Rethinking Society for the 21st Century 3 Volume Hardback Set: Report of the Int

Description: Rethinking Society for the 21st Century 3 Volume Hardback Set by International Panel on Social Progress This international panel of social scientists assesses the achievements of world societies, the trends and dangers, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. It covers the main socio-economic, political, and cultural dimensions of social progress and the diversity of challenges and their interplay around the world. FORMAT Book & Merchandise LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP) is an independent association of top research scholars with the goal of assessing methods for improving the main institutions of modern societies. The IPSP has produced a report consisting of twenty-two chapters in three volumes that distills the research of these scholars and outlines what the best social science has to say about positive social change. Written in accessible language by scholars across the social sciences and humanities, these volumes assess the achievements of world societies in past centuries, the current trends, the dangers that we are now facing, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. It covers the main socio-economic, political, and cultural dimensions of social progress, global as well as regional issues, and the diversity of challenges and their interplay around the world. The authors offer a cautious optimistic conclusion: multiple ideas for social progress and better policies are already available and deserve to be tested and implemented. Author Biography The International Panel on Social Progress brings together more than 300 scholars from all disciplines of social sciences and the humanities, and from all continents. Since 2014, the mission of the Panel has been to gather expertise and disseminate knowledge on the perspectives for social progress around the world in the coming decades. The Panel is an independent initiative supported by more than thirty scientific or academic institutions and international foundations. With Amartya Sen as President, Nancy Fraser, Ravi Kanbur and Helga Nowotny as co-chairs of the Scientific Council, the Panel has been co-directed by Olivier Bouin and Marc Fleurbaey. Table of Contents Volume 1: Introduction to Volume 1; 1. Social trends and new geographies; 2. Social progress: a compass; 3. Economic inequality and social progress; 4. Economic growth, human development and welfare; 5. Cities and social progress; 6. Markets, finance, and corporations: does capitalism have a future?; 7. The future of work – good jobs for all; 8. Social justice, well-being, and economic organization; Authors; Index. Volume 2: Introduction to Volume 2; 9. The paradoxes of democracy and the rule of law; 10. Violence, wars, peace, security; 11. International organizations and the technologies of governance; 12. Governing capital, labor and nature in a changing world; 13. Media and communications; 14. Challenges of inequality to democracy; Authors; Index. Volume 3: Introduction to Volume 3; 15. Social progress and cultural change; 16. Religions and social progress: critical assessments and creative partnerships; 17. Pluralization of families; 18. Global health and the changing contours of human life; 19. The contribution of education to social progress; 20. Belonging; 21. The multiple directions of social progress: ways forward; 22. The contribution of the social sciences to policy and institutional change; Authors; Index. Review This ambitious project with contributions from more than 300 scholars engages in true interdisciplinary dialogue to consider the evolution of society and possibilities for long-term social change. Professors who teach on globalization, political and economic sociology, social justice, and similar topics will find this to be a very useful tool. Kumari Jawayardena, University of Colombo, Sri LankaA masterful, innovative, and challenging work by a highly qualified team of social scientists, which provides a wide, coherent set of insightful and penetrating analyses of the long-term structural processes of twenty-first century society with special regard to change-makers. The three volumes share the global, interdisciplinary approach of the International Social Science Council and the perspective of 2016 World Social Science Report on Challenging Inequalities. They will provide a fundamental contribution to the implementation of the sustainable development goals of UN 2030 Agenda. Alberto Martinelli, President of the International Social Science CouncilThe publication of the first Report of the International Panel on Social Progress is a significant intellectual event, both because of its hugely ambitious aim - of uniting the worlds leading researchers from social sciences and the humanities to develop research-based, multi-disciplinary, non-partisan, action-guiding solutions to the central challenges of our time - and because it represents the completion of a mammoth effort in the service of this aim by a diverse set of 269 authors. Alexander Raubo and Alex Voorhoeve, Economics and Philosophy Promotional Assesses the achievements of world societies, the trends and dangers, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. Review Quote Advance praise: This ambitious project with contributions from more than 300 scholars engages in true interdisciplinary dialogue to consider the evolution of society and possibilities for long-term social change. Professors who teach on globalization, political and economic sociology, social justice, and similar topics will find this to be a very useful tool. Kumari Jawayardena, Colombo University Promotional "Headline" Assesses the achievements of world societies, the trends and dangers, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. Description for Bookstore This international panel of social scientists assesses the achievements of world societies, the trends and dangers, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. It covers the main socio-economic, political, and cultural dimensions of social progress and the diversity of challenges and their interplay around the world. Description for Library This international panel of social scientists assesses the achievements of world societies, the trends and dangers, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. It covers the main socio-economic, political, and cultural dimensions of social progress and the diversity of challenges and their interplay around the world. Details ISBN1108399592 Publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN-10 1108399592 ISBN-13 9781108399593 Pages 850 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Report of the International Panel on Social Progress Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306 Format Book & Merchandise Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-07-19 Short Title Rethinking Society for the 21st Century Language English AU Release Date 2018-07-19 NZ Release Date 2018-07-19 UK Release Date 2018-07-19 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Author International Panel on Social Progress Alternative 9781108399579 Edited by International Panel on Social Progress Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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