On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, President G.W. Bush argued that if setting up democracy in Japan and Germany after WW II was successful, then it should also be successful in Iraq. This book provides a detailed comparison of the reconstruction of Japan from 1945 to 1952 with the current reconstruction of Iraq, evaluating the key factors affecting the success or failure of such projects. The book seeks to understand why American officials believed that extensive social reengineering aiming at seeding democracy and economic development is replicable, through identifying factors explaining...
On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, President G.W. Bush argued that if setting up democracy in Japan and Germany after WW II was successful, then it s...
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...
