Synopses & Reviews
This is the first study of the relevance and applicability of international relations theory to the contemporary global push for the spread of liberal democracy. Contributors discuss the theory and practice of the push for the internationalization of liberal democracy and outline an alternative research program for future work.
About the Author
Hazel Smith is Reader in International Relations at the University of Warwick.
Table of Contents
Why is There No International Democracy Theory?--Hazel Smith * Modelling Democracy--Kimberley Hutchings * Discourse Ethics, Democratic Practice and the Possibility of Intercultural Understanding--Vivienne Jabri * Democracy and the Problem of Cultural Relativism--Stephanie Lawson * Democracy, Democratization and Foreign Policy in Post-Socialist Russia--Margot Light * State Business in Neo-Liberal Democracies in Latin America--Jean Grugel * "Building Civil Society from the Outside"--Jenny Pearce * Striving for "Real" Democracy in Africa--Donna Pankhurst * Democratizing the Unborn State--Phyllis Bennis * Political Economy, Democracy and Transition--Gillian Youngs