The International Dimensions Of Democratization

In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international political scene. A great many states are undergoing an extraordinary and difficult transition to democracy, and that transition is deeply influenced by the new international context A range of scholars from around the world and several disciplines tackle the role and importance of international relations in the democratic development of states in the Americas and Europe.

Combining theoretical approaches with empirical case studies, this work examines the development of democratic regimes in countries and regions as diverse as Brazil, Spain, Greece, the Caribbean, and East Central Europe. At an international level, the book considers the influence of US foreign policy, international political finance, the UN, European Union, as well as the wide range of international political influences on the development of democratic politics Oxford Studies in Democratization is a series for scholars and students of comparative politics and related disciplines.

Volumes concentrate on the comparative study of the democratization process that accompan Review: Review from previous edition Whitehead gathers an impressive group of scholars to examine the range of ways international actors, institutions, structures, and norms have influenced democratization in Latin America and Southern Europe...important contribution. - Katherine Hite.

Political Science Quarterly. Summer 1998.