Freedom in the World 2016

The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties

Freedom House

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 fifteen 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.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Freedom House

Pages: 860 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4422-6152-5 • Paperback • December 2016 • $129.00 • (£99.00)

978-1-4422-6153-2 • eBook • December 2016 • $115.50 • (£89.00)

Series: Freedom in the World

Subjects: Political Science / Political Freedom, Political Science / Human Rights, Political Science / Reference, Political Science / World / European

Freedom in the World 2016

The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties

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Summary

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 fifteen 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.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Freedom House

Pages: 860 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4422-6152-5 • Paperback • December 2016 • $129.00 • (£99.00)

978-1-4422-6153-2 • eBook • December 2016 • $115.50 • (£89.00)

Series: Freedom in the World

Subjects: Political Science / Political Freedom, Political Science / Human Rights, Political Science / Reference, Political Science / World / European

Author

Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Anxious Dictators, Wavering Democracies: Global Freedom under Pressure
Arch Puddington and Tyler Roylance

Introduction

Country Reports

Related and Disputed Territory Reports

Survey Methodology

Tables and Ratings
Table of Independent Countries
Table of Related and Disputed Territories
Combined Average Ratings: Independent Countries
Combined Average RatingsL Related and Disputed Territories
Table of Electoral Democracies

Contributors
Selected Sources
Freedom House Board of Trustees

Freedom in the World 2016

The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties

Freedom House

Freedom in the World 2016

The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties

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