Promoting democracy abroad policy and performance

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Promoting democracy abroad : introduction -- The domestic political impact of foreign aid : recalibrating the research agenda -- Democracy promotion : the elusive quest for grand strategy -- Political strategies of external support for democratization -- Autocratic opening to democracy : why legitimacy matters -- Does international democracy promotion work? -- From evaluating democracy assistance to appraising democracy promotion -- International democracy promotion : a role for public goods theory? -- Legislative strengthening meets party support in international assistance -- Promoting democracy backwards? -- Is there a new autocracy promotion? -- Promoting democracy and promoting autocracy : towards a comparative evaluation -- Conclusion : the future of democracy promotion.