The substance of EU democracy promotion: concepts and cases

"This book provides a comprehensive overview and explanation of the substance of the European Union's (EU) democracy promotion policy. With the promotion of democracy becoming an increasingly important element of European Union foreign policy, the contributors argue that the question of wh...

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Other Authors: Pintsch, Anne 1979- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2015
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Governance and limited statehood
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Summary:"This book provides a comprehensive overview and explanation of the substance of the European Union's (EU) democracy promotion policy. With the promotion of democracy becoming an increasingly important element of European Union foreign policy, the contributors argue that the question of what is actually being promoted by the EU in third countries must come to the fore of academic and practical discussions. Dealing with the democratic agenda promoted by the EU, this collection focuses on elections, civil and political rights, horizontal accountability, effective power to govern, stateness, state administrative capacity, civil society, and socio-economic development as components of embedded liberal democracy. The conceptual part of the book includes an analytical framework and critical discussions from law, political economy, critical social theory and governance perspectives. The empirical part contains 11 chapters where the common analytical framework is applied to 22 country cases"--
Physical Description:XVIII, 312 S. graph. Darst. 23 cm
ISBN:9781137466310

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