European development aid as a tool for democracy and human rights promotion: The current state of human rights indicators

Mgr. Dmitry Makarenko

Master's thesis

Anotácia:

The thesis assesses the effectiveness of application, relevance and capability of human rights indicators used in the EU’s geographical development programming. By reviewing the political commitments of the EU to the ideas of human rights promotion and studying the regional and country strategy papers and indicative programmes the present study determines whether the currently used indicators in EU’s geographical development programming are able to adapt to changing circumstances and facilitate effective monitoring and evaluation of the state of human rights in the partner country receiving development aid.

Abstract:

The thesis assesses the effectiveness of application, relevance and capability of human rights indicators used in the EU’s geographical development programming. By reviewing the political commitments of the EU to the ideas of human rights promotion and studying the regional and country strategy papers and indicative programmes the present study determines whether the currently used indicators in EU’s geographical development programming are able to adapt to changing circumstances and facilitate effective monitoring and evaluation of the state of human rights in the partner country receiving development aid.

Keywords

EU, Human rights, Indicators, Development, Aid.

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 12. 5. 2015

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 4. 6. 2015
• Vedúci: Mgr. Hubert Smekal, Ph.D.
• Oponent: JUDr. Mgr. Ivo Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Social Studies

Master programme / odbor:
Political Science / European Politics (Eng.)