This volume explores and expands our understanding of the concept of nervousness in the administration of government services around the world, demonstrating the ways in which such an emotional and physical reaction can debilitate government actions that are needed to promote social equity and justice.

Susan T. Gooden is interim dean and professor of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is an internationally recognized expert on social equity. Gooden is an elected fellow of the congressionally chartered National Academy of Public Administration and is past president of the American Society for Public Administration. Her books include Why Research Methods Matter, Race and Social Equity: A Nervous Area of Government, and Cultural Competency for Public Administrators. Her research has been funded by several organizations including the Russell Sage Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, the Smith Richardson Foundation, MDRC, and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

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Preface
1. Introduction: Nervousness in a Global Context - Susan T. Gooden
Part I: Gender & Sexuality
2. Gender Equity in China and the Impacts of Family Planning Policies and Actions - Yali Pang
3. The State of Gender Equality in India and Impact of Mid-Day Meal Scheme - Anbu Arumugam
4. Confronting Nervousness at the Intersection of Indigenous and Gender Issues: A Case Study of Mexico's Efforts, Accomplishments and Remaining Work - Nadia Rubaii & Susan Appe
5. Sex and Nervousness in Cyprus and the EU - Anna Agathengelou, Kalliopi Christoforou, & Sophia Georgiou
Part II: Race & Ethnicity
6. Racial Equity in Brazil - Marilyn Rubin, Fátima Bayma de Oliveira & Wendy M. Nicholson
7. Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Challenges and Opportunities - Simone Martin-Howard & Ezechiel Sentama
8. Turkish Origin Germans - Temporarily Permanent - Loren Gatch, John Hiltz, & Elizabeth Overman
9. Acknowledging Nervousness Through Truth and Reconciliation: Lessons from South Africa - Samantha June Larson & Crystal Soderman
Part III: Religion & Community
10. Reconciliation Programming and Discourse in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 - Brendan Burke & John Barry
11. Islamophobia in France: Using Technology and Outreach to Advance Social Equity - Angela Kline & Sean A. McCandless
12. Access to Healthcare in the Netherlands - Erna Ruijer & Jelena Arsenjievic
13. Conclusion: Principles for Conquering Nervousness in Government - Susan T. Gooden