Understanding Human Rights Violations

Poe, Steven C.

Contents: Human Rights Research and the Quest for Dignity: Human rights research and the quest for human dignity, Sabine C. Carey and Steven C. Poe; The decision to repress: an integrative theoretical approach to the research on human rights and repression, Steven C. Poe. Foreign Policy Analysis: Aiding or abetting: British foreign aid decisions and recipient country human rights, Bethany Barratt; Security at what cost? Arms transfers to the developing world and human rights, Dawn Miller. Development and Trade: The path from trade to human rights: the democracy and development detour, Rhonda L. Callaway and Julie Harrelson-Stephens; Providing subsistence rights: do States make a difference?, Wesley T. Milner, David Leblang, Steven C. Poe and Kara Smith; Human rights ans structural adjustment: the importance of selection, M. Rodwan Abouharb and David L. Cingranelli. Legal and Institutional Determinants of Human Rights: Crimes and punishments: how the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia distinguishes among massive human rights violations, James D. Meernik and Kimi L. King; National constitutions and human rights protection: regional differences and colonial influences, Linda Camp Keith. New Directions in the Research on Human Rights Violations: Ethnicity and repression: the ethnic composition of countries and human rights violations, Chris Lee, Ronny Lindström, Will H. Moore and Kürsad Turan; Domestic threat and repression: an analysis of state responses to different forms of dissent, Sabine C. Carey; How organizations shape human rights violations, Pablo Policzer; What transforms ordinary people into gross human rights violators?, Alette Smeulers. Conclusion: The quest for human dignity: the journey continues, Sabine C. Carey and Steven C. Poe; Index.