examines the new social justice realities in China. Contributors also take on race and ethnicity as a means to understanding that China, like many nations in the world, is becoming increasingly diverse in many areas including religion and gender roles.

provides selected works of the major thinkers who have contributed to the discourse on the idea of the university in the German, English, American and French traditions, dating from the establishment of the University of Berlin in 1810.

addresses the implications of the powerful dynamics associated with globalization for re-conceptualizing educational theory, policy and practice. The general orientation of the series is inter-disciplinary. It explores the dynamics of the changing global processes, connectivities and imagination, and how these are reshaping issues of knowledge creation and management, leading to new social identities and cultural formations associated with education.

, written by international authorities, focuses on three related themes: education, the knowledge economy and openness; social networking, new media and social entrepreneurship in education; and technology, innovation and participatory networks.

examines the possibilities and consequences of the relationship between young people, well-being, education and social justice in times of crisis and hope.