Human Rights NGOs in East Africa : Political and Normative Tensions /

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Critically explores the anatomy of the human rights movement in East Africa, examining its origins, challenges, and emergent themes in the context of political transitions in the region. In particular, the book seeks to understand the political and normative challenges that face this young but vibra...

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Other Authors: Mutua, Makau
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bürgerliche Gesellschaft.
Menschenrechtsorganisation.
Nichtstaatliche Organisation.
Bürgerliche Gesellschaft
Menschenrechtsorganisation
Nichtstaatliche Organisation
Politics and government
Non-governmental organizations.
Human rights.
Democratization.
Democracy.
Civil society.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Societe civile > Afrique orientale.
Organisations non gouvernementales > Afrique orientale.
Democratisation > Afrique orientale.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Afrique orientale.
Democracy > Africa, Eastern.
Civil society > Africa, Eastern.
Non-governmental organizations > Africa, Eastern.
Democratization > Africa, Eastern.
Human rights > Africa, Eastern.
Ostafrika.
Ostafrika
Eastern Africa.
Afrique orientale > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-
Africa, Eastern > Politics and government > 1960-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Human rights NGOs in East Africa : defining the challenges / Makau Mutua
  • To whom, for what, and about what? The legitimacy of human rights NGOs in Kenya / Betty K. Murungi
  • Law, sexuality, and politics in Uganda : challenges for women's human rights NGOs / Sylvia Tamale
  • NGO struggles for economic, social, and cultural rights in Utake : a Ugandan perspective / Joe Oloka-Onyango
  • Feminist masculinity : advocacy for gender equality and equity / Willy Mutunga
  • Women's advocacy : engendering and reconstituting the Kenyan state / Jacinta K. Muteshi
  • Donors and human rights NGOs in East Africa : challenges and opportunities / Connie Ngondi-Houghton
  • Contradictions in neoliberalism : donors, human rights NGOs, and governance in Kenya / Karuti Kanyinga
  • State and civil society relations : constructing human rights groups for social change / Livingstone Sewanyana
  • Governance and democracy in Kenya : challenges for human rights NGOs / J. Wanjiku Miano
  • The African women's development and communication network : Pan-African organizing in human rights / L. Muthoni Wanyeki
  • Social transformation in Uganda : a study of grassroots NGOs / Dani W. Nabudere
  • The death penalty in East Africa : law and transnational advocacy / Margaret A. Burnham
  • Democracy organizations in political transitions : IDASA and the new South Africa / Shaila Gupta and Alycia Kellman
  • Conclusion : coming of age : NGOs and state accountability in East Africa / Chris Maina Peter.

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