(Un)civil societies : human rights and democratic transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America

In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them, the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific political conditions and organized around topics such as the media, political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue about human rights and democracy. Human rights, NGO's, and the role of civil society in democratization / Rachel May Civil society and democratization / Andrew Milton Civil society, human rights, and the shaping of postcommunist Europe's identity politics / Ray Taras Democratization, civil society, and Latin American social movements / Marc Belanger Violence and democracy in Eastern Europe / Andrzej Korbonski Democracy, "mano dura", and the criminalization of politics / Angelina Snodgrass Godoy Eastern Europe's postcommunist media / Jane L. Curry Latin America's post-authoritarian media / Chappell Lawson and Sallie Hughes Transitional justice and democratization in Eastern Europe / Elke Fein The social and political aftermath of terror / Rachel May Partisan development and the differentiation in post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine Arthur H. Miller and Thomas Klobucar Advocacy, ideology, and partisanship / Christopher Sabatini Human Rights NGOs and the Role of Civil Society in Democratization 1 Civil Society and Democratization 11 Civil Society Human Rights and the Shaping of Postcommunist Europes Identity Politics 31 Democratization Civil Society and Latin American Social Movements 51 Violence and Democracy in Eastern Europe 87 Democracy Mano Dura and the Criminalization of Politics 109 Eastern Europes Postcommunist Media 139 Latin Americas Postauthoritarian Media 163 Transitional Justice and Democratization in Eastern Europe1 197 The Social and Political Aftermath of Terror A Consideration of Human Rights the Judiciary and Dealing with the Past 225 Partisan Development and Differentiation in PostSoviet Russia and Ukraine 239 Advocacy Ideology and Partisanship Human Rights in the Electoral Arena 269 Index 289 About the Contributors 297 "In this volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Policymakers and scholars often conflate the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of human rights. They are interactive, and for each to succeed both must develop simultaneously. Drawing on actual examples of transitional governments and organized around topics such as the media, political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue about human rights and democracy."--Jacket