Freedom in the World 2014
The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties
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- $139.99
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- $139.99
Publisher Description
Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 195 countries and fourteen territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide.
The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For 25 years, the nonprofit watchdog organization Freedom House has produced this annual accounting of the state of civil rights around the world. This year's edition covers 192 nations and 18 related (such as Puerto Rico) and disputed (such as Tibet) territories. According to Karatnycky, a senior scholar at Freedom House, there were more gains than losses in the past year: 46% of countries are described in the study as Free, the highest proportion since the survey began. More surprisingly perhaps, the study notes progress"in a number of countries with majority Muslim populations such as Bahrain and Senegal, defying some who argue that Islamic beliefs are somehow contrary to democratic development." This overview will be indispensable to anyone interested in political and civil liberties.
