The International Journal of Social Quality

This first issue of the International Journal of Social Quality is a new launch and at the same time the continuation of the former European Journal of Social Quality. The European journal came into existence in 1999 and six volumes were published in the period up to 2006: twelve issues in total. The aim was to develop a new theoretical framework to analyze social realities in European societies and consider their policy implications. The European Journal sought to broaden the scope of understanding about citizens' well-being and to interpret how the constitution of society and its various component institutional arrangements affect social quality and personal welfare from a new perspective. During this decade of work, social quality research has increasingly attracted the interest of scholars inside and outside Europe. It has clearly outgrown its European origin, as can be seen from the geographical diversity of authors of the articles in this opening issue of the new journal. The same aim - to build an understanding of the quality of daily circumstances that has a basis in a broad theory on societal changes, trends, contradictions and challenges, and to contribute in this way to promoting quality of societies - has been adopted by scholars elsewhere, including in many universities in East Asia and the Pacific. Their work and the increasing collaboration between researchers across Asia-Pacific and Europe has stimulated an evolution of perspectives and raised new sets of questions to pursue alongside the earlier ones. Among the new questions raised are: How far is the European-originated social quality theory useful to understand circumstances, trends and challenges elsewhere? Can the social quality approach make a distinctive contribution to understanding and guiding the epochal processes of urbanization and societal change that are underway in Asia and elsewhere? In what ways does the theory need to be extended, changed or supplemented? What new light does it throw on issues of longer-term economic, socio-political and environmental sustainability? Social quality studies have become global, in terms of the scientific networks that are involved and cooperate, and also in terms of the many cross-national and trans-national questions and insights that have been added. The International Journal of Social Quality responds to these challenges. It will be a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to promote research on social quality. It will publish papers that address crucial problems encountered by societies of the contemporary world. The journal will be a platform for addressing interconnected issues concerning, for example, health care, education, migration, urban development, employment, ageing and pensions, and citizenship. It will also be a forum for dialogue between social quality thinking and other approaches.

Editorial Board and International Advisory Committee

Editor: Ka Lin Editorial Board Des Gasper, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam Ka Lin, Zhejiang University Laurent J.G. van der Maesen, European Foundation on Social Quality Dan Mao, Zhejiang University Editorial Manager Helma Verkleij, European Foundation on Social Quality International Advisory Committee Alan Walker (Chair), University of Sheffield Jan Berting, Erasmus University Rotterdam Ananta Kumar Giri, Madras Institute of Development Studies David Gordon, University of Bristol Anne-Marie Guillemard, Paris Descartes Sorbonne Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen Huck-ju Kwon, Seoul National University Lutz Leisering, University of Bielefeld Ota de Leonardis, University of MilanñBicocca Brij Mohan, Louisiana State University Ilona Ostner, Göttingen University Maria Petmesidou, Democritus University of Thrace Jorma Sipilä, University of Tampere Shogo Takegawa, University of Tokyo Kwong-Leung Tang, University of British Columbia Göran Therborn, University of Cambridge Paul Ward, Flinders University Chack-Kie Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong Xianguo Yao, Zhejiang University IJSQ is published by Berghahn Journals in collaboration with Zhejiang University and the European Foundation on Social Quality Berghahn Journals N E W Y O R K • O X F O R D www.journals.berghahnbooks.com/ijsq

International Journal of Social Quality Mission statement

International Journal of Social Quality is a peer reviewed, scholarly journal which has a primary focus on the interpretation of social quality through a wide range of disciplines, including social policy, economics, sociology, law and legal studies, philosophy, political science, geography, health sciences, and public administration. The journal seeks to create a forum for scientists, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to discuss issues related to social quality based on qualitative and quantitative methods, normative debate and action-oriented case studies. The journal discusses issues such as the quality of life, social capital, human security, the capability approach, and the human development or social harmony approach. Special attention is given to global sustainability challenges addressed from the social quality and human security approach.

Current issue, Winter 2011:

Volume 1 • Issue 2 • 2011

Contents Editorial Social Quality Research in a Globalized World: An Introduction Ka Lin, Des Gasper, and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen Critical Engagements of NGOs for Global Human Rights Protection: A New Epoch of Cosmopolitanism for Larger Freedom? On-Kwok Lai Good Governance, Social Quality, and Active Citizenship: Gawad Kalinga in the Philippines Alex B. Brillantes Jr. and Maricel T. Fernandez Workplace Innovation, Social Innovation, and Social Quality Peter R.A. Oeij, Steven Dhondt, and Ton Korver En-Gendering Insecurities: The Case of the Migration Policy Regime in Thailand Philippe Doneys The Theatre of Human Trafficking: A Global Discourse on Lao Stages Roy Huijsmans Exploring the Relevance of Fraserís Ethical-Political Framework of Justice to the Analysis of Inequalities Faced by Migrant Workers Bina Fernandez

Earlier issues:

Volume 1 • Number 1 • Summer 2011

Contents Editorial Social Quality and Welfare System Sustainability Alan Walker Visions of the Sustainable Welfare Society: Extending Social Quality into an Asian/Developmental Context Yoshinori Hiroi Globalization and Ageing in India Arvind K. Joshi The Social Quality of Citizenship: Three Remarks for Kindling a Debate Ton Korver The Prototype of Social Quality Theory and its Applicability to Asian Societies Ka Lin The Individual and the Social: A Comparative Study of Quality of Life, Social Quality and Human Development Approaches David Phillips The Human and the Social: A Comparison of the Discourses of Human Development, Human Security and Social Quality Des Gasper Rethinking the Human and the Social: Towards a Multiverse of Transformations Ananta Kumar Giri

Information for Contributors & Submission of Articles

The Journal accepts papers in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Book Reviews, Review Articles, and Reports. Original Research Articles should present new knowledge and findings in the field, and the length of articles should be around 8,000 words (including notes and references), although longer and shorter articles may be considered. Reviews articles should usually have a minimum of three titles reviewed, and be 2,000 to 4,000 words in length. Authors should submit articles as word attachments by e-mail, formatted as Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format files. Submissions of articles and reviewing articles should be sent to the managing editor: Helma Verkleij at verkleij@iss.nl. A copy of the style guideline can be obtained via this address as well. Each article must include an abstract of not more than 150 words, and 6 to 8 keywords. The abstract should summarize or paraphrase the text and should avoid duplicating it verbatim. Complete contact information for each author is required, and biographical data of approximately 100 words must be sent with each article. Copyrights/Permissions All contributors must submit copyright agreements and all requisite permission documents for reprinting or altering copyrighted materials, both textual and graphic. The author is entirely responsible for obtaining all permissions and resolving any associated fees. Figures/Tables Figures and corresponding captions should be placed in separate files; only placement indicators should appear in the main text. Figures should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the text. For optimal reproduction, halftones (black and white photographs or figures without lines or text) should be submitted as TIFF files (resolution 300 dpi). Line drawings, such as graphs and charts, should be black and white and submitted at a resolution of 800 dpi. Additionally, all images should be approximately 4 × 4 inches at the resolution indicated. Figures that are embedded in Word or Powerpoint files cannot be used. Tables and corresponding captions should be placed in separate files; only placement indicators should appear in the main text. As with the figures, please be sure to number the tables consecutively. Style The International Journal of Social Quality style guide is based on the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th and 15th editions, with occasional deviations based on the publisherís preferences. The journal uses the author/date system of referencing, with a separate reference list. Moreover, the journal uses American English punctuation and spelling, according to Merriam-Websterís Collegiate Dictionary or the American Heritage College Dictionary (italicize non-English words throughout that do not appear romanized in these dictionaries).

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