Can universities continue to play a major role in advancing social justice today? This volume illuminates key aspects of social justice as a theoretical project and as a set of practical challenges. Authors address related issues from the perspectives of active practitioners in the context of or from close proximity to universities.

Can universities continue to play a major role in advancing social justice today? This volume illuminates key aspects of social justice as a theoretical project and as a set of practical challenges. Authors address related issues from the perspectives of active practitioners in the context of or from close proximity to universities.

1. Globalization and the University - A Path to Social Justice; Robert E. Jones and Jon Shefner 2. From Domination to 'Buen Vivir': Latin America and Contested Globalization; Michael Handelsman 3. Researching, Knowing, and Promoting Social Justice for Indigenous Americans; Asafa Jalata 4. The Promise of International Law in Developing a Global Foundation for Social Justice; Robert Blitt 5. The Goal of Gender Transformation in American Universities: Toward Social Justice for Women in the Academy; Barbara J. Risman and Timothy Adkin 6. Climate Change, Intergenerational Justice and the University; John Nolt 7. Social Justice, the University and the Temptation of Mission Creep; David Reidy 8. Co-Constructing Democratic Knowledge for Social Justice: Lessons from an International Research Collaboration; John Gaventa and Felix Bivens 9. The Role of Law School Clinics and Universities Social Justice Work; Benjamin Barton 10. Social Justice Manifest: University-Community Outreach Research to Reduce Homelessness; David Patterson, Courtney Cronley, Stacia West, Jennifer West and Jennifer Lantz 11. University Social Engagement as Space for Resistance to the Marketization of Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study from the United Kingdom; Felix Bivens 12. Critical Engagement: Risk Reward and Methods in Teaching Social Justice; William V. Taylor, Ben Feldmeyer and Katie Morris 13. Approaching Human Rights as a Cognitive Style in the College Classroom; Benjamin Gregg 14. Teaching Spaces: A Critical Reflection on Using Spatial Exploration Exercises as Teaching Tools; Maria Stehle 15. A New Popular Movement for Social Justice in the United States and Beyond; Frances Fox Piven and Jon Shefner 16. Student Activism and the University: Resources, Challenges and Opportunities; Elizabeth A. East and Jayanni Webster 17. Teaching (for) Social Justice/Organizing for Social Justice and the University; Walter Davis 18. Real Utopias and the University: An Interview; Erik Olin Wright 19. Barriers and Conduits to Social Justice - Universities in the Twenty-First Century; Harry F. Dahms and Eric R. Lybeck