Broadly defined, American democracy promotion encourages other nations to implement pro-American reforms in their political, social, and economic structures. Democracy promotion is said to be based on democratic peace theory, which claims that, in order to peacefully co-exist, nations should have the same democratic political systems (Doyle 1986). Following this logic, the American government has, for at least the last century, engaged in the promotion of American democratic and liberal values abroad. After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government took an even more robust approach towards democracy promotion, which became a central focus of its foreign policy, particularly towards the Middle East, and in specific countries such as Iran. Democracy promotion often targets elections and election processes, political parties, the judicial system, civil society, NGOs, and the media. As this article will explore, U.S. policy in Iran shows that American democracy promotion seeks to empower a particular ideology and a certain political system, one which will generally be pro-American, and against the status quo. Such a strategy aims to create regime change inside the country rather than promoting real political discussion, or encouraging consensus. The analysis undertaken in this article suggests that the purpose of U.S. democracy promotion in Iran is not the promotion of democracy per se, but rather an attempt to turn Iran into an ally of the United States.
قطعه
عنوان
Just Peace Diplomacy Journal
شماره جلد
, Number 8
تاريخ نشر
, (Spring 2013)
توصيف ظاهري
: P. 35-58
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Democracy promotion
موضوع مستند نشده
public diplomacy
موضوع مستند نشده
USAID
موضوع مستند نشده
National Endowment for Democracy
موضوع مستند نشده
U.S
موضوع مستند نشده
Iran
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