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Human Rights, Emerging Powers and International Governance: Civil Society Actors and Transnational Advocacy in the 21st Century
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Executive Summary
Since the break-up of the former Soviet Union and following a brief period of unipolar hegemony by the United States, the international system has been evolving into an increasingly multipolar and globalised world. Key new actors – emerging powers of the Global South – are currently on the rise. What role do they play in shaping the international agenda? This workshop report includes case studies of two democratic emerging powers – Brazil and South Africa – with reference to how their governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) deal with the issue of human rights. It seems that although states often place a high emphasis on values in their rhetoric, when tensions arise they tend to favour self-interest above all.
Since the break-up of the former Soviet Union and following a brief period of unipolar hegemony by the United States, the international system has been evolving into an increasingly multipolar and globalised world. Key new actors – emerging powers of the Global South – are currently on the rise. What role do they play in shaping the international agenda? This workshop report includes case studies of two democratic emerging powers – Brazil and South Africa – with reference to how their governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) deal with the issue of human rights. It seems that although states often place a high emphasis on values in their rhetoric, when tensions arise they tend to favour self-interest above all.
Access and download the full SAIIA report here: http://www.saiia.org.za/events/human-rights-emerging-powers-and-international-governance-civil-society-actors-and-transnational-advocacy-in-the-21st-century