Date of Award
1-1-2012
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Organizational Unit
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
First Advisor
Jack Donnelly, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
David Goldfischer
Third Advisor
Edward Thomas Rowe
Keywords
Democracy, Post Cold War, Republic of Korea, China, Iraq
Abstract
In my dissertation, I examine two main research questions: 1. Can we regard democracy as the new standard of civilization and the new wave expansion of international society in the post-Cold War era and in the 21st century? and 2. Should we think that each path toward democracy is relatively different based on the characteristics of each international society and the internal and external variables of each state? In my dissertation, I use typology to demonstrate that each country has taken its own unique path toward democracy, and that democracy has become the post-Cold War and 21st century new standard of civilization and new wave expansion of international society. A pluralist international society, a solidarist international society, and a liberal anti-pluralist international society have influenced paths toward democracy, along with institutions such as international law, diplomacy, Great Powers and international organizations. In addition to those, internal variables such as each country's history, culture, politics, economy, military power and foreign policy can also influence paths toward democracy. However, in my dissertation, I primarily focus on the characteristics of international society and institutions rather than internal variables in order to examine the different paths toward democracy. Case studies on countries such as China, South Korea, and Iraq can help demonstrate that each type of international society as well as external and internal variables can have an impact on paths toward democracy. In the case of China, democratization can be viewed in the context of interest-oriented socialization. In South Korea, it can be viewed as value-oriented socialization, and, finally, in Iraq, it can be viewed as the use of force. To conclude, democracy is gradually becoming the post-Cold War and 21st century new standard of civilization and new wave expansion of international society, and each country's path toward democracy is relatively different based on each circumstance.
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Rights Holder
Jaewon Lee
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
641 p.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Jaewon, "Paths to Democracy, the Post-Cold War and 21st Century New Standard of Civilization, the New Wave Expansion of International Society: China, South Korea and Iraq" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 857.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/857
Copyright date
2012
Discipline
International Relations, Political Science