Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War: A Transnational History of the Helsinki Network (Human Rights in History)

This Book Explores How A Network Of Human Rights Activists Emerged In The Aftermath Of The 1975 Helsinki Final Act And Over Time Fundamentally Reshaped East-west Diplomacy-- Two Of The Most Pressing Questions Facing International Historians Today Are How And Why The Cold War Ended. Human Rights Activism And The End Of The Cold War Explores How, In The Aftermath Of The Signing Of The Helsinki Final Act In 1975, A Transnational Network Of Activists Committed To Human Rights In The Soviet Union And Eastern Europe Made The Topic A Central Element In East-west Diplomacy. As A Result, Human Rights Eventually Became An Important Element Of Cold War Diplomacy And A Central Component Of Détente. Sarah B. Snyder Demonstrates How This Network Influenced Both Western And Eastern Governments To Pursue Policies That Fostered The Rise Of Organized Dissent In Eastern Europe, Freedom Of Movement For East Germans, And Improved Human Rights Practices In The Soviet Union - All Factors In The End Of The Cold War-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Introduction; 1. Bridging The East-west Divide: The Helsinki Final Act Negotiations; 2. 'a Sort Of Lifeline': The Helsinki Commission; 3. Even In A Yakutian Village: Helsinki Monitoring In Moscow And Beyond; 4. Follow-up At Belgrade: The United States Transforms The Helsinki Process; 5. Helsinki Watch, The Ihf, And The Transnational Campaign For Human Rights In Eastern Europe; 6. Human Rights In East-west Diplomacy; 7. 'a Debate In The Fox Den About Raising Chickens': The Moscow Conference Proposal; 8. 'perhaps Without You, Our Revolution Would Not Be'; Conclusion. Sarah B. Snyder. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Series-title......Page 5 Title......Page 7 Copyright......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 11 Introduction......Page 13 Note on Sources......Page 25 1 Bridging the East–West Divide: The Helsinki Final Act Negotiations......Page 27 2 “A Sort of Lifeline”: The Helsinki Commission......Page 50 3 Even in a Yakutian Village: Helsinki Monitoring in Moscow and Beyond......Page 65 4 Follow-up at Belgrade: The United States Transforms the Helsinki Process......Page 93 5 Helsinki Watch, the IHF, and the Transnational Campaign for Human Rights in Eastern Europe......Page 127 6 Human Rights in East–West Diplomacy......Page 147 7 “A Debate in the Fox Den About Raising Chickens”: The Moscow Conference Proposal......Page 186 8 “Perhaps Without You, Our Revolution Would Not Be”......Page 229 Conclusion......Page 256 Manuscript Collections......Page 263 Published......Page 265 Interviews......Page 266 Unpublished Manuscripts......Page 267 Articles......Page 269 Memoirs......Page 279 Secondary Sources......Page 282 Index......Page 299 "This book explores how a network of human rights activists emerged in the aftermath of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act and over time fundamentally reshaped East-West diplomacy"--Provided by publisher. "Two of the most pressing questions facing international historians today are how and why the Cold War ended. Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War explores how, in the aftermath of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, a transnational network of activists committed to human rights in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe made the topic a central element in East-West diplomacy. As a result, human rights eventually became an important element of Cold War diplomacy and a central component of détente. Sarah B. Snyder demonstrates how this network influenced both Western and Eastern governments to pursue policies that fostered the rise of organized dissent in Eastern Europe, freedom of movement for East Germans, and improved human rights practices in the Soviet Union - all factors in the end of the Cold War"--Provided by publisher. Cover 1 Half-title 3 Series-title 5 Title 7 Copyright 8 Contents 9 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction 13 Note on Sources 25 1 Bridging the East–West Divide: The Helsinki Final Act Negotiations 27 2 “A Sort of Lifeline”: The Helsinki Commission 50 3 Even in a Yakutian Village: Helsinki Monitoring in Moscow and Beyond 65 4 Follow-up at Belgrade: The United States Transforms the Helsinki Process 93 5 Helsinki Watch, the IHF, and the Transnational Campaign for Human Rights in Eastern Europe 127 6 Human Rights in East–West Diplomacy 147 7 “A Debate in the Fox Den About Raising Chickens”: The Moscow Conference Proposal 186 8 “Perhaps Without You, Our Revolution Would Not Be” 229 Conclusion 256 Bibliography 263 Manuscript Collections 263 Government Documents 265 Unpublished 265 Published 265 Interviews 266 Unpublished Manuscripts 267 Periodicals 269 Articles 269 Books 279 Memoirs 279 Secondary Sources 282 Index 299