European Union democracy aid : supporting civil society in post-apartheid South Africa / Lorenzo Fioramonti.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Fioramonti, Lorenzo.

Series:

• Routledge/GARNET series. Europe in the world ; 9.
• Europe in the world ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Economic assistance, European--South Africa.
• Civil society--South Africa.
• Democracy--South Africa.
• European Union countries--Foreign relations--South Africa.
• South Africa--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon,England ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the end of the Cold War, the promotion of democracy has occupied centre stage in global politics and in the academic debate on international relations. Governments, intergovernmental agencies, and international donors have invested significant resources to support the democratic consolidation of fledgling democracies. The European Union (EU), which is the largest aid donor in the world, has been no exception to this trend. ?This book focuses on the development aid provided by the EU to the South African democracy during its first ten years of life. EU Democracy Aid is the first

Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Promoting democracy through the citizens: Civil society, micro-assistance to democracy, sustainability; 3 Democracy promotion and civil society aid: The EU approach; 4 Civil society and democracy in South Africa: The grassroots dimension of a changing sector; 5 EU democracy aid to South Africa: The first ten years of democracy (1994-2004); 6 Democracy from below: EU support to community-based advice organizations
• 7 EU micro-assistance to democracy and sustainability: A multi-level analysis of grassroots organizations8 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

• 1-136-97870-4
• 1-136-97871-2
• 1-282-58667-X
• 9786612586675
• 0-203-85273-7

OCLC:

609858994