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Postgraduate Course: Theories and Politics of Social Justice (EDUA11324)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummarySocial justice is a deeply contested concept and this course will explore the competing ways in which it is defined, theorised and operationalised in local, national and international contexts. Students will be encouraged to think critically and expansively about the nature of social justice by considering its foundational claims and the historical and contemporary disputes that have shaped the development of this idea.
Course description What is social justice?
Why does social justice matter?
Understanding distributive justice
Introduction to justice as recognition
Competing approaches to the application of social justice principles in local, national and international contexts
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs none
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesnone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Analyse and critique the core concepts of social justice, e.g. fairness, liberty, equality, recognition, redistribution, solidarity, participation and democracy
  2. Critically compare and contrast competing conceptualisations and standpoints regarding social justice
  3. Consider different manifestations of injustice and critically evaluate competing approaches for addressing injustices in local and global contexts
Reading List
Davis, A.Y. (1981) Women, Race and Class. London: The Women¿s Press.

Fanon, F. (2008) Black Skin, White Masks. London: Pluto.

Fraser, N. (2010) Scales of Justice: Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World. New York: Columbia University Press.

Hall, S., Massey, D. and Rustin, M. (eds) (2013) After Neoliberalism? The
Kilburn Manifesto. London: Lawrence and Wishart Books.

hooks, b. (2006) Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations. London: Routledge.

Rawls, J. (1999) A Theory of Justice. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Said, E. (1994) Culture and Imperialism. London: Vintage.

Sandel, M. (2009) Justice: What¿s the Right Thing to Do? New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Sen, A. (2010) The Idea of Justice. London: Penguin.

Soja, E.W. (2010) Seeking Spatial Justice. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Young, I. M. (1990) Justice and Politics of Difference. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Critical analysis, oral and written communication skills, accessing research materials
Special Arrangements none
Additional Class Delivery Information none
Keywordssocial justice,equality,fairness,liberty,citizenship,democracy,participation
Contacts
Course organiserDr Callum McGregor
Tel:
Email: Callum.McGregor@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Victoria McIntyre
Tel: (0131 6)51 1196
Email: victoria.mcintyre@ed.ac.uk
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