| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
the transformative power of discourse |
| Author: |
HolzscheiterAnna., |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Palgrave Connect (Online service) |
| Place of Publication: |
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
2010 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 301 p.) |
| Series: |
Transformations of the state |
| Subject: |
Children's rights - International cooperation. - |
| Subject: |
World politics. - |
| Subject: |
International relations. - |
| Subject: |
Children's rights. - |
| Subject: |
International cooperation. - |
| Subject: |
Political Science. - |
| Subject: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Political Freedom & Security - |
| Subject: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Political Freedom & Security - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230281646An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| Notes: |
"CRC 597." |
| Summary: |
An insight into a lively field of international human rights politics b6 s the protection of children and their rights b6 s focusing on the negotiations leading to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Anna Holzscheiter uses a critical discourse-analytical framework to explore the different dimensions of power and exclusion that had an impact on the final provisions contained in the Convention, dramatically reshaping the identity of the child in international politics. Children were largely seen and treated as innocent, vulnerable and mute objects of adult charity and compassion until well into the second half of the 20th century. However, with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, children achieved the status of active rights-holders and subjects under international law. Holzscheiter explores the growing literature on norm change in international relations and sociological studies of negotiations between states and non-state actors, discussing at length the revolutionary contribution of NGOs to the drafting process. |
| ISBN: |
9780230281646electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0230281648electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Power and Exclusion in Discourse Approaches to International Relations Discursive Transformation and the Role of Institutions Global Childhood : An Essentially Uncontested Concept? Origins of the Drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Discursive Practices Within the UN and the Transformation of a Global Childhood Paradigm Exclusionary Facets of the Social Ebvironment and their Effects on the New Image of Childhood Conclusion Future Prospects for an Analysis of Norm Change through Discourse. |