Rethinking Rights and Responsibilities, at the nexus of ethics, political theory, public policy, and law, traces how the peculiarly American formulations of the rights of the individual have assaulted our connections with, and responsibilities for, those around us.
A collection of essays examining citizenship as a discursive phenomenon, in the sense that important civic functions take place in deliberation among citizens and that discourse is not prefatory to real action but in many ways constitutive of civic engagement.
A collection of essays examining citizenship as a discursive phenomenon, in the sense that important civic functions take place in deliberation among citizens and that discourse is not prefatory to real action but in many ways constitutive of civic engagement.
Narratives of the New Orleans Civil Rights Movement
This work tells the stories, in their own words, of the New Orleans civil rights workers who fought the racial terrorism that scarred so much of the South in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. The accounts span three generations of activists, tracing their risks, triumphs and disappointments.
Advocate of Representative Democracy, Developer of a Strategy of Peace
This book introduces Robert Pickus' leadership role in the pacifist community (1951-2016) and his forceful work to constructively engage the U.S. in world politics. He called for leadership by the U.S. in a conflict-filled world through non-military peace initiatives designed to gain the reciprocation of allies and dedicated adversaries alike.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Puerto Rico, and Political Journalism in Washington
This book explores the relationship of Washington journalist Ruby A. Black with Eleanor Roosevelt and Luis Munoz Marin. Black's role in the political atmosphere surrounding the first lady brought much-needed attention to Puerto Rico and enhanced Roosevelt's position, but had a detrimental effect on Black's career.
What the evolving fight for transgender rights reveals about government power, regulations, and the law Every government agency in the United States, from Homeland Security to your states Department of Motor Vehicles to your local elementary school, has the authority to make its own rules for sex classification. Many transgender people find ......
Winner, Sexuality and Politics Book Award - American Political Science Association Finalist, PROSE Award - Government and Politics What the evolving fight for transgender rights reveals about government power, regulations, and the law Every government agency in the United States, from Homeland Security to Departments of Motor Vehicles, has ......
Sex Trafficking and Human Rights demonstrates how state responsiveness to human trafficking is shaped by the political, social, and economic rights afforded women. This book is a call to understanding and to action: If the international community is to effectively combat human trafficking, they must center the equality of women in national policy.
