The Politics of 'Democratization': Lessons from Bosnia and Iraq

Since the end of the Cold War, the suspension of state sovereignty as a means of encouraging democracy has become a common policy instrument for hegemonic state actors. Deploying discourses of democratization, such interventions have promoted a singular narrative of state building, combining neo-lib...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Review of International Political Economy. - Taylor & Francis, Ltd.. - 14(2007), 3, Seite 444-466
1. Verfasser:	Jeffrey, Alex (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Review of International Political Economy
Schlagworte:	Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq Failed states Democratization Civil society Political science Economics Social sciences


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