The Power and Limits of NGOs : : A Critical Look at Building Democracy in Eastern Europe and Eurasia / / ed. by John Glenn, Sarah Mendelson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Adamson, Fiona B.,; Ballentine, Karen,; Gagnon, V. P.,; Glenn, John K.,; Jones Luong, Pauline,; McMahon, Patrice C.,; Mendelson, Sarah E.,; Powell, Leslie,; Richter, James,; Weinthal, Erika,
• HerausgeberIn: Glenn, John,; Mendelson, Sarah,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Acknowledgments --; Contributors --; 1. Introduction: Transnational Networks and NGOs in Postcommunist Societies --; 2. International Actors and Women's NGOs in Poland and Hungary --; 3. Evaluating Western Assistance to Russian Women's Organizations --; 4. International Assistance and the Development of Independent Mass Media in the Czech and Slovak Republics --; 5. Western and Russian Environmental NGOs: A Greener Russia? --; 6. Environmental NGOs in Kazakhstan: Democratic Goals and Nondemocratic Outcomes --; 7. International Democracy Assistance In Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: Building Civil Society from the Outside? --; 8. International NGOs in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Attempting to Build Civil Society --; 9. Conclusion: The Power and Limits of Transnational Democracy Networks in Postcommunist Societies --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231505833; 9783110649772; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/mend12490
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by John Glenn, Sarah Mendelson.

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.