(Un)civil Societies: Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America
In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them, the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific political conditions and organized around topics such as the media, political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue about human rights and democracy.
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(Un)civil Societies: Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America
In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them, the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific political conditions and organized around topics such as the media, political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue about human rights and democracy.
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(Un)civil Societies: Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America

(Un)civil Societies: Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America

(Un)civil Societies: Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America

(Un)civil Societies: Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America

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In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them, the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific political conditions and organized around topics such as the media, political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue about human rights and democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780739105801
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 03/16/2005
Pages: 316
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Rachel A. May is associate professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Andrew K. Milton is visiting assistant professor of politics and government at the University of Puget Sound.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Human Rights NGO's and the Role of Civil Society in Democratization
Chapter 2 Civil Society and Democratization
Chapter 3 Civil Society, Human Rights, and the Shaping of Postcommunist Europe's Identity Politics
Chapter 4 Democratization, Civil Society and Latin American Social Movements
Chapter 5 Violence and Democracy in Eastern Europe
Chapter 6 Democracy, "Mano Dura," and the Criminalization of Politics
Chapter 7 Eastern Europe's Postcommunist Media
Chapter 8 Latin America's Post-Authoritarian Media
Chapter 9 Transitional Justice and Democratization in Eastern Europe
Chapter 10 The Social and Political Aftermath of Terror: A Consideration of Human Rights, the Judiciary, and Dealing with the Past
Chapter 11 Partisan Development and the Differentiation in Post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine
Chapter 12 Advocacy, Ideology and Partisanship: Human Rights in the Electoral Arena
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