Nested Games of External Democracy Promotion

Dr. Rainer Thiel received his PhD from Freie Universität Berlin and is currently a Research Consultant at empirica Communication and Technology Research in Bonn.

• Regime Transitions and External Democracy Promotion.- The International Dimension of Regime Change.- Strategic Transitions.- Nested Games of External Influence on Strategic Regime Transition.- Methodology.- U.S. Democracy Assistance in the Polish Liberalization Process, 1980-1989.- Correspondence between Theory and Facts.- Conclusion.