Promoting Democracy : : The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times / / Manal A. Jamal.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Jamal, Manal A.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 7 black and white illustrations

How Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy of many states, but the results are often disappointing. In Promoting Democracy, Manal A. Jamal examines why these efforts succeed in some countries, but fail in others. A former journalist and researcher in the Palestinian territories, she offers an up-close perspective of the ways in which Western donor funding has, on one hand, undermined political participation in cases such as the Palestinian territories, and, on the other hand, succeeded in bolstering political engagement in cases such as El Salvador. Based on five fieldwork trips and over 150 interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and directors and program officers in donor agencies and NGOs, Jamal brings into focus an often-overlooked perspective: the experiences of those directly affected by this assistance. Promoting Democracy makes an important and timely argument about how political settlements ultimately shape democracy promotion efforts, and what political choices Western state sponsored donors can make to maximize successful outcomes in different contexts across the world.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1. The Primacy of Political Settlements in Democracy Promotion -- 2. The Political- Military Organizations and the Emergence of Mass- Based Grassroots Organizations -- 3. Political Settlements and the Reconfiguration of Civic and Political Life -- 4. Foreign Donor Assistance and the Political Economy of Settlement Outcomes -- 5. Beyond Professionalization: Foreign Aid and the Transformation of the Women's Sectors -- 6. Hamas after Electoral Victory: Fatah and the Western Donor Community Respond -- 7. Noninclusive Settlements and Democracy's Long Haul in Comparative Perspective -- Appendix I: Interviews (Excluding Foreign Donors) -- Appendix II: Foreign Donors -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Author