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Civil Society And Disability Rights In Post-Soviet Ukraine: Ngos And Prospects For Change, Sarah D. Phillips Jan 2009

Civil Society And Disability Rights In Post-Soviet Ukraine: Ngos And Prospects For Change, Sarah D. Phillips

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This article uses an anthropological approach to critically examine the limitations and successes of the contemporary disability rights movement in post-Soviet Ukraine. Case studies of rights legislation and the work of disability advocacy NGOs are detailed to illustrate the paradoxes and problems that imbricate disability rights issues, and the strategies some activists have leveraged to successfully navigate these challenges. The article suggests specific tactics that rights groups in Ukraine might pursue to further enact change in their communities, including pursuing more international partnerships fielding candidates for political office, and launching informational and image campaigns.

Operationalizing Global Governance, Symposium. Indiana University …


Representativity, Civil Society, And The Eu Social Dialogue: Lessons From The International Labor Organization, Faina Milman-Sivan Jan 2009

Representativity, Civil Society, And The Eu Social Dialogue: Lessons From The International Labor Organization, Faina Milman-Sivan

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This article addresses representativity questions that arise from the formal insertion of private,functional groups within the European Union (EU) governance via the EU social dialogue. It depicts the representativity debate at the EU social dialogue and suggests that important lessons can be learned through the examination of another institutional context in which similar questions have been raised and addressed: the International Labor Organization (ILO) tripartite structure. In addition, it ascertains that the issue of representativity of the EU social partners would further benefit from viewing it in the broader context of the EU "democratic deficit." The article concludes that such …


Globalization And Civil Society-Continuities, Ambiguities, And Realities In Latin America, Lucy Taylor Oct 1999

Globalization And Civil Society-Continuities, Ambiguities, And Realities In Latin America, Lucy Taylor

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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A Feminist Reassessment Of Civil Society, Susan H. Williams Apr 1997

A Feminist Reassessment Of Civil Society, Susan H. Williams

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Law and Civil Society


An Essay On The Vicissitudes Of Civil Society With Special Reference To Scotland In The Eighteenth Century, Marvin B. Becker Apr 1997

An Essay On The Vicissitudes Of Civil Society With Special Reference To Scotland In The Eighteenth Century, Marvin B. Becker

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Law and Civil Society


Civil Society, Metaphysics, And Tolerance, David C. Williams Apr 1997

Civil Society, Metaphysics, And Tolerance, David C. Williams

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Law and Civil Society


Individualism As Principle: Its Emergence, Institutionalization, And Contradictions, Political Philosophy, Adam B. Seligman Apr 1997

Individualism As Principle: Its Emergence, Institutionalization, And Contradictions, Political Philosophy, Adam B. Seligman

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Law and Civil Society


Redefining Women's Agency: A Response To Professor Williams, Kathryn Abrams Apr 1997

Redefining Women's Agency: A Response To Professor Williams, Kathryn Abrams

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Law and Civil Society