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Regional Integration and Democratic Conditionality: How Democracy Clauses Help Democratic Consolidation and Deepening(Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)

Regional Integration and Democratic Conditionality: How Democracy Clauses Help Democratic Consolidation and Deepening(Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)


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How effective are democracy clauses of regional integration organizations (RIOs) in promoting democratization and democratic consolidation among member-states? RIOs are increasingly adopting "democracy only" clauses in their treaties, requiring democracy and political stability as a condition of membership. Stable democracy is a collective good for RIO members; without political stability, uncertainty regarding economic exchange increases, undermining the promise of integration. The presence of powerful countries may be necessary for the RIOs to legalize democratic conditionality. In this book, the authors argue that once established democracy clauses exert an independent influence in promoting and defending democratic norms and institutions within the member-states by increasing the transparency and credibility of democratic commitment and sanctions for violation. The findings based on the analysis of 40 RIOs around the world and in-depth analysis of the European Union, the Common Market of the South, and the Economic Community of West African States indicate that RIO democracy clauses help prevent democratic backsliding and coups and stimulate democratization and consolidation. With its global scope, originality, and theoretical rigor, this is the first book to catalogue democracy clauses adopted by RIOs worldwide with a thorough analysis of their effectiveness.

Table of Contents:
Selected Contents: Introduction Chapter 1. Regional Integration and Democratic Conditionality Chapter 2. The Mechanisms of Formal Democratic Conditionality Chapter 3. Origins of Formal Democratic Conditionality Chapter 4. Do Democracy Clauses Matter? The Effects of Formal Democratic Conditionality on Coups, Backsliding, and Democratic Progress Chapter 5. The European Union Chapter 6. The Common Market of the South Chapter 7. The Economic Community of West African States Conclusion. References. Index

About the Author :
Gaspare M. Genna is an Associate Professor of Political Science at The University of Texas at El Paso. His work is found in International Politics, Journal of European Integration, Comparative European Politics, Latin American Perspectives, Journal of Developing Societies, International Interactions, International Political Economy, and European Union Politics and numerous book chapters. He is an associate editor of Politics & Policy, Senior Research Fellow at the TransResearch Institute, and Associate Research Fellow at the Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies, United Nations University. Taeko Hiroi is Associate Professor of Political Science at The University of Texas at El Paso. Her research areas are democratic political institutions, democratization, legislative politics, electoral systems, corruption, and comparative and international political economy. She is particularly interested in the issues of governability, quality of democracy, accountability, and representation.

Review :
"The goal of regional organizations to reduce uncertainty in international relations has been irregular worldwide and remains a puzzle for scholars. Lack of democracy and transparency are only two faces of international uncertainty, which have motivated scholars to explain how regional organizations can incentivize states to enhance and consolidate democracy. Genna and Hiroi contribute to this debate with an extensive research on how forty regional organizations play or not a significant role in providing elements to support democracy, particularly through the use of democratic conditionality. This is a highly recommended reading on comparative regionalism."—Roberto Dominguez, Suffolk University. "Regional organizations have increasingly introduced "democracy clauses", making membership conditional on promises to abide by democratic political competition and practices. Existing scholarship tends to focus either on selected successful end outcomes or the likely limitations of such clauses, and as a result we know little about when and how democracy clauses actually can change the incentives of actors. This book takes a comparative approach, looking at a large number of regional organizations and member constellations, and highlighting variation to identify causal mechanisms. The authors find that regional organizations can play an important role in enhancing democracy through transparency and sanctions when member states face potential challenges to democracy and a capable state willing to lead. The book is an important addition to research on the international context of democratic institutions."—Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, University of Essex & Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). "The goal of regional organizations to reduce uncertainty in international relations has been irregular worldwide and remains a puzzle for scholars. Lack of democracy and transparency are only two faces of international uncertainty, which have motivated scholars to explain how regional organizations can incentivize states to enhance and consolidate democracy. Genna and Hiroi contribute to this debate with an extensive research on how forty regional organizations play or not a significant role in providing elements to support democracy, particularly through the use of democratic conditionality. This is a highly recommended reading on comparative regionalism."—Roberto Dominguez, Suffolk University. "Regional organizations have increasingly introduced "democracy clauses", making membership conditional on promises to abide by democratic political competition and practices. Existing scholarship tends to focus either on selected successful end outcomes or the likely limitations of such clauses, and as a result we know little about when and how democracy clauses actually can change the incentives of actors. This book takes a comparative approach, looking at a large number of regional organizations and member constellations, and highlighting variation to identify causal mechanisms. The authors find that regional organizations can play an important role in enhancing democracy through transparency and sanctions when member states face potential challenges to democracy and a capable state willing to lead. The book is an important addition to research on the international context of democratic institutions."—Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, University of Essex & Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781138813397
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 186
  • Sub Title: How Democracy Clauses Help Democratic Consolidation and Deepening
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1138813397
  • Publisher Date: 12 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
  • Weight: 480 gr


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