000 02482cam a22003015a 4500
001 17402610
005 20201128021414.0
008 120726t2013 enk frb 001 0 eng d
020 _a9780415690324 (hardback)
020 _a9780415690348
020 _a9780203073131
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cDLC
_dDLC
_dEG-ScBUE
082 0 4 _a321.8
_bKUR
_222
100 1 _aKurki, Milja.
_92831
245 1 0 _aDemocratic futures :
_brevisioning democracy promotion /
_cMilja Kurki.
260 _aOxon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge / Taylor & Francis Group,
_cc.2013.
300 _axvi, 292 p. ;
_c24 cm.
490 0 _aInterventions
500 _aIndex : p. 285-292.
504 _aBibliography : p. 266-284.
520 _a"Democracy promotion has been an influential policy agenda in many Western states, international organisations, and amongst many NGO actors. But what kinds of models of democracy do democracy promoters promote? This book examines in detail the conceptual orders that underpin democracy support activity, and the conceptions of democracy that democracy promoters, consciously or inadvertently, work with. Such an examination is not only timely but much-needed in today's context of multiple democratic and financial crises. Contestation over democracy's meaning is returning, but how is this contestation reflected, if at all, in democracy promotion policies and practices?Seeking to open up debate on multiple models of democracy, this text provides the reader not only with the outlines of various possible politico-economic models of democracy, but also with a close empirical engagement with democracy promoters' discourses and practices. Drawing on a broad spectrum of examples, it exposes the challenges faced by Western governments in trying to reshape the political and economic landscape across the world and tentatively advances a set of concrete policy provocations which may enable a more, pluralist and flexible democracy promotion practice to emerge.This innovative new work will be essential reading for all students of democratization, democracy promotion and international relations"--
520 _a"This text explains the different models of democracy and the varied approaches taken by a number of international actors to promote (or impose) democratic and economic reform"--
650 7 _aDemocratization
_vCase studies.
_2BUEsh
_936959
651 _2BUEsh
653 _bBUSBOL
_cJuly2015
655 _vreading book
_934232
942 _2ddc
_k321.8 KUR
999 _c20224
_d20196