Beyond Illiberalism

Auteur

Robert Shepherd is the editor of Critical Asian Studies and a research fellow at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies in Washington, DC. He previously served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Nepal, worked for the United Nations in China and Indonesia, and taught courses on human rights and development at George Washington University, USA.

Texte du rabat

Arguing that here has never been a consensus to which rights all people are entitled, Beyond Illiberalism traces how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in 19th century liberalism and post-War social democratic principles.

Contenu

Prologue

1. Rights, Unbound
2. Human Rights and the Liberal Tradition
3. Crafting a Liberal World Order
4. The Right to Have Rights: Human Rights, Citizens, and States
5. Values, Rights, and Culture
6. Human Rights in a Post-Hegelian World

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