African Americans and the new world order

Morris, Milton D.

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“…This can be attributed to a variety of factors, including their relatively poor economic status, the domestic focus of their politics, and a general lack of interest beyond the elite. 50 In practice, their leaders have produced no new agenda for US policy, other than vague calls for more aid and more involvement. 51 As with other lobbyists, they tend to universalise the American experience and talk of 'extending the Civil Rights movement' to Africa.…”

Section: The Emergence Of Powerful Domestic Constituenciesmentioning

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US Policy and Democratisation in Africa: the Limits of Liberal Universalism

Moss¹

1995

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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Without the overriding concern of Soviet domination, Americans are engaging in an introspective re-evaluation of their national interests, values, and priorities. Despite the heterogeneity of all the participants, including the key opinion-makers, a near-consensus has emerged that the United States should be pushing and supporting an external process that has come to be known as ‘democratisation’. This policy stems from widespread perceptions about the special nature of America's identity and rôle in the world. The thesis presented here is that the United States is primarily defined by a particular liberal philosophy and concept of modernity, and that the projection of ‘democracy’ abroad is not necessarily a ‘natural’ or universal evolution of human development. Africa's increasing marginalisation has allowed certain groups committed to spreading ‘American values’ an unprecedented ability to shape policy and turn the continent into a liberal socio-political experiment.

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Section: The Emergence Of Powerful Domestic Constituenciesmentioning

confidence: 99%