Democracy Promotion and Foreign Policy

Democracy promotion is an established principle in US and EU foreign policies today, but how did it become so? This comparative study explores the promotion of democracy, focusing on exponents from emerging democracies alongside more established Western models, and investigates the impact of democratic interests on foreign policy.

Autorentext

Daniela Huber is a researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome. Her research is focused primarily on the Mediterranean and the Middle East, as well as Turkey and the European Union's eastern neighbours programs. She holds a PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Masters in International Relations from the Free University of Berlin, and has previously worked for the United Nations.

Inhalt
PART I: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION WHO DOES WHAT AND WHY? 1. Who Promotes Democracy? The Protagonists 2. What is Democracy Promotion? The Explanandum 3. Why is Democracy Promoted? The Argument PART II: THE US AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA IN THE LAST PERIOD OF THE COLD WAR 4. The Return of Democracy Promotion to US Foreign Policy 5. A Decade of Crisis in Central and South America 6. The Unearthing of a Democratic Role Identity and its Activation in a Grand Foreign Policy Debate PART III: THE EU AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION SINCE THE END OF THE COLD WAR 7. The EU's Approach to Democracy Promotion and its Ups and Downs in the Mediterranean Region 8. The EU's New Security Environment 9. The Formation of a Democratic Role Identity, its Hype and Subsequent Stumbling PART IV: TURKEY AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION SINCE THE EARLY 2000S 10. The Emergence of Democracy Promotion in Turkish Foreign Policy 11. The De-securitization of Foreign Policy 12. Turkey's Evolving Democratic Role Identity and its Activation Through Two Relevant Others Conclusions