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The Organization of American States as the advocate and guardian of democracy : an insider's critical assessment of its role in promoting and defending democracy /

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the Organization of American States' new role in promoting and defending democracy in the Americas; examines how exactly it performs its role among its member states; points out the tensions, weaknesses and shortcomings that constrain its performan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perina, Rubén M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Incorporated, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Democracy in the Americas: the struggle for survival
  • Cold War challenges to democracy and early OAS efforts to defend it (1948-1985)
  • The international promotion of democracy
  • The new diplomatic and legal instruments for the collective promotion and defense of democracy
  • The Inter-American Democratic Charter
  • Technical assistance for democracy promotion: theory and practice
  • Electoral observation: between relevance and interference
  • The survival of democracy and OAS relevance
  • Institutional tensions and weaknesses
  • The challenging hemispheric horizon
  • Suggestions for revitalization.