Defending human rights and democracy in the era of globalization / Christina Akrivopoulou, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akrivopoulou, Christina, author.

Contributor:

Akrivopoulou, Christina, editor.

Series:

Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series.

Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies (ARCS) Book Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Democracy.

Globalization--Moral and ethical aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

PDFs (421 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, 2017.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book presents the latest research on the effects of a globalized society regarding issues relating to social ethics and civil rights, highlighting relevant concepts on political autonomy, migration, and asylum"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Globalization and human rights: how globalization can be a tool to protect the human rights / Soumi Banerjee

Globalization as a new framework for human rights protection / Reannon Navaratnam, Isabelle Yeeun Lee

Human rights conditionality in the EU's newly concluded association agreements with the eastern partners / Szilárd Gáspár-Szilágyi

The evolution of cyberspace, the blogo-sphere, and their impact on political autonomy and political participation / Michael Wabomba Masinde

Free media and democracy in the age of globalization: an analysis of Turkish leading newspaper / Moazzam Naseer, Celalettin Aktas, Hassan Shehzad

Democracy and child rights protection: the problem of the Nigerian constitution / Oluwafifehan Ogunde

Environmentally forced migration and human rights / J. M. M. van der Vliet-Bakker

Refoulement and refugees / Jasper MacLennan Sugars

Recent developments in international relations in the light of the Syrian crisis / Alexia-Nefeli Douma

Rights of nature to protect human rights in times of environmental crisis / Susana Borràs

Language human rights: a new right rising in the era of globalization / Hossein Davari

Farmer suicides in India: a case of globalisation compromising on human rights / Saloni Jain, Khushboo Sukhwani

States' procedural obligations regarding private military and security companies' activities / Zafeiris Tsiftzis

Sports and human rights from an ethical perspective: the relevance of human rights for sports / Peter G. Kirchschlaeger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781522507246

OCLC:

960848605