Democracy Assistance: International Co-operation for Democratization

ISBN-13: 9780714651064 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 384 str.

Peter Burnell

Opis

The 1990s have seen a significant expansion of international co-operation for democratisation in respect of emerging and prospective new democracies. This book makes a detailed study of recent developments across the full range of official and autonomous providers of democracy assistance. they include the United Nations, he European Union and multilateral development banks, as well as Germany's party foundations, or Stiftungen, and notable public and privately-run agencies in the United States. Democracy aid's performance in parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, Russia and elsewhere is critically examined. Special attention is paid both to post-conflict situations and to semi-authoritarian regimes where democratisation has stalled . International efforts to support democratic decentralisation and civil society in particular are assessed. although there are many strands to democracy assistance, the book argues that we cannot yet be confident that the total effort adds up to the sum of its parts.

Spis treści

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Democracy Assistance: The State of the Discourse, Peter Burnell; Chapter 2 Democracy Assistance: Origins and Organizations, Peter Burnell; Part 2 Institutions; Chapter 3 The United Nations and Democracy Assistance: Developing Practice within a Constitutional Framework, Nigel D. White; Chapter 4 European Union Development Co-operation and the Promotion of Democracy, Gordon Crawford; Chapter 5 Germany’s Stiftungen and Democracy Assistance: Comparative Advantages, New Challenges, Stefan Mair; Chapter 6 Towards Democratic Governance: The Contribution of the Multilateral Development Banks in Latin America, Carlos Santiso; Part 3 Strategic Issues, Countries and Cases; Chapter 7 International Assistance for Post-Conflict Elections, Krishna Kumar; Chapter 8 Struggling with Semi-Authoritarians, Thomas Carothers; Chapter 9 USAID and Democratic Decentralization: Taking the Measure of an Assistance Programme, Harry Blair; Chapter 10 Civil Society and Democracy Assistance in Africa, Julie Hearn, Mark Robinson; Chapter 11 Democracy Assistance in South-east Asia: Long History/Unfinished Business, Kevin F.F. Quigley; Chapter 12 Democracy Assistance: Russia’s Experience as Recipient, Richard Sakwa; Chapter 13 Judicial Reform and Legal Technical Assistance in Latin America, John McEldowney; Part 4 Conclusion; Chapter 14 Democracy Assistance: The State of the Art, Peter Burnell;

O autorze

Peter Burnell University of Warwick