Womanhood & International Relations

190. Dr. William T. Armaline on The Crisis of Human Rights in the Age of Global Capitalism

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How global capitalism intersects with inter-state relations? How are forces of private equity and transnational capital shaping the domestic and foreign policies that governments design to fulfill capital accumulation and geopolitical interests - often at the expense of human and environmental rights and dignity?

An interview with Dr. William T. Armaline, Professor of Sociology and Human Rights at the San José State University and co-author of the new book Human Rights Praxis and the Struggle for Survival with Davita Silfen Glasberg.

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Recommended links to this episode:

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  • Can Global Capitalism Endure?⁠, William I. Robinson




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