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Towards a theory of external democracy promotion: a proposal for theoretical classification
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Abstract A few years ago, it was a common complaint that the international dimension of democratization and, in particular, the external promotion of democracy were largely neglected by scholars of comparative politics and international relations. By now, academic research has begun to catch up with the grow... view more
A few years ago, it was a common complaint that the international dimension of democratization and, in particular, the external promotion of democracy were largely neglected by scholars of comparative politics and international relations. By now, academic research has begun to catch up with the growth of foreign and development policies explicitly aiming at the international promotion and protection of democratic regimes. Yet, what is still a largely unexplored desideratum is the challenge to theoretically grasp ‘democracy promotion' as an aim and strategy of democratic foreign policies - that is, to embed the empirical research on democracy promotion in theoretical perspectives on international relations. This article sets out to contribute to filling this gap by developing a classification of competing theoretical approaches. First, research on the democratic peace - the one major research program concerned with democratic foreign policy - is used to derive potential motives behind the promotion of democracy. Then, on this basis, existing theories of international relations are modified in order to locate democracy promotion within the foreign policy of democratic states. In conclusion, the article presents four sketches of potential theoretical approaches to the external promotion of democracy.... view less
Keywords
theory; international relations; theory of democracy; democratization; foreign policy; international security
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Theorie der internationalen Beziehungen; Theorie der Demokratie; Theorie des demokratischen Friedens; Demokratiemodell; Demokratieförderung; Bestimmungsfaktoren der Außenpolitik; Externe Faktoren; Wissenschaftlich-theoretische Analyse; Friedenssicherungsfunktion internationaler Akteure; Peacebuilding
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 77-96
Journal
Security Dialogue, 42 (2011) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010610393551
ISSN
1460-3640
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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