World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues
Vol. 11, No. 3 (AUTUMN 2007), pp. 14-20 (7 pages)
Published By: Kapur Surya Foundation
Democratic Fundamentalism or “Democratism” is a political theory, mostly developed in the USA by neo-conservative ideologues. It claims global relevance as it holds that all human beings want personal freedom, which is best provided by western style liberal democracy. The doctrine is used to justify American interventionism and hegemonism but it ignores important social and cultural realities and makes short shrift of historic and geographic diversity. Hence, its application in a neo-colonial context often has disastrous consequences.
