Beyond Parliament : Human Rights and the Politics of Social Change in the Global South

Horman Chitonge

ISBN 10: 9004226206 / ISBN 13: 9789004226203

Published by Brill Sep 2015, 2015

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Neuware - In Beyond Parliament Horman Chitonge offers a unique combination of the conceptual dimensions with the practical examples of human rights discourse deployed as an instrument for social change in the global south. He uses the right to water and the right to food to illustrate that human rights are never given on a silver platter; giving effect to human rights is always an outcome of a continuous struggle to protect human dignity and value. To implement this view of human rights, the book argues, requires going beyond the parliamentary politics of recognising and acknowledging human rights in statutes and bill of rights to the radical democratic politics of giving effect to the recognised rights, especially among the poor and marginalised.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Parliament : Human Rights and the Politics of Social Change in the Global South
• Publisher: Brill Sep 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004226206
• ISBN 13: 9789004226203
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 15D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 635 grams

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Synopsis

In Beyond Parliament Horman Chitonge offers a unique combination of the conceptual dimensions with the practical examples of human rights discourse deployed as an instrument for social change in the global south. He uses the right to water and the right to food to illustrate that human rights are never given on a silver platter; giving effect to human rights is always an outcome of a continuous struggle to protect human dignity and value. To implement this view of human rights, the book argues, requires going beyond the parliamentary politics of recognising and acknowledging human rights in statutes and bill of rights to the radical democratic politics of giving effect to the recognised rights, especially among the poor and marginalised.

About the Author

Horman Chitonge, PHD (2008) is a researcher at the University of Cape Town, Centre for African Studies. He has published several peer reviewed articles, book chapters and books including, Economic Growth and Development in Africa: Understanding Trends and Prospects (Routledge, 2015) and the Accumulation of Capital in Southern Africa (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, 2006).