Association for Social Research on the
Four Generations of Rights
About Us
Association for Social Research on the Four Generations of Rights is an association founded in 2024 by a group of researchers and academics who have conducted several collaborative researches in social sciences since 2020. Its purpose is to carry out studies in the field of rights covering human beings and all life, and to ensure that the results of academic studies are publicised. Thus, the association intends to promote the interaction between scientific knowledge and social practice. When choosing its subjects of study, it prioritises those related to social groups that have been subjected to violations of rights and have limited access to justice and to their habitats.
The objectives of the association are as follows:
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To conduct scientific research and develop data-based policies at local, national, regional and global level
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To design and carry out empowering projects and programmes for prioritised groups in line with the policies developed,
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To ensure that the findings of and the information produced by scientific research are transparently disseminated to the relevant segments (groups / communities daha iyi geliyor kulağa gerçi)
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To develop a dialogue and cooperation with stakeholders interested in the studies on rights, particularly national and international NGOs, academia and local governments.
OUR STATUTE
You can access the statute of our association by clicking here.
WHY 4 GENERATIONS OF RIGHTS?
Human rights came into life in 1776 with the American Declaration of Independence, and in 1789 with the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. They are these fundamental principles that have been constantly re-examined, recontextualized and expanded towards new rights in their history up to the present day. These principles are political and social as well as legal, as they concern not only the fundamental rights and freedoms granted or to be granted to individuals, but also various aspects of collective life. In this sense, the history of human rights is also the history of the interconnections and intersections between these three fields: law, politics and sociality. The understanding of rights under different generations, which became widespread in the late twentieth century (Karel Vasak, 1977), also bears the traces of these historical transformations.