Original title: Politika podpory demokracie Spojených států po intervenci v Iráku 2003
Translated title: The United States' policy of democracy promotion after the intervention in Iraq.
Authors: Klimešová, Tereza ; Hornát, Jan (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: Bibliographic note KLIMEŠOVÁ, Tereza. The Implications of the Intervention in Iraq for the United States' Policy of Democracy Promotion. Master thesis. Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of International Studies, Supervisor Ph.Dr. Jan Hornát, Ph.D. Abstract Democracy promotion has been an integral part of US foreign policy for more than a century. Particularly at the end of the 20th century, democracy flourished worldwide as autocratic regimes collapsed at large and scholars talked about the "End of History." Nevertheless, the current situation is very different, and substantial democratic backsliding is observable. Many scholars are tracing the origins of this decline to the Bush's Freedom Agenda, particularly the intervention in Iraq in 2003, arguing that it was the initial turning point for US democracy promotion. However, this thesis argues that the invasion and the subsequent war were pivotal only in part. The most visible implications were within the public perception of democracy promotion. Due to the US engagement in Iraq, domestic support deteriorated substantially. Moreover, the international community's perception of the US as a benign democracy exporter crumbled as well. Another change was observable within the rhetoric of President Obama after taking office in 2009. In...
Keywords: Bush; democracy; democracy promotion; democratization; intervention; invasion; Iraq; Obama; policy practice; rhetoric; Bush; demokracie; demokratizace; intervence; invaze; Irák; Obama; podpora demokracie; politická praxe; rétorika

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/152753

Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-453897


The record appears in these collections:
Universities and colleges > Public universities > Charles University > Charles University Faculties (theses)
Academic theses (ETDs) > Master’s theses