Abstract
The approaches of EU institutions and the US to democracy assistanceoften vary quite significantly as both actors choose different means andtactics. The nuances in the understandings of democracy on the part of theEU and the US lead to their promotion of models of democratic governancethat are often quite divergent and, in some respects, clashing.
 This book examines the sources of this divergence and by focusing on therole of the actors’ "democratic identity" it aims to explain the observationthat both actors use divergent strategies and instruments to fosterdemocratic governance in third countries. Taking a constructivist view, itdemonstrates that the history, expectations and experiences withdemocracy of each actor significantly inform their respective definition ofdemocracy and thus the model of democracy they promote abroad.
 This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners indemocracy promotion, democratization, political theory, EU and US foreignpolicy and assistance, and identity research.
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