— RIGHTING THE ECONOMY —
Human rights and economics are not often spoken about in the same breath. Yet increasingly, human rights actors are calling for a shift towards a rights-based or human-rights economy. One that puts the economy truly at the service of communities contending with extreme social and economic inequality, climate catastrophe and corporate abuses.
The economies we live in structure our daily experiences and represent systems which can profoundly affect our ability to enjoy our rights to decent work, adequate healthcare, political participation, freedom from violence and more. This book systematizes academic and practitioners' analyses and experiences, drawing from different epistemologies, literatures and case studies, to flesh out what a rights-based economy would look like, and the tools and actions – economic, legal, environmental and social – needed to get there.

"This stimulating book calls for the disruption of the forces that produce economies that manifestly fail to fulfil human rights and the reassembly of economies that will fulfil these rights, drawing on human rights norms and institutions, and a wide range of innovative ideas about economic alternatives. It offers new thinking for both practitioners and academics and will be indispensable reading for courses on human rights, political economy, and social and economic policy." - Diane Elson, Emeritus Professor, University of Essex and Chair, Commission on a Gender Equal Economy
"By combining theory with diverse case studies that demonstrate how rights-based economic models can challenge systemic inequalities, the book makes a compelling case for the feasibility of this shift. It encourages policymakers, scholars and activists to imagine an economy that prioritizes social equity and environmental sustainability, presenting a vision that, while ambitious, offers a preliminary roadmap for those willing to push beyond conventional growth paradigms." - Can Cinar, Lecturer in International Political Economy, City, University of London
"The human rights framework is not fixed or uniform; it is dynamic and designed to adapt in response to the diverse assertions and perceptions of injustice among us as human beings. The contributions to this book push the agenda forward to keep thinking and enabling human rights to effectively address the ever-growing and pressing demands of the current moment." - Radhika Balakrishnan, Professor of Women's and Gender and Sexuality Studies, Rutgers University
— FUTURE RESOURCES —
The Portuguese version of the Righting the Economy volume will be released by Almedina Publishing at on the 9th of March and the 10th of March of 2026 in Lisbon and in Coimbra, respectively, and possibly in Geneva during the 30th anniversary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP). In addition to that, we have a longstanding plan to release videos by contributors fleshing out the main ideas in each chapter. The aim is to further disseminate the ideas of the book and to ensure they are co-owned and further co-created by others.

