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Silencing Their Critics: How Government Restrictions Against Civil Society Affect International 'Naming and Shaming'
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Abstract International 'naming and shaming' campaigns rely on domestic civil society organizations (CSOs) for information on local human rights conditions. To stop this flow of information, some governments restrict CSOs, for example by limiting their access to funding. Do such restrictions reduce internatio... mehr
International 'naming and shaming' campaigns rely on domestic civil society organizations (CSOs) for information on local human rights conditions. To stop this flow of information, some governments restrict CSOs, for example by limiting their access to funding. Do such restrictions reduce international naming and shaming campaigns that rely on information from domestic CSOs? This article argues that on the one hand, restrictions may reduce CSOs' ability and motives to monitor local abuses. On the other hand, these organizations may mobilize against restrictions and find new ways of delivering information on human rights violations to international publics. Using a cross-national dataset and in-depth evidence from Egypt, the study finds that low numbers of restrictions trigger shaming by international non-governmental organizations. Yet once governments impose multiple types of restrictions, it becomes harder for CSOs to adapt, resulting in fewer international shaming campaigns.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Nahost; Nordafrika; Ägypten; Gesellschaft; Zivilgesellschaft; Menschenrechte; Handlungsspielraum; Informationsfluss; Wirkung; Auswirkung; statistische Analyse; nichtstaatliche Organisation; internationale Organisation; Kampagne
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Gesellschaftliche Bewegungen; Vereinigungen; Menschenrechtsorganisation; Restriktion
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 1270-1291
Zeitschriftentitel
British Journal of Political Science, 51 (2021) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123419000693
ISSN
1469-2112
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)