scholarly journals Forging Political Will from a Shared Vision: A Critical Social Justice Agenda Against Neoliberalism and Other Systems of Domination

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato M. Liboro
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tri Pranadji

<strong>English</strong><br />Gotong royong is social capital found in most of Indonesian sub-cultures. In gotong royong instituion we find social values, collective spirit, mutual collective trust, and organization aimed at common progress. Roles of gotong royong are significant in alleviating Indonesian from undeveloped economy of basic needs and foreign dominance. Gotong royong institution revitalization is necessary to involve people through deep participation in order to implement good governance. Upper aspect of gotong royong is norms. It is possible to improve social structure through gotong royong both at local and national levels. Collective, focused movement of this institution enables the government to establish self-reliance society based on social justice. Therefore it needs political will from all stakeholders both at regional and central levels. <br /><br /><br /><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Gotong royong bukan saja merupakan kekayaan sosio-budaya, melainkan juga ”modal sosial” yang hampir secara merata dijumpai pada setiap sub-kultur masyarakat Indonesia. Dalam kelembagaan gotong royong terkandung unsur visi nilai kehidupan sosial (”ideologi”), spirit perjuangan kolektif, semangat saling menghargai (mutual collective trust), dan keorganisasian kerjasama yang kompatibel terhadap kemajuan masyarakat (bangsa). Tanpa kekuatan kelembagaan gotong royong, mustahil masyarakat Indonesia dapat melepaskan diri dari keterpurukan ekonomi kebutuhan dasar, dominasi bangsa asing, serta penjajahan politik dari bangsa lain. Revitalisasi kelembagan adat gotong royong dapat dijadikan wahana untuk meningkatkan partisipasi masyarakat secara menyeluruh (deep participation) dalam rangka mewujudkan penyelenggaraan pemerintahan yang bersih dan baik (clean and good governance). Aspek hulu dari kekuatan gotong royong adalah tata-nilai yang hidup dan berkembang pada masyarakat adat. Jika terhadap tata-nilai adat-istiadat dapat dilakukan pengembangan melalui prekayasaan sosio-politik yang terarah, maka melalui kelembagaan gotong royong dapat dibangun kompetensi SDM yang lebih baik, perubahan struktur masyarakat (ke arah yang lebih egaliter; tidak polaristik), manajemen sosial yang lebih sehat, serta kepemimpinan sosio-politik yang merepresentasikan kemajuan bersama baik dalam tingkat komunitas lokal maupun nasional. Gerakan kolektif dalam penguatan kelembagaan gotong royong secara terarah akan memudahkan bagi penyelenggaraan pemerintahan dalam rangka mewujudkan kemandirian (masyarakat) bangsa yang dilandaskan pada keadilan sosial. Berkaitan dengan itu dibutuhkan dukungan kemauan politik (”political will”) yang kuat dari kalangan elit kepemimpinan pemerintahan, partai politik, masyarakat adat, serta masyarakat bisnis di tingkat daerah dan pusat.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Shaw

Twenty-five years after the legal decision that decriminalized abortion in Canada, significant barriers and issues continue to impact the ability of women to exercise their right to bodily integrity. Provinces have abdicated their responsibility to provide adequate abortion access; Members of Parliament continue to introduce and entertain anti-abortion motions and bills; Crisis Pregnancy Centres and anti-abortion advocates perpetuate myths; and women continue to face judgment for controlling their reproduction. The Canadian Association of Social Workers articulates that social workers have an ethical obligation to work towards social justice for all. This paper serves to explain why abortion is still a critical social justice issue, and compels readers to take action against the reproductive oppression of women.


2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Lapum ◽  
Neda Hamzavi ◽  
Katarina Veljkovic ◽  
Zubaida Mohamed ◽  
Adriana Pettinato ◽  
...  

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Kellner

In an analysis of the September 11 terror attacks on the US, I want first to suggest how certain dominant social theories were put in question during the momentous and world-shaking events of fall 2001. I take up the claim that `everything has changed' in the wake of September 11 and attempt to indicate both changes and continuities to avoid one-sided exaggerations and ideological simplicities. I conclude with reflections on the implications of September 11 and the subsequent Afghanistan Terror War for critical social theory and democratic politics, envisaging a new global movement against terrorism and militarism and for democracy, peace, environmentalism and social justice.


2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Bondy ◽  
Elyse Hambacher ◽  
Amy S. Murphy ◽  
Rachel Wolkenhauer ◽  
Desi Krell

2021 ◽  
Vol 123 (13) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Heather Coffey ◽  
Ashley S. Boyd

This is the introduction to the Yearbook on Critical Social Justice Across the Spectrum of Teaching and Learning: Theory and Practice in Communities and Classrooms.


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