Reflections on Democracy and Human Rights
Author: South African Human Rights Commission
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780620363648
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Reflections on Democracy in the European Union
Author: Afshin Ellian
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9789059313682
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“This book is an enrichment for the standing debate about Europe and should be published and widely read and discussed.” - Boudewijn R.A. Bouckaert Reflections on Democracy in the European Union, with a foreword by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, is a unique volume that offers an interdisciplinary approach on EU democracy, law and politics from economic, juridical and philosophical perspectives. It is divided in three parts and deals with EU's contemporary challenges, its historical development, democracy and rule of law. The volume connects the EU's present to the past in order to reflect on possible future scenario's - which is especially important in these turbulent times after Brexit. The volume is highly recommended for academics, economists, politicians, jurists and policy makers. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.
Human Rights in Eastern Civilisations
Author: Surya P. Subedi
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2021-03-26
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1800883625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the author's first-hand experience as a UN Special Rapporteur, this thought-provoking and original book examines the values of Eastern civilisations and their contribution to the development of the UN Human Rights agenda. Rejecting the argument based on “Asian Values” that is often used to undermine the universality of human rights, the book argues that secularism, personal liberty and universalism are at the heart of both Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
Reflections on Memory and Democracy
Author: Merilee Serrill Grindle
Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780674088290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the twelve essays in Reflections on Memory and Democracy, an interdisciplinary group of contributors explores legacies of authoritarian political regimes noted for repression and injustice, questioning how collective experiences of violence shape memory and its relevance for contemporary social and political life in Latin America.
Democracy and Goodness
Author: John R. Wallach
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-01-25
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1108422578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProposes a new democratic theory, rooted in activity not consent, and intrinsically related to historical understandings of power and ethics.
Mobilizing for Human Rights
Author: Beth A. Simmons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-10-29
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13: 0521885108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analysis and case studies that the ratification of treaties generally leads to better human rights practices. She argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.
Democracies and International Law
Author: Tom Ginsburg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-09-30
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1108843131
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContrasts democratic and authoritarian approaches to international law, explaining how their interaction will affect the world in the future.
Freedom in the World 2018
Author: Freedom House
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-01-31
Total Pages: 1265
ISBN-13: 1538112035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFreedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 195 countries and fifteen territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.
I Am the People
Author: Partha Chatterjee
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2019-12-17
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 0231551355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe forms of liberal government that emerged after World War II are in the midst of a profound crisis. In I Am the People, Partha Chatterjee reconsiders the concept of popular sovereignty in order to explain today’s dramatic outburst of movements claiming to speak for “the people.” To uncover the roots of populism, Chatterjee traces the twentieth-century trajectory of the welfare state and neoliberal reforms. Mobilizing ideals of popular sovereignty and the emotional appeal of nationalism, anticolonial movements ushered in a world of nation-states while liberal democracies in Europe guaranteed social rights to their citizens. But as neoliberal techniques shrank the scope of government, politics gave way to technical administration by experts. Once the state could no longer claim an emotional bond with the people, the ruling bloc lost the consent of the governed. To fill the void, a proliferation of populist leaders have mobilized disaffected groups into a battle that they define as the authentic people against entrenched oligarchy. Once politics enters a spiral of competitive populism, Chatterjee cautions, there is no easy return to pristine liberalism. Only a counter-hegemonic social force that challenges global capital and facilitates the equal participation of all peoples in democratic governance can achieve significant transformation. Drawing on thinkers such as Antonio Gramsci, Michel Foucault, and Ernesto Laclau and with a particular focus on the history of populism in India, I Am the People is a sweeping, theoretically rich account of the origins of today’s tempests.
Human Rights in Times of Transition
Author: Kasey McCall-Smith
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2020-11-27
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1789909899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis timely book explores the extent to which national security has affected the intersection between human rights and the exercise of state power. It examines how liberal democracies, long viewed as the proponents and protectors of human rights, have transformed their use of human rights on the global stage, externalizing their own internal agendas.
