Human Rights and Democratization in the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
Author: United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 240
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Author: United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 232
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780415187077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stany Zjednoczone. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter H. Juviler
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifteen countries have emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Freedom's Ordeal recounts the struggles of these newly independent nations to achieve freedom and to establish support for fundamental human rights. Although history has shown that states emerging from collapsed empires rarely achieve full democracy in their first try, Peter Juviler analyzes these successor states as crucial and not always unpromising tests of democracy's viability in postcommunist countries. Taking into account the particularly difficult legacies of Soviet communism, Freedom's Ordeal is distinguished by its careful tracing of the historical background, with special attention to human rights before, during, and after communism. Juviler suggests that the culture and practices of despotism may wither wherever modernization conflicts with tyranny and with the curtailment or denial of democratic rights and freedoms.
Author: James P. Nichol
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Samuel P. Huntington
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2012-09-06
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 0806186046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of democratization in the modem world. Each of the two previous waves was followed by a reverse wave in which some countries shifted back to authoritarian government. Using concrete examples, empirical evidence, and insightful analysis, Huntington provides neither a theory nor a history of the third wave, but an explanation of why and how it occurred. Factors responsible for the democratic trend include the legitimacy dilemmas of authoritarian regimes; economic and social development; the changed role of the Catholic Church; the impact of the United States, the European Community, and the Soviet Union; and the "snowballing" phenomenon: change in one country stimulating change in others. Five key elite groups within and outside the nondemocratic regime played roles in shaping the various ways democratization occurred. Compromise was key to all democratizations, and elections and nonviolent tactics also were central. New democracies must deal with the "torturer problem" and the "praetorian problem" and attempt to develop democratic values and processes. Disillusionment with democracy, Huntington argues, is necessary to consolidating democracy. He concludes the book with an analysis of the political, economic, and cultural factors that will decide whether or not the third wave continues. Several "Guidelines for Democratizers" offer specific, practical suggestions for initiating and carrying out reform. Huntington's emphasis on practical application makes this book a valuable tool for anyone engaged in the democratization process. At this volatile time in history, Huntington's assessment of the processes of democratization is indispensable to understanding the future of democracy in the world.
Author: Galina Vasilevna Starovotova
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Freedom House
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-01-31
Total Pages: 1265
ISBN-13: 1538112035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFreedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 195 countries and fifteen territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.