Description

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.

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

Product details

Published Jan 26 2007
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 316
ISBN 9780739120651
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 227 x 155 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Rachel A. May

Anthology Editor

Andrew K. Milton

Contributor

Marc Belanger

Contributor

Elke Fein

Contributor

Sallie Hughes

Contributor

Thomas Klobucar

Contributor

Chappell Lawson

Contributor

Rachel May

Contributor

Arthur Miller

Contributor

Ray Taras

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