From Social Engineering to Democracy Promotion
Ricker, Jennifer
In an age when U.S. policy makers appear obsessed with promoting democracy abroad, it is surprising how little citizens are equipped with an understanding of what is meant by the policy beyond the rhetoric. While investigating this policy, much of what I read resembled the problem solving methods developed during the U.S. historical experiment.
Most fascinating was not the revolutionary ways with which the U.S. had promoted democracy within i...