1st Edition
The Media and Human Rights The Cosmopolitan Promise
Introduction Part I 1. Human rights – key issues Part II 2. Information, media and power 3. The Normative Dimension: Cosmopolitanism Part III 4. Humanitarian intervention 5. Genocide 6. Asylum and immigration 7. Freedom of speech 8. Torture Conclusion
Biography
Ekaterina Balabanova is a Senior Lecturer in Political Communication in the Department of Communication and Media, University of Liverpool, UK. She is the author of Media, Wars and Politics: Comparing the Incomparable in Western and Eastern Europe.
"An illuminating survey, rich in detail. Through the analysis of her case-studies, Balabanova shows with exemplary clarity how the media’s treatment of ‘human rights’ is of major significance not only for an understanding of many international conflicts but for the deeper play-off between ideals and realities in contemporary politics." - John Corner, University of Leeds, UK
"The idea of human rights is one of the most contested and yet politically indispensable concepts of our global age. It demands careful (care-filled) and critical interrogation and not least in respect of how it can become enacted and expanded or displaced and dissimulated in the flows and formations of the contemporary media. Ekaterina Balabanova’s intervention is not only timely; it’s admirably clear, cogent and pressing." - Simon Cottle, Cardiff University, UK
"This book is a strong first step in establishing what human rights instruments and monitory bodies exist (without overcomplicating) and how human rights issues are portrayed in mass media... this book is a much-needed addition to understanding the current state of human rights coverage in mass media." - Lindsey Blumell, Texas Tech University, USA
