Democracy and International Relations

PHYLLIS BENNISS Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC JEAN GRUGEL Lecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield KIMBERLY HUTCHINGS Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh VIVIENNE JABRI Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent STEPHANIE LAWSON Professor of International Relations (Asia-Pacific), University of East Anglia MARGOT LIGHT Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics DONNA PANKHURST Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bradford JENNY PEARCE Reader in Politics, University of Bradford GILLIAN YOUNGS Lecturer, Centre for Mass Communications, University of Leicester

This work presents a study of the relevance and applicability of international relations theory in explaining the global push for liberal democracy by major Western powers and international organizations, including the UN, the EU and the World Bank.Democracy and International Relations is the first study of the relevance and applicability of international relations theory to the explanation of the contemporary global push for liberal democracy by the major western powers and international organizations - including the UN, the EU and the international financial institutions such as the World Bank, and the IMF. Contributors discuss the theory and practice of the push for the internationalization of liberal democracy - arguing for the inadequacy of conventional international relations theorists and outlining an alternative research programme for future work.