The role of networks in advancing human rights : making human connections / edited by Shareen Hertel (University of Connecticut, USA), Mark Gibney (University of North Carolina, Asheville, USA) and Bonny Ibhawoh (McMaster University, Canada).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hertel, Shareen, editor.

Gibney, Mark, editor.

Ibhawoh, Bonny, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Social networks.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"Networks play a central role in the human rights field. Expert contributors in this book explain how different types of networks form and shape outcomes globally. Together, they demonstrate how connections among scholars, practitioners and activists drive knowledge sharing and collaboration across disciplines, spurring innovation to address global challenges such as inequality and injustice. Each chapter offers insights from personal experiences of building and sustaining diverse networks across traditional academic boundaries. Contributors examine the role of technology (including digital platforms, social media and podcasts) in expanding a network. They offer practical advice for overcoming systemic challenges such as resource constraints and gender bias. Chapters highlight case studies of successful human rights networking projects, emphasising how academic research can influence real-world advocacy. Reflecting on the dynamism and resilience of the human rights field, the book ultimately sheds light on the transformative power and joy of community building among people working in this space. The Role of Networks in Advancing Human Rights is an essential read for academics and practitioners across human rights, international relations and law seeking effective strategies for collaboration, advocacy and innovation in their work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Networking for human rights / Bonny Ibhawoh, Shareen Hertel and Mark Gibney

Part I: Networking within academia

2. Networking for academic freedom: Issues and challenges / George Andreopoulos

3. Academic networking for human rights: Research chairs as social capital / Alison Brysk

4. On (not) networking while female / Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

5. An interview with bert lockwood / Bert Lockwood with Mark Gibney

6. Academic networks as research and learning communities / Francesca Parente and Kelebogile Zvobgo

Part II: Bridging the academic and practice divides

7. Thinking about academic networks through social network analysis / Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen

8. Moving economic and social rights from the margins to the center through networking / Shareen Hertel

9. The extraterritorial obligations (eto) consortium / Mark Gibney

10. Participedia: Networking for democratic innovations / Bonny Ibhawoh

11. Partnerships, networks, and eco-systems: The case of human rights cities / Morten Kjaerum

12. Human rights networks: From analogue to digital / Todd Landman

13. Paradigm shifts and the evolution of quantitative human rights cooperation / Skip Mark and Daniel Arnon

14. The human rights measurement initiative (hrmi): Transforming accountability through collaboration / Pratibha Singh and K. Anne Watson

Part III: Studying the practice world

15. The complex of issue networks in transitional justice / Bo Won Kim and Sumin Lee

16. A geneva perspective on human rights networking at the u.n.: Schmoozing for human rights /.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035336111 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.