nicholas Wolterstorff --Chapter three."Social justice isn't what you think it is" /Michael Novak --Chapter four."On the origins of the concept of social justice and a misunderstanding of Aquinas" /John Finnis --Chapter five."The search for Universal ethics: the church, natural law, and social justice /Joseph Koterski --Chapter six."Social justice, charity, and Catholic social doctrine" /Robert G. Kennedy --Chapter seven."The USCCB approach to social justice and the common good" /J. Brian Benestad.

"Inequality is back on the academic and political agenda. This book considers the extent and impact of social protection - including social assistance, social insurance, universal allowances and mandates - on inequality. The author illustrates how effectively designed and implemented forms of social protection can make significant contributions to reducing inequalities, promoting egalitarian ideals and achieving social justice. Critical and incisive, this book is essential reading for students and academics studying social protection and inequality. It will also be of interest to scholars in social policy, international social welfare and development studies, as well as practitioners and professionals in government and international agencies"--