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100			_aKahn-Nisser, Sara _949974
245			_aReciprocating to the bottom: Is there negative diffuse reciprocity in social economic human rights
260			_aInternational Political Science Review
300			_a44(5), Nov, 2023: p.661-675
520			_aIs reciprocity possible in human rights agreements? This article argues that human rights agreements can create negative diffuse reciprocity if there is reliable information about countries’ compliance levels. The article analyses the link between information on countries’ non-compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the one hand, and countries’ efforts to protect social economic rights on the other. It finds that the more information is published on violations of rights, the lower the levels of countries’ efforts to protect these rights. This means that countries practice negative diffuse reciprocity with regard to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This is a notable finding since there are several factors working against the practice of reciprocity in human rights agreements. The article draws theoretical conclusions regarding the conditions for reciprocity in human rights agreements and sheds new light on the concept of reciprocity and its link with information.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01925121211073325
773			_aInternational Political Science Review
906			_aHUMAN RIGHTS
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