
Equality
From Theory to Action
Palgrave MacMillan (Publisher)
Published on 4. September 2004
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4039-0392-1 (ISBN)
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Description
How can egalitarian ideals be put into action? This ground breaking book sets out a new interdisciplinary model for equality studies. Integrating normative questions about the ideal of equality with empirical issues about the nature of inequality, it applies a new framework to a wide range of contemporary inequalities. Proposing far reaching changes in the economy, politics, law, education and research practices, it sets out innovative political strategies for achieving those aims. It is an invaluable resource for both academics and activists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
tabs.figs.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
531 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-0392-1 (9781403903921)
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Persons
John Baker is a senior lecturer in Politics at University College Dublin and is one of the founding members of the Equality Studies Centre. He is the author of Arguing for Equality (1987). His main areas of research are theoretical issues of equality and democracy. Kathleen Lynch is Professor of Equality Studies and was one of the founding members of the Equality Studies Centre. She is the author of The Hidden Curriculum (1989) and Equality in Education (1999) and co-author of Schools and Society in Ireland (1993), Equality and Power in Schools: Redistribution, Recognition and Representation (2002) and Inside Classrooms: The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Social Context (2002). Her main areas of research are equality in education, emancipatory research, the role of the university in social change and theoretical issues in equality studies. Sara Cantillon is a senior lecturer in Equality Studies at University College Dublin and a full-time member of the Equality Studies Centre. She is the co-editor of Rich and Poor: Perspectives on Tackling Inequality in Ireland (2001). Her main areas of research are gender and poverty, intra-household resource allocation and the economics of inequality. Judy Walsh is a lecturer in Equality Studies at University College Dublin and a full-time member of the Equality Studies Centre. She is the co-author of a number of NGO reports in the field of equality and human rights. Her main areas of research are human rights and gender, poverty and law. The authors have also been active in a wide range of equality-related organizations and campaigns.
Content
Preface - PART I: THE NEW EQUALITY AGENDA - New Challenges to an Unequal World - Dimensions of Equality: A Framework for Theory and Action - The Centrality of Equality: Equality and Other Values - Contexts of Egalitarian Change: Social Systems and Social Groups - PART II: PUTTING EQUALITY INTO PRACTICE - Towards Economic Equality - The Challenge of Participatory Democracy - Equality, the Legal System and Employment Law - Equality and Education - Emancipatory Research as a Tool of Change - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE - Class, Gender and the Equality Movement - Ideology and Resistance - Strategic Issues for the Equality Movement - Notes - Bibliography

