Social Capital and Social Justice

Social Capital and Social Justice: Critical Australian Perspectives

Edited by Geoff Woolcock and Lenore Manderson

Social capital continues to be the subject of heated discussion and debate in social policy and social science arenas. However, there is a growing gulf between the manner and effect by which these discourses are being played out. This collection of essays brings together emerging and established scholars who have enlivened and enriched the debates about social capital in Australia. Collectively, the volume illustrates the continuing relevance of social capital in analysing Australian society and strengthening social policy and programs to promote social justice in contemporary Australia.

This book is based on a workshop conducted under the auspices of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.

Geoff Woolcock is Associate Professor and Research Fellow with the Urban Research Program at Griffith University.

Lenore Manderson is Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.

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Correction Notice:
Please note that Dr Gabrielle Gwyther's bio paragraph was left out of the list of Contributors in the initial print run of this title (*see below). A sticker has been produced to rectify this omission. If you have purchased a copy of this book prior to 15 March 2010 and have not received a copy of the sticker, please contact CDU Press (cdupress@cdu.edu.au).

*Dr Gabrielle Gwyther is a Research Fellow with Social Justice and Social Change Research at the University of Western Sydney. An urban sociologist, her areas of research include community formation processes within suburbia, the cultural complexity of Western Sydney and the production of new knowledge through the engagement of marginalised groups.

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