American foreign policy;
Capitalist peace theory;
Montesquieu;
American political development;
DEMOCRATIC PEACE;
ORIGINS;
D O I:
10.1007/s12115-017-0197-7
中图分类号:
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号:
03 ;
0303 ;
摘要:
Since the beginning of the republic, Americans have viewed their state as a "beacon of liberty." This self-conception has caused Americans to think that they can be a force for positive change in the world. Over time, their outlook has facilitated increasingly aggressive efforts to democratization other countries, leading many to see America as an imperial power. It is my contention that regardless of other factors, Americans become the most invasive when liberal ideology, the very thing that makes them a "beacon of liberty" overpowers other ideological forces. Only by restoring a balanced debate about the merits of democratization by reintegrating other perspectives on America's role in the world can they be the force for good they believe themselves to be.
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