Analiza vstopa mladine na področje mednarodnega varstva človekovih pravic : doktorska disertacija

Hedžet, Ajda (author), Roter, Petra (mentor)

Doktorska disertacija se osredotoča na proučevanje procesa oblikovanja skupine v ranljivem položaju v subjekt mednarodnih odnosov prek vključevanja te skupine in njenih pripadnikov v mednarodno varstvo človekovih pravic. Tako naslavlja raziskovalni problem pomanjkljivih okvirov za razumevanje in pojmovanje družbenih skupin v ranljivem položaju v disciplini Mednarodnih odnosov in necelostne obravnave in prepoznave mladine kot subjekta v mednarodnih odnosih. Cilj doktorske disertacije je proučiti, kako vključevanje mladine v procese sodelovanja na področju mednarodnega varstva človekovih pravic in prepoznava njihove ranljivosti v mednarodnih organizacijah prispevata k njihovemu preoblikovanju v mednarodno priznane subjekte. Metodološki pristop temelji na kritični poststrukturalistični teoriji, ki je operacionalizirana s pomočjo kombinacije politično (kritičnega) konceptualnega, arheološkega in genealoškega orodja. Politično (kritična) konceptualna analiza omogoča identifikacijo sivin v proučevanju človekovih pravic v Mednarodnih odnosih, arheološka analiza diskurza o mladini izsledke nagrajuje skozi proučevanje izgradnje enoznačnih predpostavk o subjektu mednarodnih odnosov, medtem ko je s pomočjo genealoške analize izvedena problematizacija teh resnic in razkrita njihova prepletenost z oblastnimi strukturami v mednarodnih odnosih skozi čas. Doktorska disertacija tako ponuja poglobljen vpogled v zgodovinski proces oblikovanja mladine kot političnega akterja, ki se izvaja skozi diskurze in prakse na področju mednarodnega varstva človekovih pravic. Ključni prispevki doktorske disertacije kažejo, da vključevanje skupin v ranljivem položaju v mednarodno varstvo človekovih pravic ni zgolj formalnost. Je proces, ki jih oblikuje v subjekte mednarodnih odnosov z določeno identiteto in agensom. Ta proces pa je hkrati tudi odsev širših zgodovinskih, političnih in gospodarskih interesov, kar odpira vprašanja o resnični sposobnosti samostojnega delovanja mladine v mednarodnih odnosih. Doktorska disertacija v procesu oblikovanja subjektov poudarja vlogo oblastnih mehanizmov in proizvodnje znanja ter s tem prispeva k razumevanju kompleksnosti oblikovanja skupin v ranljivem položaju v subjekt mednarodnih odnosov in opozarja na potrebo po kritični refleksiji obstoječih pristopov.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: mladina, skupina v ranljivem položaju, mednarodni odnosi, človekove pravice, diskurz, mednarodno varstvo človekovih pravic, nedržavni akterji
• Work type: Doctoral dissertation
• Typology: 2.08 - Doctoral Dissertation
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: A. Hedžet
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: 437 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-170372
• UDC: 342.7(043.3)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 241448707
• Publication date in RUL: 04.07.2025

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: An analysis of youth’s entry to the issue-area of international protection of human rights

Abstract

The doctoral dissertation examines the process of constructing a community in a vulnerable situation as a subject of international relations within the context of international human rights protection. This construction unfolds through the inclusion of such communities and their representatives in the issue-area of international human rights protection. The dissertation aims to show how the youth’s inclusion in human rights co-operation programmes and recognition of their vulnerability by international organizations contribute to their transformation into internationally recognised subjects. The dissertation focuses on the role of power mechanisms and knowledge production. The methodological approach is based on the critical poststructuralist thought, operationalised through a combination of critical(political) conceptual, archaeological and genealogical tools. The critical (political) conceptual method enables the identification of grey areas in the study of human rights, the archaeological analysis of discourse examines the construction of unambiguous assumptions about the subject of international relations. Meanwhile, through genealogical analysis, these »truths« are problematized and their entanglement with power structures in both the past and present of international relations is revealed. The dissertation thus offers an in-depth insight into the process of construction of youth as political actors, which takes place through discourses and practices in the field of international human rights protection. Key findings show that the inclusion of vulnerable communities in this field is not a mere formality, but a historically grounded process. In this process, youth have been shaped into international subjects with a distinct identity and agency. This transformation also reflects broader political and economic interests of powerful actors, raising questions about the true autonomy of vulnerable communities in international relations. By highlighting the role of technologies of power and knowledge production in the process of subject formation, this dissertation contributes to a deeper understanding of how such communities are constructed as subjects of international relations and underscores the need for critical reflection on current approaches.

• Keywords: youth, community in vulnerable situation, international relations, human rights, discourse, international human rights protection, nonstate actors