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Review Essay – Fuyuki Kurasawa's, The Work of Global Justice: Human Rights as Practices (2007) - [Fuyuki Kurasawa, The Work of Global Justice – Human Rights as Practices (Cambridge University Press, 2007); ISBN: 9780521673914; 256 pp.; $31.99 Paperback]
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2019
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This is a book review of Fuyuki Kurasawa's, The Work of Global Justice: Human Rights as Practices. Fuyuki Kurasawa is an associate professor of sociology, political science and social and political thought at York University in Toronto. Professor Kurasawa has a particular interest in human rights and global justice through the exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of global justice projects. Kurasawa proposes a theoretical model that strikes a balance between normative universalism and empiricism. This leads to a vision of an alternative globalization marked by radical redistribution of economic and political power. The work of global justice is largely the emancipation of those who are systemically barred from justice, through five modes of ethico-political practice: bearing witness, forgiveness, foresight, aid and solidarity. This book review is a critical look at this theoretical model and his vision of an alternative globalization.
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