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Review Essays & Book Notes
The thematic Review Essays and Book Notes review current literature dealing with major issues in the overlapping thematic areas of human rights, justice and welfare—areas that are now sometimes referred to collectively under the heading of "human security." Hence it encompasses work in a variety of disciplines including international relations, economic and social development, comparative politics, comparative political economy and political theory.
In particular, HRHW offers reviews of monograph (book) and non-monograph materials (e.g., U.N. and World Bank reports, research studies, policy documents). HRHW also reviews information currently available on the internet, with a special focus on content, complexity, and ease of use. Although the editorial staff of HRHW makes every effort to offer critical assessments of the widest possible variety of human rights-related materials, we certainly cannot cover everything.
Articles appearing in Human Rights & Human Welfare are peer reviewed by members of its multi-national Editorial Review Board. The journal is managed and produced by graduate students of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, which hosts the publication, in cooperation with an International Consortium of Human Rights Centers.
The HRHW Roundtable is a forum that attempts to fill the information gaps between the mainstream media, the "blogosphere," and academic journals.
Each month an interdisciplinary panel of academics, policy-makers and practitioners with interest and expertise in foreign affairs receive a focal article from a widely-read publication (e.g., Foreign Affairs, Harper's or the New York Times Magazine) that addresses an issue or event with clear human rights implications. In turn, each panelist reflects on the article and composes a short response akin to an op-ed.
Topical Research Digest
Human Rights & Human Welfare has developed a Topical Research Digest, which focuses on recent literature in vital areas of human rights. Compiled by a team of graduate student researchers at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, the Digest is an annotated bibliography meant to assist researchers and activists navigate scholarly developments in a particular domain of human rights. Each issue organizes and abstracts recent research and writing on a particular global or regional theme or topic. More than a listing of recent publications, this project intends to be a critical and dynamic guide that helps the reader identify areas where more research and new approaches are needed.
The HRHW Working Papers posts "works in progress" by scholars, practitioners and graduate students. The site provides a neutral forum for authors to publicize their work and seek comments and feedback from interested colleagues.
The original site was first conceived by Josef Korbel School of International Studies' Andrew Mellon Professor and renowned human rights scholar Jack Donnelly. According to the editors, most submissions are near-final drafts that authors are seeking to publish as a stand alone work (such as a report or policy paper) or for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Postings on the HRHW Working Papers site foster a kind of "pre-peer-review" process between authors and interested readers.
International Human Rights Consortium
Human Rights Center, University of California- Berkeley
Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
Human Rights Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
SIM, Utrecht University
ZEF, University of Bonn
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