The Helsinki effect : international norms, human rights, and the demise of communism
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0691048592
ISBN 13
9780691048598
DDC
323
Category
War Crimes
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Pages
xii, 308 pages
Subject
Human Rights
Abstract
"In The Helsinki Effect, author Daniel Thomas argues that the Helsinki Final Act 1975 transformed East-West relations and provided a common platform around which opposition could mobilize." - Voila
Description
Content:
Introduction: The International Politics of Human Rights -- The Evolution of Norms -- The Emergence of Human Rights Norms in East-West Relations -- Negotiating Human Rights in the Helsinki Final Act -- The Framing of Norms -- Framing "Helsinki" at Home: Social Movements against the Communist Party-State -- Framing "Helsinki" Abroad: Transnational Networks and U.S. Policy -- The Effects of Norms -- Mobilization: The Expansion of Human Rights Movements -- Backlash: Communism's Response to Human Rights -- Socialization: Human Rights and the Dismantling of Communist Rule.
Introduction: The International Politics of Human Rights -- The Evolution of Norms -- The Emergence of Human Rights Norms in East-West Relations -- Negotiating Human Rights in the Helsinki Final Act -- The Framing of Norms -- Framing "Helsinki" at Home: Social Movements against the Communist Party-State -- Framing "Helsinki" Abroad: Transnational Networks and U.S. Policy -- The Effects of Norms -- Mobilization: The Expansion of Human Rights Movements -- Backlash: Communism's Response to Human Rights -- Socialization: Human Rights and the Dismantling of Communist Rule.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
1
