scholarly journals Systemic barriers and allyship in library publishing: A case study reminder that no one is safe from racism

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Charlotte Roh ◽  
Vanessa Gabler
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Academic System ◽  
Publishing Program ◽  
The University

As librarians and library publishers, we frequently engage in scholarly communication efforts that serve a social justice agenda. For example, at the University of San Francisco, we are proud to publish the International Journal of Human Rights Education, of which the latest issue is devoted to indigenous women in research. There are moments, however, when we are reminded that, despite our best efforts, we still operate in an educational and academic system that is rooted in white supremacy and colonialism. The following are examples of bias encountered by the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh’s (ULS) publishing program and others, as well as a discussion of the ways in which we as librarians and library publishers can push back against systemic injustices.

scholarly journals Clients, clinics and social justice

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Collinson ◽  
Alice Diver ◽  
Sharon McAvoy
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Legal Ethics ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Un Global Compact ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a case study of an innovative, three-module pathway designed by the Department of Law and Criminology at Edge Hill University (England) in 2014. In addition to supporting the work of its campus pro-bono law clinic, the first-two modules aim to enhance and evidence the legal skills of EHU’s undergraduate LLB students, to embed a deeper awareness of the (legal) ethics needed for sustainable legal practice (within PRME), and to highlight the increasing need for socially responsible advocates, able to defend the rights of marginalised, vulnerable clients.Design/methodology/approachThe critical analysis of the content and scope of an innovative, work-based learning LLB module pathway, which furthers the aim of the UN Global Compact and the PRME, and ties them firmly to socio-legal issues and advocacy involving recent jurisprudence.FindingsThe case law used within the modules, and the practical work of the students in the campus law clinic, are relevant to social justice issues and to the promotion of PRME values—they promote awareness of human rights principles, highlight the importance of access to legal services and provide students with knowledge of legal ethics. Enhanced employability skills flow from this.Research limitations/implicationsThis is a narrow case study but still provides a useful analysis of an innovative, PRME relevant module pathway. The model mirrors international trends in clinical legal education and also offers a template for other law schools keen to promote the concept of ethical, just legal practice.Practical implicationsThe paper posits that enhanced employability can flow from real world tasks such as advocacy for marginalised or disadvantaged groups and presents an exemplar for other law schools wishing to embed ethics/clinical law practice into their curriculum.Social implicationsThe paper highlights how the campus law clinic serves the public in a deprived region—it raises awareness of human rights and of social justice issues. It has the potential to feed into litigation on social welfare issues (housing, social security, child welfare, etc.).Originality/valueThe discussion of the human rights case law that is used in the Year 2 “bridging module” (which prepares students for working in the law clinic in their final year) is particularly relevant and is analysed in detail, highlighting how this module pathway is aimed at promoting PRME and UN Global Compact principles.

Integrating Human Rights, Equity, and Social Justice in Health Policies in America and Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 454-472
Author(s):  
Augustine Nduka Eneanya
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Critical Case ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Secondary Sources

Persisting absence of human rights, widening inequality, and social justice in healthcare delivery systems within and between countries present significant challenges to the focus and practice of contemporary public health. This chapter compares how cases of human rights, equity, and social justice are integrated in America's and Nigeria's healthcare policies. Qualitative research and case study design were adopted. Data were collected from secondary sources, such as reviewed literature, textbooks, journal articles, government reports, and internet. Content and critical case studies analysis methods were utilized to analyze, explain, and compare America's and Nigeria's health policies. Findings reveal absence of human rights, equity, and social justice among sub-groups in healthcare service delivery in America and Nigeria. The chapter concludes by suggesting that human rights, equity, and social justice should be integrated into health policies of America and Nigeria in order to make access to healthcare service delivery a right for citizens.

Human Rights Advocacy Across Borders

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Wong
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Politics Of Recognition ◽  
Human Rights Advocacy ◽  
Hmong Americans ◽  
The University ◽  
College Educated

Chapter Five presents a case study of the politics of recognition and dignity as expressed in the testimony of Hmong refugees about human rights violations in Thailand, where their relatives’ graves were desecrated. A collaborative project led by human rights researchers at the University of Minnesota and Hmong American political leaders explored how the rights claims can be usefully framed in terms of indigenous religious rights. From the work of a newly emerging generation of college-educated Hmong Americans, parts of this story began to find moving expression in a nascent literary and performing arts.

