Jean Godefroy Bidima's La Palabre examines the traditional African institution of palaver as a way to create dialogue and open exchange in an effort to resolve conflict and promote democracy. In the wake of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the gacaca court…
The nonviolent overthrow of Balkan dictator Slobodan Milošević in October 2000 is celebrated as democracy promotion at its best. This perceived political success has been used to justify an industry tasked with "exporting" democracy to countries like Belarus, Ukraine, Tunisia, a…
Demonstrates that democracy took root in Serbia in spite of, not because of Western intervention--in fact, foreign intervention often hurt rather than helped Serbia's tenuous transition to democracy.--Provided by publisher.
Drawing from declassified CIA documents, personal interviews, and internal NGO documents, Engineering Revolution uncovers the true extent of the West's involvement in the overthrow of Balkan dictator Slobodan Miloševic´--finding that Western governments often hurt, rather than h…
