Politics and Rights Review
A trilingual, open-access journal making recent research in human and social sciences accessible to a global audience. Visit us at: https://politicsrights.com
- The Cuban dictatorship is entering one of the most fragile moments in decades. Internal collapse now converges with U.S. pressure, conditional talks, and the loss of external support, pushing the regime into uncharted territory. #Cuba #Dictatorship politicsrights.com/is-the-cuban...
- Professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd presents her new book Heaven Has a Wall, a powerful reflection on how U.S. borders entangle religion, law, and power. #borderpolitics #religionandpolitics @bethhurd.bsky.social
- Prof. Baris Cayli Messina examines Europe’s growing awareness of its strategic isolation. An incisive contribution to current debates on sovereignty, alliance politics, and the future of democratic values in Europe. @bariscaylimessina.com
- Professor Jennifer A. Selby presents Secular Sensibilities, a critical ethnography of how secular regimes in France and Québec shape bodies, emotions, and belonging through the surveillance of racialized couples. politicsrights.com/secular-sens... @jselby.bsky.social #Secularism #Ethnography.
- Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award, Heather McGhee’s The Sum of Us exposes how racism impoverishes everyone and how solidarity can rebuild shared prosperity. #Inequality #SocialJustice #HumanRights #Democracy #PoliticsAndRightsReview politicsrights.com/what-racism-...
- Artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, law, and human attention. Yet our moral frameworks struggle to keep pace. Politics and Rights Review presents five essential books that confront this ethical deficit and rethink ethics for the algorithmic age. politicsrights.com/5-books-arti...
- In this opinion article, John Suarez, Executive Director of the Center for a Free Cuba, revisits the legacy of Assata Shakur, focusing on her silence about Cuba’s repression of Black citizens during her decades of exile. Avail. in EN/FR/ES politicsrights.com/assata-shaku... @johnjsuarez.bsky.social
- In her powerful new piece Against Innovation, @jennydenbow.bsky.social interrogates how uncritical celebrations of technological progress obscure vital political, economic, and social questions. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. politicsrights.com/against-inno...
- Prof. Peter Mandaville analyzes how states use religion as soft power in global politics. A key resource on religion’s strategic role in foreign policy. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. politicsrights.com/the-religiou... #religionandpolitics #politicsandrightsreview
- Prof. Michael Davis draws alarming parallels between democratic backsliding in the U.S. and Beijing’s authoritarian crackdown in Hong Kong, warning that the erosion of judicial independence and civil liberties signals a dangerous shift toward authoritarianism.
- Prof. Amy Adamczyk (CUNY) explores why abortion views differ across countries. Using global data, she shows how democracy, media freedom, and gender equality shape public opinion. A sharp, timely study. @amyadamczyk.bsky.social politicsrights.com/how-democrac... #reproductiverights
- Prof. Keisha N. Blain presents her book Without Fear, showing how Black women in the U.S. redefined human rights as a lived practice of resistance and solidarity. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. politicsrights.com/black-women-... #BlackFeminism #SocialJustice #Race
- Prof. Ernesto Castañeda analyzes the mass anti-deportation protests in L.A. sparked by ICE raids. His article shows how citizens and immigrants united in defense of democracy and human rights. @drernestocast.bsky.social @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social
- Project 2025 is not about governance, but about redesigning the U.S. state through authoritarian logic. This briefing shows how civil rights and institutional neutrality are reframed as obstacles to be removed in favor of centralized, ideologically driven control.
