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A Narrative of Solidarity: Catherine Duncan A Narrative of Solidarity: Catherine Duncan
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Practices and Symbolism in Amnesty Practices and Symbolism in Amnesty
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The Candlelight Vigil The Candlelight Vigil
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Writing Letters Writing Letters
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Petitions and Tabling Petitions and Tabling
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The Amnesty Logo and Understandings of Good and Evil The Amnesty Logo and Understandings of Good and Evil
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Local Discourse in Amnesty International Local Discourse in Amnesty International
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Sharing Information about Human Rights Issues around the World Sharing Information about Human Rights Issues around the World
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Detailed Planning of Local Activities Detailed Planning of Local Activities
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Discussing Amnesty's Mandate Discussing Amnesty's Mandate
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Grounding Human Rights Grounding Human Rights
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The Contextual Character of Modes of Discourse The Contextual Character of Modes of Discourse
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Accounts for Constrained Discourse in Amnesty International Accounts for Constrained Discourse in Amnesty International
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Not Having Anything to Discuss Not Having Anything to Discuss
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Organizational Processes and Necessity Organizational Processes and Necessity
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Principles of Individual Autonomy Principles of Individual Autonomy
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The Nature and Implications of Accounts for Constraint The Nature and Implications of Accounts for Constraint
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Abstract
Within the context provided by the human rights tradition and the structure of Amnesty International, local human rights activists in the United States and other countries pursue the cause of individual liberty and dignity. In the course of this work, activists develop narratives, practices, and their own appropriations of the human rights tradition. They deal with the ambiguities in that tradition. They make decisions about what nature of constraints to impose on their discourse. They think about the balance of concern for private, political, and economic rights, which leads to the question of the extent to which various issues should be linked. They grapple with issues about relativism and how to ground human rights. This chapter focuses on this local cultural work with the story of one activist, a story that manifests recurring patterns in the personal narratives of Amnesty members. Then it examines, as cultural practices, the activities Amnesty members engage in and the events they organize. Finally, it considers the various kinds of discourse engaged in by local activists and the explanations they give for the constraints they adopt.
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