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Research / Themes / Social Justice
Social Justice refers to efforts to improve the life circumstances of society's members, particularly those who suffer from any of various forms of social disadvantage. Many faculty and graduate students at the University of Washington seek, through teaching and research, to understand the processes through which such disadvantage is created. Importantly, the processes of injustice often take spatial form; problems of poverty and environmental degradation, for example, are entrenched in particular places, and thus create acute stress for particular communities. Embedded spatial patterns, in turn, can influence social organization and behavior. It is the task of many geographers to understand how such injustices both reflect and produce space. Efforts to address such injustices include elaborating alternate social patterns and alternate geographies that might generate more hopeful circumstances for more people. Related Links West Coast Poverty Center Law, Societies, and Justice Program National Civil Rights Museum Institute for Women's Policy Research Washington State Human Rights Commission UW Women Studies American Indian Studies Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project |
Related Faculty Kam Wing Chan Sarah Elwood Kim England Steve Herbert Lucy Jarosz Craig Jeffrey Victoria Lawson Jonathan Mayer Katharyne Mitchell Matthew Sparke Suzanne Davies Withers |
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