Table of Contents

Introduction: The Cosmopolitics of Democratization 1. From Cold Warriors to Human Rights Activists 2. The Field Of Democracy and Human Rights: Shaping a Professional Arena Around a New Liberal Consensus 3. From the Development Engineers to the Democracy Doctors: The Rise And Fall of ModernizationTheory 4. Democratization Studies and the Construction of a New Orthodoxy 5. International Relations Theory and the Emancipatory Narrative of Human Rights Networks 6. Financing the Construction of "Market Democracies": The World Bank and the Global Supervision of "Good Governance" Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects

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Nicolas Guilhot looks at how the U.S. government, the World Bank, political scientists, NGOs, think tanks have appropriated the movements for democracy and human rights. His work charts the various symbolic and political meanings that have developed around the movement for human rights and democracy as well their strategic importance for the West. Guilhot suggests that these shifting meanings reflect the transformation of a progressive, emancipatory movement into an industry, dominated by "experts," rather than grassroots leaders.

About the Author

Nicolas Guilhot is research associate at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Centre de Sociologie Europeenne. He is the author of Financiers, philanthropes: Vocations ethiques et reproduction du capital a Wall Street depuis 1970. He lives in Paris.

Reviews

" "This is a fine contribution to ongoing debates about human rights and democratization policy." -- Chandra Lekha Sriram, International Affairs "A thorough grasp of the intellectual and institutional development of democratization theory and U.S. foreign policy... an important book." -- Suzanne Ogden, Political Science Quarterly "Guilhot is to be congratulated for producing a coherent and purposeful account." -- Democratization "This book is an excellent source of information on the significant subjects of international relations, foreign policy, and human rights." -- Shreesh Juyal, International Journal "An admirably rich and scholarly contribution to the new development agenda." -- International Sociology Review of Books