Human Rights and Social Movements (Paperback, New)

This book champions social movements as one of the most influential agents that shape our conceptions of human rights.Stammers argues that human rights cannot be properly understood outside of the context of social movement struggles. He explains how much of the literature on human rights has systematically obscured this link, consequently distorting our understandings of human rights.Stammers identifies the contours of a new framework through which 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 grassroots activism, and through processes of institutional democratisation.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2009
First published:	May 2009
Authors:	Neil Stammers
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	296
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-2911-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7453-2911-X
Barcode:	9780745329116

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