Human Rights in the EU’s Conditionality Policy Towards Enlargement Countries in the Western Balkans

Intersections ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beáta Huszka ◽  
Zsolt Körtvélyesi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Present Issue ◽  
European Policies

The special journal section in the present issue was inspired by FRAME (Fostering Human Rights Among European Policies), a large-scale EU FP7 research project that investigated the role of human rights, including a part that focused specifically on the EU’s enlargement conditionality towards the Western Balkans. The research gave a bird’s eye view on the situation of human rights in the Western Balkans, which allowed us to identify a number of challenges, such as the shallowness of reforms in the area of human rights and democracy in the whole region, or the short supply of in-depth case studies focusing on specific human rights. 

scholarly journals Communities in Fukushima and Chernobyl—Enabling and Inhibiting Factors for Recovery in Nuclear Disaster Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 211-232
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Okada ◽  
Serhii Cholii ◽  
Dávid Karácsonyi ◽  
Michimasa Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Nuclear Disaster ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Compare And Contrast

Abstract This chapter provides case studies on disaster recovery in the context of community participation. It presents two cases that explore, compare and contrast the nuclear disasters in Chernobyl and Fukushima. Despite differences in the socio-economic circumstances between the Soviet Union (Soviet–Ukraine) in 1986 and Japan in 2011, the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters provide an opportunity to discuss power relations in disaster management and the role of local communities. These large-scale nuclear disasters are amongst the most traumatic experiences for the disaster-impacted communities worldwide. This chapter discusses the implementation of relocation and resettlement measures with socio-political power relations within and between the stakeholders. The combination of these is shown to significantly affect the everyday lives of those within the communities throughout the recovery process. Along with government documentation, the interviews with evacuees, community leaders and decision-makers conducted between 2012 and 2016 form the basis of the case studies discussed in this chapter.

scholarly journals Gaygusuz v. Austria: Advancing the rights of non-citizens through litigation

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilker Atac
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
International Court ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Right

Focusing on migrant rights in Austria, this article illustrates how local actors use courts and litigation as avenues to claim rights for non-citizens. Adding to studies that have stressed the role of the international court in this process, I analyze such changes as a result of the interplay between international human rights frameworks and the capacities of local actors to mobilize resources, knowledge and expertise. This article presents two case studies in Austria, in which the entitlement to unemployment assistance (Notstandshilfe), and the right to stand as a candidate for works councils (Betriebsrat) and for the Chamber of Labour (Arbeiterkammer) were expanded to non-citizens.

scholarly journals A profile of the belief in Jesus and salvation among the Afrikaans speaking Christian youth

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik J.C. Pieterse
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public School ◽  
South African ◽  
Private School ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Age ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Belief Structures ◽  
African Youth ◽  
English Speaking

This article is based on the results of a large-scale empirical-theolo-gical research project on “Religion and Human Rights among South African Youth.” Using the extensive database of this project, the article focuses on the results on the images of Jesus and the belief in salvation of Grade 11 learners. The results present a profile of the pluralistic and diverse scale of nuances in the belief structures of Christian teenagers. The results of the English-speaking private school learners are placed alongside the results of the Afrikaans speaking public school learners in order to obtain a more prolific picture of the belief of the Afrikaans speaking youth. The effect their belief in salvation has on their views regarding human rights is also examined. The results challenge the preacher to think dialectically and hermeneutically in a new age and context.

Understanding the Role of the Corporation in Sustainability Transitions

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali A. Delmas ◽  
Thomas P. Lyon ◽  
John W. Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Systemic Change ◽  
Coalition Building ◽  
Sustainability Transitions ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Responsible Investing ◽  
Information Strategies ◽  
Wide Range

The state of the planet calls for large-scale sustainability transitions involving systemic adoption of markedly better environmental and social practices. The objective of this symposium is to better understand the role of corporations in promoting such systemic change. We present four case studies—representing diverse industries and change mechanisms—-to investigate corporate leadership in sustainability transitions. The cases examine a wide range of mechanisms used by corporations to progress toward sustainability, such as political coalition building and information strategies through eco-labels, socially responsible investing, and the public statements of CEOs. In this introduction, we discuss the challenges associated with both achieving and studying systemic change, explain the rationale for a case study approach, describe the findings from the case studies, and draw some general conclusions on the mechanisms by which firms may be able to lead, or at least participate in, systemic change in the different phases of sustainability transitions.

The Anatomy of a Death: Repression, Human Rights and the Case of Alexandre Vannucchi Leme in Authoritarian Brazil

1998 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNETH P. SERBIN
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Military Regime ◽  
Great Awakening ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Memorial Service

Employing new archival sources, this article reappraises the role of human rights in the opposition to Brazil's repressive military regime. While most interpretations pinpoint the protest against the 1975 murder of journalist Vladimir Herzog as the opposition's great awakening, this research focuses on a similar outcry against the 1973 killing of University of São Paulo student Alexandre Vannucchi Leme. His death led students and clergymen to defy riot troops and gather 3,000 people for a memorial service that was the first large-scale anti-regime demonstration of the 1970s and a decisive step in the Roman Catholic Church's development as leader of the opposition.

Looking for Solidarność in Central Asia: The Role of Human Rights Organizations in Political Change

Slavic Review ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Grodsky
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Resource Dependency ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Human Rights Organizations

According to scholars of resource dependency, foreign funding can weaken rather than strengthen civil society abroad, ultimately impeding its effectiveness. Yet the spate of recent “democratic revolutions” in semiauthoritarian, postcommunist states suggests that pumping foreign money into the nongovernmental sphere can be an effective strategy. In this paper Brian Grodsky argues that a critical factor in assessing the likelihood that a given organizational movement will succumb to the ills of resource dependency is the type of politicization within that movement. Those organizations composed of members primarily motivated by ideology are logically less likely to succumb to resource dependency than those organizations dominated by political aspirants intent on converting democratization into their own political power. Two case studies, communist-era Poland and contemporary Uzbekistan, provide support for this theory.

scholarly journals Detection of Deception in a Virtual World

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren B. Collister
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Detection Of Deception

This work explores the role of multimodal cues in detection of deception in a virtual world, an online community of World of Warcraft players. Case studies from a five-year ethnography are presented in three categories: small-scale deception in text, deception by avoidance, and large-scale deception in game-external modes. Each case study is analyzed in terms of how the affordances of the medium enabled or hampered deception as well as how the members of the community ultimately detected the deception. The ramifications of deception on the community are discussed, as well as the need for researchers to have a deep community knowledge when attempting to understand the role of deception in a complex society. Finally, recommendations are given for assessment of behavior in virtual worlds and the unique considerations that investigators must give to the rules and procedures of online communities.

Perpetual Transitions

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi ◽  
Laura Stefan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
European Court ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Property Restitution

This article studies comparatively the property restitution policies of Eastern and Western Balkan countries, focusing mostly on internal and external constraints to a permanent solution. The role of the European Court of Human Rights is analyzed in depth, as well as the subtle shift of policy of the EU institutions from the earlier Eastern Balkan accession to the Western Balkans one. While the situation of property restitution in South-Eastern Europe provides clear evidence that Europeanization helps transformation, particularly if the EU openly assumes the role of a transformation agent, it also highlights the limits of its power.

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