1st Edition

Human Rights and US Foreign Policy

By Jan Hancock Copyright 2007
236 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This book analyzes the role of human rights in the foreign policy of the George W. Bush Administrations. References to human rights, freedom and democracy became prominent explanations for post-9/11 foreign policy, yet human rights have been neither impartially nor universally integrated into decision-making. Jan Hancock addresses this apparent paradox by considering three distinct... Read more

Part 1: Human Rights Discourse in Foreign Policy Theory and Practice  Introduction  1. The Hegemonic Discourse  2. The Hegemonic Discourse of Wilson and Carter  3. Inconsistent Application of Human Rights  4. Consistent Application of Human Rights Part 2: Case Studies  5. War on Terror  6. War on Afghanistan  7. War on Iraq.  Conclusion

Biography

Jan Hancock