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Autonomy in social work : a search for social justice : the case of personal budgets in the care for people with intellectual disabilities Universiteit Gent
Open access: a means for social justice and greater social cohesion Universiteit Antwerpen
This paper discusses open access and the information resources of Open Access Repositories (OARs). OARs constitute a contemporary response regarding the dissemination of information. Thus, it is important to examine theoretical arguments about the desirability of OARs in the digital age. This paper argues that OARs can be seen as a form of social justice and can strengthen social cohesion in modern societies. The argument relies on the concept ...
The Sparking Discipline of Criminology. John Braithwaite and the construction of critical social science and social justice KU Leuven
© 2011 Leuven University Press. Over the past decades, the Australian social scientist John Braithwaite (1951) has played a crucial role in the development of international criminology. He is universally considered one of the most renowned criminologists of our times and he has characteristically put his scientific engagement at the service of humanity and society by aiming at social justice, participative democracy, sustainable development and ...
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY KU Leuven
© 2015 CIRIEC. A just society is a society whose institutions sustainably secure the greatest possible real freedom to those with least real freedom. It must comprise a 'social economy' for two reasons: (1) its greater ability to achieve a fruitful combination between the flexibility it shares with the for-profit sector and the trust it shares with the public sector; (2) its ability to mobilize 'self exploitation' and thereby to meet many needs ...
On the Epistemological relevance of Social Power and Justice in Mathematics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this paper we argue that questions about which mathematical ideas mathematicians are exposed to and choose to pay attention to are epistemologically relevant and entangled with power dynamics and social justice concerns. There is a considerable body of literature that discusses the dissemination and uptake of ideas as social justice issues. We argue that these insights are also relevant for the epistemology of mathematics. We make this ...
Mathematics and Statistics Education Challenged by Social Justice Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This presentation aims to clarify the connection between social justice and mathematics and statistics education.
In a first part of the presentation we will present a theoretical frame by which we argue for a solid entanglement of social justice and mathematics and statistics education. Therefore we will go back to the proclamation of human rights and the UNESCO declaration of the right of mathematical literacy. Furthermore we will ...
In a first part of the presentation we will present a theoretical frame by which we argue for a solid entanglement of social justice and mathematics and statistics education. Therefore we will go back to the proclamation of human rights and the UNESCO declaration of the right of mathematical literacy. Furthermore we will ...
Social Justice at the Centre of Sustainable Projects Evaluation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article puts into the spotlight a discussion on the transition towards climate change, by placing social justice at the centre of sustainable mobility projects evaluation. Until now, policies that seek to tackle climate change have disregarded the social component of sustainability. By undertaking a thorough literature research, we bring the discussion of Just Transition forward. Moreover, we examine climate actions through different ...