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Article: Democracy and International Relations: Critical Theories/Problematic Practices.(Review)
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- Contemporary Southeast Asia
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- August 1, 2001
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Democracy and International Relations: Critical Theories/Problematic Practices. Edited by Hazel Smith. London and New York: Macmillan Press Ltd and St. Martin's Press, 2000. 278pp.
Since the end of the Cold War, the themes of democracy, democratic peace, and democratic development have assumed an increasingly central place in international relations scholarship and have produced some controversial conclusions and recommendations. This edited volume adds to that literature -- and to those controversies -- because it largely takes a sceptical view of democratic development, both in terms of theoretical advancement by scholars and in terms of practices across ...