Full Description
The ongoing social crises and moral conflicts evident in global social policy debates are addressed in this timely volume.
Leading interdisciplinary scholars focus on the 'social' of social policy, which is increasingly conceived in a globalised form, as new international agreements and global goals engender social struggles. They tackle pressing 'social questions', many of which have been exacerbated by COVID-19, including growing inequality, changing world population, ageing societies, migration and intersectional disadvantage.
This ground-breaking volume critically engages with contested conceptions of the social which are increasingly deployed by international institutions and policy makers. Focusing on social sustainability, social cohesion, social justice, social wellbeing and social progress this text is even more crucial as policy makers look to accelerate socially sustainable solutions to the world's biggest challenges.
Contents
The 'social' in the age of sustainability ‾ Christopher Deeming
'No such thing as society'?: Neoliberalism and the social ‾ John Clarke
The social question: Reconciling social and economic imperatives in policy ‾ Bradley W. Bateman
Disputing the economization and the de-politicization of 'social' investment in global social policy ‾ Jean-Michel Bonvin and Francesco Laruffa
The social dimension of sustainable development at the UN: From Brundtland to the SDGs ‾ Iris Borowy
Paradigm lost? Blocking the path to ecosocial welfare and post-productivism ‾ Tony Fitzpatrick
World population at the UN: Our numbers are not our problem? ‾ Danny Dorling
Ageing sustainably ‾ Alan Walker
The political challenges to governing global migration and social welfare ‾ Edward A. Koning
Bringing 'the social' into an intersectional analysis of global crises and welfare ‾ Fiona Williams
Global social policy and the quasi-concept of social cohesion ‾ Jane Jenson
Putting the global in social justice? ‾ Gary Craig
'Go-social'? Inclusive growth and global social governance ‾ Christopher Deeming
For better or worse? ‾ Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
The struggle for social sustainability ‾ Christopher Deeming
