Beyond Illiberalism - Rights, Rhetoric, and Reality in a Pluralistic World

Arguing that here has never been a consensus to which rights all people are entitled, Beyond Illiberalism traces how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in 19th century liberalism and post-War social democratic principles.

List of contents

1. Rights, Unbound
2. Human Rights and the Liberal Tradition
3. Crafting a Liberal World Order
4. The Right to Have Rights: Human Rights, Citizens, and States
5. Values, Rights, and Culture
6. Human Rights in a Post-Hegelian World

About the author

Robert J. Shepherd is the editor of Critical Asian Studies and a research fellow at George Washington University's Sigur Center for Asian Studies in Washington, DC. He previously served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Nepal, worked for the United Nations in China and Indonesia, and taught courses on human rights and development at George Washington University, USA.

Summary

Arguing that here has never been a consensus to which rights all people are entitled, Beyond Illiberalism traces how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in 19th century liberalism and post-War social democratic principles.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Shepherd, Robert (George Washington University Shepherd
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032829241
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282924-1
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Sociology, Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, LAW / Public, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social and cultural anthropology, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law