RC26 - Human Rights

The book of the international webinar -an RC26 activity- "Struggles for recognition. Cultural pluralism  and rights of minorities" has been published. You have all the information in this link:

http://coleccionpluralismoyminorias.webphilosophia.com/archivos/90

You can find all the webinar information (participants, Cvs, abstracts)in this link:

http://www.webphilosophia.com/webinar2020/index.html

You can find the sessions videos in this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak6tQXN998E&list=PLGBl8pC6-N6lXTOeoEyS4kqb17-nylDvK

Human Rights Research Committee 26 - IPSA

IPSA RC26 Newsletter no. 9 October 2020

What´s inside?

• Message  from  the  Chair,  Alexander Sungurov  
• Special LISBON IPSA WORLD CONGRESS JULY 2021:
• Important deadlines
• "Struggles for recognition" webinar videos 
• CALL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTES INFORMATION
• CALL FOR PAPERS 
• MEMBER PUBLICATIONS
• ACTIVITIES
• GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS

Human Rights Research Committee 26 - IPSA

No_7_Newsletter_2-11-19.pdf

What´s inside?

• Message  from  the  Chair,  Alexander Sungurov  ”
• 2020 LISBON IPSA WORLD CONGRESS WORKSHOPS
• CALL FOR PAPERS 
• MEMBER PUBLICATIONS
• ACTIVITIES
• GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS

“Current issues on human rights”

International Symposium

List of accepted abstract

Program2.pdf

Welcoming speeches photos

Welcomimg speeches video

Panel on 70th annivesary of Universal Declaration of human rights photos

Panel on 70th anniversary of Universal Declaratrion on human rights video

Panel on civil rights photos

Panel on civil rights video

Panel on social rights photos

Panel on social rights video

Panel on political rights photos

Panel on political rights video

Panel on cultural rights photos

Panel on UN SDG and GCM photos

Conclusive speeches photos​

Call for papers

The 70^thanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a good reason to reflect. Nowadays, there is certain ambiguity as to whether human rights are a moral, political or legal concept. What are the specific consequences of enforcing rights in these particular classifications. United Nations’ bodies defend the universality, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights, but there is no unanimous agreement with these characteristics. 

Regarding civil rights, technology provides new problems and dimensions to free speech and privacy rights. It is sometimes thought that old concepts must be partly redefined or complete new approaches are required.  

Concerning political rights, the disaffection of the citizens to politics is increasing and there is a demand of more deliberation and participation while a clear politicians’ accountability is required. Political rights must be properly understood within the framework of a democracy of quality.

With regard to social rights, the entitlement and complete enforcement of these types of rights is often controversial. The classical issue is if social rights should be attributed universally or only to people in need. Or what is the kind of interdependence between liberal rights and social rights.

In relation to cultural rights, the role of minorities is diverse in different societies, but it is usually presented as a struggle against assimilation. The recognition of differentiated identities sometimes has to face criticisms from autonomy or gender equality.

This Symposium will be organised in 6 panels, which topics are: a) 70^thanniversary Universal Declaration; b) Civil rights; c) Political rights; d) Social Rights; e) Cultural rights; d) UN Sustainable Development Goals and UN Global Compact for Migration. Each panel will have a Chair and a Discussant.

Abstracts (up to 400 words) and other information queries should be sent to oscar.perez@uc3m.esThe deadline to send abstracts is 25 April 2019. Confirmation of abstract acceptance will be communicated by 30 Abril 2019. The deadline by which to receive complete papers for publication is 15 October 2019.  

This international Symposium will be held at the Carlos III University, Getafe, Madrid, Spain on 23-24 May 2019(University website:https://www.uc3m.es/Home).

Organisation:

Research Committee 26 on human rights. IPSA International Political Science Association.

Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law. Carlos III University of Madrid. 

Human Rights Institute Bartolomé de las Casas. Carlos III University of Madrid.

Human Rights Research Committee 26 - IPSA

Newsletter No. 4, April 2018

What´s inside?

• Message  from  the  Chair,  Mikyoung Kim 
• JAPANESE CITIZEN'S RESISTANCE AGAINST PRIME MINISTER ABE ’ S ARTICLE 9 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
• CALL FOR PAPERS 
• MEMBER PUBLICATIONS
• ACTIVITIES
• GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS 
• JOB OPENINGS 

IPSA RC26 (Human Rights Research Committee) is organizing a workshop on crimes against humanity with a focus on war time sexual violence on November 3 at Chungang University in Seoul, KoreaI (read more here).

Call for Chapter Authors

State, Religion and Muslims. Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels

Editors:

Dr. Melek Saral

Dr. Serif Onur Bahcecik

To be published by the Foundation for Migration Studies [1]

[1] The Foundation for Migration Studies is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Ankara, Turkey (www.gocvakfi.com). The Foundation’s mission is to conduct research and disseminate information on social, cultural and political problems of migrant populations.

