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This book addresses contemporary global crises, ranging from pandemics and armed conflicts to economic instability and political corruption, through the lens of “social fairness”. Social fairness refers to the principle that all individuals across the globe and locally should be treated equitably, with access to opportunities, resources, and rights regardless of their background, identity, or circumstances. It encompasses concepts like justice, equality, and inclusivity, ensuring that societal systems do not favor one group over another but instead promote societal wellbeing for all. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives based on years of international research collaboration by the “New Frontiers of Studies on Fair Society” research network, the book explores how principles of justice and wellbeing can guide responses to these complex global challenges. This volume therefore takes a global approach to advance the development of multidimensional ideals of wellbeing and fairness and proposes a new public philosophy of prosperity and justice.
Hikari Ishido is Deputy Vice President and Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, and Director of the APEC Study Center at the Faculty of Law and Economics, Chiba University, Japan.
Jiro Mizushima is Professor of History of European Politics and Comparative European Politics at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University, Japan. He heads the university’s flagship research project "New Frontiers of Studies on Fair Society: Values and Public Vision in the Age after COVID-19".
Masaya Kobayashi is Professor of Political Philosophy, Public Philosophy, Positive Psychology, and Comparative Politics at the Graduate School of Social Sciences (he currently serves as Councilor), Chiba University, Japan. He heads Chiba University’s Research Center on Public Affairs and represents multiple academic networks related to his specializations above.
Xiaofang Zhang is Research Fellow from China at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University, Japan. She specializes in environmental policy and conducts multiple research projects under the university’s flagship research project “New Frontiers of Studies on Fair Society: Values and Public Vision in the age after COVID-19.”
| Publication Date: | 09 September 2026 |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Singapore |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| ISBN-13: | 9789819222339 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Page Count: | 329 |