Men, Masculinities, and Earth

Men, Masculinities, and Earth
Author: Paul M. Pulé
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 643
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030544869

This book considers issues of social and ecological significance through a masculinities lens. Earth – our home for aeons – is reeling. The atmosphere is heating up, causing reefs to bleach, fisheries to collapse, regions to flood and dry, vast tracts to burn, the polar ice caps to melt, ancient glaciers to retreat, biodiversity to decline exacerbated by the sixth great extinction, and more. Meanwhile, social and economic disparities are widening. Pandemics are cauterising glocal communities and altering our social mores. Nationalism is feeding divisiveness and hate, especially through men’s violence. Politically extreme individuals and groups are exalting freedom while scapegoating the marginalised. Such are the symptoms of an emerging (m)Anthropocene. This anthology contends with these alarming trends, pointing our attention towards their gendered origins. Building on our monograph Ecological Masculinities: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Guidance (2018), this collection of essays is framed as a dinner party conversation grouped into six discursive themes. Their views reflect a growing community of practice, whose combined efforts capture the most recent perspectives on masculine ecologisation. Together, they aim to help create a more caring world for all, moving the ecological masculinities conversation forward as it becomes an established, international, and pluralised field of study.

Social Security Financing

Social Security Financing
Author: T. Whitaker
Publisher: Social Security (International
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This is the third in a series of manuals produced by the Social Security Department of the ILO. Focusing on the financing of social security, the manual presents a stand-alone text which can be referred to independently of the others. The book is aimed primarily at countries where the social security system is not yet operational, or is undergoing change, in particular developing countries and countries in transition.; It begins with a module which looks at social protection systems and their economic environment and the second module examines in detail the principles of financing and financia.