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