This work presents a study of the relevance and applicability of international relations theory in explaining the global push for liberal democracy by major Western powers and international organizations, including the UN, the EU and the World Bank.

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PHYLLIS BENNISS Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC JEAN GRUGEL Lecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield KIMBERLY HUTCHINGS Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh VIVIENNE JABRI Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent STEPHANIE LAWSON Professor of International Relations (Asia-Pacific), University of East Anglia MARGOT LIGHT Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics DONNA PANKHURST Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bradford JENNY PEARCE Reader in Politics, University of Bradford GILLIAN YOUNGS Lecturer, Centre for Mass Communications, University of Leicester

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