Author: Catherine R. Albiston
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139491466
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
How do Family and Medical Leave Act rights operate in practice in the courts and in the workplace? This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of these rights to recreate inequality. Workplace rules and norms built around the family wage ideal, the assumption that disability and work are mutually exclusive, and management's historical control over time all constrain opportunities for social change. Yet workers can also mobilize rights as a cultural discourse to change the social meaning of family and medical leave. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from social constructivism and new institutionalism, this study explains how institutions transform rights to recreate systems of power and inequality but at the same time also provide opportunities for law to change social structure. It provides a fresh look at the perennial debate about law and social change by examining how institutions shape the process of rights mobilization.
Institutional Inequality and the Mobilization of the Family and Medical Leave Act
Author: Catherine R. Albiston
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139491466
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
How do Family and Medical Leave Act rights operate in practice in the courts and in the workplace? This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of these rights to recreate inequality. Workplace rules and norms built around the family wage ideal, the assumption that disability and work are mutually exclusive, and management's historical control over time all constrain opportunities for social change. Yet workers can also mobilize rights as a cultural discourse to change the social meaning of family and medical leave. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from social constructivism and new institutionalism, this study explains how institutions transform rights to recreate systems of power and inequality but at the same time also provide opportunities for law to change social structure. It provides a fresh look at the perennial debate about law and social change by examining how institutions shape the process of rights mobilization.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139491466
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
How do Family and Medical Leave Act rights operate in practice in the courts and in the workplace? This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of these rights to recreate inequality. Workplace rules and norms built around the family wage ideal, the assumption that disability and work are mutually exclusive, and management's historical control over time all constrain opportunities for social change. Yet workers can also mobilize rights as a cultural discourse to change the social meaning of family and medical leave. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from social constructivism and new institutionalism, this study explains how institutions transform rights to recreate systems of power and inequality but at the same time also provide opportunities for law to change social structure. It provides a fresh look at the perennial debate about law and social change by examining how institutions shape the process of rights mobilization.
Institutional Inequality and the Mobilization of the Family and Medical Leave Act
Author: Catherine Ruth Albiston
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780511799105
Category : Leave of absence
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
"This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of Family and Medical Leave Act rights to recreate systems of power and inequality"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780511799105
Category : Leave of absence
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
"This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of Family and Medical Leave Act rights to recreate systems of power and inequality"--Provided by publisher.
Institutional Inequality and the Mobilization of the Family and Medical Leave Act
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
How do Family and Medical Leave Act rights operate in practice in the courts and in the workplace? This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of these rights to recreate inequality. Workplace rules and norms built around the family wage ideal, the assumption that disability and work are mutually exclusive, and management's historical control over time all constrain opportunities for social change. Yet workers can also mobilize rights as a cultural discourse to change the social meaning of family and medical leave. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from social constructivism and new institutionalism, this study explains how institutions transform rights to recreate systems of power and inequality but at the same time also provide opportunities for law to change social structure. It provides a fresh look at the perennial debate about law and social change by examining how institutions shape the process of rights mobilization.
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ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
How do Family and Medical Leave Act rights operate in practice in the courts and in the workplace? This empirical study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of these rights to recreate inequality. Workplace rules and norms built around the family wage ideal, the assumption that disability and work are mutually exclusive, and management's historical control over time all constrain opportunities for social change. Yet workers can also mobilize rights as a cultural discourse to change the social meaning of family and medical leave. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from social constructivism and new institutionalism, this study explains how institutions transform rights to recreate systems of power and inequality but at the same time also provide opportunities for law to change social structure. It provides a fresh look at the perennial debate about law and social change by examining how institutions shape the process of rights mobilization.
