The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy

Author/creator Youngs, Richard, 1968- Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Description290 p. 09.300 x 06.300 in.
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SeriesOxford Studies in Democratization Ser.
Summary Annotation This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the North African and Middle Eastern States within the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership - these two regions being the source of some of the strongest conceptual challenges to 'Western' liberal democracy since the end of the cold war. The book addresses theoretical debates over the international dimensions of political change and the EU's characteristics as an international actor. The factors bothdriving and inhibiting European democracy promotion policies are explored. The book outlines the EU's distinctive bottom-up philosophy, aimed at constructing the socio-economic and ideational foundations for political liberalization, but argues that the EU has in practice failed to develop a fully comprehensive and coherent democracy promotion strategy.
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LCCN 2001046489
ISBN9780199242122
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