Democratic Enlargement's Value Hierarchy and Rhetorical Forms: An Analysis of Clinton's Use of a Post-Cold War Symbolic Frame to Justify Military Interventions

Democratic Enlargement's Value Hierarchy and Rhetorical Forms: An Analysis of Clinton's Use of a Post-Cold War Symbolic Frame to Justify Military Interventions

Democratic enlargement emerged as the first fully formed post-Cold War interpretive frame for foreign policy rhetoric. In response to situation, domestic audience, and President Bill Clinton's penchants, it named chaos as the global enemy to an ideal order centered on expanding market democracy...

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Published in:Presidential studies quarterly 2004-06, Vol.34 (2), p.307-340
Main Author: Olson, Kathryn M.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Analysis
Armed forces
Clinton, Bill
Cold War
Cold wars
Democracy
Foreign Policy
Hierarchy
Ideology
Intervention
Military
Military Intervention
Peacetime
Political aspects
Political doctrines
Political rhetoric
Politics
Post Cold War Period
Presidency
President of the United States
Presidents
Rhetoric
Speeches
Symbolic communication
Symbolism
U.S.A
United States of America
Values
War
War conflict
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Summary:Democratic enlargement emerged as the first fully formed post-Cold War interpretive frame for foreign policy rhetoric. In response to situation, domestic audience, and President Bill Clinton's penchants, it named chaos as the global enemy to an ideal order centered on expanding market democracy. The frame's two-tiered value hierarchy privileged perpetual presidential flexibility and domestic prosperity over its host of relatively equal, secondary values and relied on the rheotorical forms of accumulation and hendiadys when justifying foreign military intervention. Textual analysis of the frame's policy debut and case application speeches regarding military intervention in Haiti and Kosovo demonstrate these claims and illuminate the persuasive advantages and inherent symbolic pitfalls of democratic enlargement.
ISSN:0360-4918
1741-5705