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• Introduction: Democracy and National Security in US Foreign Policy
• 1. The Roots of Democracy Promotion: from Covert Operations and Modernisation to Party-building
• 2. Democracy and National Security during the early Reagan administration: No Grand Design
• 3. Democracy Promotion and National Security Policy 4.Building a Consensus for Democracy Promotion
• 5. The Foundation of the National Endowment for Democracy
• 6. Promoting Democracy
• 7. Conclusion: US Democracy Promotion during the final phase of the Cold War and beyond Bibliography.
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This book investigates the relationship between democracy promotion and US national security strategy through an examination of the Reagan administration's attempt to launch a global campaign for democracy in the early 1980s, which culminated in the foundation of the National Endowment for Democracy in 1983. Through a case study of the formation and early operations of the National Endowment for Democracy under the Reagan administration, based on primary documents from both the national security bureaucracy and the private sector, this book shows that while democracy promotion provided a new tactical approach to the conduct of US political warfare operations, these operations remained tied to the achievement of traditional national security goals such as destabilising enemy regimes and building stable and legitimate friendly governments, rather than being guided by a strategy based on the universal promotion of democracy. Analysing the relationships between state agencies and non-state actors in the field of democracy promotion, and the strategic and organizational tensions which act to limit the promotion of democracy by the US, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of US Foreign Policy, Democracy Promotion and the Reagan Administration.
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Institutions are the channels of political power. This volume explores Arend Lijphart's life work--the design of political institutions. All the contributors to this volume share the fundamental insight that the design of political institutions matters in how democracies work. The essays in this volume offer both theoretical insights into the context and implications of Lijphart's ideas and empirical exploration of the ideas. Two chapters by Thomas Koelble and Andrew Reynolds examine and apply Lijphart's insights to South Africa, while another study by Jack Nagel explores the fascinating institutional changes taking place in New Zealand. Essays by Bernard Grofman and Rein Taagepera examine Lijphart's work from a theoretical perspective and place Lijphart's work in the wider neo-institutionalist school of thought. Milton Esman applies the principle of power-sharing to mobilized communities, not only in democratic societies but also to those which are governed by authoritarian rule. Bingham Powell offers an empirical approach to the crucial question of the connection between political institutions and responsiveness of policy-makers. Markus M. L. Crepaz and Vicki Birchfield argue that in this age of globalization, countries with consensual political institutions will not only systematically refract the pressures of globalization but will be able to absorb the domestic consequences of globalization more successfully than majoritarian countries. Finally, Arend Lijphart responds to the arguments made in these essays, extending and adding novel concepts and insights to his conceptual framework. The book will be of interest to political scientists, lawyers, and sociologists who study institutions, the impact of electoral systems, and constitutional design. In addition, those who study "globalization" will be attracted by the relevance of domestic political institutions and their refractory effects as the tides of globalization wash against the domestic shores. Markus M. L. Crepaz is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia. Thomas A. Koelble is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Miami. David Wilsford is President and Professor, the Institute for American Universities.
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This anthology of Lincoln's speeches, writings and conversations is the first to bring together the 16th president's views on liberty, freedom, equality, and self-determination. It documents the development of this extraordinary leader and his ideas as he evolved from local office-seeker into the author of the Gettysburg Address. Illustrated.
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• Acknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION Siting Plato 3 PART ONE: Aspects of the Athenian Civic Self-Image 19 CHAPTER ONE The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton: Public/Private Relations in the Athenian Democratic Imaginary 21 Telling the Tale 22 Embracing the Simplified Tale 28 Thinking with the Tale 29 Thucydides' Critique 42 Aristotle's Critique 49 CHAPTER TWO Citizen as Parrhesiastes (Frank Speaker) 51 Truth-Telling and Risk-Taking 52 Frank Speaking and Freedom 54 Frank Speaking and the Integrity of Assembly Debate 56 CHAPTER THREE Citizen as Erastes (Lover): Erotic Imagery and the Idea of Reciprocity in the Periclean Funeral Oration 64 Citizen as Erastes 67 Citizenship as Reciprocity between Lover and Beloved 74 CHAPTER FOUR Citizen as Theates (Theater-Goer): Performing Unity, Reciprocity, and Strong-Mindedness in the City Dionysia 88 The Event 90 Representing the Unity of the Democratic Polis 92 Enacting Democratic Norms 98 PART TWO: Plato's Democratic Entanglements 111 CHAPTER FIVE Unsettling the Orthodoxy 113 Philosopber as Tyrant-Slayer 113 The Matter of Bias 115 Dismay over the Fate of Socrates 118 Disdain for the Common Man 122 The 'Doctrine" of the Republic 125 The Work of the Academy 137 Personal Involvement in Syracusan Politics 145 CHAPTER SIX Philosopher as Parrhesiastes (Frank Speaker) 154 The Laches: Recognizing Parrhesia 155 The Gorgias: Embracing Parrhesia. 161 The Republic: Practicing Parrhesia 165 The Laws: Practicing Parrhesia 179 CHAPTER SEVEN Remembering Pericles: The Political and Theoretical Import of Plato's Menexcnus 181 Plato's Opposition to the Veneration of Pericles 182 Plato's Rcjection of Pericles Model of Democratic Citizenship 189 Plato's Theoretical Interest in Funeral Oratory 202 CHAPTER EIGHT Theory and Theatricality 206 A Puzzle 206 Four Patterns 207 Preliminary Thoughts on Theory and Theater-going 208 Philosopber as Theates in the Republic 212 Theorist as Theoros in the Laws 226 Why Is Socrates Absent from the Laws? 232 Concluding Remarks 237 Citation Index 239 General Index 245.
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In this book, Sara Monoson challenges the longstanding and widely held view that Plato is a virulent opponent of all things democratic. She does not, however, offer in its place the equally mistaken idea that he is somehow a partisan of democracy. Instead, she argues that we should attend more closely to Plato's suggestion that democracy is horrifying and exciting, and she seeks to explain why he found it morally and politically intriguing. Monoson focuses on Plato's engagement with democracy as he knew it: a cluster of cultural practices that reach into private and public life, as well as a set of governing institutions. She proposes that while Plato charts tensions between the claims of democratic legitimacy and philosophical truth, he also exhibits a striking attraction to four practices central to Athenian democratic politics: intense antityrantism, frank speaking, public funeral oratory, and theater-going. By juxtaposing detailed examination of these aspects of Athenian democracy with analysis of the figurative language, dramatic structure, and arguments of the dialogues, she shows that Plato systematically links democratic ideals and activities to philosophic labor. Monoson finds that Plato's political thought exposes intimate connections between Athenian democratic politics and the practice of philosophy. Situating Plato's political thought in the context of the Athenian democratic imaginary, Monoson develops a new, textured way of thinking of the relationship between Plato's thought and the politics of his city.
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