The International Dimensions of Democratization: Europe and the Americas (Oxford Studies in Democratization)

In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international political scene. A great many states are undergoing an extraordinary and difficult transition to democracy. And, that transition is deeply influenced by the new international context. In this first volume of a major new series, a range of highly respected scholars from around the world and several disciplines tackle the role and importance of international relations in the democratic development of states in the Americas and Europe. Combining theoretical approaches with a rich set of empirical case studies, the book examines the development of democratic regimes in countries and regions as diverse as Brazil, Spain, Greece, the Caribbean, and East Central Europe. At the international level, the book considers the influence of US Foreign Policy, International political finance, the UN, European Union, as well as the wide range of international political influences on the development of democratic politics. Contents Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Part I. International Dimensions 1. Three International Dimensions of Democratization 2. The Influence of the International Context upon the Choice of National Institutions and Policies in Neo-Democracies Part II. The Americas 3. The Imposition of Democracy: The Caribbean 4. The Effectiveness of US Human Rights Policy, 1973–1980 5. The Resurgence of United States Political Development Assistance to Latin America in the 1980s 6. The International Dimensions of Democratization in Latin America: The Case of Brazil 7. International Support for the Chilean Opposition, 1973–1989: Political Parties and the Role of Exiles 8. International Support for Democracy in Contemporary Latin America: The Role of the Party Internationals 9. International Political Finance: The Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Latin America Part III. Europe 10. Democracy by Convergence: Southern Europe 11. International Aspects of Democratization: The Case of Spain 12. Underwriting Democracy: The European Community and Greece 13. Democracy and Decolonization: East-Central Europe Part IV. A Comparative Perspective 14. Democratic Regions, Ostracism, and Pariahs Part V. Five Years Later 15. The Enlargement of the European Union: A 'Risky' Form of Democracy Promotion Postscript Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international political scene. A great many states are undergoing an extraordinary and difficult transition to democracy. And that transition is deeply influenced by the new international context. A range of highly respected scholars from around the world and several disciplines tackle the role and importance of international relations in the democratic development of states in the Americas and Europe. Combining theoretical approaches with a rich set of empirical case studies, the book examines the development of democratic regimes in countries and regions as diverse as Brazil, Spain, Greece, the Caribbean, and East Central Europe. At the international level, the book considers the influence of US Foreign Policy, International politicalL finance, the UN, European Union, as well as the wide range of international political influences on the development of democratic politics. Oxford Studies in Democratization is a series for scholars and students of comparative politics and related disciplines. Volumes will concentrate on the comparative study of the democratization process that accompanied the decline and termination of the cold war. The geographical Caribbean, Southern and Eastern Europe, and Southern and Eastern Asia. "Seven of 14 chapters deal with the Americas, three others provide analytic context (four treat democratization in Europe). In Americas-specific chapters, leading scholars address themes related to Caribbean democracy, US human rights policy and 'political development assistance,' international political party associations, and international dimensions of development in Brazil and Chile"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/ In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international political scene. Here, highly respected scholars from around the world explore the role and importance of international relations in the democratic development of states in the Americas and Europe, combining theoretical approaches with a rich set of empirical case studies. Although the establishment and consolidation of democratic regimes requires strong commitment from a broad range of internal political forces, we must not overlook the distinctly restrictive international contexts under which the great majority of really existing democracies ('polyarchies') became established, or were re-established.