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Professor Michael Freeman

Emeritus Professor
Department of Government
Professor Michael Freeman

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Biography

BA Modern Languages and Law, University of Cambridge; LLB, School of Law, Stanford University; PhD, Department of Government, University of Essex. Teaching at the universities of Edinburgh, Essex, North Carolina, and Gothenburg. Lectures at universities in more than 20 countries, from Japan and China to Brazil and Mexico, from Sweden to South Africa. External examiner at University College London, University of Sussex, and University of Oslo. Visiting Gladstein Professor of Human Rights, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut. Board Member and Chairperson, Human Rights Research Committee, International Political Science Association. Vice-President, Association of Genocide Scholars. Member, Board of Overseers, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut. Torgny Segerstedt Visiting Professor, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Gothenburg University. Member, Amnesty International, 1977-; . Member of Council, Amnesty International British Section 1983-88; Chairperson British Section 1986-88; Alternate Chairperson, International Council Meeting, Amnesty International, 1989.

Qualifications

  • BA University of Cambridge,

  • LLB Stanford University,

  • PhD University of Essex,

Appointments

University of Essex

  • Emeritus Professor, Government, University of Essex (6/10/2014 - present)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Theory and Practice of Human Rights, .

Key words: History Theory Social Science Psychology of Human Rights

human rights theory

interdisciplinary approaches to human rights, especially history, philosophy, politics

Key words: human rights political theory

Publications

Journal articles (41)

Freeman, M., (2019). The Right to Self-Determination: Philosophical and Legal Perspectives. New England Journal of Public Policy. 31 (2)

Freeman, M., (2015). World Poverty: Rights, Obligations, Institutions, Motivations. Human Rights Quarterly. 37 (2), 439-463

Freeman, M., (2015). Neoliberal Policies and Human Rights. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi [Dokuz Eylul University Law Review]. 17 (2), 141-164

Freeman, M., (2012). Book Review: Samuel Moyn, The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History. Sociology. 46 (5), 989-990

(2006). Book reviews. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 29 (2), 365-390

Freeman, M., (2005). Final solutions: Mass killing and genocide in the 20th century. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 28 (1), 171-172

Freeman, M., (2004). The origins of indigenism: Human rights and the politics of identity. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 27 (2), 320-321

Freeman, M., (2001). Encyclopedia of genocide. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 24 (5), 877-878

Freeman, M., (2000). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: origins, drafting and intent. POLITICAL STUDIES. 48 (3), 594-594

Freeman, M., (2000). The East Asian challenge for human rights. POLITICAL STUDIES. 48 (3), 653-655

Freeman, M., (2000). Human rights in global politics. POLITICAL STUDIES. 48 (3), 653-655

Freeman, M., (2000). Debating human rights: critical essays from the United States and Asia. POLITICAL STUDIES. 48 (3), 653-655

Freeman, M., (1999). Genocide and gross human rights violations in comparative perspective. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 22 (6), 1072-1073

FREEMAN, M., (1999). The right to self‐determination in international politics: six theories in search of a policy. Review of International Studies. 25 (3), 355-370

Freeman, M., (1999). Contract of mutual indifference: Political philosophy after the holocaust. POLITICAL STUDIES. 47 (2), 388-389

Freeman, M., (1998). Nazi Justiz: Law of the Holocaust. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 21 (6), 1204-1205

Freeman, M., (1998). Belsen in history and memory. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 21 (6), 1204-1205

Freeman, M., (1997). Genocide and the politics of memory, studying death to preserve life - Hirsch,H. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 20 (1), 218-220

Freeman, M., (1997). Conference on gross human rights violations: Prevention, intervention, and punishment - Report. The Journal of Value Inquiry. 31 (4), 557-567

Freeman, M., (1996). Democracy and Dynamite: The Peoples' Right to Self-Determination. Political Studies. 44 (4), 746-761

FREEMAN, M., (1996). DEATH BY GOVERNMENT - RUMMEL,RJ. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW. 74 (3), 591-592

Freeman, M., (1996). Genocide: Conceptual and Historical Dimensions (review). Human Rights Quarterly. 18 (1), 240-242

