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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Human Rights for Pragmatists\, by Jack Snyder - Jack 
 Snyder (Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations at C
 olumbia University)\, and Emma Mackinnon and Sharath Srinivasan (Universit
 y of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Anusha Arumugam
DESCRIPTION:In his book "Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Mod
 ern Times"\, Jack Snyder holds that human rights are among our most pressi
 ng issues today\, yet rights promoters have reached an impasse in their ef
 fort to achieve rights for all. Human Rights for Pragmatists explains why:
  activists prioritize universal legal and moral norms\, backed by the publ
 ic shaming of violators\, but in fact rights prevail only when they serve 
 the interests of powerful local constituencies. Jack Snyder demonstrates t
 hat where local power and politics lead\, rights follow. He presents an in
 novative roadmap for addressing a broad agenda of human rights concerns: i
 mpunity for atrocities\, dilemmas of free speech in the age of social medi
 a\, entrenched abuses of women’s rights\, and more.\n\nExploring the his
 torical development of human rights around the globe\, Snyder shows that l
 iberal rights–based states have experienced a competitive edge over auth
 oritarian regimes in the modern era. He focuses on the role of power\, the
  interests of individuals and the groups they form\, and the dynamics of b
 argaining and coalitions among those groups. The path to human rights enta
 ils transitioning from a social order grounded in patronage and favoritism
  to one dedicated to equal treatment under impersonal rules. Rights flouri
 sh when they benefit dominant local actors with the clout to persuade ambi
 valent peers. Activists\, policymakers\, and others attempting to advance 
 rights should embrace a tailored strategy\, one that acknowledges local po
 wer structures and cultural practices.\n\nConstructively turning the mains
 tream framework of human rights advocacy on its head\, Human Rights for Pr
 agmatists offers tangible steps that all advocates can take to move the ri
 ghts project forward.\n\nIn this talk\, Emma Mackinnon (University Assista
 nt Professor in History\, University of Cambridge) and Sharath Srinivasan 
 (David and Elaine Potter Associate Professor in the Department of Politics
  and International Studies\, University of Cambridge) discuss with Jack ab
 out this book. \n\n\nMore about Jack's book: https://press.princeton.edu/b
 ooks/hardcover/9780691231549/human-rights-for-pragmatists\n
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