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Local actors in the driver's seat: Transatlantic democracy promotion under regime competition in the Arab world

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Freyburg, Tina, Richter, Solveig·2015·Democratization
DOI 10.1080/13510347.2014.1000875
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In studies of political transition, scholars started to explore the effect of competition between foreign policies of antipodal regimes on the political trajectories of transition countries, notably between traditional Western donors such as the European Union and the United States of America and regional authoritarian powers such as Saudi Arabia. Drawing on existing accounts, this article studies the conditions under which external actors can effectively steer local elite towards democratic reforms despite illiberal regional powers’ potential counteractions. We argue that the reform-oriented political elites in the recipient country are the ultimate judges in this competition for influence. If democracy promotion is credible, they will decide in favour of democratization, but only if the expected costs and benefits of democratic engagement resist solicitation by authoritarian powers. A study of post-Arab Spring democracy promotion in Tunisia supports the pivotal role of the external donors’ credibility in times of complex donor constellations.

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  1. Greenfield Danya, 2013, US and EU: Lack of Strategic Vision, Frustrated Efforts toward the Arab Transitions
  2. Greenfield Danya, 2012, Arab Awakening: Are the US and EU Missing the Challenge?

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Authors
Freyburg, T., & Richter, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Warwick (GB)
  • University of Erfurt (DE)
Corresponding author
Freyburg, Tina
ORCID
Venue
Democratization
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2015-03-24
Volume
22
Issue
3
Pages
496-518
ISSN
  • 1351-0347 (ISSN-L)
  • 1743-890X
DOI
10.1080/13510347.2014.1000875
OpenAlex
W2025641447
Cited by
13
References
53
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2015: 2
FWCI
8.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Democratization (publishedVersion)
  • Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) (acceptedVersion)
  • Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
Keywords
democracy promotion, regime competition, Arab Spring, Tunisia, political elites, authoritarian power, Saudi Arabia, European Union, United States, political transition

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Freyburg, T., & Richter, S. (2015). Local actors in the driver's seat: Transatlantic democracy promotion under regime competition in the Arab world. Democratization. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2014.1000875