The idea that the city belongs to all individuals inhabiting urban space is grounded in Universal Declaration of Human Rights and New Urban Agenda, it referred as "right city" or "rights city." This article discusses how human rights relate its inhabitants, examines meaning right today's environment, deliberates transform cities into spaces reflect fundamental principles. By looking at situation marginalized groups cities, focuses on questions build inclusive, fair, accessible eliminate...

Abstract Weber’s bureaucracy has persisted in the public administration literature as a lens through which to analyze organizational structures. The “ideal type,” however, was never meant be ideal; despite this, it become default framework for structuring and studying organizations, if they should structured such. At same time, research on often explores its negative impacts, such value of merit that so enmeshed law policies, can neglect account performance diverse abilities, rules have...

Dealing effectively and efficiently with minorities minority problems in the aftermath of ethnic conflict is central to durable stable peace. The inclusion rights peace agreements seen as a mandatory step resolution political stability. While references human are common, it implementation process that often lacks clarity thoroughness. On basis three case studies, Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo, this study examines how provisions put into practice they impact process. Findings suggest...

Abstract Educating global citizens has become part of higher education in international studies. Scholars argue that includes having a worldview critically evaluates complex challenges an ever-changing environment. Most agree something more than classroom lecture is required to transform students’ perspectives, but debates exist about exactly what “more” means. Short-term study abroad courses have evolved as one way offer experience students, especially those who must balance work, school,...

The right to self-determination of peoples has become interconnected with the rights ethnic groups, including determine group’s own affairs and participate in decision-making process state. This article argues that a “people-centred” understanding is evolving international law response emerging claims non-traditional non-state actors such as groups. case study establishment continuing negotiations over boundaries canton Jura Switzerland serves an illustration approach self-determination....

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon face many human rights violations, including heavy restrictions of the right to employment. While detrimental ramifications lack access employment for have been well documented policy reports and scholarship, few assessed refugees’ perspectives on this issue. Our study offers insights perceptions restricted access, especially as it pertains their standard living, emotional mental well-being, interpretation work, integration into Lebanese society. Using a...

Background. This article reflects on the use of a simulation peace talks between Israeli and Palestinians in an upper-level undergraduate course at liberal arts university United States. The was commissioned to test externally developed proposal implementation plan for negotiations (the “IMPLEMENTATION PLAN”). Aim. (1) To contribute student’s academic learning understanding conflict; (2) find strengths weaknesses model. Method. Analysis data collected using convergent parallel mixed method...

Human rights globalization is, counterintuitively, largely a process of localization. We focus on the role universities in their localities as way gaining insight into complex ways which they shape human outcomes both and beyond campus. This topic has, to our knowledge, received no explicit scrutiny literature, where presumption academic workers producing disseminating knowledge pursuit justice—and often behalf downtrodden—prevails. have wish deny or dismiss importance that work; purpose is...

To identify factors associated with reproductive decision-making for women living HIV in Western Jamaica, to assess their confidence anti-retroviral therapy reduce the chances of mother child transmission HIV, and better understand experience stigmatization surrounding becoming pregnant after diagnosis.Two focus groups were conducted among four parishes Jamaica 2011. A trained moderator along two student notetakers. Qualitative coding content analysis used common themes exemplary quotations...

Nearly two decades have passed since ethnopolitical conflict was identified as a major source of violence, human suffering, and instability in the world. A steady stream books scholarly arti...