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This open access book bridges the divide between political science
and public health, whilst simultaneously embracing the complexities
and differences of both. Although public health is inherently
political, the tools and insights of political science are often
ignored in public health scholarship. Bringing together academics
and researchers working at the intersection of both, the book
demonstrates how integrating these fields can help reconcile the
roles of politics and scientific evidence in policymaking. It also
highlights the key conceptual, methodological and substantive
implications for bridging this divide, and charts a path forward
for a movement towards political science with public health. It
will be of interest to academics, researchers and students
interested in public health, political science, public policy, and
the role of scientific evidence in policymaking.
Making Equal Rights Real brings together leaders from around the
world who have been working effectively to increase equal economic
and social rights, ranging from rights in the workplace to property
ownership and education. The contributors tell the detailed stories
of effective approaches to implementing equal rights for racial and
ethnic minorities in North America, women in Africa, children in
the Middle East and sexual minorities in Asia. They also describe
approaches taken around the world to increase equal rights for
people living in poverty, for those living with disabilities and
for all people seeking the information they need to hold their
government accountable for implementing everyone's rights. The book
addresses what can be done by policymakers, civil society,
non-governmental organizations, lawyers seeking to implement equal
rights legislation and advocates working in the community, as well
as those developing constitutions and negotiating international
agreements.
Making Equal Rights Real brings together leaders from around the
world who have been working effectively to increase equal economic
and social rights, ranging from rights in the workplace to property
ownership and education. The contributors tell the detailed stories
of effective approaches to implementing equal rights for racial and
ethnic minorities in North America, women in Africa, children in
the Middle East and sexual minorities in Asia. They also describe
approaches taken around the world to increase equal rights for
people living in poverty, for those living with disabilities and
for all people seeking the information they need to hold their
government accountable for implementing everyone's rights. The book
addresses what can be done by policymakers, civil society,
non-governmental organizations, lawyers seeking to implement equal
rights legislation and advocates working in the community, as well
as those developing constitutions and negotiating international
agreements.
All children and youth, regardless of the situations into which
they were born, deserve the opportunity to improve their life
chances by acquiring the knowledge and skills that will help them
thrive in the future. As the world lags far behind the Millennium
Development and Education for All goals, swift, targeted, and
effective action is needed to improve both access and quality in
education. Bringing together evidence-based recommendations and
in-depth case studies of successful programs from around the world,
this edited volume details effective educational equity initiatives
and assesses how these models could be improved, expanded, and
adapted to diverse contexts. Lessons in Educational Equality is
uniquely comprehensive in its scope and its focus on how best to
increase educational equality from early childhood to the tertiary
level, and in contexts that span the geographic and political
spectrum. This volume offers concrete solutions to barriers based
on gender, income, disability, race, ethnicity, and language.
Chapters on gender address equity for female students in tertiary
science and engineering programs, primary and secondary education
for socially excluded girls, and equitable early childhood
education for boys and girls. Socioeconomic equity is examined in
chapters on promoting equal opportunities in secondary school
across social class, quality primary education for the poor, and
early childhood strategies for closing the achievement gap.
Chapters on disability detail strategies for making inclusive
education a part of the Millennium Development goals and for
increasing access and achievement in tertiary education. Approaches
to racial, ethnic, and linguistic equity are presented in chapters
on bridging the gap in higher education, improving primary and
secondary school quality and outcomes, and providing well-designed
early childhood education.
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