Sociology and Social Justice

Margaret Abraham is Professor of Sociology at Hofstra University and is the President of the International Sociological Association, (ISA 2014-2018). She previously served as ISA Vice President of Research and as the American Sociological Association Representative (ASA) to the ISA (2010-2014). Her teaching and research interests include gender, ethnicity, globalization, migration and domestic violence.

• About the Editor and Contributors - Margaret Abraham Introduction:Sociology and Social Justice - Margaret AbrahamA New Sociology for Social Justice Movements - Michael Burawoy The End of Liberal Democracy: Inequality in Post-democratic Capitalist Societies - Edgardo LanderSocial Justice, Inequalities and Democracy in India: Issues and Challenges - Vishal JadhavGendering Human Rights in the Pursuit of Social Justice - Nira Yuval-Davis Beyond Charters and Conventions: Human Rights Through the Lens of Social Justice and Peace - Bandana PurkayasthaWhistleblowing and Social Justice: The Influence of Ubuntu on Whistleblowing Intentions - Tina UysEqual Schools, Global Power and Hungry Markets: Sociology in the Long Struggle for Social Justice in Education - Raewyn ConnellSuicide or Murder? Apple, Foxconn and China’s Workers - Ngai Pun, Jenny Chan, and Mark SeldenProtest Suicides, Social Justice, and Public Sociology - Margaret Abraham and Mathew JohnEngaging Society. How Public Sociology Contributes to Overcoming Inequalities and Injustice - Marta Soler-GallartStruggles for Social Justice in the 21st Century: The Breakdown of Normality and the Practice of Citizenship - Evangelia Tastsoglou and Maria KontosSocial Justice Perceptions, Class and Institutions in Contemporary Russian Context - Mikhail F. ChernyshRe-Discovering Justice - Brigitte Aulenbacher and Birgit Riegraf

An excellent set of chapters that bring to the fore new perspectives on the persistence of social injustices and inequalities facing a contemporary world in crisis. The book is theoretically and empirically rigorous, and integrates compelling and thought-provoking scenarios from various parts of the world.