Toward a Messy History of Creative Tensions
To the blind believer in human rights, nothing so messy as history is truly necessary. To question, to complicate, to ‘problematize’ […]
Introducing ‘Textbook Narrative of Origins’
Where does the history of human rights begin: centuries, even millennia earlier, or a mere few decades ago? What constitutes this
Thematic week: History of Human Rights
This Allegra week will be devoted to a theme that we have not previously addressed, namely the history of human
Governing Refugees. Justice, Order and Legal Pluralism
I was visiting Chiang Mai, Thailand, at around the same time travel magazines began to herald Myanmar as the “it”
The Gloss of Harmony
I spent much of my fieldwork at a department of the UK Government grappling with a confusing dynamic between civil
REDUX: The Rise and Fall of Human Rights in Occupied #Palestine – by Lori Allen
When Lori Allen‘s The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine appeared last year, it was
REVISITING ISRAELI ANTHROPOLOGY AND AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGY: OUR “SPECIAL RELATIONS”
Earlier this week the American Anthropological Association’s task force on Engagement with Israel-Palestine issued a 130-page report to assess whether
INTRODUCTION: AAA, BDS and Palestine
When the Jewish Agency in Tel-Aviv announced the institution of the Provisional Government of Israel on 14 May 1948, the
Journeys for Justice in Tanzania
Much has been written about women’s land rights in Africa, but little research has been undertaken on how law works
Book Review Reviews
The Reappeared: Argentine Former Political Prisoners
States resort to disappearances to remove unwanted critics or minorities from society. The act of a disappearance often follows a