Globalized Injustice: Relational Contexts and Modalities of Resistance

This volume addresses the pervasive injustices that shape our contemporary world, exploring how structural and systemic oppression is normalized and obscured through hegemonic power, cultural dominance and psychological manipulation. Drawing on critical theorists such as Mbembe, Gramsci, Freire and Fanon, contributors analyze how marginalized groups—including Indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, women, youth, the disabled and political activists—are systematically othered and oppressed. From climate injustices to state-sanctioned violence, the chapters unearth the lived experiences of those at the intersections of globalized injustice while highlighting the resilience and resistance that emerge in such conditions. Through critical-theoretical lenses, this volume challenges dominant discourses, amplifies voices of resistance and emphasizes the importance of witnessing injustice as an ethical and political act. It invites readers to recognize oppression, foster solidarity, and embrace the possibility of transformation, echoing Paulo Freire's assertion that dehumanization is not inevitable but a call to action.

About the Author :
Mustapha Sheikh is Professor of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds, UK. He is Co-Director of the Iqbal Centre for Critical Muslim Studies, UK. Silvia M. Mendes has a PhD in Political Science from the State University of New York, USA. She is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management at the University of Minho (Portugal) and the founding coordinator and director of two top-rated national research centers, the Center for Research in Public Policy and Administration and, later, the Research Center in Political Science (CICP) of the same institution. Vanessa S. Fraga has a PhD in Public Administrative Sciences from the University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) where she participated as a member of the Research Center in Political Science (CICP) at the University of Minho until 2024. She is a member of the Social Human Rights, Public Policies and Work Environment Research Group at the Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal - UDF, (In)Justice International and the Bioethics Research Group at the University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain).

Review :
'This book is a call for a conscious revolution - a timely intervention in unprecedented times when our fundamental values and freedoms are at stake and injustice is an open wound festering in the very consciousness of our society. An instructional and intersectional read connecting the dots between inequalities while blending action with the power of knowledge.' Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, PhD MBA LLM MA LLB IAQ Lawyer and Political Commentator, UK'Globalised Injustice is an incredibly important work that significantly expands on activist scholarship, examining the intensity of global violence through in-depth case studies from across the Global South.'Karen SoldaticCanada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing; Professor, School of Disability Studies.