Mapping perceptions of human rights and cultivating Boston as a human rights city

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ID12720143
AuthorsKonstantinos Koutsioumpas (University of Massachusetts Boston, corresponding author), Gillian Macnaughton (0000-0002-4715-5072, University of Massachusetts Boston)
Year2020
Volume19
Issue3
Pages363-378
Publication date2020-05-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-4835 • E-ISSN: 1475-4843
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14754835.2020.1746178
OpenAlexW3033846314
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

Human rights cities (HRCs) are local initiatives in which people learn to translate and implement international human rights norms in their local realities to advance social justice in their communities. Although locally created and guided, HRCs are also linked to an international network of cities working to advance social justice based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In April 2011, the Boston City Council adopted a resolution that proclaims Boston an HRC. To date, no published research has examined the impact, if any, of this resolution. In this context, this study addressed three questions: (1) Are NGO staff, faculty, and City of Boston officials aware of the Boston HRC resolution? (2) If so, to what extent do they leverage the resolution in their social justice work? (3) If not, do they think the Boston HRC resolution could help them in their social justice work

Context (archaeology · Criminology · Declaration · Economic Justice · Geography · Human rights · Leverage (statistics · Political science · Social justice · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Rights and Development · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration · Artificial Intelligence

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