Justice Perspective Research Articles

Challenging the Mainstream Portrayal of Islam in Indonesian Screen Culture: Religious Representation in Hati Suhita Film

This article examines the representation of Islam in Indonesian screen culture, focusing on the genre of film Islami. It discusses the dominant portrayal of muslims piety and modernity in these films and explores the smaller number of films that depict pesantren culture, a manifestation of traditional Islam. The article analyzes the Hati Suhita film as a significant shift in representing a solid traditional Islam rooted in history, culture, and the modern values to shape religiosity. It highlights the film's exploration of a love triangle within an arranged marriage in a non-cliché manner through strength and resilience, grounded on Javanese philosophy and sufism, while promoting a gender justice perspective. It also discusses the film's impact on the pesantren community, and its role in becoming a convergence point between pesantren and screen culture, two domains that have been considered distant from each other. This article also observes that the success of this film is the result of a long endeavor to negotiate pesantren with popular culture. Overall, the article contributes to the ongoing discourse on the representation of Islam in Indonesian screen culture, and the intersection of tradition, modernity, and religion.

How property relations shape experiences and transformative potential of urban growing spaces: Connecting land, food, and Earth justice perspectives

This study uses both socio-legal and theoretical methods to examine the ambivalent role of property regimes in food system transformation. Combining an Earth justice perspective with a small-scale empirical study of how property and land-use laws affected experiences of growing spaces in an English city that included some element of collective ownership or management, we argue for greater diversity in formal legal structures (e.g., tenancy models), but also in concepts of land relationships. Our discussion diverts attention from individual entitlements to allocation of responsibilities and opportunities for human and interspecies collaboration. Growers’ experiences were shaped by productivist property narratives but provide a material basis to think beyond individual entitlement, reframing issues of security of tenure and public access in terms of responsibility and connection.

The Global Disappearance of Decent Work? Precarity, Exploitation, and Work‐Based Harms in the Neoliberal Era

This thematic issue offers an international perspective on precarious work and the social harms generated by such work. In the following introduction, we contextualise these trends in relation to entrenched neoliberal policy, rising contractual insecurity, the proliferation of borders, and other forms of institutional discrimination and inequality. We distinguish between formal contractual insecurity and the subjective experiences of precarity, interrogate the types of harms that accompany precarious work, and set out a social justice perspective for an engaged critique of precarious work. The collection is truly global in its scope, encompassing case studies from Bangladesh, China, Czechia, Ecuador, Finland, Italy, India, Jordan, Latvia, and Spain. These case studies draw out the diverse contexts for rising precarity, ranging from post‐soviet, post‐socialist, and neoliberal transitions to post‐colonial and neocolonial contexts, examining how precarity is shaped by and interacts with divisions of ethnicity, migration status, gender, sexuality, and class. This thematic issue arises out of the work of the (In)Justice International Collective and is dedicated to the organization’s founder, Dr. Simon Prideaux, who passed away in 2023.

Exploring social justice education in Türkiye: Unveiling the impact on university students' social justice perspectives

AbstractThe significance of social justice in education has become increasingly important, as education plays a crucial role in empowering individuals and fostering a dynamic environment that promotes awareness of social justice issues. This study focuses on exploring social justice education (SJE) within the context of Türkiye, where research in this area is relatively limited, particularly in terms of classroom‐based investigations. This qualitative study adopted the case study design and facilitates as an extracurricular activity focusing on sustainable development goals, given the absence of a predefined curriculum or specific lesson plans for SJE. The study involved 15 students from a state university preparatory English class and utilized diverse online resources. The study's results indicated a significant transformative influence, specifically in enhancing the comprehension of the scope of social justice and fostering critical thinking abilities. The implications of the study are discussed in detail.

The Concept of Resolving the Conflict of Norms Between Criminal Confiscation and General Bankruptcy Confiscation of Bankruptcy Assets Viewed from the Perspective of Justice

The Concept of Resolving the Conflict of Norms Between Criminal Confiscation and General Bankruptcy Confiscation of Bankruptcy Assets Viewed from the Perspective of Justice

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT STRATEGY AS AN EFFORT INCREASING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN NAGRAK VILLAGE SUKABUMI DISTRICT

The lack of involvement of women in the development process has impacts especially on women themselves. There are aspirations that will be more effective if championed by women who specifically understand their needs. Women need to be empowered so they can function as subjects and objects in development. The aim of the research is to find out and analyze women's empowerment strategies as an effort to increase the role of women in Nagrak Village. This research uses a qualitative approach and descriptive methods. The results of the first research, the strategy for implementing women's empowerment programs as an effort to increase the role of women implemented by the Nagrak Village Government has 4 series of strategies, including; (1) field orientation, (2) inventory of problems and abilities, (3) personal approach, and (4) cooperation program. Second, the achievements of the women's empowerment program as an effort to increase the role of women by; (1) increasing involvement of women in various fields (2) increasing women's capacity by having understanding and skills. Third, there are 2 categories of obstacles faced by the Nagrak Village Government, namely; (1) internal barriers and (2) external barriers. Fourth, efforts that can be made to resolve existing problems include; (1) carry out consultations and coordination with the Sukabumi Regency Regional Government (through related agencies). (2) formulate and establish policies with a gender justice perspective. (3) building a partnership network with external parties.

