Liberal Interventionism and Democracy Promotion

Herausgeber: Peksen, Dursun

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Liberal Interventionism and Democracy Promotion, edited by Dursun Peksen, explores the extent to which various forms of foreign interventions and policy actors contribute to the spread of democracy. The contributors to this collection specifically evaluate the efficacy of four major tools-economic sanctions, foreign aid, external armed influences, and soft power-that are often used to advance political liberalization in authoritarian regimes. The book also assesses the performance of four major non-state actors-the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, the European Union, and transnational human rights organizations-in spreading democracy. This collection is an essential contribution to the study of democracy promotion and international relations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9780739169698
• ISBN-10: 0739169696
• Artikelnr.: 34936653

Autorenporträt

Dursun Peksen is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at East Carolina University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Understanding the Domestic and International Sources of
Democratization: An Introduction Part I. Foreign Policy Tools and Democracy
Promotion Chapter 2. Funding Freedom? The United States and Democracy Aid,
1988-2001 Chapter 3. Economic Sanctions and International Democracy
Promotion Chapter 4. Soft Power and the Question of Democratization Part
II. Non-State Actors and Democracy Promotion Chapter 5. The International
Monetary Fund and the Prospects for Democracy in the Developing World
Chapter 6. The European Union Membership and Democracy Promotion: The Case
of Turkey Chapter 7. Transnational NGO Activism Outside of Democracies: The
Behavior and effect of Human Rights INGOs on Political Repression Chapter
8. The United Nations and Democracy Promotion: Assessing the Effectiveness
of the UN's Democracy Fund and Electoral Assistance Division Chapter 9.
Concluding Remarks: How Best to Promote Democracy Using Foreign Policy
Tools