World political processes, such as wars and globalisation, are engendered by complex sets of causes and conditions. Although the idea of causation is fundamental to the field of International Relations, what the concept of cause means or entails has remained an unresolved and contested matter. In recent decades ferocious debates have surrounded the idea of causal analysis, some scholars even questioning the legitimacy of applying the notion of cause in the study of International Relations. This book suggests that underlying the debates on causation in the field of International Relations is a...
World political processes, such as wars and globalisation, are engendered by complex sets of causes and conditions. Although the idea of causation is ...
World political processes, such as wars and globalisation, are engendered by complex sets of causes and conditions. Although the idea of causation is fundamental to the field of International Relations, what the concept of cause means or entails has remained an unresolved and contested matter. In recent decades ferocious debates have surrounded the idea of causal analysis, some scholars even questioning the legitimacy of applying the notion of cause in the study of International Relations. This book suggests that underlying the debates on causation in the field of International Relations is a...
World political processes, such as wars and globalisation, are engendered by complex sets of causes and conditions. Although the idea of causation is ...
Democracy promotion has been an influential policy agenda in many Western states, international organisations, and amongst many NGO actors. But what kinds of models of democracy do democracy promoters promote? This book examines in detail the conceptual orders that underpin democracy support activity, and the conceptions of democracy that democracy promoters, consciously or inadvertently, work with. Such an examination is not only timely but much-needed in today s context of multiple democratic and financial crises. Contestation over democracy s meaning is returning, but how is this...
Democracy promotion has been an influential policy agenda in many Western states, international organisations, and amongst many NGO actors. But wha...
This critical introduction to democracy promotion seeks to provide students with an understanding of some of the key dynamics and contentions revolving around this controversial policy agenda.
Specifically, this textbook examines democracy promotion through seeking to answer, from the perspective of an approach informed by 'critical theory', a set of important questions often posed to democracy promoters, such as:
Who is involved in democracy promotion today and what kinds of power relations are embedded in it?
Is democracy...
This critical introduction to democracy promotion seeks to provide students with an understanding of some of the key dynamics and contentions revol...
This critical introduction to democracy promotion seeks to provide students with an understanding of some of the key dynamics and contentions revolving around this controversial policy agenda.
Specifically, this textbook examines democracy promotion through seeking to answer, from the perspective of an approach informed by critical theory, a set of important questions often posed to democracy promoters, such as:
Who is involved in democracy promotion today and what kinds of power relations are embedded in it?
Is democracy promotion driven by the values or...
This critical introduction to democracy promotion seeks to provide students with an understanding of some of the key dynamics and contentions revol...
How do different meanings of the concept of democracy operate in democracy promotion? How do conceptual decisions influence real political events? How is policy and reflection on democracy promotion shaped by the way different practitioners and scholars understand democracy?
The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion explores the way in which the meaning, content and context of democracy are interpreted by different actors in democracy promotion, and how these influence political decisions. Introducing a theoretically new approach to the study of democracy promotion, the volume...
How do different meanings of the concept of democracy operate in democracy promotion? How do conceptual decisions influence real political events? ...