Water and Violence Against Dalits in Maharashtra: A Multi-case Approach

Social Change ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-415
Author(s):  
Raju Adagale
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Water is one of the most vital resources required for human existence. Yet access to this natural resource has not been easy, especially for dalits living in rural India. There have been numerous violent incidents that have been perpetrated against dalits, ranging from verbal to physical abuse and sometimes even ending in murder when this under-privileged community has asserted its right to water. A multi-case study method has been used in selected villages located in Beed district of Maharashtra to examine the various forms of violence that have been employed to prevent dalits from accessing water. Most have occurred because upper caste Hindus believe that since the so-called ‘impure’ dalits in villages pollute water therefore it should be denied to them. The study concludes with B. R. Ambedkar’s views on accessing water on the principle of social justice, equality and human rights.

Surveying as Unsettlement: The Protocols Alignment Survey at the University of Nevada, Reno

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-61
Author(s):  
Kimberly Anderson ◽  
Jessica Maddox
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Native American ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
University Archives ◽  
The University

ABSTRACT This article describes a collections survey project undertaken by the staff of the University Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, to begin the archives' alignment with the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials. The method devised to survey the collection is assessed for its validity and potential application to further survey work. The analysis of the Protocols alignment survey as a case study also offers insights about critical self-reflection and ways for non-Indigenous archivists to strive toward social justice and Protocols alignment using existing discovery and description frameworks as a starting point.

Is Canada a Religiously Neutral State?

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Van Staveren
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
International Studies ◽  
International Level ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Legal Studies ◽  
Life Path ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
The University

<div class="page" title="Page 3"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Karen Van Staveren is a recent graduate of the University of Waterloo- St. Jerome’s. She has just completed her undergraduate degree in Honours Legal Studies minoring in International Studies. She is looking to continue her studies in the fall at the Balsillie School of International Affairs doing her Masters in International Affairs. Her areas of interest include human rights and the intersectionality of gender and religion in policy. She hopes to go into policy development and analysis at a federal or international level. Her vast volunteer experience has and continues </span>to influence her life path as she hopes to eventually go into the realm of social justice. </p></div></div></div>

EScholarship at the University of California: a case study in sustainable innovation for open access

2004 ◽  
Vol 105 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 118-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ann Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Joint Effort ◽  
Scholarly Output ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of The University ◽  
The University

This paper describes the history of the University of California eScholarship program, a joint effort of the University of California Libraries in collaboration with the California Digital Library. It discusses the context that gave rise to the creation of the eScholarship Repository, the logistical issues involved in setting up a multi‐campus persistent repository for scholarly output, and future issues to be addressed in developing experimental reconfigurations of the components of scholarly communication in collaboration with communities of scholars.

Archives Without Archives: (Re)Locating and (Re)Defining the Archive Through Post-Custodial Praxis

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Kelleher
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Third Space ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Traditional Practice ◽  
Power Dynamic ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Power And Agency ◽  
The University ◽  
Physical Custody

The post-custodial paradigm of archives re-positions archivists from institutional custodians of archival records to stewards of records in their places of creation or use. Through this dislocation from traditional practice, post-custodial praxis democratizes the power dynamic of archives by disaggregating the value of archival records from dependence on the archival repository and prioritizing the context of records creation over records content. The post-custodial paradigm disaggregates archives praxis from physical custody of records and (re)locates the work of the archivist to be neither only the institutional repository nor the site of records creation, but rather a third space that crosses borders between the two and can function in both but belongs wholly to neither. This article discusses how locations of power and agency can be (re)positioned by post-custodial archives theory and praxis within a case study of the University of Texas Libraries' Human Rights Documentation Initiative.

scholarly journals Leading Change in the System of Scholarly Communication: A Case Study of Engaging Liaison Librarians for Outreach to Faculty

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara J. Malenfant
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Leading Change ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
Scholarly Communication System

This narrative, single-case study examines how liaison librarians at the University of Minnesota (UMN) came to include advocating for reform of the scholarly communication system among their core responsibilities. While other libraries may hire a coordinator or rely on a committee to undertake outreach programs, UMN has defined baseline expertise in scholarly communication for all librarians who serve as liaisons to disciplinary faculty members. By “mainstreaming” scholarly communication duties, UMN is declaring these issues central to the profession.1 This intrinsic study uses evidence gathered from open-ended interviews with three participants, supplemented by documentation. It explores the context of these changes, systems thinking, and new mental models.

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