American Democracy Promotion: Impulses, Strategies, and Impacts
Michael Cox, John Ikenberry, and Takashi Inoguchi
Abstract
Democracy promotion has assumed greater importance since the end of the cold war, particularly in the US foreign policy. This book examines the American experience with the advancement of democracy worldwide. First, it explores to what extent classical political theory—particularly realism and liberalism—help us understand democracy promotion. Secondly, it looks at the strategic and political motivations behind this policy and how it relates to other key goals in US international relations. Finally, it considers the impact that American democracy promotion has had in different regions and coun ... More
Democracy promotion has assumed greater importance since the end of the cold war, particularly in the US foreign policy. This book examines the American experience with the advancement of democracy worldwide. First, it explores to what extent classical political theory—particularly realism and liberalism—help us understand democracy promotion. Secondly, it looks at the strategic and political motivations behind this policy and how it relates to other key goals in US international relations. Finally, it considers the impact that American democracy promotion has had in different regions and countries. These issues are analysed from a wide range of theoretical perspectives sustained by 15 different contributors.
Keywords:
Cold War,
democracy promotion,
foreign policy,
international relations,
liberalism,
motivation,
political theory,
realism,
USA
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2000 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199240975 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003 |
DOI:10.1093/0199240973.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Michael Cox, editor
University of Wales
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John Ikenberry, editor
University of Pennsylvania
Takashi Inoguchi, editor
The United Nations University
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