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Global Handbook of Inequality

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Editors:
  1. Surinder S. Jodhka

    1. Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ, New Delhi, India

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  2. Boike Rehbein

    1. Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

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  • Covers a topic of great current concern but also of long-term relevance
  • Addresses many aspects of the topic that are not usually united in a single volume
  • Offers an interdisciplinary and global approach and appeals to a wide readership

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Table of contents (38 entries)

  1. The Concept of Rights

    • Anagha Ingole

  2. The Concept of Dignity

    • Andrea Silva-Tapia, Rommy Morales-Olivares, Pedro Cárcamo-Petridis

  3. Social Milieus

    • Christian Schneickert

  4. Social Conflict

    • Daniel Bultmann

  5. Imperialism

    • Danielle Kinsey

  6. Knowledge Inequality

    • Fabrício Neves

  7. Social Justice

    • Gurpreet Mahajan

  8. Social Innovation

    • Karina Maldonado-Mariscal

  9. Patrimonial Capitalism

    • Katie W. Higgins

  10. Social Honour

    • Mathieu Ferry

  11. Inequality and Social Movements

    • Simin Fadaee

  12. Colonialism and Social Inequality

    • Vincent Houben

  13. Elites

    • Alejandro Pelfini

  14. Environmental Inequality and the Ontological Nature of Socio-territorial Conflicts

    • Andrés Bateman Arbelaéz

  15. Social Inequality and the Ideology of Merit

    • Fabio Braun Carrasco

  16. Capitalism

    • Fabrício Maciel

  17. Digital Economy and Digital Divide

    • Mauro Lombardi

  18. Artificial Intelligence and Inequality

    • Nicola De Liso

  19. Wealth and Inequality

    • Giovanni Guidetti, Riccardo Leoncini

  20. Polarization in Wage and Employment. The Role of Technological Change

    • Giovanni Guidetti, Riccardo Leoncini
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About this book

This handbook provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of the literature on inequality. It provides comprehensive overviews of the main theoretical traditions, concepts, dimensions, methodologies and contemporary debates around inequality as well as outlines of the situation of inequality in the world regions. Each entry covers the most relevant literature on the respective topic and gives an introduction to the key discussions. This authoritative reference work includes contributions from established and upcoming scholars based all over the world, and is truly global in perspective. It serves as a first introduction to the study of a particular field or issue related to inequality. The distinctive aspect of this handbook is its emphasis on the lived realities of inequality, its relational and cultural aspects, as well as the economic and quantitative aspects. 

This is a must-read reference volume for students, researchers and professionals interested in thistopic across the spectrum of the social sciences.   



Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ, New Delhi, India

    Surinder S. Jodhka

  • Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

    Boike Rehbein

About the editors

Surinder S. Jodhka is Professor of Sociology at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Nehru University, India. He received his MA in sociology from Pune University and PhD in sociology from Panjab University, Chandigarh (India). Before joining Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2006 he taught at the University of Hyderabad and Panjab University. He researches on different dimensions of social inequalities – old and new – and the processes of their reproduction. The empirical foci of his work have been the dynamics of caste; studies of agrarian social change and contemporary rural India; and the political sociology of community identities. He has authored/edited 17 books and has published nearly 100 research papers. He is among the first recipients of the Indian Council of Social Science Research-Amartya Sen Award for Distinguished Social Scientists, for the year 2012.

Boike Rehbein (1965-2022) was Professor of Society and Transformation at Humboldt University, Berlin. He received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Freiburg, and was assistant and associate professor of sociology at the University of Freiburg. He moved to the Humboldt University as a full Professor in 2009. His areas of specialization were social inequality, social theory, globalization and Southeast Asia. He published more than 25 books and nearly a 100 research papers, most of which explored dimensions of inequality in the contemporary world. His has published in both German and English languages. Some of his books have also been translated into other languages.


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