Promoting Democracy in the Americas

Promoting Democracy in the Americas
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0801886767
ISBN-13 : 9780801886768
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Promoting Democracy in the Americas by : Thomas F. Legler

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Comparative International Politics of Democracy Promotion

Comparative International Politics of Democracy Promotion
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9781134509553
ISBN-13 : 1134509553
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Comparative International Politics of Democracy Promotion by : Jonas Wolff

Though scholarly attention to democracy promotion is increasing, there is still little comparative and theoretically-based work on the protagonists of democracy promotion. This book investigates the motives that drive democracy promotion in a comparative and theoretically oriented manner, exploring how democracy promoters deal with conflicting objectives and the factors that shape their behaviour. It also addresses the more policy-oriented debate on the contemporary challenges to democracy promotion, focusing on US and German policies towards three kinds of challenges: the emergence of ‘radical’ leftist governments in Bolivia and Ecuador, the political rise of Islamist movements in Turkey and Pakistan, and the consolidation of (semi-)authoritarian rule in Belarus and Russia. In each case, North-Western democracy promoters have been confronted with serious conflicts of objectives between security, economic interests and democracy promotion. The analysis and comparison of such situations in which democracy promoters have to deal with competing objectives and make tough decisions provides powerful evidence as to the factors that shape democracy promotion. The Comparative International Politics of Democracy Promotion will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, comparative politics, democratization studies and foreign policy.

Promoting Democracy

Promoting Democracy
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9781479878451
ISBN-13 : 1479878456
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Promoting Democracy by : Manal A. Jamal

How Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy of many states, but the results are often disappointing. In Promoting Democracy, Manal A. Jamal examines why these efforts succeed in some countries, but fail in others. A former journalist and researcher in the Palestinian territories, she offers an up-close perspective of the ways in which Western donor funding has, on one hand, undermined political participation in cases such as the Palestinian territories, and, on the other hand, succeeded in bolstering political engagement in cases such as El Salvador. Based on five fieldwork trips and over 150 interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and directors and program officers in donor agencies and NGOs, Jamal brings into focus an often-overlooked perspective: the experiences of those directly affected by this assistance. Promoting Democracy makes an important and timely argument about how political settlements ultimately shape democracy promotion efforts, and what political choices Western state sponsored donors can make to maximize successful outcomes in different contexts across the world.

International Aid and Democracy Promotion

International Aid and Democracy Promotion
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 036750586X
ISBN-13 : 9780367505868
Rating : 4/5 (6X Downloads)

Synopsis International Aid and Democracy Promotion by : Bann Seng Tan

International Aid and Democracy Promotion investigates the link between foreign aid and the promotion of democracy, using theory, statistical tests, and illustrative case studies. This book challenges the field of development to recognize that democracy promotion is unlike other development goals. With a goal like economic development, the interests of the recipient and the donor coincide; whereas, with democratization, authoritarian recipients have strong reasons to oppose what donors seek. The different motivations of donors and recipients must be considered if democracy aid is to be effective. The author examines how donors exercise their leverage over aid recipients, and, more importantly, why, using selectorate theory to understand the incentives of both aid donors and recipients. International Aid and Democracy Promotion will be of great interest to academics and students of development and democratization, as well as policy makers with authority over foreign aid allocation. "The Open Access version of this book, available at http: //www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003050438, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Open Access for this book is generously supported by the Ashoka University.

Democracy Promotion

Democracy Promotion
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 149
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ISBN-10 : 9781135140953
ISBN-13 : 1135140952
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Democracy Promotion by : Jeff Bridoux

This critical introduction to democracy promotion seeks to provide students with an understanding of some of the key dynamics and contentions revolving around this controversial policy agenda. Specifically, this textbook examines democracy promotion through seeking to answer, from the perspective of an approach informed by ‘critical theory’, a set of important questions often posed to democracy promoters, such as: Who is involved in democracy promotion today and what kinds of power relations are embedded in it? Is democracy promotion driven by the values or interests of key actors? Is democracy promotion regime-change by another name? Is democracy promotion ‘context-sensitive’ or an imposition of Western powers? Is democracy promotion about achieving liberal economic reform in target states? Is democracy promotion a tool of the powerful, a form of hegemonic control of target populations? The book suggests a set of provocative answers to these questions and also puts forward a set of challenges for democracy promoters and supporters to take on today. Democracy Promotion serves as an effective introduction to an increasingly topical policy agenda for students and general readers and, at the same time, seeks to advance an important set of new critical perspectives for practitioners and policy-makers of democracy promotion to consider.

Civil Society and Democracy Promotion

Civil Society and Democracy Promotion
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781137291097
ISBN-13 : 1137291095
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Civil Society and Democracy Promotion by : T. Beichelt

With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development.

Democratic Futures

Democratic Futures
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9781135102289
ISBN-13 : 1135102287
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Democratic Futures by : Milja Kurki

Democracy promotion has been an influential policy agenda in many Western states and international organisations, and amongst many NGO actors. But what kinds of models of democracy do democracy promoters promote? This book examines in detail the conceptual orders that underpin democracy support activity, and the conceptions of democracy that democracy promoters, consciously or inadvertently, work with. Such an examination is not only timely but much-needed in today’s context of multiple democratic and financial crises. Contestation over democracy’s meaning is returning, but how is this contestation reflected, if at all, in democracy promotion policies and practices? Seeking to open up debate on multiple models of democracy, this text provides the reader not only with the outlines of various possible politico-economic models of democracy, but also with a close empirical engagement with democracy promoters’ discourses and practices. Drawing on a broad spectrum of examples, it exposes the challenges faced by Western governments in trying to reshape the political and economic landscape across the world and tentatively advances a set of concrete policy provocations which may enable a more pluralist and flexible democracy promotion practice to emerge. This innovative new work will be essential reading for all students of democratisation, democracy promotion and international relations.

Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law

Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9780230244528
ISBN-13 : 0230244521
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law by : A. Magen

European and American experts systematically compare U.S. and EU strategies to promote democracy around the world – from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to Latin America, the former Soviet bloc, and Southeast Asia. In doing so, the authors debunk the pernicious myth that there exists a transatlantic divide over democracy promotion.

The European Union's Democracy Promotion in Central Asia

The European Union's Democracy Promotion in Central Asia
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Publisher : Ibidem Press
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 3838211510
ISBN-13 : 9783838211510
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The European Union's Democracy Promotion in Central Asia by : Aijan Sharshenova

Brussels made democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and good governance its top co-operation priorities in the EU Strategy Framework towards Central Asia for 2007?2013. This book examines two interrelated questions: To what extent has EU democracy promotion in Central Asia been successful? And, to the extent that it was successful, why was it so? The book presents a comprehensive analytical framework for the evaluation of democracy promotion, including factors which may facilitate or hinder democratic development in Central Asia.

Comparative Democratic Politics

Comparative Democratic Politics
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : 0761954775
ISBN-13 : 9780761954774
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Comparative Democratic Politics by : Hans Keman

This essential new book brings together world class scholars to provide a completely new comparative politics text. It offers a comprehensive reivew of the complete democratic process and provides a framework for measuring and evaluating contemporary democracy and democratic performance around the world.