Democracy Promotion and Culture
July 1st, 2008 by Adam
Lawrence Harrison in the Christian Science Monitor looks at the links between democracy promotion and culture. He examines the occupation of three Latin American countries in the early 20th century and claims that, “These three examples demonstrate how good intentions expressed through military force and money can be frustrated by cultures that are not congenial to democratic institutions.” Iraq’s democratic future, he concludes, is unlikely unless its culture embraces democratic tenets.
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