A Case for Global Democracy? Arms Exports and Conflicting Goals
in Democracy Promotion

J 2019

A Case for Global Democracy? Arms Exports and Conflicting Goals in Democracy Promotion

DUFEK, Pavel a Michal MOCHŤAK

Základní údaje

Originální název

A Case for Global Democracy? Arms Exports and Conflicting Goals in Democracy Promotion

Autoři

DUFEK, Pavel (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Michal MOCHŤAK (703 Slovensko, domácí)

Vydání

Journal of International Relations and Development, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, 1408-6980

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Article at publisher's website

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.028

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/19:00107148

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41268-017-0114-0

UT WoS

000480500200005

Klíčová slova anglicky

Arms exports; Conflicting goals; Democracy promotion; Democratic theory; Global democracy; Liberal democracy

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 17. 9. 2019 16:17, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Employing the framework of conflicting goals in democracy promotion as a departure point, the paper addresses the issue of arms exports to non-democratic countries as an important research topic which points to a reconsideration of certain fundamental conceptual and normative commitments underpinning democracy promotion. Empirically, we remind of the lingering hypocrisy of Western arms exporters, knowing that exports to non-democratic countries often hinder or block democratisation. This is not easily circumvented because of the many conflicting objectives both internal and external to democracy promotion itself. Yet, democracy and human rights promotion remain, ethically and pragmatically, important policy goals. Noting that the self-evident character of the state-based liberal democratic model is being increasingly questioned in the literature, we then critically explore a radical, and surprisingly natural, alternative vision: namely, if the commitment to democracy and human rights is to be genuine, only global democracy remains a viable way of resolving the many dilemmas, as it aspires to deal both with regulating arms exports and building accountable decision-making structures. Although we ultimately reject the globalist solution and lean towards a less radical constructivist approach, we endorse the underlying rationale that democracy promotion needs to embrace normative democratic theory sincerely.

Návaznosti

GA16-13980S, projekt VaV

Název: Liberální demokracie v době krize

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Liberální demokracie v době krize

Citovat

DUFEK, Pavel a Michal MOCHŤAK. A Case for Global Democracy? Arms Exports and Conflicting Goals in Democracy Promotion. Journal of International Relations and Development. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, roč. 22, č. 3, s. 610-639. ISSN 1408-6980. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41268-017-0114-0.

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DUFEK, Pavel a Michal MOCHŤAK. A Case for Global Democracy? Arms Exports and Conflicting Goals in Democracy Promotion. \textit{Journal of International Relations and Development}. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, roč.~22, č.~3, s.~610-639. ISSN~1408-6980. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41268-017-0114-0.

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