Bouandel, Youcef
(1993)
Human Rights and Comparative Politics.
PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.
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Abstract
The study of human rights and democracy has received a great deal of attention over recent decades. The concepts involved are still poorly understood, although there is a broad measure of agreement that they should be associated with such classic freedoms as freedom of expression and association; and there has been still less agreement about the attempts that have been made to measure democracy or human rights on a broadly cross-national basis. After a preliminary discussion, the dissertation seeks to answer the following questions: (i) Can human rights be measured? (ii) Still more so, can they be measured on a cross-national basis? (iii) Can countries be ranked on the basis of their human rights performance? (iv) What variables might be employed in a comparative analysis of this kind? (v) Is there agreement about the ranking of countries that emerges from inquiries of this kind? The dissertation examines these questions in a variety of settings and seeks, in conclusion, to establish their value within the context of comparative politics.
Item Type: |
Thesis
(PhD)
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Qualification Level: |
Doctoral |
Additional Information: |
Adviser: Stephen L White |
Keywords: |
Political science |
Date of Award: |
1993 |
Depositing User: |
Enlighten Team
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Unique ID: |
glathesis:1993-75713 |
Copyright: |
Copyright of this thesis is held by the author. |
Date Deposited: |
19 Dec 2019 09:15 |
Last Modified: |
19 Dec 2019 09:15 |
URI: |
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/75713 |
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