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Individual and collective rights in Africa and their interrelationships with economics and politics

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2008-02-19

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Masters

Abstract

This thesis examines the relationships between various groups of human rights, and the effect of globalization and the state on human rights protection. Two hypotheses are examined in path analysis of fifty-two African counties. The first hypothesis considers the proposition that economic, social, and cultural rights implemented prior to civil and political rights in Africa meet the needs of the population better than primary implementation of civil and political rights. The second hypothesis is that globalization has a negative effect on protection of all human rights and that its impact on rights is generally larger than the impact of the state. Within the context of a multivariate model, my analysis does not support the hypotheses. These findings are discussed with regard to the existing literature and several suggestions are proposed for future research.

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Human Rights Protection, State, Human Rights in Africa, Globalization, Path Analysis

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Master of Arts (M.A.)

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Sociology

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Sociology

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