Stephen Hopgood
Stephen Hopgood is Professor of International Relations and Pro-Director (International) at SOAS, University of London. His most recent book is The Endtimes of Human Rights (Cornell, 2013). Hopgood recently co-edited and contributed to Human Rights Futures (Cambridge, 2017).
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Losing the battle for hearts and minds
The battle for human rights—as seen in the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar—may be losing ground as populist democracy becomes entrenched.
Fascism rising
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Global institutions and principles now face their sternest test. Trump’s victory suggests human rights activists should devote themselves to the morass of domestic ...
Brexit and human rights: winter is coming
By: Stephen Hopgood
Given the toxic politics of Farage, Johnson, Le Pen and Trump, will human rights be enough to resist right-wing nationalism in the wake of Brexit?
Playing both ends against the middle
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The idea of a “global middle” assumes that human rights transcend borders. But do they really?
It begins and ends with power
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The author acknowledges his supporters, but he answers his critics. It is political leverage, not human rights, that make things happen. The wealthy and influential ...
Human rights: past their sell-by date
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It is activists, not states who will make a difference in future. But western-led rights organizations may have seen their day.