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Title
Human rights and Nubian mobilisation in Egypt: towards recognition of indigeneity |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1956/12743 |
Date
2016 |
Author(s)
Janmyr, Maja |
Abstract
How are global human rights localised in authoritarian societies? How and what human rights discourses are mobilised by indigenous peoples to further their demands? Building upon original fieldwork among Nubian activists in Egypt, this article explores the complexities regarding human rights framing through a discussion of recognition of Nubian indigeneity. The article finds that the history and political experience of Egypt's Nubians bring about diverging opinions and also limitations as to how, and what, human rights frameworks rights claimants and their supporters are to employ. It argues that Egyptian nationalism not only affects how Nubian activists mobilise in general, but also helps explain the very limited appeals to a global discourse of human rights. |
Subject(s)
Authoritarianism; Egypt; human rights; legal mobilisation; indigenous peoples; minorities |
Language
eng |
Publisher
Taylor & Francis |
Type of publication
Journal article; publishedVersion; Journal article |
Source
1360-2241 |
Rights
Attribution CC BY; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; Copyright 2016 The Author |
Identifier
Third World Quarterly 2016; 1368844; 10.1080/01436597.2016.1206454 |
Repository
Bergen - University of Bergen
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