Human Rights Universalism in Practice: What the Iranian Women’s Rights Movement Can Teach Us
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DOI: 10.1093/hrlr/ngaa025
Abstract: Does practice demonstrate the legitimacy of international human rights law? This article explores this question via a case study of the women’s rights movement in Iran. Current human rights sceptics question the system’s legitimacy because… read more here.
Keywords: women rights; rights movement; rights universalism; human rights ... See more keywords
Assessing the Explanatory Power of Social Movement Theories across the Life Course of the Civil Rights Movement
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DOI: 10.1177/2329496519850846
Abstract: Social movements are constantly evolving. Protest activity waxes and wanes as movements suffer through prolonged periods of frustration, win occasional gains, and turn to new goals and issues. While theoretical models of protest activity are… read more here.
Keywords: life course; rights movement; movement; civil rights ... See more keywords