This edited volume follows up from
Global Perspectives on US Foreign Policy: From the Outside In in providing unique perspectives on US foreign policy from citizens of countries affected. This approach allows the voices of those less commonly heard to be presented as part of the broader debate about US democracy assistance policies around the globe. Contributions from experts in the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Eastern Europe are included to ensure the most pressing issues of international relations in our time are addressed. This book should be read by anyone interested in the United States and global politics as it provides a fuller view of the world.
Lists of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: US Democratization Efforts in General
US Soft Power, the Studies of the United States Institutes Program and Democratization in US Foreign Policy (1998-2014)
Daniel Anorve Anorve and Sally Burt
Part II: US Democratization Efforts in Africa
Learning from the Curve: the Obama Administrations Promotion of Democracy in Africa Osaretin Idahosa
The US, Democratization and the Postcolonial States in sub-Saharan Africa: Development or Distortion? A Critical Appraisal
Peter S. Masumbe
United States and the Democratic Process in Cameroon from 1990 to 2013
David Mokam
Labor Standards in Trade Preference Laws between the US and Africa
Pawel Frankowski
The United States and Democratization in Nigeria: Issues, Strategies and Impacts
Mashood Omotosho
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