The Problem of Democracy : America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea / Shadi Hamid

По: Hamid, ShadiТип материала: ТекстТекстЯзык: English (английский язык)Издатель: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2022Описание: 1 online resource (313 pages)Вид содержания: text Средство доступа: computer Тип носителя: online resourceISBN: 9780197579473Тематика(и): Demokratie | Außenbeziehungen | Mittlerer Osten | USAДополнительные физические форматы: Print version:: The Problem of DemocracyЭлектронное местонахождение и доступ: Volltext
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Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Is Democracy Worth Supporting? -- 2. Democratic Minimalism in Theory and Practice -- 3. The Problem of Islam -- 4. Democratic Dilemmas: Egypt, Jordan, and Algeria -- 5. The American Veto -- 6. Culture versus Interests -- 7. Anti-Despotism or Democracy Promotion? -- 8. Islamists in Government -- 9. On Hypocrisy -- 10. On Power -- Notes -- Index.
Сводка: What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma" is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East--we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. To look then at the democratic dilemma is to consider a deeper set of questions around why we believe democracy is good as well as whether we think it is good for other nations and cultures. In The Problem of Democracy, Shadi Hamid offers an ambitious reimagining of this ongoing debate and argues for "democratic minimalism"--democracy without expecting that Western-style liberalism will accompany it--as a path to resolving democratic dilemmas in the Middle East and beyond.

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Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Is Democracy Worth Supporting? -- 2. Democratic Minimalism in Theory and Practice -- 3. The Problem of Islam -- 4. Democratic Dilemmas: Egypt, Jordan, and Algeria -- 5. The American Veto -- 6. Culture versus Interests -- 7. Anti-Despotism or Democracy Promotion? -- 8. Islamists in Government -- 9. On Hypocrisy -- 10. On Power -- Notes -- Index.

What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma" is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East--we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. To look then at the democratic dilemma is to consider a deeper set of questions around why we believe democracy is good as well as whether we think it is good for other nations and cultures. In The Problem of Democracy, Shadi Hamid offers an ambitious reimagining of this ongoing debate and argues for "democratic minimalism"--democracy without expecting that Western-style liberalism will accompany it--as a path to resolving democratic dilemmas in the Middle East and beyond.

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