Where Has Social Justice Gone?

This book uses survey data in "hot spots" around the globe, to analyse various models of social justice, particularly the principle of equality, from a pragmatic perspective. Starting with ordinary actors, social movements, and concrete contexts, the authors question foundations of social and political democracy in our times. They focus on how social actors deal with the principles of justice and judgments of justice at work and in their social lives. The book suggests that the increase in social inequalities in recent decades contrasts with the blurring of the aims of social justice. At a time when the reconsideration of politics largely depends on its relevance to and aspirations for social justice, the authors of this book question contemporary developments by illustrating its variety, according to specific historical, institutional, social and organizational contexts.The book will be useful to students and scholars in the social sciences, especially those interested in moral questions regarding social justice, from an empirical and practical point of view.

Provides an unprecedented empirical and international account of social justice Shows that our societies are crisscrossed by widely shared issues, brought together by globalization Highlights the reinventions of the concept of social justice in different social, political, and cultural contexts

Autorentext

Emmanuelle Barozet is a Sociologist at Universidad de Chile and researcher at the Center For the Study of Social Conflict and Cohesion, Chile. Her main research areas are social stratifications, middle classes and social justice. Ivan Sainsaulieu is a Sociologist at Lille University, France and at Lausanne University, Switzerland. His main research areas working places, healthcare teams, organizations, innovation, social protests and social justice. Régis Cortesero is an independent Sociologist, and is research fellow at PAVE laboratory, ENSAP Bordeaux, France. He works on social justice, discriminations, urban marginality and education and social work. David Mélo is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Savoie Mont Blanc University, France. His main research areas are managerial changes, equality and inequalities at work.

Inhalt

1. Multidisciplinary Modelling And The Sociology Of Trial And Error, Emmanuelle Barozet, Régis Cortesero, David Mélo, Ivan Sainsaulieu.- 2. Analytical Crisis Of Social Justice: Between Justice And Goodness, Anti-Relativist Interactions In The Sociology Of Social Justice, Régis Cortesero.- 3.The Scales Of Social Justice: Micro, Meso And Macrosocial Levels, Emmanuelle Barozet.- 4. Methodological Approaches To Social Justice: Results And Challenges For A Social-Historic Perspective, Oscar Mac-Clure And Rodrigo Yáñez Rojas.- 5. Pluralization Or Dilution Of The Egalitarian Offer?: Towards Critical Loyalty, The Middle Classes, The Welfare State And Social Justice, Frédéric Gonthier.- 6. Parity And Diversity "À La Française": The Temptation Of Inclusion Under The Condition Of Performance Of "Non-Brothers," Réjane Sénac.- 7. Attitudes To Justice And Injustice In The Company: Recruiters Faced With The Theme Of Non-Discrimination And Diversity, Alexandra Poli, Sylvain Kerbourc'h And David Mélo.- 8. Evaluating Performance: An Issue For Recognition Of Work, Olivier Cousin.- 9. Putting Justice Into Context: Constructing An Environmental Justice Framework For The Analysis Of Environmental Inequalities, Valérie Deldrève.- 10. Space And Environmental Justice, Bernard Bret And Sophie Moreau.- Rethinking Social Justice In Terms Of Cosmopolitanism, Marie Duru-Bellat.- 11. Pragmatic Activism: Undocumented, Unschooled?Trial And Error In The Cause Of Illegal Immigrants In Quebec, Adrien Jouan.- 12. Hacking: A Compartmentalised Social Justice Project, Eric Zufferey.- 13. Militancy And Religious Feeling In The Younger Generations Of The Landless Workers' Movement In Brazil, Susana Bleil.- 14. The Church As A Weapon Of Struggle: The Religious Community At The Service Of Social Justice In Los Angeles, Julien Talpin.- 15. The Social History Of Three Configurations Of Social Justice In Turkey, Paul Cormier, Emile Durkheim, Iil Erdinç.- 16. The "Popular Base" Of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements. The Case Of Hezbollah In Lebanon, Joseph Daher.- 17. The Protest Mosaic: México In Flames. Political Utopia And Justice By Oneself In Wartime, Sabrina Melenotte.- 18. Educational Controversies And Social Justice Issues, Irène Pereira.- The Resistance Economy: Holistic Engagement Against The Occupation In Palestine?, Stéphanie Latte Abdallah.- Post-Scriptum Social Justice Is Relatively Useful, Ivan Sainsaulieu.