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Cultural Relativism and International Politics

Author : Derek Robbins
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473910951
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Relativism and International Politics written by Derek Robbins and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The political and academic worlds are fractured by two competing discourses: the universalism of human rights and cultural relativism. This fracture is represented by the deep separation of cultural analysis and theories of international politics. Derek Robbins in a brilliant interrogation of European thinkers from Montesquieu to Pierre Bourdieu seeks to replace cultural relativism with cultural relationism as a step towards reconciling Enlightenment universalism and anthropological insistence on cultural difference. Inter alia he reflects on the tensions between political and social science and takes up the challenge from Raymond Aron to construct a sociology of international relations. A dazzling achievement." - Bryan S. Turner, The Graduate Center, CUNY Through historical studies of some of the work of Montesquieu, Comte, Durkheim, Boas, Morgenthau, Aron and Bourdieu, Derek Robbins examines the changing and competing conceptualisations of the political and the social in the Western European intellectual tradition. He suggests that we are now experiencing a new ‘dissociation of sensibility’ in which political thought and its consequences in action have become divorced from social and cultural experience. Developing further the ideas of Bourdieu which he has presented in books and articles over the last twenty years, Robbins argues that we need to integrate the recognition of cultural difference with the practice of international politics by accepting that the ‘field’ of international political discourse is a social construct which is contingent on encounters between diverse cultures. ‘Everything is relative’ (Comte) and ‘everything is social’ (Bourdieu), not least international politics.

Cultural Relativism and International Politics

Author : Brenton Howse
Publisher : Socialy Press
ISBN 13 : 9781681178288
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Relativism and International Politics written by Brenton Howse and published by Socialy Press. This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural relativism is a complex concept that has its intellectual roots in discussions about relativism in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of language. Relativism is typically viewed in contrast to realism, which is the idea that what is true and real exists independently of the mind. Cultural issues are central to a range of international debates, including those concerning nationalism, autonomy, identity politics, and democratic incentives. Such matters require a degree of cultural sensitivity, particularly when external organisations and governing bodies are brought into the equation. Cultural relativism is associated with a general tolerance and respect for difference, which refers to the idea that cultural context is critical to an understanding of peoples values, beliefs and practices. In international relations, cultural relativists determine whether an action is 'right' or 'wrong' by evaluating it according to the ethical standards of the society within which the action occurs. Cultural Relativism and International Politics presents studies in the field on whether value judgments can be made across cultures. The relativist approach has come to be taken for granted amongst anthropologists today, as an awareness of positionality and representation has greatly affected ethnography since the 1980s. Conceptually, Anthropology has a lot to contribute to International Relations, not least in its interest in what ties people together. With respect to international organisations, such as the UN and the EU, the incentives for membership are arguably not solely economic or political. The communitarian nature of these organisations forms a large part of their appeal for many people, and the international community is prominent in the rhetoric of global politics. A cross-cultural approach has many benefits in providing new perspectives on key issues, as well as prompting us to revaluate our assumptions and preconceptions.

Human Rights and International Relations

Author : R. J. Vincent
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521339957
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Human Rights and International Relations written by R. J. Vincent and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1. Theory.

Cultural Relativism and International Politics

Author : Derek Robbins
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 147391096X
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Relativism and International Politics written by Derek Robbins and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The political and academic worlds are fractured by two competing discourses: the universalism of human rights and cultural relativism. This fracture is represented by the deep separation of cultural analysis and theories of international politics. Derek Robbins in a brilliant interrogation of European thinkers from Montesquieu to Pierre Bourdieu seeks to replace cultural relativism with cultural relationism as a step towards reconciling Enlightenment universalism and anthropological insistence on cultural difference. Inter alia he reflects on the tensions between political and social science and takes up the challenge from Raymond Aron to construct a sociology of international relations. A dazzling achievement." - Bryan S. Turner, The Graduate Center, CUNY Through historical studies of some of the work of Montesquieu, Comte, Durkheim, Boas, Morgenthau, Aron and Bourdieu, Derek Robbins examines the changing and competing conceptualisations of the political and the social in the Western European intellectual tradition. He suggests that we are now experiencing a new ‘dissociation of sensibility’ in which political thought and its consequences in action have become divorced from social and cultural experience. Developing further the ideas of Bourdieu which he has presented in books and articles over the last twenty years, Robbins argues that we need to integrate the recognition of cultural difference with the practice of international politics by accepting that the ‘field’ of international political discourse is a social construct which is contingent on encounters between diverse cultures. ‘Everything is relative’ (Comte) and ‘everything is social’ (Bourdieu), not least international politics.

