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The UN role in promoting democracy [electronic resource] : between ideals and reality / edited by Edward Newman and Roland Rich.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Case studies.
- Democratization.
- United Nations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (369 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Tokyo : United Nations University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book considers and questions the modalities, effectiveness and controversies of the UN's work in promoting and assisting democracy.
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction Approaching democratization policy; 2 The promotion of democracy International law and norms; 3 Crafting Security Council mandates; 4 Building democracy through benevolent autocracy Consultation and accountability in UN transitional administrations; 5 Elections in post conflict societies; 6 Democratization with the benefit of hindsight The changing international components; 7 The UN's electoral assistance Challenges accomplishments prospects; 8 UN democracy promotion Comparative advantages and constraints
- 9 UNDP experience in long term democracy assistance10 Decolonization and democratization The United Nations and Namibia's transition to democracy; 11 The UN's modest impact on Cambodia's democracy; 12 Kosovo A permanent international protectorate; 13 Delivering feudal democracy in East Timor; 14 The United Nations and democratization in Afghanistan; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-91569-2
- 9786610915699
- 92-808-7066-1
- OCLC:
- 171584526
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