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New Directions in the Sociology of Human Rights
This book expands and develops the sociology of human rights as a sub-field of sociology and of interdisciplinary human rights scholarship. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights.
| Author(s) | Edited by Patricia Hynes, Michele Lamb, Damien Short, Matthew Waites. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 152 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 14 May 2019 |
| Availability | POD |
This book expands and develops the sociology of human rights as a sub-field of sociology and of interdisciplinary human rights scholarship. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights.
1. Preface 2. Understanding torture: the strengths and the limits of social theory 3. Genocide and settler colonialism: can a Lemkin-inspired genocide perspective aid our understanding of the Palestinian situation? 4. 'In countries like that. . .' moral b
Patricia Hynes is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Studies, University of Bedfordshire, U.K.. Her research interests include human rights and forced migration in all its forms, including internally displaced persons, refugees, asyl
