The International Politics of Democratization: Comparative perspectives

This book examines the international dimensions of democratization processes, showing the degree to which international actors, ranging from states to non-governmental players, have an influence on what were once thought of as exclusively domestic processes of political change.

The contributors to the volume look at changes in foreign policy resulting from transitions to democracy in a number of countries and regions. Some of the areas covered include:

• Portugal and Spain in Europe in the 1970s
• Brazil and Argentina in Latin America from the early 1980s
• Eastern and Central Europe in the 1990s
• Various countries in the Arab World

The chapters adopt a theoretical and empirical perspective: while the two introductory chapters of the book place a special emphasis on interpretation and quantitative analysis of regime change and the role of international actors in such processes, the remaining chapters examines specific case studies.

The International Politics of Democratization will be of interest to students and researchers of International Relations, Politics and Democracy.

1. Introduction

By NUNO SEVERIANO TEIXEIRA

Part I - Theoretical Perspectives

2. Connecting Democracy Promotion and Protection With The Theory And Evaluating Its Impact Upon The Practice Of Democratization, PHILIPPE C. SCHMITTER

3. The International Politics of Democratization: a Reassessment. From Portugal: (1974) to Iraq (2003), LAURENCE WHITEHEAD

4. International Factors In Democratisation – Their Scope And Limitations: European Comparative Perspectives On The Post-Cold War World, GEOFFREY PRIDHAM

Part II - Southern Europe

5. The International Dimension Of Democratizations: Southern Europe. The International Dimension Of The Spanish Transition, JUAN CARLOS PEREIRA

6. Continuity and change: the foreign policy of Portuguese democracy, NUNO SEVERIANO TEIXEIRA

Part III – Eastern Europe

7. Redefining Eastern Europe – Democratization in Central and Southeastern Europe, LAWRENCE S. GRAHAM

8. International Dimensions of Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe, STEPHEN FISCHER-GALATI

Part IV- Latin America

9. The International Dimensions of Democratization: The Case of Argentina, ANDRÉS MALAMUD

10. International Dimensions of Democratisation: Brazil, ALEXANDRA BARAHONA DE BRITO

Part V – Middle East

11. Democracy and the Muslim World, GEORGE JOFFÉ

12. External Dimensions of Democratization: The Case of the Middle East, RICHARD YOUNGS

13. Conclusion, LAURENCE WHITEHEAD

Biography

Nuno Severiano Teixeira is currently Minister of National Defence of the Portuguese Government, he is also Professor of International Relations at the New University of Lisbon, Portugal.