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Title | : | Freedom from Poverty: NGOs and Human Rights Praxis (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.25 (583 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0812242521 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-10-21 |
Language | : | English |
He creatively synthesizes a range of literatures—international relations theory, human rights and legal theory, social movement theory, and development studies—and will add to all of them in unique ways. The book is well researched and extremely timely. This is a much needed book."—Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut. "Chong makes a provocative argument
Daniel P. . Chong teaches political science at Rollins College, Florida. L
These NGOs are using rights not only as legal instruments but as moral and rhetorical implements to build social movements, shape political culture, and guide development work. This book provides valuable concepts to human rights practitioners, political scientists, antipoverty advocates, and leaders who are serious about ending widespread privation and disease.. Traditional human rights institutions focused on rights in the political arena that could be defended through legal systems.In Freedom from Poverty, Daniel P. Rights language is now invoked in churches, political campaigns, rock concerts, and organizational mission statements. Human rights advocacy in the West is changing. L. Before the turn of the century, access to goods such as food, housing, and health care—while essential to human survival—were deemed outside of the human rights sphere. This book outlines how three types of NGOs—human rights, social justice, and humanitarian organizations—are breaking down barriers by incorporating access to economic and social goods into national laws and advancing subsistence rights through nonjuridical means. Chong presents a social th
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