Title: The international dimensions of democratization
Description: In this first volume of a major new series, a range of highly respected scholars from around the world and several disciplines tackle the role and importance of international relations in the democratic development of states in the Americas and Europe.

Combining theoretical approaches with a rich set of empirical case studies the book examines the development of democratic regimes in countries and regions as diverse as Brazil, Spain, Greece, the Caribbean, and East Central Europe. At the international level the book considers the influence of US Foreign Policy, International political finance, the UN, European Union, as well as the wide range of international political influences on the development of democratic politics.
Subjects: Democratization, Comparative government, World politics, Democracy, History, Democracy, history, World politics, 1945-
Time periods: 20th century, 1945-1989