POL208Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Human Security, National Security, Democratic Peace Theory
17 Oct 2013
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Emerging global culture of human rights & body of international law on it. Post-cold war: western emphasis on human rights. East and southeast asia are re-examining their own human rights standards: respond seriously china, Improvements over the last 20 years, moving beyond a purely defensive attitude to a more active approach to human rights. West: promotion of human rights was used as an ideological instrumental the east. West struggle: an instrument of economic competition. The west tends to emphasize values like openness and equal opportunity as economic competitiveness rises. Intentions: reason of prominence of human rights: reputation/image in media. It is therefore difficult for western governments to find politically compelling arguments to ignore human rights violations (pressure coming from the modern communication technologies) Taking about human rights is an easy, cheap, and popular war to exercise influence or maintain the illusion of involvement.
