International norms and mobilization of democracy : Nicaragua in the world
In this study, Manuel Orozco examines the motivations that international actors have to support democratic change. He asks whether these actors play a key role in building democracy and whether a democracy can succeed amid the legacy of civil war.
VII, 147 p. ; 23 cm
9780754619093, 0754619095
1261850990
Introduction - International relations, norms and democracy; International dimension of democracy - trends and dynamics; The emergence of an international norm for democratization; The international political context of Nicaragua - from US intervention to international involvement; Negotiating peace and holding elections; Democratization in the aftermath of civil war - Nicaragua in the 1990s; Limitations of the international mobilization for democracy.