Inhabiting the Ruins of the City of Tshwane

In the inner city of Tshwane stand the skeletons of four high-rise buildings – the remains of Schubart Park. While there are no more people inside the ruins of these buildings, they contain the stories of the relations between a city and its inhabitants. In 2012 Justice Froneman wrote the judgment that ordered that the inhabitants of Schubart Park should be reinstated in their former homes, after they were evicted by the City of Tshwane in 2011. More than ten years after his judgment, there is (again) a plan to move the former residents back. From a spatial justice perspective and through Ann Stoler's work on ruination, Chris Butler's call for inhabiting the ruins and Ivan Vladislavić's short story We Came to the Monument, I reflect on how court judgments stand between the possible and the impossible. I call for a re-imagination of the ways in which the municipality can relate to the inhabitants of the City and argue that Justice Froneman enables this re-imagination through his judgment in Schubart Park.

Determinants of disengagement and negative customer engagement behaviour: expectancy disconfirmation and justice perspectives

PurposeThis study aims to identify the determinants of customer disengagement (CD) and negative customer engagement (NCE) behaviours following service failure.Design/methodology/approachThis study distributed a survey on negative service experiences to 404 customers in Vietnam and analysed the data using structural equation modelling.FindingsBased on the findings, this paper developed a comprehensive model of the determinants of CD and NCE behaviours. CD manifests as “neglect”, while NCE manifests as vindictive, third-party and online complaints and negative word of mouth. The key drivers of CD and NCE are negative expectancy disconfirmation and perceived injustice, mediated by customer outrage. A novel finding is that self-efficacy and risk-taking traits enhance NCE behaviours. Vietnamese customers tend to adopt less confrontational NCE behaviours.Practical implicationsThe findings provide brand managers with insights into unfavourable customer responses to service failure, including CD and NCE behaviours. Customers in Vietnam were predominantly found to disengage. Fulfilling the firm’s promises and treating customers fairly are paramount for preventing customer outrage, CD and NCE.Originality/valueThis study identifies the determinants of CD and NCE, namely, disconfirmation of service quality expectations and perceived injustice, in the context of an emerging market.

Sustainable development and community agency Contributions from Ecotechnologies

The current crisis forces us to reflect on the great challenges that lie ahead of us. We are facing a scenario that requires alternative proposals that allow us to think about the future of civilisation from a perspective of socio-environmental justice. In this sense, we cannot accept a solution that continues to be oriented solely towards the pursuit of economic growth.The economic policies applied in Mexico and in other countries, in recent years have exacerbated the vulnerability of broad sectors of the population and have put ecosystems at risk.This paper proposes a first critical approach to the contributions that sustainable development and community agency, can offer to an ecological reading of human and protective relations of production, pointing out that some economical resources of the planet are in a crucial situation.

Governance structure and its links with justice in the context of cooperative organizations

Objective: Cooperative organizations have unique characteristics in their processes and control structures. Given the nature of the relationships that permeate them, justice has stood out as the basis of these relationships, given that the organizations involved seek justice when comparing the rewards and costs involved in interactions. The objective of this essay is to present a theoretical model that makes it possible to explain the links between the governance package (PGov) and the cooperative members' perception of justice and how both reflect on the relational performance of cooperative organizations.Method: This study adopts the theoretical essay method, and assumes the epistemological dimension of structuralism, which generally seeks to explore the structure of the phenomenon and, through its essence, determine its determinant links and interrelationships (Triviños, 1997).Originality/Relevance: Despite advances in understanding the role of control and governance in interorganizational relationships (Ding, Dekker, & Groot, 2013), studies that consider the perspective of justice are still scarce (Dhaundiyal & Coughlan, 2020; Su, Zhang and Guo (2020), and who strive to understand the impacts of these links on performance, which is a differential of the model presented in this essay.Results: This study proposes a model for analyzing the links between the PGov, Organizational Justice and its effects on relational performance. To do so, it was based on the governance and management control structures defended by van der Meer-Kooistra and Scapens (2008), in organizational justice, outlined in its three aspects: distributive justice, procedural justice and interactional justice, addressed by Luo (2007), as well as the notions of relational performance adopted by Su et al. (2020).Theoretical/methodological/practical contributions: The application of the model can bring practical contributions, specifically for the review of the cooperative's PGov and the governance structures to be reformulated (or not), in order to reinforce the justice perceived by the cooperative members. In this way, it is believed that the use of the model will enable the ideal channels of justice to be identified, enhancing the reach of the governance structure and the achievement of the objectives of cooperative organizations.

