Designs on development: engineering, globalization, and social justice

Engineering and Social Justice

Globalization Discourse, Justice, and Development Programs in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Globalization is one of the most important developments of the late twentieth century, which is continued intensively in the twenty first century. Due to the complexity and multifaceted terms of the subject matter and level of analysis, there has been multiple and even contradictory definition for it. One of the most significant debates in the field of globalization is whether globalization lea...

On the Social Costs of Financial Globalization without Financial Development∗

It is widely argued that countries can reap large gains from liberalizing their capital accounts if financial globalization is accompanied by the development of domestic institutions and financial markets. However, if liberalization does not lead to speedier financial development, globalization can result in adverse effects on distribution and welfare within and across countries. We use a multi...

Towards New Literacies and Social Justice for Engineering Education

This paper argues for the need to develop engineering students with high levels of technical competency as well as critical awareness for the realities of working and living ethically in the global community. Drawing on social constructivist principles of learning (Vygotsky, 1978) and a pedagogy of multiliteracies (New London Group, 1996, 2000), the paper explores new approaches for engineering...

• Place of justice in cultural- social development with emphasis on Positive law

Today, justice and its place are considered as a vital component in social development by theorists. After the revolution In Iran, Positive law is like a support by which we can realize "justice" in different affairs of society. Therefore, in this study, we considered the place of justice in social development with emphasis on Positive law. The main question is where the real place of justice i...