The Social Practice of Human Rights bridges the conventional scholar-practitioner divide by focusing on the space in between. The volume brings together cutting-edge chapters that together set a new agenda for research, grounded in the practice of critical self-reflection on the strategies that drive communities dedicated to the advocacy and implementation of human rights. The social practice of human rights takes place not in front of a judge, but in the streets and alleys, in the backrooms and out-of-the-way places where change occurs. Contributors to this volume investigate the contexts and efforts of activists and professionals devoted to promoting human rights norms. This research takes as its subject the organizations and movements that shoulder the burden of improving respect for human dignity. It argues that through a constructive critique of these patterns and practices, scholarship can have a positive impact on the political world.

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Joel R. Pruce is Assistant Professor in Human Rights Studies at the University of Dayton, USA. He holds a PhD from the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies, USA. Joel's research within the area of human rights is informed by critical theory and focuses on transnational advocacy, visual media, and popular culture.

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The Social Practice of Human Rights bridges the conventional scholar-practitioner divide by focusing on the space in between. The volume brings together cutting-edge chapters that together set a new agenda for research, grounded in the practice of critical self-reflection on the strategies that drive communities dedicated to the advocacy and implementation of human rights. The social practice of human rights takes place not in front of a judge, but in the streets and alleys, in the backrooms and out-of-the-way places where change occurs. Contributors to this volume investigate the contexts and efforts of activists and professionals devoted to promoting human rights norms. This research takes as its subject the organizations and movements that shoulder the burden of improving respect for human dignity. It argues that through a constructive critique of these patterns and practices, scholarship can have a positive impact on the political world.

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1. The Practice Turn in Human Rights Research; Joel R. Pruce PART I: CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE 2. Rethinking Activism: Social Movements and the State over the Longue Durée; Alex de Waal 3. How to Ask People for Change: Examining Peoples' Willingness to Donate to Human Rights Campaigns; Kyla McEntire, Michele Leiby, and Matthew Krain 4. Documentarian, Witness, and Organizer: Exploring Celebrity Roles in Human Rights Media Advocacy; Alexandra Cosima Budabin PART II: GRASSROOTS SITES OF PRACTICE 5. The Human Right to Water and Advocacy for Urban Water Supply: After the Privatization Struggles; Paul Nelson 6. Localizing the Global/Globalizing the Local: Reconciling Botho and Human Rights in Botswana; Kristi Heather Kenyon 7. Uneven Ground: Asymmetries of Power in Human Rights Advocacy in Mexico; Barbara A. Frey PART III: INSTITUTIONAL SITES OF PRACTICE 8. The UN Security Council and the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights; Carrie Booth Walling 9. The Social Practice of Securitizing Women's Rights and Gender Equality: 1325 Fifteen Years On; Natalie Florea Hudson 10. Constructing a Dialogue on Human Dignity: The Role for Global Institutions; Mark P. Lagon and Anthony Clark Arend