 The Contingent Nature of Democracy PromotionScott Walker Political Studies Review, 2015, vol. 13, issue 1, 2-10 Abstract: type="main"> The set of works reviewed here suggest that the problems inherent in post-Cold War democracy promotion cannot be explained solely by policy failures. Attempts to push for democracy have been met with resistance, whether in response to the imposition of democracy or to ‘softer’ approaches. Collectively, the research in these volumes suggests that if democratization efforts are to succeed, those who hope to promote them must be more reflective about their own role in the process and cognizant of the fact that democracy promotion efforts are subject to political forces at the domestic, global and intermestic levels. Bridoux , J. ( 2011 ) American Foreign Policy and Postwar Reconstruction: Comparing Japan and Iraq . Abingdon : Routledge . Burnell , P. and Schlumberger , O. (eds) ( 2012 ) International Politics and National Political Regimes: Promoting Democracy: Promoting Autocracy . Abingdon : Routledge . Zanotti , L. ( 2011 ) Governing Disorder: UN Peace Operations, International Security, and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era . University Park PA : Penn State University Press . Date: 2015 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:pstrev:v:13:y:2015:i:1:p:2-10 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Political Studies Review is currently edited by Matthew Festenstein and Martin Smith More articles in Political Studies Review from Political Studies Association |
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