Human Rights and the Hollow State

The book investigates the beliefs about governance that determine that state structures are the most appropriate venue for international human rights actors and activists to operate. Helen Delfeld argues that those beliefs rely on a normative perception of a nation-state, not necessarily applicable to most of the post-colonial world. While most

List of contents

Introduction: The Futility of Failed States. 1. Human Rights and the "State." 2. The Making of a Hollow State. 3. Beyond State-Centered Governance. 4. Human Rights From the Outside In: The Violence Against Women and their Children Act. 5. Human Rights From the Inside Out: Palawan and Non-State Environmental Governance. 6. Conclusion: Hollow States and Human Rights.

About the author

Helen J. Delfeld is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the College of Charleston.

Summary

The book investigates the beliefs about governance that determine that state structures are the most appropriate venue for international human rights actors and activists to operate. Helen Delfeld argues that those beliefs rely on a normative perception of a nation-state, not necessarily applicable to most of the post-colonial world. While most

Product details

• Authors: Helen J. Delfeld, Delfeld Helen J.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032930558
• ISBN: 978-1-032-93055-8
• No. of pages: 134
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Human rights, civil rights, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state