1st Edition
Transnational Advocacy Networks and Human Rights Law Emergence and Framing of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
By Giulia Dondoli
Copyright 2019
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book asks the fundamental question of how new human rights issues emerge in the human rights debate. To answer this, the book focuses on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and on the case study of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) rights. The work argues that the way in which NGOs decide their advocacy, conceptualise human rights violations and strategically... Read more
1. Introduction; 2. Between Friends and Foes: Transnational Advocacy Networks, Issue Emergence and Issue Framing; 3. LGBTI Transnational Advocacy Networks: Internetwork Relations and Horizontal Networking; 4. The Broader Political Context: How States and Other NGOs Influence LGBTI NGOs’ Issue Framing; 5. "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility": The Advocacy Agenda of LGBTI Transnational Advocacy Networks; 6. Conclusion; 7. Appendices; 8. Index
Biography
Giulia Dondoli obtained her PhD in Human Rights Law from Te Piringa, Faculty of Law, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
