The power and limits of NGOs : a critical look at building democracy in Eastern Europe and Eurasia / John Glenn, Sarah Mendelson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glenn, John, editor.

Mendelson, Śarah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Europe, Eastern.

Democratization.

Democratization--Former Soviet republics.

Non-governmental organizations--Europe, Eastern.

Non-governmental organizations.

Non-governmental organizations--Former Soviet republics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the end of the Cold War, a virtual army of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from the United States, Britain, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe have flocked to Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. These NGOs are working on such diverse tasks as helping to establish competitive political parties, elections, and independent media, as well as trying to reduce ethnic conflict.This important book is among the few efforts to assess the impact of these international efforts to build democratic institutions. The case studies presented here provide a portrait of the mechanisms by which ideas commonly associated with democratic states have evolved in formerly communist states, revealing conditions that help as well as hurt the process.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Acknowledgments

Contributors

1. Introduction: Transnational Networks and NGOs in Postcommunist Societies / Mendelson, Sarah E. / Glenn, John K.

2. International Actors and Women's NGOs in Poland and Hungary / McMahon, Patrice C.

3. Evaluating Western Assistance to Russian Women's Organizations / Richter, James

4. International Assistance and the Development of Independent Mass Media in the Czech and Slovak Republics / Ballentine, Karen

5. Western and Russian Environmental NGOs: A Greener Russia? / Powell, Leslie

6. Environmental NGOs in Kazakhstan: Democratic Goals and Nondemocratic Outcomes / Weinthal, Erika / Jones Luong, Pauline

7. International Democracy Assistance In Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: Building Civil Society from the Outside? / Adamson, Fiona B.

8. International NGOs in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Attempting to Build Civil Society / Gagnon, V. P.

9. Conclusion: The Power and Limits of Transnational Democracy Networks in Postcommunist Societies / Mendelson, Sarah E.

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231505833

0231505833

OCLC:

51938917