Civil Society Activism and Animal Welfare Rights - (Civil Society and Social Change) by Paul Chaney & Sarbeswar Sahoo (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Despite increasing legal recognition of animal rights, policy making remains inconsistent, and civil society's role in shaping governance is underexplored. Civil Society Activism and Animal Welfare Rights offers new empirical and theoretical insights into how advocacy groups influence animal welfare policy in the UK and India.

Applying extensive research and interviews with key animal welfare organisations, this book examines the challenges, progress and future prospects of civil society activism. It shows how animal rights and welfare have risen up the political agenda as parties have adapted to increasing public support.

This is a timely and in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of animal rights and governance.

Review Quotes

"A well-executed book that successfully combines innovative primary research with deep philosophical reflection on human-animal interactions and the evolution of animal welfare policy, with particular emphasis on the role of devolved institutions and civil society in the UK and India. Strongly recommended." Alistair Cole, Sciences Po Lyon

About the Author

Paul Chaney is Co-Director of the Wales Institute of Social Economic Research and Data (WISERD) and Professor of Policy and Politics at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.

Sarbeswar Sahoo is Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.