Global Agenda for Social Justice

Glenn Muschert is Professor of Sociology at Khalifa University of Science & Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE. His research focuses on media, crime, and social control.Kristen M. Budd is an assistant professor of sociology and criminology at Miami University. Her research focuses on sexually motivated interpersonal violence, including social and legal responses to interpersonal violence.Michelle Christian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Her research focuses on structural racism, global political economy and precarious forms of labour.Brian Klocke has taught in sociology, gender, and media studies departments. He is also a freelance journalist, photographer, activist, and student affairs professional. Klocke is affiliated with Faculty Against Rape.Jon Shefner is professor and head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research focuses on globalization, political economy, and social justice issues in Latin America and beyond.Robert Perrucci is professor of sociology emeritus at Purdue University. His 19 books and 90 articles and chapters focus on organizations and structures of inequality.

"In a world marked by systemic inequity, precarity, and deception, Global Agenda for Social Justice reckons with pressing social problems in a clear, concise, and scholarly-informed manner. A must-read for scholars, activists, and policy-makers alike!" Stephen Pfohl, Boston College

• SECTION: FRONTSPIECESPresident’s Welcome ~ Luis A. FernandezEditorial Introduction ~ Glenn W. Muschert and Kristen BuddSECTION I: POLICING AND CRIMINAL (IN)JUSTICEThe Worldwide War on Drugs ~ Robert Aponte and Hannah HurrleGlobal Police Discrimination ~ Craig A. BoylsteinWrongful Convictions and Exonerations ~ Tereza Trejbalová and Terance D. MietheEnding the Global Problem of HIV Criminalization ~ Carrie Foote, Edwin Bernard and Eric MykhalovskiySECTION II: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESRadiation Refugees and Chronic Exposure to Ionizing Radiation ~ Majia NadesanThe Effects of “Natural” Disasters on Older Adults in South Asia ~ Tirth Bhatta, Moushumi Roy, and Nirmala LekhakEnergy Democracy ~ Todd Vachon and Sean SweeneySECTION III: GENDER AND SEXUALITYFostering Critical Awareness of Masculinity Around the World ~ Kyle Ashlee, Leland Spencer, Michael Loeffelman, Brandon Cash, and Glenn W. MuschertLack of Access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education ~ Jacqueline Daugherty and Richelle FrabottaSECTION IV: VIOLENCE AGAINST PRECARIOUS GROUPSViolence against Migrants ~ Rosemary Barberet and Diana Rodriguez-SpahiaSex Workers and Coping with Violence ~ Mangala Subramaniam, Zachary D. Palmer and Vasundhara Kaul Genocide and other Atrocity Crimes ~ Joachim J. SavelsbergTorture: Causes, Consequences, and Strategies for Redress and Prevention ~ Shannon GoldenSECTION V: INEQUALITIES AND DISPARITIESWant Amidst Plenty: Food Insecurity in Rich Liberal Democracies ~ David Reynolds and Miranda MirosaExtending Old Age Pension Coverage to Workers in the Informal Sector Economy in Ethiopie ~ Ajanaw Alemie and James L. ScherrerTackling Digital Exclusion ~ Massimo RagneddaSECTION VI: LOOKING FORWARDGlobal Issues ~ Jon Shefner and Michelle Christian Afterword ~ Brian V. Klocke