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Liberalism may be in decline, but democracy is in the ascendancy. According to Freedom House, the US-based non-governmental organisation that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, the number of democracies has increased from 41 (out of 150) states in 1974 to 117 of 195 states in 2011 (www.freedomhouse.org). “Democracy” became the general call for reform in the former Soviet satellite states and dependencies, and guided the reform process in both. It has become the chief justification for secessions, as in East Timor; and the present Arab Spring is being dominated by calls for democracy. Most importantly, the United States has declared that it will give support to democracy movements in countries struggling to escape from autocratic rule, a declaration made in the face of a strong non-intervention norm.
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Navari, C. (2013). Liberalism, Democracy, and International Law — An English School Approach. In: Friedman, R., Oskanian, K., Pardo, R.P. (eds) After Liberalism?. Palgrave Studies in International Relations Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137303769_3
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