Human rights, power and civic action : comparative analyses of struggles for rights in developing societies /
edited by Bard A. Andreassen and Gordon Crawford.
- x, 263 pages ; 24 cm.
- Routledge research in human rights .
- Routledge research in human rights ; 5. .
1. Human Rights, Power and Civic Action: Theoretical Considerations Gordon Crawford and Bard A. Andreassen 2. Rights Claiming and Rights Making in Zimbabwe: A Study of Three Human Rights NGOs Anne Hellum, Bill Derman, Geoff Feltoe, Ellen Sithole, Julie Stewart and Amy Tsanga 3. Kenya: Civic action from confrontation to collaboration? Bard A. Andreassen and Tiberius Barasa 4. Ghana: Struggles for rights in a democratizing context Gordon Crawford and Nana Akua Anyidoho 5. South Africa: From Struggle to Idealism and Back Again Malcolm Langford, Bill Derman, Tshebo Madlingozi, Khulekani Moyo, Jackie Dugard, Anne Hellum and Shirhami Shirinda 6. China: NGOs & Human Rights in Action Tang Lay Lee 7. Cambodia: Civil Society, Power and Stalled Democracy Stephen P. Marks and Ramya Naraharisetti 8. Power, Human Rights and Civic Action: Conclusions Gordon Crawford and Bard A. Andreassen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Human rights. Power (Philosophy) Human rights--Case studies. Power (Philosophy)--Case studies.