Globalization and human rights / edited by Alison Brysk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brysk, Alison, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

x, 311 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2002]

Summary:

In this landmark volume, Alison Brysk has assembled an impressive array of scholars to address new questions about globalization and human rights. Is globalization generating both problems and opportunities? Are new problems replacing or intensifying state repression? How effective are new forms of human rights accountability?

These essays include theoretical analyses by Richard Falk, Jack Donnelly, and James Rosenau. Chapters on sex tourism, international markets, and communications technology bring new perspectives to emerging issues. The authors investigate places such as the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, and the Philippines.

The contemporary world is defined by globalization. While global human rights standards and institutions have been established, assaults on human dignity continue. These essays identify the new challenges to be faced, and suggest new ways to remedy the costs of globalization.

Contents:

I Citizenship

1 Who Has a Right to Rights? Citizenship's Exclusions in an Age of Migration / Kristen Hill Maher Maher, Kristen Hill

2 Tourism, Sex Work, and Women's Rights in the Dominican Republic / Amalia Lucia Cabezas Cabezas, Amalia Lucia

II Commodification

3 Interpreting the Interaction of Global Markets and Human Rights / Richard Falk Falk, Richard

4 Economic Globalization and Rights: An Empirical Analysis / Wesley T. Milner Milner, Wesley T.

5 Sweatshops and International Labor Standards: Globalizing Markets, Localizing Norms / Raul Pangalangan Pangalangan, Raul

III Communication

6 The Ironies of Information Technology / Shane Weyker Weyker, Shane

7 Globalization and the Social Construction of Human Rights Campaigns / Clifford Bob Bob, Clifford

8 The Drama of Human Rights in a Turbulent, Globalized World / James Rosenau Rosenau, James

IV Cooperation

9 Transnational Civil Society and the World Bank Inspection Panel / Jonathan Fox Fox, Jonathan

10 Humanitarian Intervention: Global Enforcement of Human Rights? / Wayne Sandholtz Sandholtz, Wayne

11 Human Rights, Globalizing Flows, and State Power / Jack Donnelly Donnelly, Jack.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520232372

0520232380

OCLC:

49225359