FREEMAN, M., (1995). The Holocaust and Philosophy. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 12 (2), 125-128

Freeman, M., (1995). Puritans and Pequots: The Question of Genocide. The New England Quarterly. 68 (2), 278-278

Freeman, M., (1995). Genocide, Civilization and Modernity. The British Journal of Sociology. 46 (2), 207-207

Freeman, M., (1995). Are there Collective Human Rights?. Political Studies. 43 (1), 25-40

FREEMAN, M., (1994). Nation-State and Cosmopolis: A Response to David Miller. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 11 (1), 79-87

FREEMAN, M., (1994). AGAINST ALL ODDS - HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THE SUCCESSFUL LIVES THEY MADE IN AMERICA - HELMREICH,WB. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 17 (4), 727-728

FREEMAN, M., (1991). THE THEORY AND PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE. Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 6 (2), 185-199

FREEMAN, M., (1991). Speaking about the Unspeakable: genocide and philosophy. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 8 (1), 3-18

FREEMAN, M., (1990). POWER - A PHILOSOPHICAL-ANALYSIS - MORRISS,P. POLITICAL STUDIES. 38 (3), 546-549

Freeman, M., (1986). Genocide and social science. Patterns of Prejudice. 20 (4), 3-15

FREEMAN, M., (1986). BURKE REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE - LOCK,FP. POLITICAL STUDIES. 34 (4), 686-687

FREEMAN, M., (1985). SELECTED LETTERS OF BURKE,EDMUND - MANSFIELD,HC. POLITICAL STUDIES. 33 (4), 691-691

FREEMAN, M., (1985). SOCIAL-SCIENCE AND REVOLUTIONS - TAYLOR,S. POLITICAL STUDIES. 33 (1), 148-148

Freeman, M., (1978). I. Edmund Burke and the Theory of Revolution. Political Theory. 6 (3), 277-297

Freeman, M., (1977). Edmund Burke and the Sociology of Revolution. Political Studies. 25 (4), 459-473

Freeman, M., (1975). Sociology and Utopia: Some Reflections on the Social Philosophy of Karl Popper. The British Journal of Sociology. 26 (1), 20-20

FREEMAN, M., (1974). REFERENCE GROUPS AND REVOLUTIONS. European Journal of Political Research. 2 (3), 271-282

Freeman, M., Berry, CJ., Ridley, FF., Berrington, H., Berrington, H., Jones, GW., Vincent, J., Banks, JA., Jenkins, WI., Walkland, SA., Rhodes, RAW., Beith, AJ., Mitchell, JDB., Bradley, AW., Garvin, T., Roberts, GK., Dodd, CH., Cohen, AP., Jessop, B., Brock, WR., Ostergaard, G., Lucas, N., Tordoff, W., Dunsire, A., Rowe, PJ., Zentner, JL., Sims, NA., Wallace, WJL. and Shaw, TM., (1973). Social Science and Democratic Theory. Political Studies. 21 (1), 70-118

Freeman, M., (1972). Review Article: Theories of Revolution. British Journal of Political Science. 2 (3), 340-360

Books (2)

Freeman, M., (2022). Human Rights. Polity. 1509546030. 9781509546039

Freeman, M., (2011). Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2nd Edition). Polity. 9780745639659

Book chapters (3)

Freeman, M., (2013). Conclusion: Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Economic and Social Rights. In: The State of Economic and Social Human Rights. Cambridge University Press. 365- 388. 9781107028029

(2009). Interpreting Human Rights. In: Interpreting Human Rights: Social Science Perspectives. Routledge. 44- 67. 0203880536. 9780203880531

Freeman, M., (2005). Order, rights and threats: Terrorism and global justice. In: Human Rights in the War on Terror. 37- 56. 0521853192. 9780521853194

Conferences (1)

Freeman, M., (1999). Fifty years of development of the concept and contents of human rights

Other (1)

Freeman, M., (2023).History of Human Rights,Bloomsbury Academic

Contact

freema@essex.ac.uk

Location:

Colchester Campus