Non-Governmental Public Action and Social Justice

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-29036-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 247 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4385 g

Reihe: Non-Governmental Public Action

This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt. The authors examine how established trades unions struggle to reform, how non-governmental public actors negotiate various dilemmas, and the efforts of non-governmental public actors to secure justice.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howell, J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; J.Howell 2. Social Justice on the Shop Floor: Trade Union Reform in Russia, China and Vietnam; T.Pringle 3. From Corporatist to Autonomous: Unemployed Workers' Organisations and the Re-Making of Labour Subjectivity in Argentina; A.Dinerstein 4. Analysing Activist Cultures in the Egyptian Workers' Movement; A.Alexander 5. The Role and Potential of Co-operatives in the Poverty Reduction Process; J.Birchall & R.Simmons 6. NGOs, Consumer Rights and Access to Essential Medicines: Non-governmental Public Action in a Low Income Market Context; P.G.M.Mujinja, M.Koivusalo, M.Mackintosh & S.Chaudhuri 7. Surviving the 'Civil Society Dilemma': Critical Partners in Shaping the Behaviour of Non-Governmental Actors; M.arilyn Taylor, J.Howard & C.Miller 8. Citizen Engagement in Public Health Service Delivery: From Collaboration to Accountability; G.Blanco-Mancilla 9. Analysing Partnership in Aid Chains: A Case-study of the Catholic Church; S.Morse & N.McNamara 10. Conclusion; J.Howell

Über Autor(innen)

Anne Alexander, University of Cambridge, UK
Johnston Birchall, University of Stirling, UK
Georgina Blanco-Mancilla, El Colegio de San Luis, Mexico
Sudip Chaudhuri, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India
Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, University of Bath, UK
Joanna Howard, University of the West of England, UK
Jude Howell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Meri Koivusalo, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Maureen Mackintosh, Open University, UK
Nora McNamara, Congregational Development Officer, Dublin, Ireland
Chris Miller, Flinders University, Australia
Stephen Morse, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Phares Mujinja, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
Tim Pringle, School of Oriental And African Studies, UK
Richard Simmons, University of Stirling, UK
Marilyn Taylor, University of the West of England, UK