Aiding Democracy Abroad

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Aiding Democracy Abroad

Aiding Democracy Abroad written by Thomas Carothers and has been published by Carnegie Endowment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09 with Political Science categories.

Aid to promote democracy abroad has emerged as a major growth industry in recent years. Not only the United States but many other Western countries, international institutions, and private foundations today use aid to support democratic transitions in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Though extensive in scope, these activities remain little understood outside the realm of specialists. Debates among policymakers over democracy promotion oscillate between unhelpful poles of extreme skepticism and unrealistic boosterism, while the vast majority of citizens in aid-providing countries have little awareness of the democracy-building efforts their governments sponsor. Aiding Democracy Abroad is the first independent, comprehensive assessment of this important new field. Drawing on extensive field research and years of hands-on experience, Thomas Carothers examines democracy-aid programs relating to elections, political parties, governmental reform, rule of law, civil society, independent media, labor unions, decentralization, and other elements of what he describes as "the democracy template" that policymakers and aid officials apply around the world. Steering a careful path between the inflated claims of aid advocates and the exaggerated criticisms of their opponents, Carothers takes a hard look at what such programs achieve and how they can be improved.

Aiding Democracy Abroad

Aiding Democracy Abroad written by Thomas Carothers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.

Aid to promote democracy abroad has emerged as a major growth industry in the 1990s. Many Western countries, international institutions and private foundations use aid to support democratic transitions in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. This text provides an independent assessment of efforts in this field, drawing on extensive field research and years of hands-on research. It examines democracy aid programmes relating to elections, political parties, governmental reform, rule of law, civil society, independent media and other elements of the democracy template.

Civil Society Democratisation And Foreign Aid In Africa

Civil Society Democratisation And Foreign Aid In Africa written by Mark Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Civil society categories.

Drawing on comparative research in South Africa and Uganda, this article examines how far civil society organizations influence government policy and legislation and extend citizen participation in public affairs. The article also considers how far external funding influences policy engagement and outcomes. The main finding is that few civil society organizations have either a consistent level of engagement in the policy process or make a significant difference to policy outcomes.

Enhancing Democracy Assistance

Enhancing Democracy Assistance written by Lincoln Abraham Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Democracy categories.

This report recognizes that democracy assistance is essential to the promotion of US foreign policy and global interests, and offers political and technical recommendations in order to enhance democracy assistance. Today's global setting poses several distinct challenges to democracy assistance. Countries such as China offer an alternative model of governance that promotes economic development without political reform, while wielding substantial economic leverage. Populist authoritarian regimes and illiberal democracies, such as those of Venezuela and Iran, claim popular legitimacy while cracking down on internal dissent. Challenges to democratization have also been exacerbated by the Iraq War and the Global War on Terror (GWOT), which have fueled anti-Americanism around the globe, undermined US credibility, overstretched US resources, and compromised domestic support for democracy assistance. ... In order to address negative perceptions of democracy assistance around the world and to rebuild bipartisan support at home, it is necessary to reframe the means and ends of assistance efforts. The democracy assistance community can maximize the impact of its activities by planning for the long term, insuring better training and preparation for field staff, and emphasizing more rigorous project evaluation. This report offers recommendations to hone proven approaches to democracy assistance, specifically, programs that strengthen civil society, prepare elections, assist political party development, and support democratic governance. It also identifies different regime types that are the focus of democracy assistance -- authoritarian states, illiberal democracies, free-wheeling kleptocracies, and post-conflict states. While recognizing that the distinctions among them are not iron-clad, the report offers context-specific recommendations for each.

Foreign Service Journal

Foreign Service Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Diplomatic and consular service, American categories.

Forum For Development Studies

Forum For Development Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Developing countries categories.

Problems Of Post Communism

Problems Of Post Communism written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Communism categories.

Defence And Security Studies

Defence And Security Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Military art and science categories.

China Perspectives

China Perspectives written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with China categories.

Deepening Democracy

Deepening Democracy written by Francis Adams and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.

Adams surveys the impact of transnational organizations & NGOs on Latin American politics since 1990. Against the backdrop of democratization he argues that Latin America is a prime example of the increased influence of transnational authorities over domestic political decisions.