Contesting world order? : socioeconomic rights and global justice movements / Joe J. Wills (University of Leicester).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wills, Joe, author.

Series:

Globalization and human rights.

Globalization and human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Human rights movements.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

xii, 302 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"What do equality, dignity and rights mean in a world where eight men own as much wealth as half the world's population? Contesting World Order? Socioeconomic Rights and Global Justice Movements examines how global justice movements have engaged the language of socioeconomic rights to contest global institutional structures and rules responsible for contributing to the persistence of severe poverty. Drawing upon perspectives from critical international relations studies and the activities of global justice movements, this book evaluates the 'counter-hegemonic' potential of socioeconomic rights discourse and its capacity to contribute towards an alternative to the prevailing neo-liberal 'common sense' of global governance"-- Back cover.

Contents:

Power, hegemony and world order

Neo-liberal globalisation and socioeconomic rights: an overview

Food security vs. food sovereignty: the right to food and global hunger

Intellectual property, the right to health and the global access to medicines campaign

A commodity or a right? Evoking the human right to water to challenge neo-liberal water governance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-288) and index.

ISBN:

9781107176140

110717614X

OCLC:

980858169