We are looking for contributors to a peer-reviewed edited book on discrimination against and protection of Muslims in Western countries. The volume seeks to throw light on:

• The general legal framework for the prevention and punishment of discrimination
• The national and international legislation giving rise to discrimination or setting the framework with respect to non-discrimination
• Administrative practices that cause or diminish discrimination
• Judicial decisions that are relevant to discrimination against Muslims

Each chapter should be between 18000-20000 words and deal with a single country: Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.

Topics to be covered for each chapter are: Education, Employment, Exercise of Religion, State Relations with Religious Communities, Hate Crime and Hate Speech.

Researchers are invited to submit a 1-page chapter proposal and a current CV by March 15, 2017. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by March 30, 2017 about the status of their proposals, and will be sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 15, 2017.

Chapter authors will be paid an honorarium after submitting a final version of the work.

Please see the full call at https://goo.gl/sE9bj7

Contact Info: Serif Onur Bahcecik bahcecik@metu.edu.tr

Human Rights Research Committee 26 - IPSA

Newsletter No. 1,  October 2016 

What’s Inside 
 
•  Message from the Chair  
•  IAPSS Student Research Essay 
•  Santos’ Peace Nobel Prize Essay 
•  Call for Papers 
•  Articles, Books  
•  Links, Information 
 

Pre-convention Workshop on Teaching Human Rights APSA Organized Section on Human Rights

September 2, 2015

This one-day workshop, held one day before the 2015 Annual APSA Convention, will focus on teaching human rights in Political Science. Our goal is to share best practices and discuss challenges through a series of panel discussions and subfield-focused working groups. One goal of the workshop is to create the basis for an online resource for all section members containing updated examples of syllabi (something we had done long ago but which has fallen aside) as well as links, ideas, and resources for teachers.

Tentative schedule of events:

12:45 pm welcome and introductions 1:00-2:00 Panel A – Challenges of teaching human rights (Three panelists will speak for no more than 10 minutes about some challenges they have faced in their courses; we then open up for a floor discussion). 2:00 – 2:15 Coffee break 2:30 – 3:30 Panel B – Best practices in teaching human rights (Three or four panelists will speak for no more than 10 minutes about some innovative or effective practice or pedagogy they have developed for their human rights teaching; we then open up for a floor discussion). 3:30 -3:45 Coffee break 4:00-5:30 Subfield working groups. Participants will split into subfield working groups (Theory, IR, Comparative Politics, American Politics) for more focused discussions on the challenges they face in their own areas. The theory working group, e.g., will discuss the interest in a reader for courses in human rights theory and what the content and features of such a text might be. 5:30 pm Wrap up and thanks

Participants will be paid an honorarium of $175 to cover one night of conference hotel.

Those who are interested should submit the application form listed below with a copy of their CV to both Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, zehra.arat@uconn.edu and Michael Goodhart, goodhart@pitt.edu, by typing “Workshop on Teaching Human Rights” in the subject area, by April 26, 2015.

Please feel free to forward this message to all who may be interested. Thank you.

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Application Form for Pre-convention Workshop on Teaching Human Rights

Full Name: Institution: Member of the Human Rights Section: Yes e-mail address: Phone number: Please list the names of human rights courses, their level and number of times you offered them: Course title Level (e.g., grad, upper-level undergrad, undergrad intro.) Number of times offered

Please check what applies to the role that you would like play during the panel sessions:

     I would like to be a speaker in the first panel (challenges in teaching human rights).
     I would like to be a speaker in the second panel (innovations in teaching human rights).
     I can be a speaker for either panel.
     I do not wish to be a panelist.

Please indicate which subfield group discussion that you would like to attend:

     American Politics
     Comparative Politics
     International Relations
     Political Theory

The Political Theory subgroup will work on the content of a possible reader for courses that focus on theories of human rights. If you wish to attend another subgroup meeting, on what would you like the group to focus?

Would be interested in serving as the moderator for the subgroup session? Yes No Do you have any comments or suggestions that would like to share with us?

The Research Committee on Human Rights (RC 26) of IPSA encourages its members, and other interested scholars of human rights, to consider a panel or paper proposal for the 2016 IPSA meeting, scheduled for July 23-28, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.

The main theme of the conference will be Politics in a World of Inequality. Proposals may focus on this main theme or on other human rights issues, some of which are listed in the conference announcement.

The call for papers opens on May 20, 2015.

The RC 26 will propose a number of panels to be listed under its heading. Proposals for papers/panels should follow IPSA guidelines; please inform the RC by e-mail to its current chair, Anje Mihr ( a.mihr@uu.nl ) and the current secretary, Henry Krisch henrykrisch@gmail.com.

Further information will be available at IPSA’s web site for the conference, http://www.ipsa.org/world-congress-istanbul-2016

Participants will need to be IPSA members.