- Prof. Jekaterina Nikitina shows how human rights are not only protected by law, but also shaped by the language, translation, and genres that make law possible. politicsrights.com/human-rights... #humanrights #ECtHR #politicsandrightsreview
- Prof. Melissa B. Jacoby argues that the U.S. bankruptcy system doesn’t just reflect inequality—it reinforces it. In Unjust Debts, she shows how bankruptcy law privileges corporations over people. politicsrights.com/making-ameri... #bankruptcy @mbjacoby.bsky.social #politicsandrightsreview
- Prof. Marlene Laruelle argues that illiberalism—not populism—offers a sharper lens to grasp the reordering of today’s political imaginaries. #illiberalism #democracy #politicaltheory #politicsandrightsreview
- Prof. Michael Albertus shows how land access continues to shape power, inequality, and political paths. His book Land Power is a must-read on today’s struggles over land, housing, and rights. The article is available in EN, FR & ES politicsrights.com/land-remains... @mikealbertus.bsky.social
- Prof. Timothy Weaver ( @timweaver.bsky.social ) analyzes NYC’s political evolution, showing it’s shaped by the interplay of Neoliberalism, Conservatism & Egalitarianism—not a single liberal tradition. Essential reading on inequality, resistance & urban power.
- Prof. Ting Guo traces how “love” became a political tool in China—from Christian missions to Maoist salvation to Xi’s family-state rhetoric. A must-read for anyone interested in how religion, affect, and nationalism shape power. @tingguowrites.bsky.social politicsrights.com/politics-of-...
- Prof. Brittany Friedman argues that carceral obedience is not natural but imposed. Her work traces how state violence shapes identity and suppresses authenticity. Abolition begins by rejecting obedience and reclaiming collective freedom. @curlyprofessor.bsky.social
- Why do people cling to false beliefs despite evidence? Prof. Joe Pierre explores how mistrust, bias, and political narratives distort reality—and threaten democracy. A sharp analysis of belief, psychiatry, and public discourse. @psychunseen.bsky.social
- John Suarez ( @johnjsuarez.bsky.social ) examines how Cuba’s kleptocracy funnels power to a ruling elite, controlling the economy without oversight. This system relies on crime, fraud, and money laundering, while ordinary Cubans face deepening poverty. An eye-opening piece.
- Prof. Emilija Tudzarovska ( @tudzarovska.bsky.social ) examines how neoliberalism reshaped European democracy after 1989, transforming institutions and political power. A must-read for understanding democracy today. Available in English, French, and Spanish.
- Prof. Aidan McGarry argues that true democracy requires more than voting. His work highlights how marginalized groups use protest to reclaim their voice and challenge exclusion. politicsrights.com/voice-protes... #democracy #protest #socialmovements #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Why do governments struggle with long-term thinking? Behavioural economist Nicholas Chesterley examines how media pressure and cognitive overload drive short-termism in politics. A sharp analysis of policy, psychology, and leadership. politicsrights.com/why-are-gove... #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Prof.Gerald Roche ( @geraldroche.bsky.social ) shows that language loss in Tibet is not accidental but a result of state policy rooted in sovereignty. His research reveals how state power dismantles cultural and linguistic diversity in the name of national unity.
- Prof. David Kinley discusses the risks of detaching freedom from responsibility. A powerful reflection on liberty, democracy, and societal trust. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. politicsrights.com/when-too-muc... #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- In her latest article, Prof. Alette Smeulers draws on her book Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities to explore who commits mass violence—and why. A sharp analysis of how ordinary people become involved in extraordinary crimes. politicsrights.com/who-are-war-... #PoliticsAndRightsReview #CriminalLaw
- In this article, based on his recent book, Prof. Michael Lynch explores how the distortion of truth fuels authoritarian tendencies in the U.S. A key contribution to understanding the link between democracy and knowledge. @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social politicsrights.com/truth-and-au...
