Democracy Building and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Armenia

Klappentext Considers the challenges of democracy building in post-Soviet Armenia! and the role of civil society. This book explores how the growth of civil society depends on a country's historical and socio-cultural context; and how far foreign aid! provided with conditions which encouraged the promotion of civil society! had an impact on democratization. Zusammenfassung This book considers the challenges of building democracy in post Soviet Armenia, and the role of civil society in that process. It argues that, contrary to the expectations of Western aid donors, who promoted civil society assuming that democratisation would follow automatically, democratic regimes have failed to materialise. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Democracy, Civil Society and Power 2. Civil Society Participation in Elections 3. Civil Society and the Anti-Domestic Violence Campaign 4. Culture and Democracy Building 5. The Soviet Legacy and Democracy Building 6. The Voices of the Donors 7. Conclusion

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• Authors: Armine Ishkanian, Armine (London School of Economics and Ishkanian, Armine (London School of Economics and Political Science Ishkanian, Ishkanian Armin, Ishkanian Armine
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.04.2008
• EAN: 9780415436014
• ISBN: 978-0-415-43601-4
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series; Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Regional Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General