Jumping on the Human Rights Bandwagon: How Rights-based Linkages Can Refocus Climate Politics

Nicholson, Simon; Chong, Daniel

doi:10.1162/glep_a_00072

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“…Bandwagoning of issues is another form of framing, which is used to draw attention to a social issue [30,31]. Consequently, one would expect that this is done only when the connection is positive, but in our research we have found that human trafficking was also linked to more difficult topics such as migration.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…For example, linking human rights issues with women's rights has proven to be a powerful framework that has mobilized international support [4]. Nicholson and Chong [30] call this process of linking topics together as "bandwagoning". Actors will assess the social issue by considering possible linkages between the topic of concern and established human rights concerns [31].…”

Section: Human Rights Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public Discourse on Human Trafficking in International Issue Arenas

Meriläinen

Vos

2015

Societies

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to better understand how the complex problem of human trafficking is addressed in international debates. How the discussion about human trafficking develops and how it is debated ultimately influences how the decision-making process unfolds. In order to understand the formation of public policy and laws, therefore, it is important to study the debate that occurs prior to decision making. This analysis focuses on the narratives used by major, well-established human rights and political actors that argue for necessary actions to be undertaken-such as the formation of new policies and laws in the European Union-as an attempt to protect citizens of the EU and other regions in the world from becoming victims of trafficking networks. Our research examines how the topic of human trafficking is framed and how this framework is intertwined in the debate with other social problems. We focus on how human trafficking is discussed by two well-established human rights Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Amnesty International (Amnesty) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), in addition to the European Parliament (EP). The research questions for this study include: (1) In what context is human trafficking discussed by the three actors? (2) How do these actors frame the definition of human trafficking in their presentations? To answer these questions, we have conducted a systematic content analysis of documents that include official statements and research reports of the NGOs, as well as resolutions and recommendations of the EP. Altogether, 240 documents were analyzed in detail. These findings indicate that the two human rights organizations, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, along with the European Parliament, all address human trafficking as an important social problem, albeit to varying degrees. Each OPEN ACCESSSocieties 2015, 5 15 actor has a different method of correlating human trafficking with many other social problems, thereby emphasizing different causes and effects. In our analysis, we examine the concept of framing and, in particular, responsibility framing in order to understand the causal relationships between actors and events. The findings of this study suggest that the formation of various social policies and laws in the international political forum are deeply affected by the dynamic interrelatedness between the political issues, actors, and form and content of the debates about human trafficking that precede the formation or revision of a policy and law.

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Section: Competing For Attentionmentioning

confidence: 64%

Section: Human Rights Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public Discourse on Human Trafficking in International Issue Arenas

Meriläinen

Vos

2015

Societies

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“…the emerging academic, judicial and political debate on human rights impacts of climate change. In this sense, the linkage between human rights arguments and climate politics could be considered as 'bandwagoning' providing AOSIS with some moral principles (within a broader climate justice frame) against which the performance of the climate regime would be judged (Nicholson and Chong 2011). 14 But which additional drive could actually be expected from this linkage?…”

Section: Aosis's Options For Frame Alignment Of Climate Politics and mentioning

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Keeping discourses separate: explaining the non-alignment of climate politics and human rights norms by small island states in United Nations climate negotiations

Wallbott

2014

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) encompasses more than 40 lowlying and island developing states that are among the most vulnerable but also most vocal parties in international climate negotiations. Over the years AOSIS's strategies comprised of the building of scientific expertise, and leadership by example, but also a particular framing that puts emphasis on multilateral processes to deal with issues of common concern and established principles of the international community. The initial assumption of the paper is that a frame alignment of climate change and human rights concerns would strengthen the coalition's moral and legal arguments. However, as a frame analysis of close to 50 coalition submissions and statements reveals, such a linkage is not established. The paper concludes by outlining three possible explanatory factors for this observation: the nature of the issue area, the character of the coalition and the professional background of AOSIS negotiators.

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“…Nevertheless, the blame-and-shame effect associated with the declaration of human rights violations exerts some influence on states and concurs to make the normative frame of human rights "real" (Nicholson and Chong 2011).…”

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REDD+ and Human Rights: Addressing Synergies between International Regimes

Savaresi¹

2013

E&S

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ABSTRACT. The making of the REDD+ mechanism in the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has raised specific concerns on how to reconcile incentives for forest carbon sequestration with the protection of the rights of the numerous communities that rely upon forests for their livelihood, shelter, and survival. Although the nascent REDD+ mechanism provides an opportunity to provide multiple benefits, the design of a framework to secure such benefits and avoid perverse outcomes has proven complex. I provide an overview of progress toward the establishment of such framework, arguing that concerns over the social impact of REDD+ activities may be addressed by resorting to clearer and stronger links with human rights instruments.

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Jumping on the Human Rights Bandwagon: How Rights-based Linkages Can Refocus Climate Politics

Cited by 34 publications

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Public Discourse on Human Trafficking in International Issue Arenas

Public Discourse on Human Trafficking in International Issue Arenas

Keeping discourses separate: explaining the non-alignment of climate politics and human rights norms by small island states in United Nations climate negotiations

REDD+ and Human Rights: Addressing Synergies between International Regimes

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