Environmental (in)justice and the post-political

Food production plays a crucial role for challenging the escalating environmental breakdown. It is also a fertile ground for analysing environmental (in)justice and its components of recognition and participation in environmental decision-making. Scholars of environmental justice have paid limited attention to the post-political and its implications for the ability to challenge the ecologically destructive status quo. This article innovatively combines environmental justice perspective with the literature on the post-political condition, using the case study of pig farming intensification in rural Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has been driving policy to encourage growth and intensify its meat production, resulting in a sharp rise of intensive farms. The resulting pollution have and continue generating environmental justice concerns. Using qualitative data from a 2-month fieldwork in November-December 2018, the article shows that local community’s ideas around how farming should be organised were not recognised. Their participation in environmental decision-making was also reduced to an empty ritual; formal inclusion did not translate into a genuine impact on the decision-making outcome. In the post-political landscape, environmental justice concerns become harder to address; environmental decision-making becomes a means of serving the operations of capitalism, stifling disputes around the neoliberal growth agenda, and precluding possibilities for a meaningful change of the ecologically destructive status quo.

Rethinking researcher-participant roles

Abstract Recent studies on language and migration have attempted to address the social injustices stemming from global disparities in wealth and opportunities. However, there’s a risk of researchers unintentionally reinforcing traditional power dynamics, positioning themselves in power while reducing participants to mere data sources. Focusing on migrants in precarious living conditions, whose migration is often a consequence of political and economic upheaval in the origin, this paper interrogates the role of researchers and the researched with respect to social justice perspectives. We argue that conducting research on, for, and with such vulnerable migrant populations requires a reflexive understanding of our own positions and decisions throughout our engagement with participants. We propose that this approach is most effectively executed if we treat participants as equal partners in knowledge generation and social action, guided by principles of care, empathy, and unconventional methodologies. Through this, we hope to advocate for migration linguistics that is truly fair, just, and empowering among migrants.

Democratization of access to Brazilian Higher Education: the evening program in Dentistry from the perspective of social justice

Resumo Este artigo analisa a oferta de vagas no curso noturno de Odontologia de uma universidade federal enquanto democratização da Educação Superior com justiça social. Relata pesquisa empírica com ingressantes e concluintes do diurno e noturno, realizada por meio de aplicação de questionário e consulta a microdados do Censo da Educação Superior. A análise envolveu distribuição de frequências e teste estatístico. O curso de Odontologia noturno recebe mais estudantes acima de 25 anos, primeiros da família a cursar graduação, com intervalo de três anos ou mais entre o fim do Ensino Médio e o ingresso no curso, trabalhadores e com renda familiar menor que os ingressantes do diurno. O curso noturno tem menor número de concluintes pretos e pardos e de egressos das escolas públicas do que os ingressados, o que denota a fragilidade destes grupos na permanência e conclusão da Educação Superior. A oferta de vagas noturnas de Odontologia em universidade federal contribui para a justiça social na Educação Superior, ainda que seja necessário avançar na redução das desigualdades sociais e educacionais.

What Does Disability Justice Require of Antimicrobial Stewardship?

This commentary on a case argues that antimicrobial stewardship requires an intersectional disability justice approach if it is to be equitable, particularly for multiply marginalized patients with disabilities residing in nursing homes, who are more susceptible to antibiotic under- and overtreatment. Disability justice concepts emphasize resistance to structural and capitalist roots of ableism and prioritize leadership by disabled persons. A disability justice perspective on antimicrobial stewardship means prioritizing clarification of presumptive diagnoses of infection in vulnerable patients, clinician education led by disabled persons, and data collection.

