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Key Issues in Social Justice

Series Editors: Kalwant Bhopal, University of Birmingham, Martin Myers, University of Nottingham, Karl Kitching, University of Birmingham and Kenzo Sung, Rowan University

This new book series critically explores how issues of social justice, inclusion and equity shape modern day society. The series does so by delivering a forum for perspectives from historically marginalised and minoritised communities to challenge contemporary dominant discourses about social justice, inclusion and equity in the social sciences and aligned disciplines.

The titles in the series will be accessible monographs which will publish on broad topics, underpinned by research and theory, written clearly and accessibly.

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Call for proposals

The editors welcome books from a wide range of different disciplines and research areas. The series seeks to showcase work that:

  • Shows how social justice, inclusion and equity shape modern day society
  • Gives voice to marginalised communities
  • Places a spotlight on the work of under-represented groups
  • Challenges hegemonic narratives that underpin western discourses about how best to reach a socially just society
  • Are written from those who are from marginalised communities themselves.

If you would like to discuss a proposal, please direct your email to the Series Editor: Kalwant Bhopal.

Editorial Advisory Board

  • Rowena Arshad - University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Rebecca Cox - Simon Fraser University, Canada
  • Jessica Gerrard - University of Melbourne, Australia
  • David Gillborn - University of Birmingham, UK
  • Soo Hong - Wellesley College, US
  • Felix Maringe - University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Rory McDaid - Marino Institute of Education, Ireland
  • Maxine McKinney de Royston - University of Wisconsin-Madison, US
  • Michelle Pidgeon - Simon Fraser University, Canada
  • Arathi Sriprakash - University of Cambridge, UK
  • Lavinia Stan - St Francis Xavier University, Canada

 

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Transformative Teaching and Learning in Further Education

Pedagogies of Hope and Social Justice

Based on the Transforming Lives research project, this book explores the transformative power of further education. Outlining a critical approach to educational research and practice, the book draws on the testimonies of students and teachers to construct a model of transformative teaching and learning.

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Permanent Racism

Race, Class and the Myth of Postracial Britain

This book examines and challenges the marginalisation of critical race analysis in debates on social justice, which have been constrained by a facile post-racialism. Highlighting the need to decolonise public debate and antiracism itself, it provides an essential resource for academics, students and activists.

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Low-income Female Teacher Values and Agency in India

Implications for Reflective Practice

This book shows how the speech and syntax of low-income female teachers in India’s education system establishes a special form of relational agency and empowerment.

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Hidden Voices

Lived Experiences in the Irish Welfare Space

Welfare states are a major feature of many societies. This book draws on qualitative interviews with people receiving various working age welfare payments in Ireland to analyse welfare conditionality and explore stigma, social reciprocity and the notions of the deserving and undeserving poor.

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Disrupting the Academy with Lived Experience-Led Knowledge

By exploring a range of social justice issues from first-hand perspectives, this book reframes our understanding of knowledge production. It demonstrates that when lived experience experts lead the way, their knowledge can enrich, transform and decolonise research, teaching and advocacy.

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