Democratization and the Protection of Human Rights: Challenges and Contradictions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0275962318 ISBN 13: 9780275962319

Verlag: Praeger, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Are the global trends toward democratization and neoliberal economic development also providing enhanced protection for human rights? In this edited collection of theoretical essays and case studies, the contributors assess the often glaring contradiction between democratization trends in developing countries in the face of continuing human rights violations.

The volume begins by asking whether we need to rethink our conceptualizations of democracy, human rights, and development, and particularly the causal relationships between these areas. An analysis of the changing nature of the international norms associated with these concepts illustrates some of the inherent contradictions. Next, an assessment of the status of women in the new democracies demonstrates the fallacy of assuming that all citizens progress equally, and underscores the necessity for including gender considerations and needs. Case studies based in Latin America and Africa examine further the relationships between democracy and human rights, with particular emphasis on the issue of consolidation in the future. The contributors conclude that democracy and development will only be sustainable with the active participation of civil society, especially nongovernmental groups. This collection will be important for students, scholars, and policy makers involved with issues of human rights and democratization in developing countries.

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PATRICIA J. CAMPBELL is Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia. She served as editor of the Africa Rights Monitor and has written extensively on human rights issues.

KATHLEEN MAHONEY-NORRIS is an instructor in the Department of International Security Studies at Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base. Her articles have appeared in Global Justice and Africa Today.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Praeger
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0275962318
• ISBN 13: 9780275962319
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162
• Herausgeber: Mahoney-Norris Kathleen A., Campbell Patricia J.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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