Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 198
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Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-4422-6669-8 • Hardback • July 2016 • $108.00 • (£83.00)
978-1-4422-6670-4 • Paperback • July 2016 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-4422-6671-1 • eBook • July 2016 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
William F. Felice is professor of international relations and global affairs at Eckerd College.
William Felice’s book shines a clear light on American citizens’ moral interdependence with those around the world. It is an exemplary blend of dispassionate analysis and clear ethical commitment. Highly recommended.
— Brent Pickett, University of Wyoming
The Ethics of Interdependence brilliantly demonstrates why we should support human rights at home and abroad, framing the argument in lucid prose, enlivened by four fascinating case studies. I regard Felice's book as necessary reading for both college students and citizens of conscience everywhere.
— Richard A. Falk, Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University
In this book, William Felice offers a challenging and eloquent argument for what he calls the 'ethical interdependence of human rights and duties.' In ways that reach more deeply into the issues than even the best textbooks, Felice develops four diverse case studies that illustrate how ethical principles can, and should, be applied to real world problems. These cases–typically relegated to a paragraph or two as afterthoughts in larger books–illustrate, in impressively specific terms, the range of dilemmas and duties faced by all who profess to support universal human rights. This book would be a wonderful addition to courses on justice and human rights across the liberal arts curriculum.
— Michael J. Smith, Thomas C. Sorensen Professor, University of Virginia
-A compelling real-world supplement for Introduction to International Relations, Human Rights, and Ethics and IR undergraduate courses
-Provides a primer on global human rights and duties
-Builds an introductory framework for understanding how human rights and duties have been formulated by nation-states and civil society since World War II, working through international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including contested and controversial rights claims and compliance difficulties
-Explores the conflicts between individual and group rights—both affirmed by the international community—that have intensified with the strengthening of a global legal human-rights regime
-Examines whether the idea of global citizenship and a single moral community helps to conceptualize a new framework for understanding the relationships between the individual, the nation-state, and the entire planet
-Identifies the human rights duties of individuals, nation-states, and global actors
-Articulates the criteria for a “human rights threshold” to be able to assess when urgent action is needed to address unacceptable levels of human suffering
-Develops four unique case studies: mass incarceration in the United States, LGBT rights in Africa, women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, and environmental rights in China
-Discusses a framework of global governance as central to human-rights actualization
-Includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter
-Provides links to websites where students can find further information on each case study
-Each of the case studies includes a box with examples of progress and local action in each area