Human Rights in the Global Political Economy: Critical Processes

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Tony Evans critically investigates the theory and practice of human rights in the current global order. Evans covers a range of contentious debates as he considers critiques of the prevailing conceptions of human rights. He then explores the changing global context of human rights issues, the nature and status of human rights within that context, and recent institutional responses. With its emphasis on policy and process, his book offers a rich analysis of the politics of today's human rights regime.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Introduction (p. 1)
• 2 The Idea of Human Rights in the Global Political Economy (p. 7)
• 3 Challenging the Idea of Human Rights (p. 31)
• 4 Non-Western Concepts of Human Rights and Dignity (p. 59)
• 5 Human Rights in Corporate and Multilateral Organizations (p. 89)
• 6 States, Sovereignty, and Human Rights (p. 115)
• 7 International Institutions for the Protection of Human Rights (p. 141)
• 8 Human Rights as Resistance to the Global Political Economy (p. 171)
• 9 Human Rights as Political Process (p. 195)
• Bibliography (p. 213)
• Index (p. 227)
• About the Book (p. 232)