Democracy as a human right: Raymond Joseph, despotic Haiti, and the translation of a rights discourse, 1965-1969

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Abstract

This article examines Raymond Joseph's political vision of Haiti between 1965 and 1969, particularly through how he appropriates, links, and frames a human rights discourse that is dependent upon and constitutive of democratic principles of collectivity, popular control, and relative political and economic equality.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalJournal of Transnational American Studies
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • American Studies
  • Caribbean
  • Democracy
  • Haiti
  • Human Rights
  • Raymond Joseph
  • Transnational

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • Communication
  • General Arts and Humanities

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Democracy as a human right: Raymond Joseph, despotic Haiti, and the translation of a rights discourse, 1965-1969'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this