Afghanistan, Iraq, and Post-conflict Governance: Damoclean Democracy?

ISBN-13: 9789004180338 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 314 str.

Imtiaz Hussain

Opis

A comparative study is made of how conflict-terminating negotiations led to maiden democratic elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, pointing various thresholds out through specific chapters, invoking negotiations theories/stages to deepen interpretations, and prospecting the Bush Doctrine's future mileage in democratizing the Middle East.

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List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements

1. Afghanistan & Iraq, Democracy & the United States: Between Rocks and Hard Places
Introduction: Of Puzzles, Problems, & Predicaments
Nature of the Subject
Formatting Interpretations
Signifi cance of Subject
Organization

2. Hyphenating Democracy: Germany, Japan, & the Confl ict Thesis
Argument
Theoretical Perspective
Democratizing the Defeated: German and Japanese
Experiences in Comparative Light
Conclusions

3. Embracing Democracy: Afghanistan, Iraq, & Prior U.S.
Considerations
Introduction
Negotiating Democracy
Conclusions

4. Blindfolding Democracy: Blueprinting Ballots From
Bullets
Introduction
Building a Blueprint
Actors and Actions
From Confl ict to Cooperation
Conclusions

5. Sine qua non democracy: Afghan-Iraq Symmetries &
C.P.A. as Oddball
Introduction
A Tale of Two Negotiating Tables
Conclusions

6. Ad Hoc Democracy: Troubled Waters Too Deep,
Bridges Too Few
Introduction
Afghanistan-Iraq Comparisons & Contrasts
Conclusions

7. Constitutional Democracy: Afghanistan's Paper Tiger &
Iraq's Pigeon Clay
Introduction
Profi ling Constitution-making
Future Prospects: Towards Functional Statehood
Conclusions

8. Electoral Democracy: Still the Road Less Traveled By
Introduction
Elections and Governmental Performances
Post-Election Issues and Contentions
Contexts and Verdicts
Conclusions

9. Conclusions: Damoclean Democracy?
A Triple-headed Monstrosity & Mine-fi lled Exits
Negotiations-Democratization Approach
Substantive Similarities and Differences
Theoretical Reprise

Bibliography
Index

O autorze

Imtiaz Hussain is Professor of International Relations in Mexico City's Universidad Iberoamericana, with recent publications addressing regional integration, democratization, and homeland security. A recipient of several teaching and research awards, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and is from Bangladesh.