{"product_id":"the-media-and-human-rights-ekaterina-balabanova-9780415623117","title":"The Media and Human Rights: The Cosmopolitan Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years there has been an explosion in the usage and visibility of the language of human rights, but what does this mean for the role of the media? For evolving ideas about human rights? And for the prospect of shared cosmopolitan values?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEkaterina Balabanova argues that in order to answer these questions there needs to be a deconstruction of monolithic ways of thinking about the media and human rights, incorporating the spectrum of political arguments and worldviews that underpin both. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen case studies are presented which illustrate many of the problems and challenges associated with the relationship between the media and human rights. The examples range from cases of humanitarian intervention to analysis of global human rights campaigning on refugee issues; from immigration and asylum, to genocide, freedom of speech and torture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnchored in an appreciation of the political conflicts and compromises at the heart of international human rights agreements, \u003ci\u003eThe Media and Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for students studying media and human rights, international politics, security studies and political communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ekaterina Balabanova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415623111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415623117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Ekaterina Balabanova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136106311935,"sku":"9780415623117","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd257ac6-eb68-4adb-a3c0-15dba93a75f4.jpg?v=1770160552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-media-and-human-rights-ekaterina-balabanova-9780415623117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}