{"product_id":"evidence-for-hope-making-human-rights-work-in-the-21st-century-9780691170626","title":"Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kathryn Sikkink\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Human Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEvidence for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e dismantles claims on both the left and right that human rights efforts have been a failure. On the contrary, social science evidence demonstrates areas of marked improvement, as well as notable setbacks. Kathryn Sikkink convincingly argues that activists should be resilient, drawing hope from institutionalized human rights ideals and from their frequent realization.\"\u003cb\u003e--Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University and author of \u003ci\u003eAfter Hegemony \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating and vitally important book for anyone interested in freedom around the world and how we can expand it. Kathryn Sikkink's portrait of human rights today is optimistic in the best sense--motivated not by a temperament that sees the glass as half full, but by a judicious look at the facts and a keen analytic eye.\"\u003cb\u003e--Steven Pinker, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With this book, Kathryn Sikkink shines a light on hope in times of disarray. She exposes how activists and politicians used human rights principles and institutions to end colonialism in Africa and Asia, and state terrorism in Latin America. \u003ci\u003eEvidence for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that human rights matter today more than ever.\"\u003cb\u003e--Luis Moreno Ocampo, former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here is a powerful antidote for despair about the future of human rights. Kathryn Sikkink shows us that past progress was possible in the face of fierce headwinds and recalls that the movement's global roots have provided the strength to weather national and regional reversals. Her book arrives in the nick of time to remind us that great success can be achieved when citizens across the world work for a common cause.\"\u003cb\u003e--Stephen J. Rapp, former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This important book argues that human rights has worked, does work, and can continue to do so. Connecting the past to the future, this is a history that is unashamed to teach us vital lessons.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jeremy Adelman, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWorlds Together, Worlds Apart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kathryn Sikkink is one of the country's most distinguished scholars of human rights and a major figure in the study of international relations. In \u003ci\u003eEvidence for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, she makes a powerful argument that rights ideals have made impressive progress around the world in the face of strong opposition. With its insights, erudition, and gusto, this wonderful book showcases her remarkable abilities and offers important lessons for wiser human rights policy.\"\u003cb\u003e--Gary Bass, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blood Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083604451479,"sku":"9780691170626","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691170626.webp?v=1767635899","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/evidence-for-hope-making-human-rights-work-in-the-21st-century-9780691170626","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}