Speaking Rights to Power Constructing Political Will

Name: Speaking Rights to Power Constructing Political Will
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ISBN: 9780199982677

ISBN-10: 0199982678

ISBN-13: 9780199982677

Edition: 2013

Authors: Alison Brysk

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How can "Speaking Rights to Power" construct political will to respond to human rights abuse worldwide? Examining dozens of cases of human rights campaigns, this book shows how carefully crafted communications build recognition, solidarity, and social change. Alison Brysk presents an innovative analysis of the politics of persuasion, based in the strategic use of voice, framing, media, protest performance, and audience bridging.Building on twenty years of research on five continents, this comprehensive study ranges from Aung San Suu Kyi to Anna Hazare, from Congo to Colombia, and from the Arab Spring to Pussy Riot. It includes both well-chronicled campaigns, such as the struggle to end…

Book details

List price: $42.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 9.02" wide x 6.10" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Alison Brysk is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Gershon Shafir is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies at the University of California, San Diego.



List of Tables


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Rhetoric for Rights



Speaking Rights



Historical Repertoires: Attention Must Be Paid



Voices: Heroes, Martyrs, Witnesses, and Experts



The Message Matters: Framing the Claim



Plotting Rights: The Power of Performance



Mobilizing Media: Is There an App for That?



Audiences: Constructing Cosmopolitans



Constructing Political Will: Another World is Possible


Notes


References


Index