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

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

University of Saskatchewan

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Latukhina, Maria

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Schissel, Bernard
• Iliopoulou, Despina

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Elabor-Idemudia, Patience

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

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-02152008-135626

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:harvest.usask.ca:10388/etd-02152008-135626