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Taming the beast: neo-classical globalisation, the poor, and the role of the state
(2007)Globalisation is greatly, and perhaps irreversibly, changing the world we live in. Currently we are witnessing a virtual melting of global cultures into one global village, primarily through the sophistication of networks ... -
Participatory rights of women in poverty reduction processes
(2007)Poverty and exclusion from decision-making processes are interconnected and mutually reinforcing, which becomes particularly apparent in connection with women. Women are the majority of the poor and the impact of poverty ... -
Reprisals and similar unwanted consequences of detention monitoring
(2007)This thesis discusses reprisals and other unintended consequences of visits to places where people are deprived of their liberty – primarily towards detainees but also towards monitors and others involved in detention ... -
Coping with globalization: major challenges for the NGOs for grassroots development in Bangladesh
(2007)The study has been an effort at presenting the socio-economic structure of Bangladesh based on a historical approach. The role of the state, rural power structure and the numerous parameters including mode of production ... -
What can be learned from private security companies? : the politics of human rights analysed in a perspective of privatisation of violence
(2007)The thesis dissertation adopts a processual methodology on the question weather Private Security Companies (PSCs) should be regulated and on the implications to make such judgement. In the end an affirmative stance is taken ... -
Ethnic perspectives in police training : a comparative analysis between France and Denmark
(2007)This research examines the police training strategies of France and Denmark concerning migrants and ethnic relations. While highlighting the role of the police in a multi-ethnic society, the research concedes that there ... -
Domestic violence: a micro-level terrorism? : a criminological approach to intra-family human rights violations in the European Union countries
(2007)Domestic violence is still an actual issue in the European Union, despite its constituting a standard for the promotion and protection of Human Rights. A lot of EU citizens still regard this phenomenon as socially acceptable ... -
The right to identity of an unrecognised minority : Kurdish minority under the territorial integrity of Turkey
(2007)This thesis is an attempt to propose a way for the achievement of substantive equality in Turkey via the adaptation of multiculturalism, which would only be reached through the equal treatment of all different identities. ... -
In the twilight zone: the necessity of human rights limitations : a critical review of the human right to political participation in democratic transitions
(2007)Taking the Hungarian case as a starting point, this thesis’ main argument is that when a state is in transition to democracy, leaving behind an authoritarian communist era, it is justified to limit the human right to ... -
Ageing in Europe: international human rights perspectives on the provision of institutional elderly care
(2007)As “the quality of a society and the degree to which human dignity values are fulfilled may be measured by the treatment accorded to its vulnerable members”, it appears worthwhile to look at the status of older members of ... -
Would you commit genocide? What it takes for an "ordinary" person to commit genocide : case study of Rwanda
(2007)n April 1994, the small nation of Rwanda became the place of one of the most violent episodes of the 20th century. Economical difficulties or old tribal hatreds were some of the explanations given to the occurrence. Yet, ... -
Fundamental rights of human dignity and physical integrity of children : comparative legal lessons for enhacing the effectivity of the Greek ban on parental corporal punishment
(2007)This study addresses the issue of corporal punishment of children within families. It demonstrates that, according to human rights instruments, universal and regional, as well as according to human rights bodies, the use ... -
The politics and social use of Israeli and Palestinian history textbooks in the school curriculum : history textbooks impact on children and their contribution in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict
(2007)The study examines the importance of school history textbooks in conflict situations. The working assumption is the dialectical relationship between the educational system and conflict situation. School textbooks are ... -
Peace is in Canada
(2007)
