Understanding social action, promoting human rights

The editors bring together a stellar group of contributors from across the social sciences to apply a broad yet conceptually unified array of advanced social science research concepts to the study of human rights and human rights law.

Introduction:Social science and human rights /Ryan Goodman, Derek Jinks, and Andrew K. Woods --The psychology of social norms and the promotion of human rights /Deborah A. Prentice --Why can't we sell human rights like we sell soap? /Robert C. Hornik --The reasons for compliance with law /Margaret Levi, Tom R. Tyler, and Audrey Sacks --Can international law stop genocide when our moral intuitions fail us? /Paul Slovic and David Zionts --Human rights : an evolutionary and behavioral perspective /Herbert Gintis --Moral grammar and human rights : some reflections on cognitive science and enlightenment rationalism /John Mikhail --Parochialism as a result of cognitive biases /Jonathan Baron --Networks and politics : the case of human rights /David Lazer --Barriers to dispute resolution : reflections on peacemaking and relationships between adversaries /Byron Bland, Brenna Powell, and Lee Ross --The difference it makes /William F. Schulz.

Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction: Social Science and Human Rights -- 2. The Psychology of Social Norms and the Promotion of Human Rights -- 3. Why Can't We Sell Human Rights Like We Sell Soap? -- 4. The Reasons for Compliance with Law -- 5. Can International Law Stop Genocide When Our Moral Intuitions Fail Us? -- 6. Human Rights: An Evolutionary and Behavioral Perspective -- 7. Moral Grammar and Human Rights: Some Reflections on Cognitive Science and Enlightenment Rationalism -- 8. Parochialism as a Result of Cognitive Biases -- 9. Networks and Politics: The Case of Human Rights -- 10. Barriers to Dispute Resolution: Reflections on Peacemaking and Relationships between Adversaries -- 11. The Difference It Makes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.