The Politics of Social Inclusion

Bridging Knowledge and Policies Towards Social Change



Table of contents
The Politics of Social Inclusion
Bridging Knowledge and Policies Towards Social Change
€39.90

Paperback €39.90

eBook €0.00

About the book

Details

This volume looks at concepts and processes of social exclusion and social inclusion. It traces a number of discourses, all of them routed in a relational power analysis, examining them in the context of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030 with its commitment to “leave no one behind.” The book combines analysis that is fundamentally critical of the rhetoric of social inclusion in academic and UN discourse with narratives of social exclusion processes and social inclusion contestation, based on ethnographic field research findings in La Paz, Kingston, Port-au-Prince, Kampala, Beijing, Chongqing, Mumbai, Delhi, and villages in Northern India. As a result, it contributes to revealing the politics of social inclusion, offering policy proposals towards overcoming exclusions.
The author

About the author

Gabriele Koehler, lead editor, is a development economist trained in Germany, and a Senior Research Associate affiliated with UNRISD, Geneva. She is a former UN official with over 25 years of experience across four UN agencies and a former Senior ACUNS Fellow. Her research and advocacy work focuses on the UN-led development agenda and on social and economic policy with a focus on human rights and social protection. She is on the governing board of the UN Association Germany.

Alberto D Cimadamore is the CROP Scientific Director, Professor of Theory of International Relations at the University of Buenos Aires, and Researcher of the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research of Argentina. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles. His publications focus on the political economy of poverty, development, and regional integration.

Fadia Kiwan is Professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph University of Beirut and Founder of the Institute of political science at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. She holds a “Doctorat d’état” in Comparative Politics from the University Paris1– Sorbonne and a CAPES in Philosophy and Psychology from the Lebanese University. She is President of the UNESCO MOST Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and Director General of the Arab Women Organisation.

Pedro Manuel Monreal Gonzalez is Programme Specialist, Sector for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO Paris and member of the Secretariat of the Management of Social Transformations Programme (MOST). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Havana. His research interests include social inclusion, the research–policymaking nexus, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Reviews

Reviews

"By examining social inclusion thr
ough the lens of power structures and collective agency, this book fills a large gap in the literature. Interesting case studies sharply illuminate the dangers of ignoring power structures as a major axis of discrimination."—Dr. Aniruddha Bonnerjee, Director, Policymetrica, Kolkata, India

"The book addresses the relationship between science and politics both at the academic level and with regard to the social inclusion policies of international agencies and governments. An original and critical approach to scholarship on poverty." —Anete B. Leal Ivo, Professor of Sociology, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

"During neoliberalism, social exclusion became a dominant factor as a result of the centrality of the market and the minimalist conception of government. Hence the essential role of social policy within a larger remit of democratic politics. This volume offers an important contribution to understanding these dynamics."—Professor Emile Sader, member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of MOST and Coordinator of the Research Centre on Public Policy, University Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

"Der Band ist ein Kaleidoskop und spiegelt insoweit die Vielfalt dessen, was unter ›Inklusion‹ und ›Exklusion‹ verstanden werden kann."—Lutz Leisering, Vereinte Nationen 2/2021
Additional Information

Additional Information

Delivery time 2-3 Tage / 2-3 days
Author Alberto Cimadamore, Fadia Kiwan, Pedro Manuel Monreal Gonzalez, Enrique Delamonica, Paul Spicker, Juan Telleria, Nelson Antequera Duran, Aldrie Henry Lee, Gilbert Siame, Judith Audin, Ashok Kumar, Joop de Wit, Rachel Kurian, Deepak Singh, Annie Namala, Gabriele Koehler
Editor Gabriele Koehler, Alberto D Cimadamore, Fadia Kiwan, Pedro Manuel Monreal Gonzalez
Number of pages 356
Language English
Publication date Feb 24, 2020
Weight (kg) 0.4630
ISBN-13 9783838213330