This book is a study of regime change in the context of international administration, where the United Nations and other multilateral organizations hold temporary executive authority at the domestic level. Work on the politics of state-building has highlighted how these administration operations can influence nearly every aspect of politics in the country or territory in which they are deployed. This book concentrates in particular on the 'regime-building' practices of these missions, and examines the aims and influences of international administrations in the area of democratic development, as well as their ultimate impact on the process of regime change. Through a comparative analysis of events in Bosnia, Kosovo and East Timor, the book demonstrates how external actors assume positions of power conventionally held by domestic elites, and in so doing gain the ability to affect democratic development in ways unavailable to international actors in more conventional settings. In particular, the case studies highlight the ways in which the democracy promotion objectives of international administrators can have both positive and negative effects on democratization processes, with the presence of international authorities helping to rule out non-democratic options in some areas, while at times undermining democratic development in others. The book identifies the key international actors involved, highlights the mechanisms of influence available to them in these contexts, and explores the crucial mediating role of domestic actors and structures.
Author(s): Oisin Tansey
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 248
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 7
Acronyms......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
1. International Administration and Democratic Regime-Building......Page 26
2. Democratization Theory and International Administration......Page 46
3. UNTAET in East Timor......Page 74
4. UNMIK in Kosovo......Page 122
5. Democratic Regime-Building in Bosnia......Page 164
6. Conclusion......Page 218
Bibliography......Page 242
Documents and Speeches......Page 244
Books and Articles......Page 252
Interviews......Page 266
B......Page 268
C......Page 269
D......Page 270
F......Page 271
H......Page 272
K......Page 273
M......Page 274
P......Page 275
S......Page 276
U......Page 277
Z......Page 278