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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageElites still matter when protecting human rightsRon, Crow and Golden argue that human rights organizations should foster grassroots movements worldwide....
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNeither elites nor masses: protecting human rights in the real worldThe diversity of human rights movements defies elite/mass labels. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageReforming and transforming: a multi-directional investigation of human rightsResearchers must analyze both vertical relationships between human rights leaders and their base, as well as...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHuman rights for whom? A closer look at elitism and women’s rights in AfricaThe problem of ‘top-down’ human rights work is particularly pronounced among the marginalized women and girls who...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageSpeaking with an elite accent: human rights and the "masses"Does the human rights movement's effectiveness hinge upon the trust and diffuse support of ordinary citizens? Not...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHuman rights: a mirror for allInstead of posing as truth-advocates, Israeli human rights activists should first acknowledge the limitations of...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageזכויות אדם: ללכת עד הסוףבמקום להציג את עצמם כשליחים נאורים ויודעי כל, על ארגוני זכויות האדם בישראל להתחיל להתמודד עם המגבלות המבניות הקיימות...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageحقوق الإنسان: الانطلاق حتى النهايةبدلاً من ادعاءات النشطاء الإسرائيليون في مجال حقوق الإنسان بأنهم حماة الحقيقة والمدافعون عن الحق؛ ينبغي عليهم أولاً...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageBelief in common humanity is the first principleThe primary challenge facing Israeli human rights organizations is cultivating a shared belief in equality for all...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageFighting abuses in existing powersAlthough it is certainly of intellectual interest that elites and masses differ in rights awareness, it is uncertain...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageCivil society, human rights and Jewish-Israeli communitariansMany Jewish-Israelis see local human rights groups as traitors, but a boycott will only make things worse. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWhere is the humanism in Israel?Can human rights break past the self-interest of nationalism? A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageحقوق الانسان، "البشر،" وإسرائيلموجز: كمشروع سياسي عالمي، فإن "حقوق الانسان" لا صدى لها عند معظم اليهود الاسرائيليين. فبينما تواصل إسرائيل التحليق...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageזכויות אדם, בני אדם וישראלכפרויקט פוליטי גלובלי, לזכויות אדם יש תהודה נמוכה בקרב יהודים ישראלים. בשעה שישראל ממשיכה להתעמת עם נורמות...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe 'no grassroots' critique of human rights: fair or misleading?The dichotomy set up between elite-driven and grassroots-driven human rights progress might be a false one. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageMaking universalism resonate locallyTo build support for human rights among the Israeli public, we need to not only address the public's political...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageMaking human rights matter to the marginalisedHuman rights organizations must adopt a new approach to produce positive change for - and stay relevant to - those...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageInternational NGOs supporting grassroots movements: who talks and who listens?In a world where elites cannot be trusted to look out for the interests of the poor, mass mobilisations are...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe antithesis of elitismThe author refutes the charge of elitism. Such long, unpaid and mostly unsung work undertaken by local Amnesty...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageA global human rights movement?As a rallying call human rights remain somewhat cold and ethereal - ‘Scandinavian religion’ as Debray puts it,...
