Engagement or Coercion?: Weighing Western Human Rights Policies Towards Turkey, Iran, and Egypt [Paperback]

Katerina Dalacoura (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2004

This study analyzes the impact of US and European states' human rights policies on Turkey, Iran, and Egypt. It concludes that, contrary to conventional wisdom, cooperative engagement with these countries yields greater results than the more intrusive policies and coercive instruments in the western foreign policy arsenal, such as aid conditionality, economic sanctions, and diplomatic isolation. The book places the human rights issue in the wider context of foreign relations among the western and Middle Eastern states and demonstrates that the effectiveness of human rights policies cannot be assessed in isolation from the broader political relationships among them. Katerina Dalacoura argues that working with governments to achieve human rights reform has been more effective when these cooperative attempts have coincided with domestic trends toward greater liberalization. It also demonstrates that the more discreet instruments of western human rights policy, such as exercising political pressure, voicing criticism, and expressing concern in a consistent but low-key manner, have likewise influenced the human rights situation in the target countries in a more favourable way than imposed mandates.

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About the Author

Katerina Dalacoura is lecturer in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Royal Inst of Intl Affairs (February 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862031401
• ISBN-13: 978-1862031401
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,210,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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