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

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...

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