The Quiet Power of Indicators
Author: Sally Engle Merry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316299597
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Using a power-knowledge framework, this volume critically investigates how major global indicators of legal governance are produced, disseminated and used, and to what effect. Original case studies include Freedom House's Freedom in the World indicator, the Global Reporting Initiative's structure for measuring and reporting on corporate social responsibility, the World Justice Project's measurement of the rule of law, the World Bank's Doing Business index, the World Bank-supported Worldwide Governance Indicators, the World Bank's Country Performance Institutional Assessment (CPIA), and the Transparency International Corruption (Perceptions) index. Also examined is the use of performance indicators by the European Union for accession countries and by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation in allocating US aid funds.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316299597
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Using a power-knowledge framework, this volume critically investigates how major global indicators of legal governance are produced, disseminated and used, and to what effect. Original case studies include Freedom House's Freedom in the World indicator, the Global Reporting Initiative's structure for measuring and reporting on corporate social responsibility, the World Justice Project's measurement of the rule of law, the World Bank's Doing Business index, the World Bank-supported Worldwide Governance Indicators, the World Bank's Country Performance Institutional Assessment (CPIA), and the Transparency International Corruption (Perceptions) index. Also examined is the use of performance indicators by the European Union for accession countries and by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation in allocating US aid funds.
Contesting Immigration Policy in Court
Author: Leila Kawar
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107071119
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This book explores the development of immigrant rights litigation over the past four decades in the United States and France.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107071119
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This book explores the development of immigrant rights litigation over the past four decades in the United States and France.
China and Islam
Author: Matthew S. Erie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107053374
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
This book is the first ethnographic study of Muslim minorities' practice of Islamic law in contemporary China.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107053374
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
This book is the first ethnographic study of Muslim minorities' practice of Islamic law in contemporary China.
European States and their Muslim Citizens
Author: John R. Bowen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107038642
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This book responds to debates about the place of Muslims in Western Europe by considering the way people draw on practical schemas.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107038642
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This book responds to debates about the place of Muslims in Western Europe by considering the way people draw on practical schemas.
Lost in China?
Author: Carol A. G. Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316300366
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Rule of law is a core Hong Kong value, providing a defensive wall around the territory and protecting its way of life against 'mainlandisation'. Before the 1997 retrocession to China, fears were widespread that the rights and freedoms enjoyed under colonial rule would be eroded, that the rule of law would be weakened and that corruption would increase. Soon, the first blows were struck against the rule of law via an NPCSC ruling which overturned the judgment of the Court of Final Appeal. Successive interventions by Beijing in Hong Kong's legal and political affairs have given rise to fears about the loss of the rule of law and loss of identity. These fears have subsequently provoked mass street demonstrations, including the 'Umbrella Revolution' of 2014. But, as this book shows, Hong Kongers also use less explicit arts of resistance to maintain their identity.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316300366
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Rule of law is a core Hong Kong value, providing a defensive wall around the territory and protecting its way of life against 'mainlandisation'. Before the 1997 retrocession to China, fears were widespread that the rights and freedoms enjoyed under colonial rule would be eroded, that the rule of law would be weakened and that corruption would increase. Soon, the first blows were struck against the rule of law via an NPCSC ruling which overturned the judgment of the Court of Final Appeal. Successive interventions by Beijing in Hong Kong's legal and political affairs have given rise to fears about the loss of the rule of law and loss of identity. These fears have subsequently provoked mass street demonstrations, including the 'Umbrella Revolution' of 2014. But, as this book shows, Hong Kongers also use less explicit arts of resistance to maintain their identity.
Constituting Religion
Author: Tamir Moustafa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423949
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Constituting Religion examines how constitutional provisions for both Islam and liberal rights catalyze conflicts over religion in Malaysia and feed a 'rights-versus-rites' binary. This title is also available as Open Access.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423949
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Constituting Religion examines how constitutional provisions for both Islam and liberal rights catalyze conflicts over religion in Malaysia and feed a 'rights-versus-rites' binary. This title is also available as Open Access.
Buried in the Heart
Author: Erin Baines
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107137128
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The book explores the concept of complex victimhood through stories of women who were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107137128
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The book explores the concept of complex victimhood through stories of women who were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army.