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Feijoo, Karla Valeria (2017)

Economic Ideological Alignment and Increased Human Rights Violations in Ecuador 1984-1988: A Theoretical Framework of State Repression in Latin America

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

Is there a relationship between the increase in both U.S. foreign aid and human rights violations in Ecuador from 1984 to 1988? If so, which causal mechanisms are present in the case of Ecuador? The ambition of this thesis is to contribute to the development of literature on the relationship between foreign aid and human rights in International Relations as well as the motives for state repression in democracies. To perform this investigation, first I will present a review of the different literature on the relationship between human rights and foreign aid. Then I will present the proposed explanatory theoretical model and causal mechanisms. I will present a case study on human rights in Ecuador from 1984 to 1992, with a deep analysis of 1984 to 1988. Afterwards, I will test the congruence of each causal mechanism to ascertain whether the hypotheses in the proposed theoretical framework are present. I will conclude with a summary of the findings as well as remarks on the limitations...Show moreIs there a relationship between the increase in both U.S. foreign aid and human rights violations in Ecuador from 1984 to 1988? If so, which causal mechanisms are present in the case of Ecuador? The ambition of this thesis is to contribute to the development of literature on the relationship between foreign aid and human rights in International Relations as well as the motives for state repression in democracies. To perform this investigation, first I will present a review of the different literature on the relationship between human rights and foreign aid. Then I will present the proposed explanatory theoretical model and causal mechanisms. I will present a case study on human rights in Ecuador from 1984 to 1992, with a deep analysis of 1984 to 1988. Afterwards, I will test the congruence of each causal mechanism to ascertain whether the hypotheses in the proposed theoretical framework are present. I will conclude with a summary of the findings as well as remarks on the limitations of the study and recommendations for further research.Show less

Human Rights Violations

State Repression

Author

Feijoo, Karla Valeria

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

International Studies

Supervisors

Salvador Santino, Regilme Jr.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en