Stevenson, Nick, 1961-

Human rights and the reinvention of freedom / Nick Stevenson. - 169 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in global and transnational politics series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : human rights and freedom -- Human rights, freedom and humanity -- Human rights and the cosmopolitan imagination : questions of human dignity and cultural identity -- The "making" and "doing" of global civil society : E.P.Thompson and cosmopolitanism -- The human right to schooling (or education) in the age of global neoliberalism -- Jazz as cultural modernity : consumerism, neoliberalism and cosmopolitan freedom -- Human rights and documentary cinema : a democratic pedagogic practice in the time of globalisation -- Human rights, post-capitalism and the right to be human : the rise of the commons -- Conclusion : the human right to be human.

9781138823099

2016019220


Human rights and globalization.
Liberty--Social aspects.
Cosmopolitanism.
Neoliberalism.

JC571 / .S823 2017