Liberal interventionism and democracy promotion / edited by Dursun Peksen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peksen, Dursun, 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--International cooperation.

Democratization.

Economic assistance--Political aspects.

Economic assistance.

Technical assistance--Political aspects.

Technical assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 Monet

Contents:

LIBERAL INTERVENTIONISM AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Part I: Foreign Policy Tools and Democracy Promotion; 1 Understanding the Domestic and International Sources of Democratization: An Introduction; 2 Funding Freedom? The United States and Democracy Aid, 1988-2001; 3 Economic Sanctions and International Democracy Promotion; 4 Soft Power and the Question of Democratization; Part II: Nonstate Actors and Democracy Promotion; 5 The International Monetary Fund and the Prospects for Democracy in the Developing World

6 European Union Membership and Democracy Promotion: The Case of Turkey7 Transnational NGO Activism Outside of Democracies: The Behavior and Effect of Human Rights INGOs on Political Repression and Democracy; 8 The United Nations and Democracy Promotion: Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations' Democracy Fund and Electoral Assistance Division; 9 Concluding Remarks: Determining How Best to Promote Democracy Using Foreign Policy Tools; References; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31181-2

1-280-77009-0

9786613680860

0-7391-6970-X

OCLC:

854520018