Values in Practice
Dilemmas and Deliberations of Israeli Human Rights Organizations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12930286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Hofstadter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 422-450 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Rights Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-9619 • E-ISSN: 1757-9627 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jhuman/huu020 |
| OpenAlex | W2327938460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
The article identifies interesting connections between the organizational values of activists in Israeli human rights organizations, their concepts of human rights activism, and their organizational conduct. It is derived from the author's PhD thesis which included empirical research by means of 60 semi-structured interviews with activists and members from all ranks of three Israeli human and civil rights organizations. Organizational values are discussed mainly through interviewees' reports of central organizational dilemmas and the way they are handled by each organization. Organizational values and the corresponding perceptions of ‘good’ human rights work are found to differ between organizations. However, the study also finds great similarities across organizations as activists are found to share similar dilemmas, images of ‘success’ (first and foremost: an improvement of the condition of human rights), evaluations of organizational successfulness (mostly: unsuccessful), and also some common difficulties in activism. When motivations for action are explored, personal and collective biographies seem intertwined with the desire to change the de facto situation of human rights. This mixture of motivations is then utilized to challenge the dichotomy between ‘expressive’ and ‘instrumental’ action that is commonly used in research of non-profit action
Action (physics · Collective action · De facto · Human rights · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Law
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |