Democracy Tradition
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Democracy Promotion as US Foreign Policy
The role of democracy promotion in US foreign policy has increased considerably in the last three decades, booming especially in the immediate years after the end of the Cold War. The rise of democracy promotion originated in a long historical tradition that saw exporting American political values as instrumental in securing US security and economic interests, an idea which was expressed freely once Cold War strategic constraints disappeared. Under Bill Clinton, there was an explicit attempt to do so by reframing American strategy in terms of ‘democratic enlargement’ and this book assesses the strategic use of democracy promotion in US foreign policy and its different outcomes during his presidency. Offering a comprehensive, global review of American democracy engagement with different regions of the world and key countries during a whole presidency, this book assesses how far the US has benefited from democracy promotion. It evaluates the instrumental value of democracy promotion for America by seeing whether the Clinton administration’s efforts in this field, and their varying impacts to democratization abroad, were matched by progress in securing US strategic goals defined under enlargement, in particular reducing international conflicts and spreading economic liberalization around the world. The book explores how democracy became central to US post-Cold War strategy, how the Clinton administration developed the concept of democratic enlargement and tried to implement it, and why it remained influential on foreign policy throughout Clinton’s presidency. With an analysis of the legacy of Clinton’s democracy promotion and its relevance to the subsequent policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, this book is essential reading for students and scholars interested in Foreign Policy, American History and Security Studies.
Learning for Democracy
Author: Tetyana Hoggan-Kloubert
language: en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date: 2025-10-23
This book offers a framework for adult civic learning, positioning democracy not merely as a form of government, but as an overarching way of living together, where citizens understand and support essential principles of democracy. These principles are often in conflict with one another, meaning that citizens must negotiate the tensions that arise between them. Highlighting the principles of Autonomy and Solidarity, and Rationality and Pluralism, the authors explore the importance and dangers of each of them for democracy. This framework for adult civic learning explores the implications of these competing principles for civic life, and therefore civic learning and adult education practice. The book will serve as a valuable resource for educators, policymakers and individuals who are interested in promoting adult civic learning and ensuring the growth and vitality of democracy.
Reinventing Social Democracy
During the twentieth century, social democracy in Europe experienced profound ideological changes. The Bad Godesberg programme of November 1959 is widely considered one of the most momentous of these shifts in European social-democratic ideology. Reinventing Social Democracy explores the programme’s genesis and offers an original interpretation of both the written text and its subsequent uses. Employing innovative analytical tools underutilised in the examination of social democracy’s history, including quantitative history and prosopography, Karim Fertikh analyses the making of political ideas in the Social-Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Comparing this process under both the Weimar and Bonn Republics, he describes the construction of Marxism in the social-democratic programmes of the 1920s, to better understand the shifts that occurred after World War II. Fertikh expertly highlights the transformations in social-democratic ideas, linking these developments to the changing face of party intellectuals and of their role in the SPD. Finally, he follows the programme through to the 2000s to identify the clear break with the ideological tradition of social democracy. Reinventing Social Democracy enriches our understanding of the historical and ideological forces that shaped social democracy during a crucial period in European history. This study offers rich material for courses on German politics, political parties, history of Germany, and the history of political ideas.