Democracy and international relations : critical theories/problematic practices / edited by Hazel Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Hazel, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xii, 278 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

This is the first study of the relevance and applicability of international relations theory to the contemporary global push for the spread of liberal democracy. Contributors discuss the theory and practice of the push for the internationalization of liberal democracy and outline an alternative research program for future work.

Contents:

1 Why is There no International Democratic Theory? / Hazel Smith 1

2 Modelling Democracy / Kimberly Hutchings 31

3 Discourse Ethics, Democratic Practice and the Possibility of Intercultural Understanding / Vivienne Jabri 51

4 Democracy and the Problem of Cultural Relativism: Normative Issues for International Politics / Stephanie Lawson 71

5 Democracy, Democratisation and Foreign Policy in Post-Socialist Russia / Margot Light 90

6 State and Business in Neo-Liberal Democracies in Latin America / Jean Grugel 108

7 'Building Civil Society from the Outside': the Problematic Democratisation of Central America / Jenny Pearce 126

8 Striving for 'Real' Democracy in Africa: the Roles of International Donors and Civil Society in Zimbabwe / Donna Pankhurst 151

9 Democratising the Unborn State: Palestine, the PLO and the Struggle for Democracy / Phyllis Bennis 171

10 Political Economy, Democracy and Transition: the Case of Hong Kong / Gillian Youngs 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references(pages 243-260) and index.

ISBN:

0312232632

OCLC:

43070065