Elaine H. Kim, Susan Roberta Katz, and Anthony M. Platt, eds. This issue appears as the momentous changes of the last 20 years–the decline of the civil rights coalition, the demise of mass movements for social justice, the rise of New Right and neoliberal politics, the dramatically changing demographics of the country, and divisions among […]
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Deaths in Custody and Detention, Vol. 33: 4, 2006
Jude McCulloch and Phil Scraton, eds. This is a special issue on the investigation of, and inquiry into, deaths in custody and detention (including state hospitals and mental health, police and prison custody, and young offenders’ institutions). The volume sets out to consider how advanced democratic states inquire into and investigate deaths in controversial circumstances. […]
Defending Rights and Just Futures in the Real World Order, Vol. 25: 2, 1998
Gregory Shank (coord.) This issue demonstrates the interplay between world-systems theory, radical criminology, and human and civil rights struggles. Contributions emphasize theoretical concerns and implications for praxis and policy. Overarching themes concern the need to formulate imaginative global and local alternatives that take into account the shifting sands of historical advances in civil and political […]
Disdained Mothers & Despised Others: The Politics & Impact of Welfare Reform, Vol. 25:1, 1998
The articles in this special issue provide a general critical analysis of the political, social, and labor market effects of “welfare reform.” In particular, a useful essay on the impact of welfare policies on Asian immigrants fills a big void; another addresses the high incidence of domestic violence in the lives of welfare recipients; and […]
Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez: A Life in Struggle, Vol. 39: 2-3
Please note: This issue is out of print. However, you may still purchase the digital version (pdf download).
Emerging Imaginaries of Regulation, Control, and Repression, Vol. 32: 1, 2005
Ronnie Lippens and Tony Kearon, eds. In an age of transition, such as ours, the role of the imaginary in the production and reproduction of social order is becoming ever more important. In his The Time of the Tribes, the French sociologist Michel Maffesoli “the imaginary is increasingly granted a role in structuring society.” This […]
Environmental Victims, Vol. 23: 4, 1996
Edited by Christopher Williams This issue examines environmentally mediated injury and seeks to change the perception of those who suffer from that of sick patients who are simply in need of treatment, to one of “environmental victims” who deserve justice. It reflects a wide range of interested parties and national perspectives, with academic contributors, frontline […]
Forum: The Prison in Twelve Landscapes, by Brett Story
FORUM Brett Story, The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (documentary, 87 min., 2016) Contributors: Brett Story, Jack Norton, Jordan T. Camp, & Annie Spencer Edited and moderated by Christina Heatherton Introduced by Kanishka Goonewardena FORMAT: PDF (download link available after purchase) • • •
Gatekeeper’s State: Immigration and Boundary Policing in an Era of Globalization, Vol. 28: 2, 2001
Jose Palafox, ed. This issue examines US-Mexico border policing in terms of the effects of US immigration and border policy on unauthorized migrants and on the well-being of US citizens. The Southwest border has been the key locus of militarized enforcement in the United States, with the deepest institutional ties between the military and police […]
Global Threats to Security, Vol. 29: 3, 2002
Robert M. Gould and Patrice Sutton, eds. This issue explores threats to the survival of the world community due to the assault on all forms of life from an interplay of toxic chemicals, ozone depletion, climate change, and habitat destruction. After the September 11 attacks on the United States, the global outlook for harnessing the […]
Globalization and Environmental Harm, Vol. 29: 1-2, 2002
Gregory Shank, ed. This double issue deals with the environmental crimes of entities with a global reach–the World Bank, the US military, the chemical industry, and toxic waste disposers–and the responses of activists and victims to these policies and practices. Do such practices constitute “crimes of globalization”? How can activist engagement and human rights law […]
Human Rights, Gender Politics, and Postmodern Discourses, Vol. 26: 1, 1999
Gregory Shank (coord.) Three themes stand out in this issue of Social Justice. The first is human rights violations as they apply within the U.S., in NATO’s war in Kosovo, in Tibet, and vis-à-vis girl children and young women worldwide. The second centers on the contest over gender issues in social policy: the Christian Right’s […]
Immigration Rights and National Insecurity, Vol. 33: 1, 2006
Gregory Shank, ed. This issue features essays on the future implications of the great immigration battle of 2006, the deportation phenomenon in Europe and the Caribbean, pro-immigrant social movements, and the relationship of the war on drugs to the control of immigrant communities. Other contributions address current debates on the militarization of the public sphere, […]
Immigration: A Civil Rights Issue for the Americas in the 21st Century, Vol. 23: 3, 1996
Edited by Susanne Jonas and Suzie Dod Thomas Public policy on immigration will be central to determining the form and character of US society in the 21st century. The political Right has so far seized the initiative in defining the parameters of that discussion, in effect limiting national debate to choosing between degrees of restrictionism. […]
Imperial Obama: A Kinder, Gentler Empire? , Vol. 37:2-3, 2010
Robert P. Weiss and Gregory Shank, eds. Contributors to this issue of Social Justice offer a searing indictment of how continuity has triumphed over change in any assessment of the Obama administration vis-à-vis the Bush-Cheney era in terms of national security issues. Articles on torture, counterinsurgency tactics, and “just war” theory demonstrate that neoliberalism and […]
In the Aftermath of Welfare ‘Reform’, Vol. 28: 4, 2001
Sylvie C. Tourigny and Delores Jones-Brown, eds. This issue evaluates the fallout of efforts to reform welfare in the United States through the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. It documents the ideological shifts in Republican circles that shaped the debate, and which are finding echoes in conservative politics in Australia and […]