University Extension and Eco-Social Justice, The Catholic University of Santa Fe Open Chair on Human Rights as a Platform for Situated Exchange and Collective Knowledge Building

Abstract

The Open Chair on Human Rights at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the Catholic University of Santa Fe is conceived as a university extension platform aimed at fostering the exchange of knowledge, consolidating local and international networks, and promoting a critical, Latin American, and eco-social perspective on human rights. This article presents the Chair’s experience as a community engagement mechanism, outlining its objectives, methodology, impacts, and challenges.