Global Perspectives on Us Democratization Efforts: From the Outside in

ISBN-13: 9781137589835 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 223 str.

Sally Burt; Daniel Anorve Anorve

Opis

This edited volume follows up from Global Perspectives on US Foreign Policy: From the Outside In in providing unique perspectives on US foreign policy from citizens of countries affected. This book should be read by anyone interested in the United States and global politics as it provides a fuller view of the world.

Spis treści

Lists of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: US Democratization Efforts in General

US Soft Power, the Studies of the United States Institutes Program and Democratization in US Foreign Policy (1998-2014)

Daniel Anorve Anorve and Sally Burt

Part II: US Democratization Efforts in Africa

Learning from the Curve: the Obama Administration’s Promotion of Democracy in Africa Osaretin Idahosa

The US, Democratization and the Postcolonial States in sub-Saharan Africa: Development or Distortion? A Critical Appraisal 

Peter S. Masumbe

United States and the Democratic Process in Cameroon from 1990 to 2013 

David Mokam

Labor Standards in Trade Preference Laws between the US and Africa 

Pawel Frankowski

The United States and Democratization in Nigeria: Issues, Strategies and Impacts

Mashood Omotosho

Part III: US Democratization Efforts in the Middle East and the Balkans

The Fight for Libya: the Strength of Force, not of Oil 

Funso Adesola

Effects of US Foreign Policy on Democratization Processes in the Republic of Macedonia: between Liberalism and Realism

Stojan Slaveski and Biljana Popovska

Part IV: US Democratization Efforts in Latin America

Argentina and Brazil: the Role of the United States in their Democratic Transitions

Ignacio Liendo

The Role of the United States in the Promotion of Criminal Justice Reform in Mexico: the Case of Law Schools 

Azul Aguiar-Aguilar and Jesus Ibarra-Cardenas

Conclusion

Bibliography

Notes on Contributors 

Index

 

O autorze

Sally Burt is Adjunct Lecturer at University of New South Wales, Australia. Her publications include At the President’s Pleasure (2015), chapters in China and Burma in Hot Spot Histories: Asia and Oceania (2008), and Global Perspectives on US Foreign Policy (2013).

Daniel Añorve Añorve is Professor of Political Studies at Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico. He is the coordinator of the Political Studies Master’s Program. He is co-editor of the book Global Perspectives on US Foreign Policy (2013). 

Blurb

This edited volume follows up from Global Perspectives on US Foreign Policy: From the Outside In in providing unique perspectives on US foreign policy from citizens of countries affected. This approach allows the voices of those less commonly heard to be presented as part of the broader debate about US democracy assistance policies around the globe. Contributions from experts in the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Eastern Europe are included to ensure the most pressing issues of international relations in our time are addressed. This book should be read by anyone interested in the United States and global politics as it provides a fuller view of the world.