The Political Economy of Civil Society and Human Rights

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary B. Madison
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
The Political

25. Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Wright
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Human Security ◽  
The Political ◽  
Ongoing Development ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Aspects

This chapter examines the consolidation of democracy and human rights in Nigeria. With regard to the relationship between development and human rights, Nigeria presents an interesting puzzle. It is rich in oil, but has not been able to translate its immense natural resources into sustainable economic development and respect for human rights. Ethnic and religious tensions, a result of colonialism, have been exacerbated by disastrous economic development, which has in turn led to a deteriorating human rights situation and intense violence. The chapter first considers the political economy of Nigerian oil before discussing the country’s political and economic development, with particular emphasis on critical aspects of human security and civil society. It concludes with an assessment of the progress that has been made as well as ongoing development challenges Nigeria faces.

The Political Economy of Civil Society and Human Rights

Symposium ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-285
Author(s):  
Paul Fairfield ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
The Political

27. Sudan

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liv Tønnessen
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
The Political ◽  
Military Rule

This chapter examines human rights, development, and democracy in Sudan. Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has been dominated by a northern Muslim ‘ethnocracy’ — a factor that helped precipitate secession of the Christian south in 2011. Long periods of military rule and civil war have spawned a culture of authoritarianism and violence. The chapter first provides an overview of political instability in Sudan before discussing the two civil wars and perpetual conflicts endured by the country throughout its history. It then considers the political economy of human development in Sudan, focusing on the link between underdevelopment and the politics of oil, as well as the failure of democracy to consolidate and the role of civil society in popular uprisings. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the connection between development in the Sudanese context and the need for improving human rights.

scholarly journals The Party’s Turn to Public Repression: An Analysis of the ‘709’ Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Pils
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
The Political ◽  
Rational Argument ◽  
Political Emotions ◽  
Legal Advocacy ◽  
Human Rights Advocacy ◽  
Party State

The intensified and more public repression of civil society in China is part of a global shift toward deepened and technologically smarter dictatorship. This article uses the example of the ‘709’ government campaign against Chinese human rights lawyers to discuss this shift. It argues that the Party-State adopted more public and sophisticated forms of repression in reaction to smarter forms and techniques of human rights advocacy. In contrast to liberal legal advocacy, however, the Party-State’s authoritarian (or neo-totalitarian) propaganda is not bounded by rational argument. It can more fully exploit the potential of the political emotions it creates. Along with other forms of public repression, the crackdown indicates a rise of anti-liberal and anti-rationalist conceptions of law and governance and a return to the romanticisation of power.

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