HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIVERSE SOCIETIES: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES François Crépeau & Colleen Sheppard Editors Introduction: Human Rights and Diverse Societies Francois Crépeau & Colleen Sheppard Part I Reflections on Human Rights Discourse in Diverse Societies Chapter 1: Peter Leuprecht, “Universality and Diversity” Chapter 2: Ranabir Samaddar, “The Challenge of Democracy in Divided Societies of the Post-Colonial World” Chapter 3: Colleen Sheppard, “Critical Engagement with Human Rights Discourse” Part II Women’s Rights and Post-colonial Theory Chapter 4: Isabel Altamirano-Jimenez, “Human Rights, Settler Colonialism and the Problem of Universality” Chapter 5: Vrinda Narain, “Muslim Women’s Equality in India: Applying a Human Rights Framework” Part III Changing Societies, State Institutions and Human Rights Chapter 6: Pearl Eliadis, “Canada’s Clash of Culturalisms” Chapter 7: Anna Sevortian, “Russia’s Evolution and Human Rights Changes since 1991” Chapter 8: Didier Bigo, “The Conceptualization of the “Other”: How Securities Policies Deal with Diversity”