Promoting Democracy in the Americas

By: Thomas Legler (Editor), Sharon F. Lean (Editor), Dexter S. Boniface (Editor)

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Hardcover | 14 November 2007

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Integrating comparative politics and international relations perspectives, this volume provides a critical analysis of the role of international and transnational actors in contemporary democratization processes in the Americas. It covers recent challenges to democracy in Venezuela, Haiti, and Ecuador along with current debates about election monitoring and democracy promotion within the Organization of American States.

The book provides up-to-date case studies -- not available in any other text -- of the major actors involved in recent democracy promotion activities in the Americas. The contributors focus on diverse themes related to efforts to strengthen democracy in the Americas and include fresh material on the role of regional powers other than the United States -- specifically Brazil and Canada -- in regional initiatives.

Showcasing cutting-edge theoretical debates, Promoting Democracy in the Americas offers a much needed reality check on whether international and transnational actors are indeed successful in their efforts to promote democracy and, if so, exactly what type of democracy they envision.

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Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xiii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xvii
The International and Transnational Dimensions of Democracy in the Americas	p. 1
The Role of the OAS and Regional Powers
The OAS and Legalizing Norms of Democracy	p. 21
The OAS's Mixed Record	p. 40
The United States: Rhetoric and Reality	p. 63
Canada: Democracy's New Champion?	p. 85
Brazil: How Realists Defend Democracy	p. 107
Election Monitoring
Election Monitoring and the Western Hemisphere Idea	p. 133
External Validation and Democratic Accountability	p. 152
Crisis Cases
Haiti 2004: CARICOM's Democracy Promotion Efforts	p. 177
Venezuela 2002-2004: The Chavez Challenge	p. 204
Ecuador 2004-2005: Democratic Crisis Redux	p. 225
Critical Reflections
The International Political Economy of Democracy Promotion: Lessons from Haiti and Guatemala	p. 249
Transnational Response to Democratic Crisis in the Americas, 1990-2005	p. 270
OAS Resolution 1080	p. 291
The Inter-American Democratic Charter	p. 293
References	p. 303
List of Contributors	p. 327
Index	p. 331
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