Liberal interventionism and democracy promotion / edited by Dursun Peksen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Foreign policy tools and democracy promotion. Understanding the domestic and international sources of democratization : an introduction / Dursun Peksen and Katherine D. Comer ; Funding freedom? The United States and democracy aid, 1988-2001 / James M. Scott ; Economic sanctions and international democracy promotion / Dursun Peksen and A. Cooper Drury ; Soft power and the question of democratization / Frederic S. Pearson and Marie Olson Lounsbery -- Part II: Nonstate actors and democracy promotion. The International Monetary Fund and the prospects for democracy in the developing world / Stephen Nelson and Geoffrey Wallace ; The European Union membership and democracy promotion : the case of Turkey / Cigdem Kentmen ; Transnational NGO activism outside of democracies : the behavior and effect of human rights INGOs on political repression and democracy / Amanda M. Murdie ; The United Nations and democracy promotion : assessing the effectiveness of the United Nations' Democracy Fund and Electoral Assistance Division / Rollin F. Tusalem ; Concluding remarks: Determining how best to promote democracy using foreign policy tools / Dursun Peksen.