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Human Rights Pragmatism: Problems of Structure and Agency
Jack Snyder revisits the arguments made in his recent book Human Rights for Pragmatists and reflects upon comments that he has received from discussants and other audiences. He argues that the human rights enterprise is now facing fierce pushback from illiberal strongmen and populists who counter-shame the liberal order as decadent, degenerate, and threatening to deeply rooted values. He reflects on how rights-based societies can recover a more accurate narrative of their past pragmatic successes, repair their tactical flaws, and withstand illiberal challenges.
Barbara Walter’s Script for Civil War in America: A Review Essay, Jack Snyder
Dictators and Democrats: Masses, Elites, and Regime Change, Robert R. Kaufman and Stephan Haggard Reviewed by Jack Snyder
Eyewitness to a Genocide: The United Nations and Rwanda, Michael Barnett Reviewed by Jack Snyder
As Moscow Sees Us: American Politics and Society in the Soviet Mindset, Richard M. Mills Reviewed by Jack Snyder
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