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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rubén M. PerinaPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: University Press of America Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9780761866442ISBN 10: 0761866442 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 25 September 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Democracy In The Americas: The Struggle For Survival Chapter 3: Cold War Challenges to Democracy and Early OAS Efforts to Defend It (1948-1985) Chapter 4: The International Promotion of Democracy Chapter 5: The New Diplomatic and Legal Instruments for the Collective Promotion and Defense of Democracy Chapter 6: The Inter-American Democratic Charter Chapter 7: Technical Assistance For Democracy Promotion: Theory and Practice Chapter 8: Electoral Observation: Between Relevance and Interference Chapter 9: The Survival of Democracy and OAS Relevance Chapter 10: Institutional Tensions and Weaknesses Chapter 11: The Challenging Hemispheric Horizon Chapter 12: Suggestions for Revitalization BibliographyReviewsArgentine-born Perina brings 30 years of experience working at senior levels of the Organization of American States to this insider's account of the institution's many strengths, multiple triumphs, and evident weaknesses... Perina concludes with a detailed list of recommendations for returning the OAS to its former glory while correcting its errors. With the retreat of authoritarian rule in important countries such as Argentina, the time may be right for Perina's well-informed proposals for how to reinvigorate inter-American diplomacy. Foreign Affairs This book is timely because the Member States and the Secretary General of the OAS have finally come around to face the unavoidable modernization of the Organization. The insider's views and proposals presented here, sometimes radical, will greatly enrich the debate the OAS needs. -- Hugo De Zela, Ambassador of Peru to the OAS (2010-2011) and Chief of Staff of the OAS General Secretariat (1989-1994, 2011-2015) This is an important and highly topical book. It examines how the organization promotes and defends democracy among its member states, while pointing out the weaknesses and shortcomings that have constrained its initiatives. The book will be very useful to students, academics, diplomats and practitioners involved in the field of democracy promotion. -- Eusebio Mujal-Leon, Georgetown University Dr. Perina's ... revealing book provides keen insights about the OAS democracy promotion successes and shortcomings and into the challenges posed to the OAS by the recent erosion of democracy in Venezuela and other Latin American countries ... Dr. Perina also expertly reviews the history of democracy in the hemisphere since Independence ... the recent past. -- Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University Lucid analysis of the tensions that exist today at the OAS, between age-old principles of sovereignty and non-intervention and newer values for the collective defense of democracy ... -- Roberto Alvarez, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the OAS (2005-2008) This is a fundamental book for all those concerned with democratic values and practices in Latin America ... Dr. Perina draws upon a formidable experience at the OA to illustrate the current democratic deficit in Latin America. -- Jaime Aparicio, Former OAS Executive Secretary of the Summits of the Americas Dr. Perina has produced for us the first comprehensive work chronicling the successes and failures of the world's oldest political international organization to promote and strengthen democracy in the Americas up to now ... Some of his recommendations are political, others administrative. Some may be easily achievable; others not. But all require careful consideration ... -- William M. Berenson, American University, Former OAS General Counsel This book is timely because the Member States and the Secretary General of the OAS have finally come around to face the unavoidable modernization of the Organization. The insider's views and proposals presented here, sometimes radical, will greatly enrich the debate the OAS needs. -- Hugo De Zela, Ambassador of Peru to the OAS (2010-2011) and Chief of Staff of the OAS General Secretariat (1989-1994, 2011-2015) This is an important and highly topical book. It examines how the organization promotes and defends democracy among its member states, while pointing out the weaknesses and shortcomings that have constrained its initiatives. The book will be very useful to students, academics, diplomats and practitioners involved in the field of democracy promotion. -- Eusebio Mujal-Leon, Georgetown University Dr. Perina's ... revealing book provides keen insights about the OAS democracy promotion successes and shortcomings and into the challenges posed to the OAS by the recent erosion of democracy in Venezuela and other Latin American countries ... Dr. Perina also expertly reviews the history of democracy in the hemisphere since Independence ... the recent past. -- Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University Lucid analysis of the tensions that exist today at the OAS, between age-old principles of sovereignty and non-intervention and newer values for the collective defense of democracy ... -- Roberto Alvarez, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the OAS (2005-2008) This is a fundamental book for all those concerned with democratic values and practices in Latin America ... Dr. Perina draws upon a formidable experience at the OA to illustrate the current democratic deficit in Latin America. -- Jaime Aparicio, Former OAS Executive Secretary of the Summits of the Americas Dr. Perina has produced for us the first comprehensive work chronicling the successes and failures of the world's oldest political international organization to promote and strengthen democracy in the Americas up to now ... Some of his recommendations are political, others administrative. Some may be easily achievable; others not. But all require careful consideration ... -- William M. Berenson, American University, Former OAS General Counsel Author InformationDr. Perina currently teaches at George Washington University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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