Democracy and Human Rights In Developing Countries

A unique blend of theoretical insight and empirical rigor sets this book apart from similar studies on the subject.-Journal of Third World Studies"Both radical and convincingly well-informed."-Austrian Journal of Political Science"Arat offers a study (whose like is rare in the social sciences) that is genuinely global, theoretically well-grounded and diverse, empirically well-developed, and directly policy-relevent under specified conditions."-Choice

Zehra F. Arat is a professor of Political Science and Women?s Studies at Purchase College of SUNY since 1989. She publishes on topics including democracy, human rights, women?s rights, and development issues. She is the founding president of the human rights section of the American Political Science Association.