International Politics and National Political Regimes: Promoting Democracy β Promoting Autocracy
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This collection assesses global trends in democratisation, reviews the condition of international democracy promotion and enquires into whether serious competition in the form of autocracy promotion is now a major possibility. The influence of international politics on national political regimes is explored in more detail for Russiaβs resistance to democracy promotion and Russian influence on regimes in Central Asia in particular, along with an Indian perspective on Indiaβs reluctance to push for democracy abroad and concerns that democracy promotion itself should be considered more critically if it undermines democratisation in foreign aid-dependent states. The book concludes by briefly addressing the potential significance of the 2011 βArab springβ for these themes.
This book was published as a special issue of Contemporary Politics.
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Peter Burnell is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, England.
Oliver Schlumberger is Professor of Middle East and Comparative Politics at TΓΌbingen University, Germany.
