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Global Governance of Human Rights: Dilemmas, Divergences and the Way Out

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As a form of governance, global governance is also necessarily conducted under the guidance of values, and governance values must be realized through various institutional designs and behaviors as well. The values of global governance must be based on universalism and emphasize the values shared globally, i.e. global values. Advocates of global governance call for global-scale compliance with the core cultural values of global governance.

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  1. Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Middle East Technical University in Ankara/Turkey, Bahcelievler, Ankara, TĂĽrkiye

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  2. Human Rights Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China

    Junxiang Mao

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Mao, J. (2023). Global Governance of Human Rights: Dilemmas, Divergences and the Way Out. In: Okyayuz, M., Mao, J., Mpedi, L.G., Herrmann, P. (eds) Human Rights in a Changing World. Prekarisierung und soziale Entkopplung – transdisziplinäre Studien. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39533-9_4

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