Liberal interventionism and democracy promotion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dursun Peksen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452827703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012
• ISBN: 1-280-77009-0; 9786613680860; 0-7391-6970-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PeksenDursun <1979->
• Disciplina: 327
• Soggetti: Democratization - International cooperation; Economic assistance - Political aspects; Technical assistance - Political aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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