THE NU ROLE IN PROMOTING DEMOCRACY:BETWEEN IDEALS AND REALITYPDF电子书下载

Part II Thematic Perspectives 1

1: Introduction : approaching democratization policy 3

2: The promotion of democracy : international law and norms 32

3: Crafting security council mandates 62

4: Building democracy through benevolent autocracy : consultation and accountability in UN transitional administrations 86

5: Elections in post-conflict societies 113

6: Democratization with the benefit of hindsight : the changing international components 135

Part II Perspectives from the United Nations 167

7: The UN's electoral assistance : challenges, accomplishments, prospects 169

8: UN democracy promotion : comparative advantages and constraints 188

9: UNDP experience in long-term democracy assistance 208

Part III Case Studies 231

10: Decolonization and democratization : the United Nations and Namibia's transition to democracy 233

11: The UN's modest impact on Cambodia's democracy 258

12: Kosovo : a permanent international protectorate? 282

13: Delivering feudal democracy in East Timor 302

14: The United Nations and democratization in Afghanistan 320

List of Acronyms 339

Contributors 343

Index 344