{"product_id":"engineering-revolution-the-paradox-of-democracy-promotion-in-serbia-hardcover","title":"Engineering Revolution: The Paradox of Democracy Promotion in Serbia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarlene Spoerri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nonviolent overthrow of Balkan dictator Slobodan Milosevic 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, and Egypt. Yet the true extent of the West's involvement in Milosevic's overthrow remained unclear until now. \u003ci\u003eEngineering Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e uses declassified CIA documents and personal interviews with diplomats, aid providers, and policymakers, as well as thousands of pages of internal NGO documents, to explore what proponents consider one of the greatest successes of the democracy promotion enterprise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough its in-depth examination of the two decades that preceded and followed Milosevic's unseating, as well as its critical look at foreign assistance targeting Serbia's troubled political party landscape, \u003ci\u003eEngineering Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e upends the conventional wisdom on the effectiveness of democracy promotion in Serbia. Marlene Spoerri 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. As Western governments recalibrate their agendas in the wake of the Arab Spring, this timely book offers important lessons for the democracy promotion community as it sets its sights on the Middle East, former Soviet Union, and beyond.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarlene Spoerri is United Nations Officer at Independent Diplomat in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757746192672,"sku":"9780812246452","price":122.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bbd5732bf6e7b1b08213c74dbbb36e07.webp?v=1780110793","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/engineering-revolution-the-paradox-of-democracy-promotion-in-serbia-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}