Sociology and Human Rights is the first collection to focus on the contribution that sociological approaches can make to the analysis of human rights. Taking forward the sociology of human rights which emerged from the 1990s, it presents innovative analyses of global human rights struggles by new and established authors. The collection includes a range of new work addressing a variety of issues such as the meanings of a ~cultural genocidea (TM) in relation to indigenous peoples, of a ~rights-based approachesa (TM) in development work, and of childhood and a ~childrena (TM)s rightsa (TM) in...
Sociology and Human Rights is the first collection to focus on the contribution that sociological approaches can make to the analysis of human rights....
Historically known simply as systematic mass killing of a group of people, human genocide is, in reality, an extremely subtle and complex phenomenon. In the highly controversial and original Redefining Genocide, Damian Short systematically rethinks how academia currently characterizes genocide and how it actually should define it in the future. Short uses close empirical analysis of several controversial yet underdiscussed case studies worldwide, such as Palestine, Sri Lanka, Australia, and Alberta s Tar Sands. With intense examination of topical issues such as fracking, environmental...
Historically known simply as systematic mass killing of a group of people, human genocide is, in reality, an extremely subtle and complex phenomenon. ...
Historically known simply as systematic mass killing of a group of people, human genocide is, in reality, an extremely subtle and complex phenomenon. In the highly controversial and original Redefining Genocide, Damian Short systematically rethinks how academia currently characterizes genocide and how it actually should define it in the future. Short uses close empirical analysis of several controversial yet underdiscussed case studies worldwide, such as Palestine, Sri Lanka, Australia, and Alberta s Tar Sands. With intense examination of topical issues such as fracking, environmental...
Historically known simply as systematic mass killing of a group of people, human genocide is, in reality, an extremely subtle and complex phenomenon. ...
New Directions in the Sociology of Human Rights is a contribution to both sociology and to human rights research, particularly where these are directed towards challenging power relations and inequalities in contemporary societies. It expands and develops the sociology of human rights as a sub-field of sociology and interdisciplinary human rights scholarship. The volume suggests new directions for the use of social and sociological theories in the analysis of issues such as torture and genocide and addresses a number of themes which have not previously been a sustained focus in the...
New Directions in the Sociology of Human Rights is a contribution to both sociology and to human rights research, particularly where these are dire...
This handbook is a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of indigenous peoples rights. Chapters by experts in the field examine legal, philosophical, sociological and political issues, addressing a wide range of themes at the centre of debates on the rights of indigenous peoples. The book addresses not only the major questions, such as Who are indigenous peoples? What is distinctive about their rights? How are their rights constructed and protected? What is the relationship between national indigenous rights regimes and international norms? but also themes such as culture, identity,...
This handbook is a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of indigenous peoples rights. Chapters by experts in the field examine legal, philosoph...
