The institutionalization of human rights and its discontents: A world cultural perspective

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dc.contributor.authorElliott, Michael A.
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Anthropology, Sociology & Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-24T15:50:40Z
dc.date.available2021-09-24T15:50:40Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-16
dc.description.abstractA recurring theme in the sociology of human rights is the vast decoupling that exists between the formal codification of these rights in principle and their implementation in practice, fueling much debate about the effectiveness of international law. Yet, despite this disjuncture, a deeper question remains: given all the barriers that have impeded the realization of human rights, why have they become so widely institutionalized? Revisiting previous work in this journal, I argue that one important component of the expansion of human rights is the rise of the universal, egalitarian individual as the primary entity of social organization in world society. Additionally, I explore how the nature of human rights law itself promotes widespread decoupling that, in turn, fuels ongoing efforts to close the gap between principle and practice. Indeed, while human rights law envisions an ideal world that is practically unrealizable, it inspires a never-ending, global crusade to bring about that vision.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1749975514541099en_US
dc.format.extent23 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m24cgn-qj7o
dc.identifier.citationElliott, Michael A. 2014. "The institutionalization of human rights and its discontents: A world cultural perspective." Cultural Sociology 8(4).Retrieved September 23, 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1177/1749975514541099)en_US
dc.identifier.issn1749-9763
dc.identifier.uri10.1177/1749975514541099
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/23032
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCultural Sociology;volume 8, issue 4
dc.subjectDecouplingen_US
dc.subjectDurkheim, EĢmile, 1858-1917en_US
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectLegalen_US
dc.subjectIndividualismen_US
dc.subjectInstitutionalizationen_US
dc.subjectSociology world cultureen_US
dc.subjectWorld societyen_US
dc.titleThe institutionalization of human rights and its discontents: A world cultural perspectiveen_US
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