Date of Award
Summer 8-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Communication Studies
School
Communication
Committee Chair
Keith Erickson
Committee Chair Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 2
Wendy Atkins-Sayre
Committee Member 2 Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 3
Lawrence Hosman
Committee Member 3 Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 4
John Meyer
Committee Member 4 Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member 5
Charles Tardy
Committee Member 5 Department
Communication Studies
Abstract
Former President James Earl Carter is well known for his rhetorical efforts to promote human rights. Carter’s human rights advocacy is motivated and sustained by his belief that God duty-bounds him to assist those less fortunate than himself. Scholars generally concede, however, that as president, Jimmy Carter’s human rights accomplishments were minimal and that he failed to develop or institute consistent policies. This dissertation compares and contrasts Carter’s presidency and postpresidency with respect to human rights accomplishments, arguing that he was better able to serve an advocacy role when out of office. Carter, free of separation of church and state restraints, successfully pursued human rights advocacy world-wide.
Copyright
2012, Daniel Eric Schabot
Recommended Citation
Schabot, Daniel Eric, "Jimmy Carter’s Post-Presidential Rhetoric: Faith-Based Rhetoric and Human Rights Foreign Policy" (2012). Dissertations. 854.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/854
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