Talking human rights
How social movement activists are constructed and constrained by human rights discourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2355334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Landy (0000-0003-2212-6379, Trinity College Dublin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 409-428 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0268580913490769 |
| OpenAlex | W1970388482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 35 |
Human rights discourse is central for the work of international social movements. Viewing human rights as a context-dependent and socially constructed discourse, this article investigates how it is used by a specific social movement - Israel-critical diaspora Jewish activists - and argues that it can simultaneously challenge and reproduce existing practices of domination. The article applies contemporary critiques of human rights to the case of Palestine, where this discourse has arguably been used to undermine Palestinians' political subjectivity and collective struggle, and legitimise outside intervention. Nevertheless, transnational groups critical of Israel, particularly diaspora Jewish organisations, rely on a human rights frame. There are several reasons for this: it offers activists a means to achieve 'cognitive liberation', to speak about the issue and to frame their activities so as to attract recruits. The article investigates this paradoxical role of human rights, and recommends understanding it as a language which both constrains and enables the practice of transnational solidarity
Context (archaeology) · Diaspora · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Framing (construction) · Human rights · Human rights movement · International human rights law · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Right to property · Social movement · Social movement theory · Sociology · Solidarity · Subjectivity · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |