Realist Governance Within a Liberal Framework: the Tension of American Democracy as a Paradigm or Counter Paradigm
Journal: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science
Year: 2025

This article examines the contradictions of American democracy as both a global paradigm for liberal governance and a counter-paradigm, defined to address political dysfunction and ideological polarisation. Drawing from realist and liberal theoretical traditions, it investigates fundamental liberal ideals like the rule of law, constitutionalism, and individual rights, which showcase coercion and executive American dominance in the global political system. It interacts with realist imperatives su