Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century (Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691170622 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Connecting the past to the future, this is a history that is unashamed to teach us vital lessons."--Jeremy Adelman, coauthor of Worlds Together, Worlds Apart"Kathryn Sikkink is one of the country's most distinguished scholars of human rights and a major figure in the study of international relations. Evidence for Hope demonstrates that human rights matter today more than ever."--Luis Moreno Ocampo, former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court"Here is a p
Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She lives in Cambridge, MA. Her books include The Justice Cascade (Norton) and Activists beyond Borders. Kathryn Sikkink is the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the Carol K.
Cognitive and news biases contribute to pervasive cynicism, but Sikkink’s investigation into past and current trends indicates that human rights is not in its twilight. They point out that Guantánamo is still open, the Arab Spring protests have been crushed, and governments are cracking down on NGOs everywhere. Instead, this is a period of vibrant activism that has made impressive improvements in human well-being.Exploring the strategies that have led to real humanitarian gains since the middle of the twentieth century, Evidence for Hope looks at how these essential advances can be supported and sustained for decades to come.. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy or even a questionable byproduct of Western imperialism. Starting in the 1940s, Latin American leaders and activists were actually early advocates for the international protection of human rights. But respected human rights expert Kathryn Sikkink draws on decades of research and fieldwork to provide a rigorous rebuttal to pessimistic doubts about human rights laws and institutions. A history of the successes of the human rights movement and a case for why human rights workEvidence for Hope makes the case that, yes, human rights work. She demonstrates that change comes slowly and as the result of struggle, but in the lon