International Human Rights Law

Author : Olivier De Schutter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139993267
Total Pages : 1123 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book International Human Rights Law written by Olivier De Schutter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading textbook on international human rights law is now better than ever. The content has been fully updated and now provides more detailed coverage of substantive human rights, along with new sections on the war on terror and on the progressive realization of economic and social rights, making this the most comprehensive book in the field. It has a new, more student-friendly text design and has retained the features which made the first edition so engaging and accessible, including the concise and critical style, and questions and case studies within each chapter, as well as suggestions for further reading. Written by De Schutter, whose extensive experience working in the field and teaching the subject in both the US and EU gives him a unique perspective and valuable insight into the requirements of lecturers and students. This is an essential tool for all students of international human rights law.

Culture, Relativism and Democracy

Author : Stephanie Lawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Culture, Relativism and Democracy written by Stephanie Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cultural Revolutions

Author : Lawrence E. Cahoone
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271045917
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Revolutions written by Lawrence E. Cahoone and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2007-05-02 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this probing examination of the meaning and function of culture in contemporary society, Lawrence Cahoone argues that reason itself is cultural, but no less reasonable for it. While recent political and philosophical movements have recognized that cognition, the self, and politics are embedded in culture, most fail to appreciate the deep changes in rationalism and liberal theory this implies, others leap directly into relativism, and nearly all fail to define culture. Cultural Revolutions systematically defines culture, gauges the consequences of the ineradicably cultural nature of cognition and action, yet argues that none of this implies relativism. After showing where other “new culturalists” have gone wrong, Cahoone offers his own definition of culture as teleologically organized practices, artifacts, and narratives and analyzes the notion of cultural membership in relation to race, ethnicity, and “primordialism.” He provides a theory of culture’s role in how we form our sense of reality and argues that the proper conception of culture dissolves “the problem” of cultural relativism. Applying this perspective to Islamic fundamentalism, Cahoone identifies its conflict with the West as representing the break between two of three historically distinctive forms of reason. Rather than being “irrational,” he shows, fundamentalism embodies a rationality only recently devalued—but not entirely abandoned—by the West. The persistence of plural forms of reason suggests that modernization in various world cultures is compatible with continued, even magnified, cultural differences.

Religious Fundamentalisms and the Human Rights of Women

Author : C. Howland
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230107389
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Religious Fundamentalisms and the Human Rights of Women written by C. Howland and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-09-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialogue on the conflict between religious fundamentalism and women's rights is often stymied by an 'all or nothing' approach: fundamentalists claim of absolute religious freedom, while some feminists dismiss religion entirely as being so imbued with patriarchy as to be eternally opposed to women's rights. This ignores, though, the experiences of religious women who suffer under fundamentalism and fight to resist it, perceiving themselves to be at once religious and feminist. In Religious Fundamentalisms and the Human Rights of Women , Howland provides a forum for these different scholars, both religious and nonreligious, to meet and seek common ground in their fight against fundamentalism. Through an examination of international human rights, national law, grass roots activism, and theology, this volume explores the acute problems that contemporary fundamentalist movements pose for women's equality and liberty rights.

The Universalism of Human Rights

Author : Rainer Arnold
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400745109
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Universalism of Human Rights written by Rainer Arnold and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there universalism of human rights? If so, what are its scope and limits? This book is a doctrinal attempt to define universalism of human rights, as well as its scope and limits. The book presents tests of universalism on international, regional and national constitutional levels. It is maintained that universalism of human rights is both a ‘concept’ and a ‘normative reality’. The normative character of human rights is scrutinized through the study of international and regional agreements as well as national constitutions. As a consequence, limitations of normativity are identified, usually on the international level, and take the form of exceptions, reservations, and interpretations. The book is based on the General and National Reports which were originally presented at the 18th International Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law in Washington D.C. 2010.

