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Using case studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, India and
Eastern Europe, this volume examines the role of courts as a
channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society
in contemporary democracies. With a focus on social rights
litigation in post-authoritarian regimes or in the context of
fragile state control, the authors assess the role of judicial
processes in altering (or perpetuating) social and economic
inequalities and power relations in society. Drawing on
interdisciplinary expertise in the fields of law, political theory,
and political science, the chapters address theoretical debates and
present empirical case studies to examine recent trends in social
rights litigation.
Mexico has become notorious for crime-related violence, and the
efforts of governments and national and international NGOs to
counter this violence have proven largely futile. Citizens against
Crime and Violence studies societal responses to crime and violence
within one of Mexico’s most affected regions, the state of
Michoacán. Based on comparative ethnography conducted over twelve
months by a team of anthropologists and sociologists across six
localities of Michoacán, ranging from the most rural to the most
urban, the contributors consider five varieties of societal
responses: local citizen security councils that define security and
attempt to influence its policing, including by self-defense
groups; cultural activists looking to create safe 'cultural' fields
from which to transform their social environment; organizations in
the state capital that combine legal and political strategies
against less visible violence (forced disappearance, gender
violence, anti-LGBT); church-linked initiatives bringing to bear
the church’s institutionality, including to denounce 'state
capture'; and women’s organizations creating 'safe' networks
allowing to influence violence prevention.
Using case studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, India and
Eastern Europe, this volume examines the role of courts as a
channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society
in contemporary democracies. With a focus on social rights
litigation in post-authoritarian regimes or in the context of
fragile state control, the authors assess the role of judicial
processes in altering (or perpetuating) social and economic
inequalities and power relations in society. Drawing on
interdisciplinary expertise in the fields of law, political theory,
and political science, the chapters address theoretical debates and
present empirical case studies to examine recent trends in social
rights litigation.
The fiftieth anniversary of the 1952 Revolution in Bolivia offered
an opportunity to explore contrasting visions about change in this
often overlooked country from a comparative perspective. Blending
the approaches of history and the social sciences, the chapters in
this volume examine both implicitly and explicitly the extent to
which the process opened by the uprising of April 1952 is
comparable to the great radical transformations that occurred
elsewhere during the twentieth century. The question of historical
memory, the origins of the revolution in the political economy and
culture of the towns, mines and countryside, and the extent to
which the political process after 1952 shaped new interpretations
of the country's place in the world are all analysed by leading
scholars from Bolivia, the USA and the UK. Full and critical
attention is given to the consequences of the revolution over fifty
years, with assessments of the parties, structures and policies
shaping economic, political and social conditions at the start of
the twenty-first century.
Human rights is all too often the first casualty of national
insecurity. How can democracies cope with the threat of terror
while protecting human rights? This timely volume compares the
lessons of the United States and Israel with the "best-case
scenarios" of the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, and Germany. It
demonstrates that threatened democracies have important options,
and democratic governance, the rule of law, and international
cooperation are crucial foundations for counterterror policy. The
contributors include: Howard Adelman, Colm Campbell, Pilar Domingo,
Richard Falk, David Forsythe, Wolfgang S. Heinz, Pedro Ibarra, Todd
Landman, Salvador Marti, and, Daniel Wehrenfennig.
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