
Democratization and the Protection of Human Rights
Challenges and Contradictions
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 24. September 1998
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-275-96231-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-96231-9 (9780275962319)
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
Foreword: Democracy--a New Era? Theoretical Foundations Introduction by Patricia J. Campbell and Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris Economic Rights in Emerging Democracies: The Challenge of Development Rights by Eileen McCarthy-Arnolds Unequal Democracies: The Gender Yardstick by Patricia J. Campbell Case Studies Democracy, Human Rights, and National Security in Central America: Irreconcilable Bedfellows? by Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris Women and the Reconstruction of Chilean Democracy by Annie G. Dandavati Democratization and Human Rights: Peru Rides the Third Wave by Loring Abeyta Democratization and Pluralism in South Africa: Policy and Process in the Post-Apartheid Transition by David R. Penna References Index