The failure of democratic nation building : ideology meets evolution /

Throughout history authoritarian governments have outnumbered democratic ones to an overwhelming degree. Even today, true democracies are an exception. In this book, Somit and Peterson argue that the main reason for this pattern is that humans are social primates with an innate tendency for hierarch...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Somit, Albert
Other Authors: Peterson, Steven A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Democracy.
Democratization.
Démocratisation.
Democracy
Democratization
Diplomatic relations
United States > Foreign relations.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Authoritarian Government: The Default Option
  • What Is a Democracy?: Toward a Working Definition
  • Democratic Nation Building: From Concept to Operational 'Check List'
  • Democracy: The Requisite 'Enabling Conditions'
  • No Small Order
  • Will the Real Democracies Please Stand Up?
  • American Nation Building, 1945-2005: Costs and Consequences
  • The Fourth 'Whereas'
  • 'Therefore Be It Resolved ... ': Toward More Realistic Foreign and Domestic Policies.

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