Human Rights in a Globalizing World

ISBN-13: 9781137335968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 192 str.

Darren J. O'Byrne

Opis

A stimulating, theoretically driven examination of the relationship between human rights and the globalizing process. In scrutinising the impacts of different aspects of globalization on the language and structure of human rights, the book gives readers a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the issues and questions key to the topic.

Spis treści

Introduction: Human Rights in the Globalizing Process 1. Towards the Modern Discourse of Human Rights 2. Theories of Human Rights 3. The Meaning of Globalization 4. A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Global Change 5. Global Citizenship Revisited: An Essay in Honour of Garry Davis, 1921-2013 6. Human Rights in the Global Marketplace 7. Human Rights as Swords of Empire 8. Globalization – or De-Globalization – of International Human Rights Law 9. The Global Human Rights Movement and Rights-Based Approaches 10. Human Rights and the Challenge of Cultural Diversity: From the Clash of Civilizations to the Clash of Liberalisms? Conclusion Mapping the Futures for Human Rights in a Globalizing World.

O autorze

Darren O'Byrne is Reader in Sociology and Human Rights at the University of Roehampton, UK. He has written extensively on globalization, social theory and human rights, and his recent books include Theorizing Global Studies (2011 with Alexander Hensby) and Introducing Sociological Theory (2010).

Blurb

What is the relevance of the concept of human rights in an age of increasing global interconnectivity, complexity and uncertainty? This provocative study connects the sociology of human rights with the field of global studies to explore what each can offer the other. Its thorough theoretical focus is informed by a broad range of controversial issues, including the genocides in Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Israel/Palestine conflict and recent anti-capitalist protests. Thus it formulates the seemingly straightforward idea of human rights as a language-structure and emphasises the need to think of globalization as a complicated set of processes.

Favouring complexity and contradiction over simplicity and consistency, this passionate and hopeful account provokes questions instead of providing clear-cut answers, and encourages readers to consider the emancipatory potential of human rights in a globalizing world.

O'Byrne offers a clear but critical overview relevant to students, teachers and researchers across the social sciences, particularly those in sociology, global studies, human rights and law. Its highly original conclusions also make this essential for scholars interested in issues of global citizenship, social movements and postcolonial studies.