Author : Cees J. Hamelink
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509557512
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Book Synopsis Communication and Human Rights by : Cees J. Hamelink
Download or read book Communication and Human Rights written by Cees J. Hamelink and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human rights and communication are deeply connected: human rights need communication to expose violations and to offer platforms for dialogue, while communication needs human rights to provide standards for free speech and confidentiality. Together, they confront the reality of today’s social and international order in which justice and understanding often seem unattainable. In this book, Cees J. Hamelink guides the reader through the historical evolution of communication and human rights. In this original framework, he discusses topics such as the right to communicate and freedom of expression, as well as major challenges posed by the environmental crisis and digital technologies. With authority, he passionately argues that ‘communicative justice’ is the ultimate goal of applying the international human rights regime to different forms of communication. This goal can only be achieved if we manage to move from the prevailing ‘thin’ liberal conception of human rights to a ‘thick’ cosmopolitan conception of them. Written by one of the world’s leading scholars in this area, this wide-ranging book will be of interest to students of media and communication, human rights scholars, as well as practitioners, activists and anyone interested in applying the notion of justice to the basis of human existence: communication.