Introduction; 1. Bridging the East-West divide: the Helsinki Final Act negotiations; 2. 'A sort of lifeline': the Helsinki Commission; 3. Even in a Yakutian village: Helsinki monitoring in Moscow and beyond; 4. Follow-up at Belgrade: the United States transforms the Helsinki process; 5. Helsinki watch, the IHF, and the transnational campaign for human rights in Eastern Europe; 6. Human rights in East-West diplomacy; 7. 'A debate in the fox den about raising chickens': the Moscow conference proposal; 8. 'Perhaps without you, our revolution would not be'; Conclusion.
Explores how a network of human rights activists emerged post-1975, and over time fundamentally reshaped East-West diplomacy.
Sarah B. Snyder is a Lecturer in International History at University College London. She has published a number of scholarly articles in journals such as Cold War History, Diplomacy and Statecraft, the Journal of Transatlantic Studies and the Journal of American Studies, as well as multiple book chapters. Dr Snyder specializes in transnational, international and diplomatic history.
'… innovative conceptually and methodologically and makes an
extremely important contribution to the study of international
affairs during the 1970s and 1980s, including the ending of the
Cold War.' Akira Iriye, Harvard University
'An important and engaging contribution to the growing literature
on 'the Helsinki effect' - how non-binding agreements may in effect
punch above their weight by effecting powerful changes to the
contours of international politics.' Elizabeth Borgwardt, author of
A New Deal for the World: America's Vision for Human Rights,
1941–1946
'… Sarah Snyder's well-researched study demonstrates the role
played by the Helsinki Final Act in bringing democracy and respect
for human rights to Eastern Europe.' International Affairs
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