Liberal Interventionism and Democracy Promotion

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Edited by Dursun Peksen

Product details

• Authors: Dursun Peksen
• Assisted by: Dursun Peksen (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2012
• EAN: 9780739169698
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6969-8
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Comparative Politics, Diplomacy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms