Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction - The United States & Democratic Consolidation in Bosnia, Afghanistan

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Alan Hill is a postdoctoral research fellow in US politics and history at the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the School of Advanced Study! University of London! UK. Klappentext Investigates US foreign policy and tests the hypothesis that US government transition-inspired democracy promotion can successfully establish liberal democracy around the world. This title features two case studies that explore political liberalisation in Bosnia and Afghanistan. Zusammenfassung This book investigates US foreign policy and tests the hypothesis that US government transition-inspired democracy promotion will successfully establish liberal democracy around the world. It features two detailed case studies exploring political liberalisation in Bosnia and Afghanistan. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Setting the Scene: The American Mission! Democratisation and Democratic Peace Theory 3. Motives for American Democracy Promotion 4. Examining USAID in Bosnia and Afghanistan! a 'Cookie-Cutter Approach'? 5. No Liberal Democracy! just an American Supported Formal Democracy 6. Can Formal Democracy Meet the Objectives of the American Mission? 7. Implications of Research Findings to General US Foreign Policy: The Case of Iraq 8. US Democracy Promotion and the Dawn of the Obama Era

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew Alan Hill, Hill Matthew Alan
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.06.2011
• EAN: 9780415588928
• ISBN: 978-0-415-58892-8
• Pagine: 234
• Serie: Democratization and Autocratization Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution