Human Rights and Social Theory

"Understanding human rights as ultimately concerned with the protection of human dignity, Lydia Morris skilfully combines social theory and ethical inquiry to show how rights emerge from ceaseless confrontations in civil society. Her Through a telling analysis of the tensions between agency and structure in social theory, she offers an overview of such issues as torture, citizenship, migration, culture and cosmopolitanism. A major contribution to the sociology of human rights." - Bryan S. Turner, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA

This book examines the contribution social theory can make to understanding different human rights which operate in a variety of settings. Including an introduction to the theoretical issues raised by the study of rights, it covers a range of individual and collective rights, illuminating the relationship between social theory and human rights.This book examines the contribution social theory can make to understanding different human rights which operate in a variety of settings. Including an introduction to the theoretical issues raised by the study of rights, it covers a range of individual and collective rights, illuminating the relationship between social theory and human rights.