Do regional human rights courts influence respect for rights? Beyond providing remedy for
individual human rights abuse, case outcomes help frame potential social mobilization by …

Human rights have been facing criticism on many fronts, including the challenges of the
“enforcement gap” and the “citizenship gap”, laying bare the shortcomings with regard to the …

Governments and private investors argue that wind energy projects can contribute to global
sustainable development and environmental conservation. However, how do wind energy …

This dissertation focuses on how economic markets provide channels for influence over
government policy. Specifically, I examine three levels of analysis: the household, the …

Why do protests occur in response to some economic conditions and not others? I argue that
individuals gain utility separately from income and what I will call “insurance”: a stock of …

In Nairobi's informal settlements, 5 persons are killed every week by the police. This thesis
investigates extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and police violence in Nairobi's informal …

This paper attempted a documentary assessment of human rights violations in Nigeria in the
last two decades (1999-2020) given that the period constitutes the lengthiest uninterrupted …

Abstract 'Centre'groups–governments and private investors–argue that wind energy farms
can contribute to global sustainable development and environmental conservation …