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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.
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.
Central American countries have long defined health as a human
right. But in recent years regional trade agreements have ushered
in aggressive intellectual property reforms, undermining this
conception. Questions of IP and health provisions are pivotal to
both human rights advocacy and "free" trade policy, and as this
book chronicles, complex political battles have developed across
the region.
Central American countries have long defined health as a human
right. But in recent years regional trade agreements have ushered
in aggressive intellectual property reforms, undermining this
conception. Questions of IP and health provisions are pivotal to
both human rights advocacy and "free" trade policy, and as this
book chronicles, complex political battles have developed across
the region.
"Popular Injustice" focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms
of social control (known locally as "mano dura") in contemporary
Latin America. Many people have not only called for harsher
punishments, such as longer prison sentences and the reintroduction
of capital punishment, but also support vigilante practices like
lynchings. In Guatemala, hundreds of these mob killings have
occurred since the end of the country's armed conflict in 1996.
Drawing on dozens of interviews with residents of lynching
communities, Godoy argues that while these acts of violence do
reveal widespread frustration with the criminal justice system,
they are more than simply knee-jerk responses to crime. They
demonstrate how community ties have been reshaped by decades of
state violence and by the social and economic changes associated
with globalization.
Popular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America. Many people have not only called for harsher punishments, such as longer prison sentences and the reintroduction of capital punishment, but also support vigilante practices like lynchings. In Guatemala, hundreds of these mob killings have occurred since the end of the country's armed conflict in 1996. Drawing on dozens of interviews with residents of lynching communities, Godoy argues that while these acts of violence do reveal widespread frustration with the criminal justice system, they are more than simply knee-jerk responses to crime. They demonstrate how community ties have been reshaped by decades of state violence and by the social and economic changes associated with globalization.
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