Is the rights focus the right focus? Nicaraguan responses to the rights agenda

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The different meanings, perceived usefulness and limitations of a rights approach to promote women's demands and as a means to unify women's actions in pursuit of these demands is explored. Nicaraguan is used as a case study to explore how women's organizations have used rights to mobilize and promote change and the extent to which a focus on rights can translate into a change in social relations, a change that demands a rebalancing of unequal power relations.

Government domestic functions, Nicaragua, Interpretation and construction, Social policy, Women's rights, Domestic policy

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How to make an undemocratic constitution: the Nigerian example

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Nigeria's constitution needs revision. Constitutions are the most relevant in democratic countries when they engage the shape of power, society, and forces that breed violence, distrust and intolerance.

Nigeria, Political aspects, Developing countries, Constitutions

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