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Thematic Group on
Human Rights and Global Justice TG03
Programme Coordinator
Mark Frezzo, Florida Atlantic University, USA, mfrezzo@fau.edu
Venue
Handels (The School of Business, Economics and Law)
Each session, group or committee is allocated in the same venue throughout the Congress, except for few occasions such as joint sessions. This is a preliminary venue and can be subject to minor changes. The final schedule will be presented in June.
For exact date/time schedule of each session, please contact directly session chair.
Session 1: The sociology of human rights: Origins and prospects
This panel explores the historical roots of and future prospects for the study of human rights as a branch of sociology.
Session 2: Social movements, NGOs, and human rights
This panel explores the mobilization of the discourse of rights by social movements and NGOs challenging neoliberal policies.
3. Sociology and global governance
In light of widespread ambivalence of activists toward the idea of global governance, this panel explores the debate on whether to reform or replace the UN.
4. Universal rights or cultural rights?
This panel explores the debate universalism and relativism in the field of human rights.
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International Sociological Association, March 2010 |