Transatlantic Democracy Assistance - Promoting Different Models of Democracy

This book examines the sources of divergence between the EU and US models of democratic governance. By focussing on the role of the actors' "democratic identity" it aims to explain the observation that both actors use divergent strategies and instruments to foster democratic governance in third countries.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Typology of Approaches to Democracy Assistance 3. Narratives and Self-images for the World Stage 4. Democratic Identity: What is the Proper Role of the Government? 5. The American Model of Democracy for Export 6. The EU Model of Democracy for Export 7. The Architecture and Focus of US Democracy Assistance Instruments 8. The Architecture and Focus of EU Democracy Assistance Instruments 9. Conclusion 10. Postscript: Enter Donald Trump

About the author

Jan Hornat is Assistant Professor at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

Summary

This book examines the sources of divergence between the EU and US models of democratic governance. By focussing on the role of the actors’ "democratic identity" it aims to explain the observation that both actors use divergent strategies and instruments to foster democratic governance in third countries.

Product details

• Authors: Jan Hornat, Jan (Charles University Hornat, Jan (Charles University in Prague Hornat
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138350878
• ISBN: 978-1-138-35087-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Democratization Studies; Democratization Studies; Democratization and Autocratization Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Political science and theory