Paul O'Connell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5579927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul O'Connell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Connell |
| SIGNATURE | CONNELL P O |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Human rights
From within the camp of broadly left-wing or progressive critiques of human rights, one of the key objections that has emerged is what will be referred to here as ‘the displacement thesis’. In sum, this critique maintains that reliance on the language of human rights by movements for radical social change is problematic, because it tends to crowd out (or displace) other, potentially emancipatory, languages, and as a consequence distract attention…
On the Human Rights Question
There is a marked disjuncture today between the generalized critique and rejection of human rights by many progressive and critical commentators, and the embrace of the language of human rights by a variety of movements around the world engaged in struggles for social change. This divide between critical theory and critical practice raises important questions about whether and how movements for fundamental social change should engage with human r…
Law, Marxism and Method
Law is crucial to the maintenance and reproduction of capitalism. While Marx never produced a comprehensive theory of law, state and rights, there is much in his work, and in the broader Marxist tradition, that can help us understand the nature and role of law in contemporary capitalism. This paper sketches out some of the key resources from within the Marxist tradition that can assist us in developing Marxist understandings of law, state and rig…
The Death of Socio‐Economic Rights
Over the last decade, apex courts in Canada, India, and South Africa – which have traditionally been viewed as socio‐economic rights friendly – have issued judgments fundamentally at variance with the meaningful protection of socio‐economic rights. This jurisprudential turn can be understood as part of a de facto harmonisation of constitutional rights protection in the era of neo‐liberal globalisation. These national courts, although dealing with…
It's a struggle’
This paper explores constructions of the ‘new’ university student in the context of UK government policy to widen participation in higher education. New Labour discourse stresses the benefits of widening participation for both individuals and society, although increasing the levels of participation of students from groups who have not traditionally entered university has been accompanied by a discourse of ‘dumbing down’ and lowering standards. Th…
Peer involvement in bullying
It's a struggle’
This paper explores constructions of the ‘new’ university student in the context of UK government policy to widen participation in higher education. New Labour discourse stresses the benefits of widening participation for both individuals and society, although increasing the levels of participation of students from groups who have not traditionally entered university has been accompanied by a discourse of ‘dumbing down’ and lowering standards. Th…
The Death of Socio‐Economic Rights
Over the last decade, apex courts in Canada, India, and South Africa – which have traditionally been viewed as socio‐economic rights friendly – have issued judgments fundamentally at variance with the meaningful protection of socio‐economic rights. This jurisprudential turn can be understood as part of a de facto harmonisation of constitutional rights protection in the era of neo‐liberal globalisation. These national courts, although dealing with…
Peer involvement in bullying
It's a struggle’
This paper explores constructions of the ‘new’ university student in the context of UK government policy to widen participation in higher education. New Labour discourse stresses the benefits of widening participation for both individuals and society, although increasing the levels of participation of students from groups who have not traditionally entered university has been accompanied by a discourse of ‘dumbing down’ and lowering standards. Th…
The Death of Socio‐Economic Rights
Over the last decade, apex courts in Canada, India, and South Africa – which have traditionally been viewed as socio‐economic rights friendly – have issued judgments fundamentally at variance with the meaningful protection of socio‐economic rights. This jurisprudential turn can be understood as part of a de facto harmonisation of constitutional rights protection in the era of neo‐liberal globalisation. These national courts, although dealing with…
Human rights
From within the camp of broadly left-wing or progressive critiques of human rights, one of the key objections that has emerged is what will be referred to here as ‘the displacement thesis’. In sum, this critique maintains that reliance on the language of human rights by movements for radical social change is problematic, because it tends to crowd out (or displace) other, potentially emancipatory, languages, and as a consequence distract attention…
On the Human Rights Question
There is a marked disjuncture today between the generalized critique and rejection of human rights by many progressive and critical commentators, and the embrace of the language of human rights by a variety of movements around the world engaged in struggles for social change. This divide between critical theory and critical practice raises important questions about whether and how movements for fundamental social change should engage with human r…
Law, Marxism and Method
Law is crucial to the maintenance and reproduction of capitalism. While Marx never produced a comprehensive theory of law, state and rights, there is much in his work, and in the broader Marxist tradition, that can help us understand the nature and role of law in contemporary capitalism. This paper sketches out some of the key resources from within the Marxist tradition that can assist us in developing Marxist understandings of law, state and rig…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law and economics (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Human rights (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Foucault, Power, and Ethics (2 works)