Democratization and the Protection of Human Rights: Challenges and Contradictions

by Patricia J. Campbell and Kathleen Mahoney-Norris

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275962318
• ISBN13: 9780275962319
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"