
Democracy for Export
Strategies of the United States and the European Union in Transformation Countries: The Case of Ukraine
Anja Brunner(Author)
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published on 10. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-3-8433-6967-1 (ISBN)
Description
This study contrasts European and American strategies for building democracy abroad; it is argued EU and US approaches differ not only ideologically but also politically. On one hand, the United States acts out of a genuine commitment to fostering civil society and democratic change from below, and European thinking tends to approach democracy promotion in terms of strengthening state capacity. On the other hand, the United States, being a political and economic superpower, can effectively employ negative strategies such as sanctions and negative conditionality, and the EU, as a civilian power, is capable of exerting normative influence, but lacks effective leverage in relations with third countries without a membership perspective. Both approaches can be complementary, but they are best suited for different collaboration partners and have varying impacts as well as contextual applicability. Both claims are supported by a detailed account of Western involvement in Ukraine''s Orange Revolution.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Germany
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8433-6967-1 (9783843369671)
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Anja Brunner is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Montréal in Montréal, Canada. She is interested in processes of democratization and the impact of international actors on regime change in developing countries. Her current research focuses on gender, violence and democracy assistance in Central and South America.