Professor Michael Freeman
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
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
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BA University of Cambridge,
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LLB Stanford University,
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PhD University of Essex,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Emeritus Professor, Government, University of Essex (6/10/2014 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Theory and Practice of Human Rights, .
human rights theory
interdisciplinary approaches to human rights, especially history, philosophy, politics
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
