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

by May, Rachel A.; Milton, Andrew K.; Belanger, Marc; Curry, Jane Leftwich; Fein, Elke; Godoy, Angelina Snodgrass; Hughes, Sallie; Klobucar, Thomas; Korbonski, Andrzej; Lawson, Chappell; May, Rachel; Miller, Arthur; Milton, Andrew K.; Sabatini, Christopher;

• ISBN13: 9780739105801
• ISBN10: 0739105809
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-16
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

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. 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xv
1 Human Rights NGOs and the Role of Civil Society in Democratization
Rachel May	1	(10)
2 Civil Society and Democratization
Andrew Milton	11	(20)
3 Civil Society, Human Rights, and the Shaping of Postcommunist Europe's Identity Politics
Ray Taras	31	(20)
4 Democratization, Civil Society, and Latin American Social Movements
Marc Belanger	51	(36)
5 Violence and Democracy in Eastern Europe
Andrzej Korbonski	87	(22)
6 Democracy, "Mano Dura," and the Criminalization of Politics
Angelina Snodgrass Godoy	109	(30)
7 Eastern Europe's Postcommunist Media
Jane L. Curry	139	(24)
8 Latin America's Postauthoritarian Media
Chappell Lawson and Sallie Hughes	163	(34)
9 Transitional Justice and Democratization in Eastern Europe
Elke Fein	197	(28)
10 The Social and Political Aftermath of Terror: A Consideration of Human Rights, the Judiciary, and Dealing with the Past
Rachel May	225	(14)
11 Partisan Development and Differentiation in Post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine
Arthur H. Miller & Thomas Klobucar	239	(30)
12 Advocacy, Ideology and Partisanship: Human Rights in the Electoral Arena
Christopher Sabatini	269	(20)
Index	289	(8)
About the Contributors	297