“English is the natural language of science”: discourses and ideologies concerning EMI in two Brazilian universities

Abstract With the introduction of English medium instruction (EMI) as one strategy for the internationalization of universities, more and more lecturers in Brazil choose the option of running their courses in EMI, while higher education courses are normally taught in Portuguese, the official language. In this study, we aim to explore the discourses and ideologies underlying the introduction and choice of EMI in two Brazilian higher education institutions. We conducted interviews with lecturers and focus group discussions with lecturers and students at two state universities in Paraná, Brazil. The results show a tendency to see English as “the natural language of science” which is underpinned by various ideological positions in relation to the role of English in academia, such as monolingual, correctness and native speakerism ideologies. At the same time, the data shows resistance to English from a linguistic justice perspective, and portrays university lecturers as engaging in a balancing act to facilitate inclusion and still offer international opportunities to students in Brazil.

Linguistic justice in English-medium instruction contexts: a theoretical argument

Abstract This article looks at English-medium instruction (EMI) contexts in higher education from a linguistic justice perspective and offers a theoretical argument to discuss the potential for EMI to be defended as a positive and valuable phenomenon, beyond economic and competitive arguments. In the final keynote panel at the 2022 ICLHE conference, Philippe Van Parijs pondered how EMI teachers might be seen: either as killers, traitors, sellers, saviours, upgraders, or liberators. After providing characterisations for each of these labels, Van Parijs suggested that EMI teachers should be better conceived of as civilisers, not in a missionary sense of civilising the barbarian, but in the Aristotelian meaning of civic virtue, of citizens being part of public life, actively involved in discussion of public affairs. This seems to imply a specific view of English, one that almost naturally equates the language to democratic progress and consensus. In the article, I challenge this assumption and suggest that for English to be a democratising agent and EMI truly a gate-opener to higher education, emphasis needs to be placed on listening subject positions and regimes of uptake as key aspects of democratic deliberation and key elements to overcome prejudiced views of accents and voices.

How Ignoring the Fundamental Causes of Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Impedes Progress Toward a Reproductive Justice Model of Contraceptive Counseling

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently published guidance promoting a reproductive justice model of contraceptive counseling that prioritizes patient preferences rather than centering effectiveness (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2022c). However, practitioners may be hesitant to follow these new guidelines if they do not understand how maternal morbidity and mortality are rooted in fundamental causes like racism. If practitioners believe that pregnancy is innately dangerous, they may prioritize effectiveness in the name of patient safety. Taking a reproductive justice perspective, we assess how contraceptive counseling guidance portrays maternal morbidity/mortality by qualitatively examining 25 authoritative gynecology publications. Our abductive analysis shows that these documents describe maternal morbidity/mortality as rooted in biology and position highly effective contraception as the antidote. Ignoring fundamental causes of maternal morbidity/mortality impedes progress toward patient-centered contraceptive counseling and shifts the burden of addressing maternal morbidity/mortality away from public policy and toward individual contraceptive use.

Sexual Violence Against Female Labour in the Perspective of Employment Law and Legal Justice

Sexual Violence Against Female Labour in the Perspective of Employment Law and Legal Justice

Transfer of ESTs in international law: A climate justice approach

Early industrialization of the developed countries has enabled their leadership in technological innovation, including environmentally sound technologies. ESTs are technologies that help prevent, control, or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Endorsed as an integral part of climate action, a binding obligation to ensure access for global south to these technologies remains missing from international environment law and international intellectual property rights law. Transfer of technology also faces certain economic barriers such as lack of infrastructure and human resources that enable adoption and absorption of ESTs. Moreover, there exists ideological differences between developed countries and developing and least developed countries regarding mechanism of technology transfer, creating an impasse in international negotiations to achieve EST transfer. In this paper the author has attempted to reframe the discussion on transfer of ESTs through a climate justice perspective. An incorporation of the practical aspects of the common but differentiated responsibilities of the developed countries into the TRIPS regime, in the form of binding obligations to technology transfer and financial assistance, or relaxations in patent protections, may provide adequate resolution. A balanced and rational approach to EST transfer, beyond the exigencies of global politics, is necessary for the continued prosperity of the Earth.

Temporal dimension in recognition of prior learning (RPL) in vocational education and training from a social justice perspective

ABSTRACT An international movement is underway to promote the recognition of prior learning (RPL) as a means of social justice, especially for disadvantaged populations. This article examines the duration of the RPL pathway towards the upper secondary VET diploma from a social justice perspective. Grounded in the Sen’s capability approach (CA) and using survival analysis with administrative data, the results show that, under certain conditions, the RPL helps promote access to an upper secondary vocational education and training (VET) diploma, especially for experienced workers without a diploma. Indeed, some personal (e.g. immigration status) and social conversion factors (e.g. involvement of employers in the RPL pathway) are associated with the time until graduation through RPL. The discussion highlights the relevance of using survival analysis when examining the association between conversion factors and the RPL pathway. The conclusion sheds light on the relevance of incorporating a temporal dimension when analysing pathway in RPL and under CA framework.