Burt / Añorve Global Perspectives on US Democratization Efforts

From the Outside In
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-58984-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 223 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burt, Sally

Añorve, Daniel Añorve

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Lists of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: US Democratization Efforts in GeneralUS Soft Power, the Studies of the United States Institutes Program and Democratization in US Foreign Policy (1998-2014)Daniel Anorve Anorve and Sally BurtPart II: US Democratization Efforts in AfricaLearning from the Curve: the Obama Administration’s Promotion of Democracy in Africa Osaretin IdahosaThe US, Democratization and the Postcolonial States in sub-Saharan Africa: Development or Distortion? A Critical Appraisal Peter S. MasumbeUnited States and the Democratic Process in Cameroon from 1990 to 2013 David MokamLabor Standards in Trade Preference Laws between the US and Africa Pawel FrankowskiThe United States and Democratization in Nigeria: Issues, Strategies and ImpactsMashood OmotoshoPart III: US Democratization Efforts in the Middle East and the BalkansThe Fight for Libya: the Strength of Force, not of Oil Funso AdesolaEffects of US Foreign Policy on Democratization Processes in the Republic of Macedonia: between Liberalism and RealismStojan Slaveski and Biljana PopovskaPart IV: US Democratization Efforts in Latin AmericaArgentina and Brazil: the Role of the United States in their Democratic TransitionsIgnacio LiendoThe 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-CardenasConclusionBibliographyNotes on Contributors Index

Über Autor(innen)

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).