Critical analysis of rights and marginalised groups reveals institutional power dynamics and implications for equality.
The politics of rights and marginalised groups: Towards critical awareness Kati Rantala offers a thorough analysis of the politics surrounding rights and marginalised groups, fostering critical awareness. The politics of rights refers to the way rights are shaped, interpreted, and contested within social and institutional power structures. Modern constitutional democracies place universal rights at the core of political legitimacy: as safeguards against arbitrariness and as vehicles for inclusion. However, the promise of rights often collides with dysfunctional institutional practices, epistemic hierarchies, and material inequalities, which is why rights can both empower marginalised groups and reinforce existing hierarchies. (1)
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