Machine generated contents note: Figures and Tables vi -- Acknowledgment vii -- 1 Introduction: International Relations, Norms and Democracy 1 -- 2 International Dimension of Democracy: Trends and Dynamics 6 -- 3 The Emergence of an International Norm for Democratization 29 -- 4 The International Political Context of Nicaragua: from U.S. Intervention to International Involvement 52 -- 5 Negotiating Peace and Holding Elections 66 -- 6 Democratization in the Aftermath of Civil War: Nicaragua in the 1990s 91 -- 7 Limitations of the International Mobilization for Democracy 109 --Bibliography 128 -- Index 146