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2011.
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This contribution seeks to engender more nuanced reflection on the role of human rights advocacy and specifically its role in democracy promotion. The two agendas have been seen as conjoined and harmonious by most aid donors; yet, interestingly and perceptively, some commentators have recently criticised the notion that they are agendas that are straightforwardly compatible or coherent. I examine here from a theoretical perspective the plausibility and the consequences of the claim that the two agendas share a more complex and controversial relationship than is often assumed. Specifically, I seek to highlight the importance of paying attention to the possibility that rights themselves are inherently 'contradictory' in nature and that therein lies their contribution to the democratisation agenda. Indeed, by drawing on Samuel Bowles's and Herbert Gintis's view of rights claims as 'clashing' and 'politico-economically' grounded, the aim of this article is to argue for a more politicised and openly contradiction-accepting approach to rights and democracy promotion. I contextualise this (theoretically motivated but practically consequential) argument in the context of the EU's human rights and democracy promotion policies.
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2013.
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Myanmar is a country with significant politico-strategic imprint for the countries of South and Southeast Asia, and India is no exception to this phenomenon. Given its endowment of rich natural resources and a strong historical link with India, the changing politico-economic dynamics in the country, against the backdrop of the transformation from a military-led to a democratic administration, augurs well for the development of bilateral ties between India and Myanmar in the present global order. However, the casting shadow of China and the United States, both historically as well as in recent times, on the politico-economic and strategic profile of Myanmar definitely has a deep impact on Indian foreign policy formulation and practice, given the renewed importance accorded to Yangon within the domain of the 'Look East' policy. It is in this matrix that the present article tries to analyze the imprints of the shifting politico-strategic paradigm in Myanmar on India through the prism of the chosen parameters.
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