Human Rights Ideas, the Demise of Soviet Communism, and the End of the Cold War

Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 110-141, Spring 2005

32 Pages Posted: 28 Jan 2009

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Daniel C. Thomas

Leiden University, Institute of Political Science

Date Written: Spring 2005

Abstract

This paper assesses the contribution of human rights ideas, especially international human rights norms, to the emergence and success of reformist thinking in the Soviet Union and thus to the end of the Cold War.

Keywords: Ideas, norms, human rights, Soviet Union, Gorbachev, communism, Cold War

Suggested Citation

Thomas, Daniel C., Human Rights Ideas, the Demise of Soviet Communism, and the End of the Cold War (Spring 2005). Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 110-141, Spring 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1333625

Daniel C. Thomas (Contact Author)

Leiden University, Institute of Political Science ( email )

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
PO Box 9555
Leiden, 2300 RB
Netherlands

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