Universal Rights, Systemic Violations, and Cultural Relativism in Morocco

Author : O. Glacier
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137339616
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Universal Rights, Systemic Violations, and Cultural Relativism in Morocco written by O. Glacier and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.

Are Human Rights "Merely" Western Constructions?

Author : Anna Scheithauer
Publisher : Grin Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783668371286
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Are Human Rights "Merely" Western Constructions? written by Anna Scheithauer and published by Grin Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 62 (Merit) UK System, University College London (School of Public Policy), language: English, abstract: In this essay, I have focused on the very content of human rights, thereby, relating to the debate between universalist and cultural relativist theory. While the former promotes the idea of equal rights for all human beings and considers culture irrelevant for the validity of moral rights, the latter views culture as the exclusive source of moral rights (Donelly, 1984, 400) and stresses, that "right" and "wrong" differ from culture to culture. (Tilley, 2000, 501) In the light of this debate, I have argued, that human rights are not merely "Western" constructions, as they withstand, despite their historical and geographical significance, accusations of cultural superiority (Tilley, 2000, 527) and of evaluations of other cultures according to the terms and conditions of "Western" culture (Oxford Dictionaries, 2013), or in short: of "Western" ethnocentrism. I have held this premise as response specifically to the allegation of cultural insensitivity brought forward by cultural relativism, which emphasizes human rights' ignorance towards cultural complexities by prioritizing some values over others, thereby, disregarding the collective spirit of some communities. This is said to render the concept of human rights inapplicable in non-"Western" societies. I have counter-argued that the human rights conception is culturally sensitive, as it recognizes diversity of moral views by promoting freedom of choice and the inclusion of voices otherwise left unheard under the umbrella of collectivism. Thereby, I have shown that universal values can indeed be justified, while cultural relativism fails to provide a sufficient explanation for moral validity. In this respect, I shall challenge the term "culture" and will show that human rights advocate t

Culture(s) in International Relations

Author : Grażyna Michałowska
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN 13 : 9783631679029
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Culture(s) in International Relations written by Grażyna Michałowska and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a critical reflection on how the presence of «culture» in theory and practice of international relations is reflected in IR as a research field. The book consists of three parts: The culture in International Relations scholarship, culture in the practice of International Relations and culture in International Law.

Culture and Rights

Author : Jane K. Cowan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521797351
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Rights written by Jane K. Cowan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I: Setting universal rights

Human Rights in Iran

Author : Reza Afshari
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812221397
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Human Rights in Iran written by Reza Afshari and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reza Afshari reveals Iran's attempt to hide human rights abuses by labeling oppression as an authentic cultural practice.

Relativism and Religion

Author : Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023154037X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Relativism and Religion written by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moral relativism is deeply troubling for those who believe that, without a set of moral absolutes, democratic societies will devolve into tyranny or totalitarianism. Engaging directly with this claim, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the roots of contemporary anti-relativist fears to the antimodern rhetoric of the Catholic Church and then rescues a form of philosophical relativism for modern, pluralist societies, arguing that this viewpoint provides the firmest foundation for an allegiance to democracy. In his analyses of the relationship between religious arguments and political authority and the implications of philosophical relativism for democratic theory, Accetti makes a far-ranging contribution to contemporary debates over the revival of religion in politics and the conceptual grounds for a commitment to democracy. He presents the first comprehensive genealogy of anti-relativist discourse and reclaims for English-speaking readers the overlooked work of Hans Kelsen on the connection between relativism and democracy. By engaging with contemporary attempts to replace the religious foundation of democratic values with a neo-Kantian conception of reason, Accetti also makes a powerful case for relativism as the best basis for a civic ethos that integrates different perspectives into democratic politics.

Cultural Relativism in the Face of the West

Author : B. Billet
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137119136
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (371 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Relativism in the Face of the West written by B. Billet and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billet examines the debate between the uniform application of universal human rights and cultural relativism. Billet outlines the foundations and evolution of both schools of thought. The book also examines case studies that involve either women or children and are typically viewed by the West as violations of fundamental human rights.

Culture and Context in World Politics

Author : Stephanie Lawson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230625738
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Context in World Politics written by Stephanie Lawson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging, historically informed study examines the career of the culture concept and related notions of context in comparative and international politics, tracing connections through the disciplines of anthropology and history as well as through issues in nationalism and democracy.