The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology)

Cambridge University Press, 10/15/2020
EAN 9781108442817, ISBN10: 1108442811

Paperback, 658 pages, 24.1 x 16.5 x 3.2 cm
Language: English

Written by psychologists, historians, and lawyers, this handbook demonstrates the central role psychological science plays in addressing some of the world's most pressing problems. Over 100 experts from around the world work together to supply an integrated history of human rights and psychological science using a rights and strengths-based perspective. It highlights what psychologists have done to promote human rights and what continues to be done at the United Nations. With emerging visions for the future uses of psychological theory, education, evidence-based research, and best practices, the chapters offer advice on how to advance the 2030 Global Agenda on Sustainable Development. Challenging the view that human rights are best understood through a political lens, this scholarly collection of essays shows how psychological science may hold the key to nurturing humanitarian values and respect for human dignity.

Part I. History of human rights
Part II. The intersection of psychology and human rights
Part III. Contemporary issues, psychology and human rights
Part IV. Teaching, research, and training in psychology and human rights
Part V. Future directions.