- Is violence shaped more by place—or by perception? Prof. Çaylı Messina explores how geography sets the stage, but perception directs the scene—deciding whose pain counts, and whose doesn’t. An essential reading on the politics of violence. @bariscaylimessina.com
- Award-winning filmmaker and Columbia professor Frances Negrón-Muntaner shows how film can produce knowledge and act in struggles for justice where traditional inquiry fails. politicsrights.com/cinema-as-in... #CinemaAsInquiry #ArtAndJustice #DecolonialKnowledge #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- The SAVE Act risks disenfranchising eligible U.S. voters by requiring strict citizenship documentation. It targets naturalized citizens, women, and rural communities, despite no evidence of widespread noncitizen voting. politicsrights.com/how-save-act... #VotingRights #SAVEAct
- A must-read: Greg M. Epstein ( @gregmepstein.bsky.social ) explores how technology has taken on the role of religion. In this excerpt from "Tech Agnostic" (The MIT Press), he examines belief, awe, and meaning in the digital age. Available in 3 languages
- Normative AI rewrites what counts as legitimate without us. No debate, no consent—just code shaping truth. Democracy isn’t dying, it’s being quietly automated. politicsrights.com/democracy-no... #Democracy #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalPolitics#TechEthics #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Why is Carl Schmitt resurfacing in 2025? This article reads his return not as revival, but as a symptom: the enemy is once again central to how politics is structured. A powerful reflection on liberalism’s crisis. #Authoritarianism #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Originally a tool for critical analysis in the works of Marx and Althusser, the term 'ideology' has now become a weapon of disqualification. Its superficial application across the political spectrum diminishes the quality of analysis and hinders informed discussions. tinyurl.com/2wu6a3c5
- Dr. Simon Polinder examines religion’s influence in global politics, showing how religious actors and worldviews shape diplomacy. A key read for understanding the intersection of faith and international relations. politicsrights.com/religion-int... #PoliticsAndRightsReview #InternationalRelations
- Seeing Us in Them, winner of the Merze Tate Elinor Ostrom Outstanding Book Award, reveals how group empathy can reshape politics and society. It also examines how nationalist narratives suppress empathy to justify exclusion. politicsrights.com/how-group-em... #SocialJustice #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Dr. Jon Mills analyzes how political polarization, cultural conflicts, and economic disparities deepen social fractures. He links this instability to clashing worldviews, populism, and eroding civil discourse. #PoliticsAndRightsReview #SocialJustice #GroupEmpathy politicsrights.com/our-disinteg...
- Professor Ana Lucia Araujo ( @araujohistorian.bsky.social ) challenges the North Atlantic bias in slavery studies. By centering Brazil, West Central Africa, and enslaved women’s experiences, she reshapes our understanding of Atlantic slavery and its legacies. buff.ly/JVLY91d #AtlanticSlavery
- Professors Mallinson & Hannah analyze the uncertainty of marijuana reclassification in the U.S., highlighting state-led policy shifts. A must-read on drug policy & federalism. #DrugPolicy #Federalism tinyurl.com/4kzt8826
- Prof. Gwyn Bevan analyzes the economic consequences of Milton Friedman, showing how his ideas on education, monetary policy, and corporate profit have fueled public service crises, financial instability, and social erosion. tinyurl.com/4cep637a #Neoliberalism #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Prof. Niki Alsford ( @nikialsford.bsky.social ) presents hid book Taiwan Lives, emphasizing the need to study Taiwan from its own perspective. He explores its colonial past, civic nationalism, and Indigenous influence. A key read. tinyurl.com/2sz5es7k #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Prof. Alan Kahan argues that liberalism seeks to create a society where no one lives in fear. He identifies historical fears and the pillars of liberalism. Is liberalism ready to fight populism? politicsrights.com/history-libe... #PoliticsAndRightsReview #Liberalism #FreedomFromFear
- Prof. Jia Tan's Digital Masquerade (@nyupress.bsky.social ) explores how feminist and queer activists in China use digital strategies to resist censorship and repression. A must-read on media, gender, and activism. #PoliticsAndRightsReview #Queer #Feminism #LGBTQ politicsrights.com/digital-masq...
- Professor Lizhi Liu ( @lizhiliu.bsky.social ) examines how China’s e-commerce grew despite weak legal frameworks. Digital platforms built private institutions, shaping governance and consumer trust. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Professor Steve C. Roach explores South Sudan’s ongoing instability, linking political struggles to deeper structural issues. A key read on conflict and peace. #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- Winner of the James A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic History, "The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean" offers a groundbreaking reassessment of Caribbean colonial history. This review is available in English, French, and Spanish. buff.ly/3WZHET2 #PostcolonialStudies
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