The donor ‘human rights’ schizophrenia : aid cuts for human rights violations or the high costs of having good intentions
The donor ‘human rights’ schizophrenia : aid cuts for human rights violations or the high costs of having good intentions
dc.contributor.advisor | Schicho, Walter | |
dc.contributor.author | Brnardić, Sunčica | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-12T12:39:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-12T12:39:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.description | Second semester University: University of Vienna | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis is devoted to challenging the idea that human rights violations should be a reason to cut foreign aid. While the issue is regarded as a matter of individual donor policy, if any, some provisional theoretical orientation for reconsidering and reframing such a practice is discussed here, along with a call for a more thorough and observant approach to human rights both in policy formulation and associated decision-making. The aforementioned stance is formed in relation to two factors: donors’ general attitude towards human rights in their foreign aid policies, and general objections that can be made to use of conditionality in aid. A closer focus on human rights conditionality reveals inconsistencies related to recipient’s ownership in development, donor’s assumption of a judicial role, and the difficulties associated with its implementation which lead to it lowered effectiveness. Finally, the mere hypothesis of feasibility of conditionality leveraging human rights improvements is put to a test, as it seems to be unable to address the complexity of situation at stake. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/20.500.11825/379 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/2268 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | EMA theses 2013/2014;9 | |
dc.subject | conditionality | en_US |
dc.subject | democracy | en_US |
dc.subject | development aid | en_US |
dc.subject | human rights violations | en_US |
dc.title | The donor ‘human rights’ schizophrenia : aid cuts for human rights violations or the high costs of having good intentions | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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