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Human Rights and Social Movements
Neil Stammers
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Description for Human Rights and Social Movements
Hardback. A significant study that champions social movements as influential agents in shaping our conceptions of human rights. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book champions social movements as one of the most influential agents that shape our conceptions of human rights.
It argues that human rights cannot be understood outside of the context of social movement struggles. It explains how much of the literature on human rights has systematically obscured this link, consequently distorting our understandings of human rights.
Neil Stammers shows how human rights can be understood. He suggests that what he calls the 'paradox of institutionalisation' can only be addressed through a recognition of the importance of human rights arising out of ... Read more
This book champions social movements as one of the most influential agents that shape our conceptions of human rights.
It argues that human rights cannot be understood outside of the context of social movement struggles. It explains how much of the literature on human rights has systematically obscured this link, consequently distorting our understandings of human rights.
Neil Stammers shows how human rights can be understood. He suggests that what he calls the 'paradox of institutionalisation' can only be addressed through a recognition of the importance of human rights arising out of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745329123
SKU
V9780745329123
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About Neil Stammers
Neil Stammers is Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex. He is the author of Human Rights and Social Movements (Pluto, 2009), and co-editor of Global Activism, Global Media (Pluto, 2005).
Reviews for Human Rights and Social Movements
'A lively, provocative and insightful discussion of human rights and social movements that goes to the heart of what human rights are, what they are not, and what we might aspire for them to be'
Professor Richard A. Wilson, Director, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut 'Explores the difficult relationship between human rights and social movement activist practices.'
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Professor Richard A. Wilson, Director, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut 'Explores the difficult relationship between human rights and social movement activist practices.'
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