The 'Current Issues in Human Rights Research' Lecture Series
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights invites several leading academic professors from across the globe to give presentations on their cutting edge research within the field of Human Rights this fall. The aim of the lecture series is to explore Human Rights research from several viewpoints and disciplines.
About the Lecture
Human rights history has been a highly dynamic field within the discipline of history over the last 10-15 years having even been labelled as "a paradigmatic site for the new transnational histories." It has also made inroads into the broader human rights research field.
However, despite this significance the historiography have only made limited inroads into studying the history of social and economic human rights. While this reflects a larger imbalance and neglect at play in the human rights field - research and practice - it is no longer a tenable situation for the state of research focused on the historical evolution of human rights. A body of scholarship on the history of economic and social human rights is urgently needed.
The lecture will try and present how such a history can be written and lay out what is at stake when researching this aspect of 20th century history. Can we ensure that a new and more encompassing human rights history will be emerging?
About Steven L.B. Jensen
Steven L. B. Jensen has specialized in the historical evolution of international human rights, human rights diplomacy as well as global health and human rights. He has extensive research and writing experience with a proven ability to reach diverse audiences.
He has solid experience from project design and with generating strategic information on a range of human rights topics, especially related to health issues (e.g. the global response to HIV/AIDS), inequality and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Practical Information
Moderator: Jakob Elster (NCHR).
The lecture will be held at the 8th floor in Domus Juridica. If you do not have an UiO access card, please call +47 412 71 768 or +47 40 60 35 32 when outside.