The Iraq War and democratic politics

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The Iraq War and democratic politics

edited by Alex Danchev and John MacMillan

Routledge, 2005

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  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The Iraq War and Democratic Politics contains the work of leading scholars concerned with the political implications of the Iraq War and its relationship to and significance for democracy. The book shuns simplistic analysis and provides a nuanced and critical overview of this key moment in global politics. Subjects covered include: * the underlying moral and political issues raised by the war * US foreign policy and the Middle East * the fundamental dilemmas and contradictions of democratic intervention * how the war was perceived in the UK, EU and US * the challenges of creating democracy inside Iraq * the influential role of NGOs * the legitimacy of the war within international law * the relationship between democratic government and intelligence.

目次

Introduction: The Iraq War and Democratic Politics 2. The Global Setting: US foreign Policy and the Future of the Middle East 3. Bush's War: The Iraq conflict and American Democracy 4. The Neo-Cons: Neo-Conservative Thinking Since the onset of the Iraq War 5. The United Kingdom 6. The European dimension 7. Turkey: Democratic Legitimacy 8. 'It seemed the best thing to be up and go': On the Legal Case for Invading Iraq 9. The Transition to Democracy in Iraq: Historical Legacies, Resurgent Identities and Reactionary Tendencies 10. The Democratic Transition in Iraq and the Discovery of its Limitations 11. Iraq, Political Reconstruction and Liberal Theory 12. Afghanistan and Iraq: Failed States, or Democracy on Hold? 13. The Iraq Body Count Project: Civil Society and the Democratic Deficit 14. Story Development, or, Walter Mitty the Undefeated Index

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