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Human rights and democracy

Transatlantic relations, human rights and democracy
This group focuses on long-term trends in the global human rights and democracy and on policy adjustments made by the US and the EU. The aim is to assess whether in the field of human rights and democracy the transatlantic relationship is a) drifting apart b) a functional partnership or c) an enduring partnership.

So Close, But Yet So Far: European and American Democracy Promotion

 Human rights and democracy, Working Papers
Jul 312014
 

Transworld Paper No. 37

by Nelli Babayan and Thomas Risse

What is the direction of EU and US democracy promotion and can we talk about a transatlantic democracy promotion? This paper addresses these questions from the perspective of transatlantic security communities and argues that joint transatlantic democracy promotion is still embryonic. However, at the same time there are clear indications of converging identities and interests with regard to strategies and instruments of democracy promotion, which could result in meaningful transatlantic partnership in challenging situations.

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Attitudes Towards Human Rights and Democracy: Empirical Evidence in Europe and the United States

 Elites and public opinion, Human rights and democracy, Working Papers
Jun 112014
 

Transworld Paper No. 30 by Kristina Puzarina, Jana Pötzschke and Hans Rattinger This paper provides a comparative analysis of mass and elite orientations towards human rights and democracy promotion in the United States, the European Union, and Turkey. In particular, it focuses on importance, general attitudes, relevant actors as well as policies and instruments within [...]

Home-made Adjustments? US Human Rights and Democracy Promotion

 Human rights and democracy, Working Papers
Apr 122013
 

Transworld Paper No.20 by Nelli Babayan This paper analyses US approach to human rights and democracy promotion to track the adjustments it has undergone in the last decade. In addition, by focusing on such landmark events as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, changes in the presidency and the Arab Spring, the paper aims to reveal possible [...]

Transatlantic Tensions on Data Privacy

 Human rights and democracy, Working Papers
Apr 102013
 

Transworld Paper No.19 by Lee A. Bygrave The paper analyses similarities and differences between US and European regulatory policy in the field of data privacy. It shows that US regulation in the field is not uniformly weaker than European regulation. It also argues that while European policy preferences in the field have been more globally [...]

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