Civil Society and Democracy Promotion

2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-29108-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 4188 g

Reihe: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century

With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beichelt, T.

Hahn, I.

Schimmelfennig, F.

Worschech, S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; Irene Hahn-Fuhr and Susann Worschech 2. External Democracy Promotion and Divided Civil Society: The Missing Link; Irene Hahn-Fuhr and Susann Worschech 3. External Democracy Promotion and Civil Society in Non-Democratic Regimes – Modes and Effects; Timm Beichelt and Wolfgang Merkel 4. From the Unity of Goodness to Conflicting Objectives: The Inherent Tensions in the External Promotion of Democracy and Civil Society; Jonas Wolff 5. The Changing Nature of EU Support to Civil Society; Natalia Shapovalova and Richard Youngs 6. On the Tradeoffs of Assisting Civil Society Development Abroad: The Case of the Eastern EU Civic Democracy Promoters; Tsveta Petrova 7. Democratization from Below: Civil Society Versus Social Movements?; Donatella Della Porta 8. Engineered Civil Society: the impact of 20 years of Democracy Promotion on Civil society Development in the Former Soviet Countries; Armine Ishkanian 9. Who is Supported by Western Civil Society Promotion? The Russian Case; Stepanka Busuleanu 10. Participation in Civil Society Organizations and Political Parties in Post-Communist Europe: The Impact of Political Divides; Franziska Blomberg and Edina Szöcsik 11. Democracy promotion and civil society in Eastern Europe: Conclusions; Frank Schimmelfennig

Über Autor(innen)

Franziscka Blomberg, European University Viadrina, Germany
Stepanka Busuleanu, European University Viadrina, Germany
Donatella Della Porta, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy
Armine Ishkanian, Department of Social Policy London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Wolfgang Merkel, WZB Rule of Law Center, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Germany
Tsetva Petrova, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, USA
Edina Szöcsik, Center for International Studies, Swiss Federal Instiute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Jonas Wolff, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany
Richard Youngs Fride Madrid, Spain and Department of Politics and international Studies, University of Warwick, UK