Unlock a critical understanding of global human rights dynamics with this ground-breaking book published by John Wiley & Sons (UK). This 224-page essential read delves into the question: why do influential nations like the U.S., U.K., China, and Russia frequently neglect their international legal responsibilities concerning human rights? In a world increasingly shaped by global capitalism and marked by crises—from economic downturns to environmental challenges—learn how states grapple with the implementation of fundamental human rights. This comprehensive analysis highlights the impact of austerity measures and state-led surveillance on political and civil rights, offering a nuanced view of the ongoing struggle for social justice.

By exploring the concept of the human rights enterprise, this book sheds light on how rights are defined, claimed, and fought over in the interplay of power between governments, private interests, and grassroots social movements. Grounded in a critical sociology of human rights, it scrutinizes the roles that neoliberalism and corporate influences play in thwarting the enforcement of human rights standards. This book is an indispensable resource for human rights advocates, providing pivotal insights for both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in social sciences.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780745663715. Year: 2014. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK). Pages: 224.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745663715
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 224


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Why do powerful states like the U.S., U.K., China, and Russia
repeatedly fail to meet their international legal obligations as
defined by human rights instruments? How does global capitalism
affect states? ability to implement human rights,
particularly in the context of global recession, state austerity,
perpetual war, and environmental crisis? How are political and
civil rights undermined as part of moves to impose security and
surveillance regimes? 


This book presents a framework for understanding human rights as
a terrain of struggle over power between states, private interests,
and organized, ?bottom-up? social movements. The
authors develop a critical sociology of human rights focusing on
the concept of the human rights enterprise:
the process through which rights are defined and realized. While
states are designated arbiters of human rights according to human
rights instruments, they do not exist in a vacuum. Political
sociology helps us to understand how global neoliberalism and
powerful non-governmental actors (particularly economic actors such
as corporations and financial institutions) deeply affect
states? ability and likelihood to enforce human rights
standards.


This book offers keen insights for understanding rights claims,
and the institutionalization of, access to, and restrictions on
human rights. It will be invaluable to human rights advocates, and
undergraduate and graduate students across the social sciences.