HREQ 3010 Lecture Notes - Globalism, Complex Interdependence, Amartya Sen
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Sikkink, kathryn a. , mixed signals: u. s. human rights policy and latin america, (cornell: 2, issue 3, p. 75, summer 1991, pp. Particularly relevant under the current circumstances (globalism). Schmitter and karl: elected officials must be free to exercise their constitutional powers without being subjected to overriding opposition from unelected actors, the polity must be self-governing. Sen, amartya 1999, democracy as a universal value , journal of democracy, vol. The process of accumulation and expansion of whatever resources are available in a specific economy during a certain period. Positive impact of globalization on human rights (julie harrelson-stephens). Negative impact of globalization on human rights (robert mccorquodale and richard fairbrother). Pre-eminence of trade and economic agreements over human rights regimes. Some fundamental problems with the neo-liberal economic model. Rampant speculation due to the lack of regulation of financial markets (ongoing. A need for plurality in our conceptualizations: democracies, capitalisms, development. Actual and potential role of civil societies, including human rights organizations.