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Articles by Shirin Rai
Social Reproduction and Depletion: mapping gendered harm
Monday 6 February 2012 | 1 hour 33 minutes At times of crisis social expenditure is cut, but with what consequences? Using the concept of depletion, Professor Rai measures the extent of loss for individuals, households and communities. Shirin M. Rai studied at the University of Delhi (India) and Cambridge University (UK) and joined the University of Warwick in 1989. She is Professor in the department of Politics and International Studies.
Gender, Feminism and IR
Review of International Studies has been at the forefront of conversations about incorporating gender and feminist analysis in the study of International Relations. Below is a collection of pieces that highlights a selection of the cutting edge work that has appeared in RIS over the course of the last twenty five years. These interventions showcase the work of emerging and established scholars, all of whom have pushed the boundaries of who and what counts in and as global politics.
Visualising the human price of gold
Nosipho Eunice Dala, widow of Zwelakhe Dala who worked in the mines for 28 years and contracted silicosis. Credit and copyright:Thom Pierce. All rights reserved. In May 2016 the South African High Court (Gauteng Local Division) granted an order in the case of Nkala and Others v Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited and Others that certified a consolidated class action against 32 mining companies.
Here is what's needed to kickstart a fairer social care system
As soon as Philip Hammond, Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, announced an extra £2 billion for social care in his first budget in March, jostling began on how the money would be spent. Care providers suggested that the money could be held back by local authorities and might fail to make its way to frontline services. But care services on the frontline are increasingly run by large, for-profit providers, commissioned by local authorities.
We need a New Deal for social care
Why was social care missing from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement? It seems government fears the issue is just too big to tackle, or assumes someone – normally women – will always step in, argues Dr Juanita Elias and Professor Shirin Rai from the University of Warwick’s department of Politics and International Studies. There is a crisis of social care in England. This is increasingly a consensus among researchers and campaigners.
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