Taking root : human rights and public opinion in the global South /

While debates about human rights are waged in elite circles, what do publics in the global South think about human rights ideas and the organizations that promote them? Drawing on large-scale public opinion surveys and interviews with human rights practitioners in India, Mexico, Morocco, and Nigeria...

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Other Authors:	Ron, James (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Series:	Oxford studies in culture & politics.
Subjects:	Human rights > Developing countries. Non-governmental organizations > Developing countries. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights. Human rights Non-governmental organizations Developing countries Electronic books.
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Summary:	While debates about human rights are waged in elite circles, what do publics in the global South think about human rights ideas and the organizations that promote them? Drawing on large-scale public opinion surveys and interviews with human rights practitioners in India, Mexico, Morocco, and Nigeria, Taking Root argues that most people broadly support human rights, but often do not engage with local rights groups.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 253 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190677299 0190677295 9780199975068 019997506X 9780199975044 0199975043