Human Rights

The Arab uprisings of 2011 have sparked much scholarly discussion with regards to democratisation, the resilience of authoritarian rule, mobilisati...

Much controversy has existed over the claims of Native Americans and other indigenous peoples that they have a right—based on original occupancy of...

Much controversy has existed over the claims of Native Americans and other indigenous peoples that they have a right—based on original occupancy of...

The Scalping of the Great Sioux Nation recalls Davis' early upbringing and education on two Indian reservations. Davis also assesses the policies o...

In this book, Richard Moon puts forward an account of freedom of expression that emphasizes its social character. Such freedom does not simply prot...

This book seeks to refine our understanding of transitional justice and peacebuilding, and long-term security and reintegration challenges after vi...

Although they share similar socio-economic and cultural characteristics as well as their recent political histories, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay d...

Most modern democracies punish hate speech. Less freedom for some, they claim, guarantees greater freedom for others. Heinze rejects that approach,...

Both academics and diplomats frequently cite postwar El Salvador as an example of successful conflict resolution and democratization. Salvadoran hu...

In Béarn, a region of south-west France, longstanding and resilient ideas of property and practices of inheritance control the destinies of those...

Over a relatively short period of time, Beijing moved from dismissing the UN to embracing it. How are we to make sense of the People's Republic of ...

The Politics of Human Rights provides a systematic introductory overview of the nature and development of human rights. At the same time it offers ...

Right-wing nationalist populism poses direct attacks on social tolerance, human rights discourse, political debates, the survival of the welfare st...

Social media giants are poisoning our journalism, our politics, our relationships and ultimately our minds. Glenn Reynolds looks at the up and down...

This book highlights perspectives from religious traditions worldwide, in conversation with other communities who promote, critique, or question th...

This book analyses securitization processes outside of the West, with a focus on Africa. The aim of the volume is to develop an original analytical...

Hong Kong is in turmoil, with a new generation of young and politically active citizens shaking the regime. From the Umbrella Movement in 2014 to t...

Is a strong cosmopolitan stance irretrievably arrogant? Cosmopolitanism, which affirms universal moral principles and grants no fundamental moral s...

A groundbreaking look at how America exported mass incarceration around the globe, from a rising young historian“American Purgatory will forever ch...

This book considers the ethics and politics of state apologies made to Indigenous peoples.The prevalent tendency to treat an apology as a speech ac...

This collection of thirteen new essays is the first to examine, from a range of disciplinary perspectives, how the new technologies and global reac...