Bibliograph

Type

Label

Advancing democracy abroad, why we should and how we can, Michael McFaul

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Advancing democracy abroad

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

patent documentbibliography

Oclc number

748386148

Responsibility statement

Michael McFaul

Series statement

Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society

Sub title

why we should and how we can

Summary

After eight years of President Bush's trumpeting the virtues of promoting freedom and democracy abroad but achieving limited results, many Americans have grown suspicious of democratic development as a goal of American foreign policy. As a new administration reviews the role democratization will play in its foreign policy, distinguished Stanford University political scientist and Hoover Institution senior fellow Michael McFaul calls for a reaffirmation of democracy's advance as a goal of U.S. foreign policy and sets out a radically new course to achieve it. In Advancing Democracy Abroad, McF

Table Of Contents

The backlash against democracy promotion -- The value of democracy -- Democracy and American national interests -- Is more democratization good for the U.S.? -- We can do better: supporting democratic development more effectively -- Encouraging the internationalization of democracy promotion

Target audience

adult

Classification