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This book, newly available in paperback, argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing brings some new understanding to old debates. Starting with the realities of abuse rather than the liberal architecture of rights, it casts human rights as a language for probing the political dimensions of suffering. Seen in this context, the predominant Western models of rights generate a substantial but also problematic and not always emancipatory array of practices. These models are far from answering the questions about the nature of political community that are raised by the systemic infliction of suffering. Rather than a simple message from 'us' to 'them', then, rights promotion is a long and difficult conversation about the relationship between political organisations and suffering. Three case studies are explored - the Tiananmen Square massacre, East Timor's violent modern history and the circumstances of indigenous Australians. The purpose of these discussions is not to elaborate on a new theory of rights, but to work towards rights practices that are more responsive to the spectrum of injury that we inflict and endure. The book is a valuable and innovative contribution to rights debates for students of international politics, political theory, and conflict resolution, as well as for those engaged in the pursuit of human rights.

This book, newly available in paperback, argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing brings some new understanding to old debates. Starting with the realities of abuse rather than the liberal architecture of rights, it casts human rights as a language for probing the political dimensions of suffering. Seen in this context, the predominant Western models of rights generate a substantial but also problematic and not always emancipatory array of practices. These models are far from answering the questions about the nature of political community that are raised by the systemic infliction of suffering. Rather than a simple message from 'us' to 'them', then, rights promotion is a long and difficult conversation about the relationship between political organisations and suffering. Three case studies are explored - the Tiananmen Square massacre, East Timor's violent modern history and the circumstances of indigenous Australians. The purpose of these discussions is not to elaborate on a new theory of rights, but to work towards rights practices that are more responsive to the spectrum of injury that we inflict and endure. The book is a valuable and innovative contribution to rights debates for students of international politics, political theory, and conflict resolution, as well as for those engaged in the pursuit of human rights.

Transit-oriented gentrification studies in Los Angeles record contrasting findings, but yield consistent implications for station area planning. As these cases demonstrates, simply building transit will not gentrify neighborhoods; a blend of built environment factors, development, and governmental support are needed to catalyze gentrification. This paper reveals the importance of government involvement as both the precursor of gentrification and protector of residents. Given this, cities should enact multi-pronged and context-sensitive policies to protect incumbent residents from gentrification's potentially negative effects. A mix of housing policies can help residents weather rising housing costs, remain in neighborhoods, and capitalize on increased local amenities.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The philosophy behind the book -- Content of the book -- What is society? -- What is theory? -- What is methodology? -- 2 Traditional Theory -- A society based on conflict -- A society based on consensus -- A society based on social action, interpretation and meaning -- A society based upon male domination: feminist theory -- 3 Theoretical Debates -- Introduction -- Modernism versus postmodernism - the status of evidence -- Structuralism versus social action -- Social action -- The evolutionary view versus here-and-now analysis -- Positivism versus antipositivism -- 4 Contemporary Theory -- Introduction -- The Contemporary Left -- Realism -- The New Right -- Postmodernism -- Postfeminism -- Critical race theory -- Theories of sexuality and queer theory -- Disability theory -- 5 Contemporary Debates -- Introduction -- Poststructuralism -- Structuration -- Actor-network theory (ANT) -- Modernity versus postmodernity -- Globalization: one world or a society of states? -- Sociology of society or sociology of self? -- The risk society -- 6 Research Concepts -- Introduction -- Key research concerns -- Types of data -- Triangulation or methodological pluralism -- Selecting research participants -- The nature of social facts -- 7 Research Techniques -- Introduction -- The scientific method -- Non-experimental methods: quantitative methods -- Non-experimental methods: qualitative methods -- Evaluation of quantitative versus qualitative methods -- 8 Contemporary Trends in the Use of Research Techniques -- Introduction -- Quantitative and qualitative methods -- Ethnographic research -- Comparative and longitudinal research -- Quantitative and qualitative methods - an evaluation -- The forward march of less-known techniques.