Human Rights & Democracy
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Here you can find general information on how the EU tries to promote human rights, as well as information on the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, human rights clauses in agreements with third countries and political dialogues.
The European Parliament's election observation aims at strengthening, in the third countries concerned by elections or referendums, the legitimacy of national electoral processes, increasing public confidence in elections, avoiding electoral fraud, better protecting human rights and contributing to conflict solution. Members of the European Parliament provide a particular political perspective, expertise and experience in election observation.
This page contains information on EU election assistance and observation, human rights guidelines, cooperation with NGOs, and on thematic issues (ICC, death penalty, human trafficking, torture, rights of the child, rights of indigenous people).
Here you can find the Programme guides for strategy papers.
Latest developments, the general context, relevant treaty articles and policy papers on the rights of the child. In the left side-bar you can navigate to "external relations".
Information on data protection: studies, the laws, policies, useful links, etc.
On the right-hand side of the page you can find the links to the pages on the external aspects of data protection.
On this page you can find all EU annual reports from 1998 until present. These reports cover all EU action on human rights and therefore they can give you a very interesting overview of the EU's activities in the field.
Available meeting documents of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI).
Summaries of legislation.
Links
On this page the think tank FRIDE provides news and publications on democracy promotion by European states and organisations.
This index provides comprehensive data, statistics and analysis on democracy.
Provides documents containing references to recent literature (2007-2008) arranged by subject (arms control, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, China and Taiwan, Development issues, energy supply, enlargement, environmental issues, European integration, European law, European Security, external relations of the EU, human rights, international trade, islam, NATO, peacekeeping, Russia, Sub-Sahara Africa, terrorism, UN, US, etc.)
Democratization aims to promote a better understanding of democratization - defined as the way democratic norms, institutions and practices evolve and are disseminated both within and across national and cultural boundaries. While the focus is on democratization viewed as a process, the journal also builds on the enduring interest in democracy itself and its analysis.
Literature
Cosgrove-Sacks, C. (Ed.). (2001) Europe, Diplomacy and Development. New Issues in EU Relations with Developing Countries. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Youngs, R. (2001) The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy. Europe's Mediterranean and Asian Policies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brimmer, E. (2002) The United States, the European Union, and international human rights issues. Washington D.C.: Center for Transatlantic Relations.
Youngs, R. (2002) The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy - Europe's Mediterranean and Asian Policies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Fierro, E. (2003) The EU's Approach to Human Rights Conditionality in Practice. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
Kubicek, P. J. (Ed.). (2003) The European Union and Democratization. London: Routledge.
Bartels, L. (2005) Human Rights Conditionality in the EU's International Agreements. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lucarelli, S., & Manners, I. (Eds.) (2006) Values and Principles in European Union Foreign Policy. London: Routledge.
Sjursen, H. (Ed.) (2006) 'What Kind of Power? European Foreign Policy in Perspective', Journal of European Public Policy, 13(2), 167-327.
Glasius, M., & Kaldor, M. (Eds.) (2006) A Human Security Doctrine for Europe. Project, principles, practicalities. Abingdon: Routeledge.
Youngs, R. (Ed.). (2006) Survey of European Democracy Promotion Policies 2000-2006. Madrid: FRIDE.
Lerch, M., & Schwellnus, G. (2006) 'Normative by nature? The role of coherence in justifying the EU's external human rights policy', Journal of European Public Policy, 13(2), 304-321.
Gropas, R. (2006) Human Rights and Foreign Policy: The Case of the European Union. Brussels: Ant. N. Sakkoulas and Emile Bruylant.
Lampe, K. (2007) Human Rights in the Context of EU Foreign Policy and Enlargement. Baden-Baden: Nomos.
Headley, J. M. (2007) The Europeanization of the World: On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Magen, A., Risse, T. & McFaul, M. A. (Eds.) (2009) Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law: American and European Strategies. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Saari, S. (2009) Promoting democracy and human rights in Russia. European organization and Russia's socialization. London: Routledge.
Morlino, L. & Sadurski, W. (Eds.) (2010) Democratization and the European Union. Comparing Central and Eastern European post-communist countries. London: Routledge.
Pace, M. & Seeberg, P. (Eds.) (2010). The European Union’s democratization agenda in the Mediterranean. Oxon: Routledge.
Fioramonti, L. (2010) European Union democracy aid. Supporting civil society in post-apartheid South Africa. Oxon: Routledge.
Troszcynska-van Genderen, Wanda (2010) Human rights challenges in EU civilian crisis management: the cases of EUPOL and EUJUST LEX. Occasional papers 84:1-48.
Balfour, Rosa. (2011). Human Rights and Democracy in EU Foreign Policy. London: Routledge.
European Foreign Affairs Review Volume 16 (2011) Issue 5: Special issue on EU democracy promotion
West European Politics Voume 35 (2012) Issue 1: Special issue on Europeanisation
Balfour, R. (2012). Human Rights and Democracy in EU Foreign Policy. The cases of Ukraine and Egypt London: Routledge
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