New rights advocacy : changing strategies of development and human rights NGOs / Paul J. Nelson, Ellen Dorsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Paul J., 1956-

Contributor:

Dorsey, Ellen.

Series:

Advancing human rights series.

Advancing human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After World War II dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGO's) emerged on the global scene, committed to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Some focused on protecting human rights; some were dedicated to development, aimed at satisfying basic economic needs. Both approaches had distinctive methods, missions, and emphases. In the 1980's and 90's, however, the dividing line began to blur. In the first book to track the growing intersection and even overlap of human rights and development NGO's, Paul Nelson and Ellen Dorsey introduce a concept they call new rights advocacy

Contents:

New rights advocacy

Transforming the human rights movement : human rights NGOs embrace ESC rights

NGOs and the development industry : toward a rights-based approach?

Alliances and hybrids

Human rights and development : what is new? Will it last?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-205) and index.

ISBN:

9781589013810

1589013816

9781435648722

1435648722

OCLC:

652626214