{"product_id":"9780415707107","title":"Human Rights and the Hollow State (Routledge Research in Human Rights)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book investigates the beliefs about governance that determine that state structures are the most appropriate venue for international human rights actors and activists to operate. Helen Delfeld argues that those beliefs rely on a normative perception of a nation-state, not necessarily applicable to most of the post-colonial world. While most post-colonial states may appear to demonstrate the trappings of modern nation-statehood, these projects are mostly spurred by and benefit an elite class. \u003cem\u003eThe Hollow State and Human Rights\u003c\/em\u003e shows that rights initiatives misdirected through a \"hollow state\" might strengthen the mechanisms of the state, but might not actually create a more attentive nation-state. Human rights activists and actors may be far more effective by accessing local structures directly, the practical implications of which go beyond the Philippines to other post-colonial states.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48986964754667,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":428.48,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780415707107-1.jpg?v=1785752511","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/zh\/products\/9780415707107","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}