Civil Society and Democracy Promotion

Abstract

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 Szoecsik 11. Democracy promotion and civil society in Eastern Europe: Conclusions Frank Schimmelfennig