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The limits of shame: UN shaming, NGO repression, and women's protests

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  • Bimal Adhikari

    (214082Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan)

  • Jeffrey King

    (47767American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)

  • Lie Philip Santoso

    (517759Duke Kunshan University, China)

Abstract

Within the human rights literature, a growing number of studies have focused on the factors that explain engagement in protests. Most prior studies of this type give little or no consideration to the effect of these factors on gender. Recently, though, some scholars have begun focusing on the gender dimension, exploring why women engage in protests specifically. In this study, we examine a previously unexplored factor, that of naming and shaming by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and its effect on the likelihood of women's protest activities. We argue that UNHRC shaming increases the likelihood of women engaging in protests. Moreover, given its preeminent position within the UN, UNHRC shaming should be much more effective in mobilizing women in comparison with shaming by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, in countries where governments actively repress NGOs, the effect of UNHRC shaming on women's protests should be smaller.

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  • Bimal Adhikari & Jeffrey King & Lie Philip Santoso, 2024. "The limits of shame: UN shaming, NGO repression, and women's protests," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 41(3), pages 197-217, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:compsc:v:41:y:2024:i:3:p:197-217
    DOI: 10.1177/07388942231153804
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