
Constructing Democracy
Human Rights, Citizenship, And Society In Latin America
Elizabeth Jelin(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 19. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
238 pages
978-0-367-15924-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book analyzes the impact of past human rights violations on consolidation of new democracies. It focuses on the emergence of an international network of human rights organizations and on the strategic responses of Latin American militaries to international pressures to respect human rights.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 147 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-15924-5 (9780367159245)
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Content
1. Introduction: Human Rights and the Construction of Democracy Part 1: Settling Accounts with the Past: Human Rights in Processes of Regime Transition 2. Adjusting the Armed Forces to Democracy: Successes, Failures, and Ambiguities in the Southern Cone 3. Human Rights in Democratization Processes Part 2: The International Scene: Networks and Discourses 4. The Emergence, Evolution, and Effectiveness of the Latin American Human Rights Network 5. The Looting of Democratic Discourse by the Guatemalan Military: Implications for Human Rights Part 3: Citizenship in Democracy: Some Conceptual Issues 6. Citizenship Revisited: Solidarity, Responsibility, and Rights 7. The State, the Market, and Democratic Citizenship Part 4: Structures of Discrimination: Individual and Collective Rights 8. Indigenous Rights: Some Conceptual Problems 9. Racial Inequalities in Brazil and Throughout Latin America: Timid Responses to Disguised Racism 10. Women, Gender, and Human Rights 11. Crime and Individual Rights: Reframing the Question of Violence in Latin America Part 5: Conclusion 12. Convergence and Diversity: Reflections on Human Rights