This book brings together original insights from diverse researchers across BRICS nations, offering a multidimensional analysis of recurring socio-economic, cultural, and political challenges. Through a comparative lens, it explores key themes such as identity formation, racialized discrimination, shifting consumption patterns, subaltern counter-publics, social engineering, indigenous knowledge systems, technological advancements, employment dynamics, and the impact of sports and mega-events.

Beyond BRICS, the book holds significant relevance for other emerging economies, including the European Union, the Americas, Africa, and economic groups like Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa (CIVETS) and the Next 11 (Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Turkey, South Korea, and Vietnam). These regions grapple with similar concerns regarding inequality and social transformation, making this book a vital resource for scholars, policymakers, and development practitioners.

By examining historical patterns and contemporary developments, this book offers valuable perspectives on how societies evolve and address systemic challenges. Whether analyzing the role of innovation in economic growth, the politics of identity, or the social implications of large-scale events, this book serves as a crucial reference for understanding the forces shaping BRICS nations and beyond.

For academics, policymakers, and anyone interested in global development, this book provides a compelling exploration of pressing social issues and offers comparative insights that extend well beyond the BRICS framework.

Autorentext

Kiran Odhav, Ph.D., is Senior Lecturer at North West University, Mafikeng, South Africa, with a master s degree from Essex (UK), and teaches BRICS social policy, with research on universities and sport, and interests in cultural sociology, youth, and sustainability.

Jayanathan Govender, Ph.D., is Faculty in the School of Social Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. He researches public policy, inequality studies, clinical sociology, BRICS sociology, and COVID-19.

Inhalt

1. Understanding Inequality.- Part I. Brazil.- 2. Brazilian Sociology and the Internationalisation of Sociology in the BRICS Societies.- 3. The Symbolic Forms and the Conflict in the Mega-Events.- 4. Oscillations in Gender and Race Inequalities Brazilian Labour Market between 2003-2021.- Part II. Russsia.- 5. Social Justice in Changing Societies.- 6. Reconceptualising the Working Class in Contemporary Russia.- 7. Education, New Technologies and Inequality in Contemporary Russia.- Part III. India.- 8. The Upsurge of Subaltern Counterpublics Community Radio, New Publics and Participatory Development Actions in Rural India.- 9. Childhood Inequality in Modern India.- Part IV. China.- 10. The Middle Class in Contemporary China and its Consumption Patterns.- 11. A Pastoral Family s Practice of Poverty Alleviation from the Perspective of Social Change in China.- Part V. South Africa.- 12. Continuing Success of Females Towards Management Level in the Construction Industry in South Africa.- 13. Towards Indigenisation of the Educational Curriculum: Challenges and Possibilities with Specific Reference to African Myths as Knowledge Source.- 14. The Reproduction of Inequalities When Harmonious Desegregation Services Unequal Education.- 15. Hegemony in Sport Cricket in South Africa and India.- 16. Indigenous Peoples Self-Governance in South Africa.- 17. Conclusion.