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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... Military policy - History - 20th century . 3. Democracy - History - 20th century . 4. Intervention ( International law ) —History — 20th century . 5. Military assistance , American - History - 20th century . 6. National security ...
... , 1981–1984 115 6. Democratic Enlargement in Haiti and Bosnia 149 7. The Impact of U.S. Intervention on Democratization 8. Leader of the Free World References 225 Index 241 217 183 List of Tables 2.1 . Twentieth - century U.S. military.
Mark Peceny. List of Tables 2.1 . Twentieth - century U.S. military interventions 16 2.2 . Adoption of proliberalization policies 20 2.3 . Initial presidential choices 41 2.4 . Final presidential choices 42 7.1 . Military intervention ...
Mark Peceny. War , the United States promoted democracy during military interventions in Greece , South Korea , South ... intervention in Somalia into an attempt to lift that country " from the category of a failed state into that of an ...
... military interventions . The security argument provides the best explanation of the initial decisions of presidents ... intervention , however , liberal ideological attacks from the Congress often compel them to shift policies , despite ...
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 |