The Failure of Democratic Nation Building: Ideology Meets Evolution

1. Introduction
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

2. Authoritarian Government: The Default Option
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

3. What is a Democracy?: Toward a Working Definition
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

4. Democratic Nation Building: From Concept to Operational “Checklist”
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

5. Democracy: The Requisite “Enabling Conditions” — No Small Order
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

6. Will the Real Democracies Please Stand Up?
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

7. American Nation Building, 1945–2005: Costs and Consequences
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

8. The Fourth “Whereas”
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

9. “Therefore Be It Resolved …”: Toward More Realistic Foreign and Domestic Policies
Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Development Policy, International Relations, Democracy, Political Theory, Political Science