Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction: American and European Strategies to Promote Democracy — Shared Values, Common Challenges, Divergent Tools?

   • Amichai Magen, Michael A. McFaul

   Pages 1-33

3. Venus Approaching Mars? The European Union’s Approaches to Democracy Promotion in Comparative Perspective

   • Tanja A. Börzel, Thomas Risse

   Pages 34-60

4. Governance and Foreign Assistance: the Imperfect Translation of Ideas into Outcomes

   • Desha M. Girod, Stephen D. Krasner, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss

   Pages 61-92

5. Europe, the United States, and Middle Eastern Democracy

   • Richard Youngs, Tamara Cofman Wittes

   Pages 93-117

6. Comparing EU and US Democracy Promotion in the Mediterranean and the Newly Independent States

   • Vera van Hüllen, Andreas Stahn

   Pages 118-149

7. Democracy or Stability? EU and US Engagement in the Southern Caucasus

   • Tanja A. Börzel, Yasemin Pamuk, Andreas Stahn

   Pages 150-184

8. Latin America Is Different: Transatlantic Discord on How to Promote Democracy in “Problematic” Countries

   • Susanne Gratius, Thomas Legler

   Pages 185-215

9. US and EU Strategies to Promote Democracy in Indonesia

   • Rachel Kleinfeld

   Pages 216-243

10. Conclusions: Towards Transatlantic Democracy Promotion?

    • Thomas Risse

    Pages 244-271

11. Back Matter

    Pages 273-281

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European and American experts systematically compare U.S. and EU strategies to promote democracy around the world – from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to Latin America, the former Soviet bloc, and Southeast Asia. In doing so, the authors debunk the pernicious myth that there exists a transatlantic divide over democracy promotion.

• democracy
• Europe
• European Union (EU)
• Governance
• law

"This fine collection of European and American scholars has a particular relevance against the background of the democratization movements in the Arab Middle East (the so-called "Arab Spring"). In spite of the stereotypes in the IR literature, according to which "Americans are from Mars, and Europeans from Venus" the authors in this book argue convincingly that Europe and America share a high degree of normative consensus and convergence, both in strategies and in their goals, regarding the promotion of democracy in several regions of the Third World and the post-Soviet sphere." - Arie M. Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

"The Arab Spring reminds us once again how important processes of democratization (successful and unsuccessful) actually are for comparative politics and international relations theory. In this fine collection, some of the world's leading experts on the subject shed new light on the international dimensions of democratization. This book represents the only systematic comparative analysis of American and EU efforts to encourage the development of democracy and the rule of law in regions of the world still lacking them - including North Africa and the Middle East. As such it is indispensable reading for students, scholars, and practitioners alike." - Leonardo Morlino, President, International Political Science Association

• The Shalem Center, Jerusalem, Israel

  Amichai Magen

• Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA

  Amichai Magen

• Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

  Thomas Risse

• Stanford University, USA

  Michael A. McFaul

Thomas Risse is Professor of International Politics at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He is co-ordinator of the Research Center 'Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood' and of the Research College 'The Transformative Power of Europe', both funded by the German Research Foundation. His research interests include international relations theories, European integration, and transatlantic relations.

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