Human rights, civil rights

The Symbolic Scenarios of Islamism initiates a dialogue between the discourse of three of the most discussed figures in the history of the Sunni Islamic movement-Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, and Osama bin Laden-and contemporary debates across religion and political theory, providing a crucial foundation upon which to situate current developments in world politics.

At the end of Liberia's thirteen-year civil war, the devastated population struggled to rebuild their country and come to terms with their experiences of violence.

Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing.

Vanguard of the New Age unearths a largely ignored dimension of Canadian religious history.

The West Asian states of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran have over the last few decades represented an arc of crisis.

Following a paradigm shift in his own personal understanding of mission, Vladimir Ubeivolc proposes the adoption of mission principles based on missio Dei to meet the social and spiritual needs of people in Moldova.

A compelling and readable narrative history, How Long?

This book reflects on major themes present at the interface between religion and human security in Africa.

How progressive doctors, medical institutions, and state forces in Turkey use forensic methods to detect, erase, and reveal evidence of state violenceForensic Fantasies explores the role of medical documentation and evidence in uncovering human rights violations.

Learn from one of our leading conservative voices how we can return to the biblical values our nation was founded upon, especially the vital importance of the family, in order to secure a prosperous future for generations to come.

The United States is experiencing remarkable demographic changes that are having an important impact on the American electorate.

Canadians like to see themselves as champions of human rights in the international community.

This volume explores Christianity's relationship with democracy in a global perspective.

An analysis of international human rights law''s applicability and effectiveness in geographic areas where the State has lost territorial control.

Menschenrechte – auf diesen Begriff stößt man überall, in den Re-den von Politikern ebenso wie in den Kommentaren der Journalisten und in den Forderungen prominenter Kirchenvertreter.

This book analyses the multidimensional influence of COVID-19 on world politics, with a special focus on Euro-Asian relations, as well as changes in Europe caused by the pandemic.

Originally published in 1935, this volume Is War Obsolete?

The idea of human rights began as a call for individual freedom from tyranny, yet today it is exploited to rationalize oppression and promote collectivism.

When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, its primary target was the outright exclusion of women from particular jobs.

How many people are imprisoned across the globe?

Writing in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the political theorist Hannah Arendt argued that the plight of stateless people in the inter-war period pointed to the existence of a 'right to have rights'.

What role does, could or should theology play in current discussions about our political realities?

This book examines opposition to the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention and its consequences for the politics of violence against women in four countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

This book demonstrates the spatialized and multi-scalar nature of Islamophobia.

An inspiring collection of poems, meditations, and lyrics by one of the world’s most revered musical legends Bob Marley’s music defined a movement and forever changed a nation.

This is the first attempt to provide an in-depth moral assessment of the heart of the modern human rights enterprise: the system of international legal human rights.

In September 2001, the world witnessed the horrific events of 9/11.

The Religious Society of Friends and its service organization, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) have long been known for their peace and justice activism.

The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process.

Faithonomics uses economic theory to provide a new and unorthodox view of religion in today's world.

This groundbreaking book provides a new perspective on equality by highlighting and exploring affective equality, the aspect of equality concerned with relationships of love, care and solidarity.

This book analyzes the role of laws and the judiciary in the process of censorship in India.

This edited volume examines the extent to which the various authorities and actors currently performing border management and expulsion-related tasks are subject to accountability mechanisms capable of delivering effective remedies and justice for abuses suffered by migrants and asylum seekers.

The Human Right to Water and Its Application in the Occupied Palestinian Territories provides an overview and examination of the human right to water as determined under international human rights law.

This book presents a global overview of racism against immigrants within and in the name of the welfare state.

In the last decade or so, China and India have emerged on the global stage as two powerful free market economies.

An original, comparative analysis of the politics of asylum seeking and migration in the Middle East and North Africa.

Drawing from research conducted in Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda, Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy offers a deeper understanding of how Christian and Islamic faith communities affect the political attitudes of those who belong to them and, in turn, prospects for liberal democracy.

Without citizenship from any country, more than 10 million people worldwide are unable to enjoy the rights, freedoms, and protections that citizens of a state take for granted.

Moving from a historical and cultural perspective, this book examines the geo-political and socio-economic changes involving the enlarged Mediterranean.

Over the past thirty years, as Wesley J.

How can a just peace be built in sites of genocide, massive civil war, dictatorship, terrorism, and poverty?

Relations between societal values and legal doctrine are inevitably complex given the time lag between law and social reality, and the sociological space between legal communities involved in the development and application of the law and non-legal communities affected by it.

This new hardcover edition of Odd Nansen's diary, the first in over sixty-five years, contains extensive annotations and other material not found in any other hardcover or paperback versions.

The history of Latin American journalism is ultimately the story of a people who have been silenced over the centuries, primarily Native Americans, women, peasants, and the urban poor.

This book investigates how effective human rights and the inherent dignity of refugees can be secured in situations of protracted exile and encampment.

Owning the Secular examines three case studies dealing with religious symbols and cultural identity, including two public controversies over the veil in Canada - at the federal level and in the province of Quebec - and an ex-Muslim podcaster rethinking her atheist identity in the era of Donald Trump and the alt-right.

Using an anti-deficit approach, Black Men in the Academy explores narratives of resiliency, success, and achievement for black men in the academy.