Creating Human Rights How Noncitizens Made Sex Persecution Matter
to the World Lisa S. Alfredson "The least likely case study is a
noble tradition in comparative politics, while the study of norm
change is a cuttingedge concern in international relations. Lisa S.
Alfredson's well-crafted account of the introduction of
gender-based asylum in Canada combines the best of these worlds,
along with interesting observations on immigration policy, social
movements, and the gendered nature of human rights."--"Perspectives
on Politics" "Alfredson explores a remarkable case study that
illustrates an underestimated route for the genesis of human rights
vital to women."--"Choice" Selected by "Choice" magazine as an
Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 "Creating Human Rights" offers
the first systematic study of a pioneering women's refugee movement
and its challenge, as an international trigger case, to more
conventional paths toward human rights policy development. Lisa S.
Alfredson argues that such cases, which unfold in the context of a
specific country and have profound impacts on international human
rights efforts, have been neglected in research and pose a
challenge to recent theorizing on human rights change. In the early
1990s, Canada witnessed the emergence of the world's first
comprehensive refugee policy for women who were seeking protection
from female-specific forms of violence--rape, domestic abuse,
public stoning of adulterers, genital mutilation--while challenging
a gender-biased system. Close examination of this novel movement,
Alfredson contends, provides crucial insights into why and how
states may articulate new human rights that set international
precedents. Analyzing original empirical data and sociopolitical
historical trends, the book documents the decisive global impacts
of the movement while shedding light on the paradox of noncitizen
politics and asylum seekers' little recognized political strength.
Contrary to expectation, findings suggest transnational networks
and pressures are not required for some forms of change. Rather,
international trigger cases illuminate a range of other key actors
and advocacy strategies leading, subsequently, to a more
comprehensive understanding of human rights acceptance. In the case
of the women's refugee movement, the convergence of human rights
and noncitizen politics points toward a new dimension for human
rights scholarship that, in the current age of globalization, is
becoming critically important. Lisa S. Alfredson teaches at the
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the
University of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights 2008
328 pages 6 x 9 3 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-4125-9 Cloth $69.95s 45.50
ISBN 978-0-8122-0106-2 Ebook $69.95s 45.50 World Rights Law, Public
Policy Short copy: The first in-depth study of a novel women's
refugee movement and its challenge, as an international trigger
case, to traditional conceptions of human rights. It illuminates
keys to the movement's success, including, paradoxically,
noncitizen politics, and uncovers critical implications for
theories of human rights change.
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