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Human Rights Leagues in Europe (1898-2016)

Wolfgang Schmale, Christopher Treiblmayr (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

323 Seiten

2017
Franz Steiner Verlag
9783515116275 (ISBN)

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When the French Ligue des droits de l'homme was founded in 1898, it was the world's first league for human rights. Over the following decades, human rights leagues were formed in many other countries following its example, and from 1922, they advocated for a universal human rights ideal under the auspices of a shared umbrella organization. The majority of these leagues were forced to interrupt their activities at some point, especially during the National Socialist period. After World War II, many leagues experienced a renaissance. Not least through their cooperation with the United Nations, they significantly contributed to the global acceptance of the very idea of human rights in the second half of the 20th century. The contributors in this volume break new ground: they provide a so-far lacking overview of international research on human rights leagues, synthesizing it and identifying research desiderata. Some of the presented civil society associations, like those in Eastern Europe, have never before been subject to scholarly consideration.

Wolfgang Schmale war Professor für Geschichte der Neuzeit an der Universität Wien. Er ist Mitglied der Academia Europaea, der European Academy of Sciences and Arts und des wissenschaftlichen Beirats des Hauses der Europäischen Geschichte. Zu seinen Forschungsgebieten zählen die Geschichte der Menschenrechte und der Demokratie, Europa und die Europäische Union, die Aufklärung und deren Erbe sowie das Digitalzeitalter.

Christopher Treiblmayr is a lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Vienna and a member of research staff at QWIEN – Center for gay/lesbian culture and history. His fields of research and teaching include gender studies, the history of National Socialism, human rights and civil society.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.04.2017
Reihe/Serie	Historische Mitteilungen, Beihefte ; Band 98
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Schlagworte	Civil Society • Europa, Geschichte; Recht • Europäische Geschichte • European History • Human Rights • Human Rights Leagues • Menschenrechte (MenschR)
ISBN-13	9783515116275 / 9783515116275
Zustand	Neuware