Democracy at the Point of BayonetsPenn State Press, 1999 M08 15 - 272 páginas No country has worked harder to coerce others to adopt liberal institutions than the United States. This book examines the promotion of democracy during U.S. military interventions in the twentieth century, showing it to be one of the central ways in which the United States attempts to reconcile the potential contradictions involved in being a liberal great power. Examining interventions from the Spanish-American War through recent actions in Bosnia, Mark Peceny shows how the United States has encouraged the institution of free elections and other liberal reforms—often at the point of bayonets. Peceny applies statistical analysis to ninety-three cases of intervention and presents six case studies: Cuba and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, Vietnam during the Kennedy administration, El Salvador during Reagan's first term, and Clinton's interventions in Haiti and Bosnia. By forging a synthesis of realist and domestic liberal approaches, Peceny illuminates the roles that both security concerns and liberal values play in the formulation and implementation of foreign policy. He shows how presidents often initially choose proliberalization policies to serve U.S. security interests and how Congress exerts pressure when presidents fail to take the initiative. Under these circumstances, he shows, presidents use the promotion of democracy to build domestic political consensus and to legitimize interventions. Although the United States has failed to promote democracy in most interventions, Peceny demonstrates that it has often had a profound and positive impact on the democratization of target states. His study offers new insight into the relationship between American power, the promotion of democracy, and prospects for the liberal peace in the decades to come. |
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... force . In 1993 Clinton tried to turn the Bush administration's limited humanitarian intervention in Somalia into an attempt to lift that country " from the category of a failed state into that of an emerging democracy " ( Albright ...
... force will predominate . On the other hand , many analysts have argued that America's liberalism fundamentally shapes its efforts to promote democracy abroad . Some ana- lysts emphasize the power of America's liberal ideals . In this ...
... force in U.S. policy toward the Third World . One must integrate the cultural and in- stitutional components of the liberal argument , however , to understand why the United States does not pursue a consistent liberal policy . Liberal ...
... forces . Chapter 6 examines the application of Clinton's policies of democratic enlargement during its military interventions in Haiti and Bosnia and sug- gests that the present era is likely to involve consistent U.S. support for ...
... force in a democracy . Indeed , only a handful of states have launched more military interventions than the United States since World War II ( Tillema 1994 ) . The United States made a significant effort to promote democracy during ...
Contenido
The SpanishAmerican War and the Foundations of the ProDemocratic | 49 |
The Presidential Path to the Promotion | 83 |
Congressional Pressure and Reagans Policy | 115 |
Democratic Enlargement in Haiti and Bosnia | 149 |
The Impact of U S Intervention on Democratization | 183 |
Leader of the Free World | 217 |
Index | 241 |