Exporting democracy: German political foundations in Central‐East Europe

Phillips, Ann Lee

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“…So far it has been explored almost exclusively because of the efforts of two scholars, Geoffrey Pridham (1997Pridham ( , 1999a and Laurence Whitehead (1996Whitehead ( , 1997. Some of the few studies of other scholars are Quigley (1997), Phillips (1999) and Wedel (1999). For a useful theoretical overview see Schmitz and Sell (1999).…”

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What has Eastern Europe taught us about the Democratization literature (and vice versa)?

Kopecký

Mudde

2000

European J Political Res

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The relationship between Eastern Europe and democratisation studies so far has been highly asymmetric. In contrast to the vast contribution, both in data and theory, of Eastern Europe to the democratisation literature, the latter has been of only modest use to the understanding of the democratisation processes in post-communist Europe. Despite the growing number of empirically grounded assessments, most notably of degrees of democratic consolidation within East-Central Europe, there is still very little agreement on what exactly is democratic transition and consolidation or on what explains the seemingly widening gap between East-Central Europe on the one hand and the Balkans and post-Soviet republics on the other hand. We believe that at least part of the answer lies in two underdeveloped topics of the democratisation literature: state and nation-building (the 'third' transition) and the international dimension. Moreover, to uncover the answers democratisation studies would greatly profit from expanding its disciplinary and geographical constraints, i.e., by integrating research from, most notably, nationalism studies, international relations as well as democratisation studies of the 'first wave'.

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What has Eastern Europe taught us about the Democratization literature (and vice versa)?

Kopecký

Mudde

2000

European J Political Res

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“…In some other societies the condition of civil and uncivil society is one reason why parties and the party system seem unable to prevent authoritarian rule or largely function as vehicles for purely personal political advancement. A few studies of party assistance in Central and Eastern Europe have been carried out (see for example Phillips 1999;Mendelson and Glenn 2000). But the question what can the international community do best to encourage the development of sustainable competitive party systems in countries like those in Africa, where the dominant neo-patrimonial culture seems so unhelpful, is still one of the great unanswered questions (see Burnell 2001).…”

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Democracy Promotion: The Elusive Quest for Grand Strategies

Burnell¹

2017

Promoting Democracy Abroad

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Burnell, Democracy Promotion ipg 3/2004 s the lessons from the last decade or so become clearer it is increasingly obvious that the challenge of democratizing authoritarian regimes is far from easy. It is probably fair to say that we now think we understand more about how not to go about that challenge than we confidently know how to do it. In the social science literature on the most recent »wave« of democracy, the mood music now signals quite definitely that the party is over. The easy victories have been won; from here on progress will be far from assured, and if there is progress, it will not be anything like as dramatic as say a decade ago.With the benefit of hindsight, then, there is much still to learn both about democratization and about the means to democratize: the how far and the how fast, in what circumstances, and under what conditions, and where it will all lead to. There need be no embarrassment about this. Democratic political theory is as old as ancient Greece, but theorizing democratization, and practical endeavors by the international community to promote democracy, are both relatively new. This paper summarizes some of the principal lessons of experience, by reviewing a selection of major issues and themes. It compares the strengths and weaknesses of three main approaches the international community can take to democracy promotion: via economic relations, via the state, and via civil society.However it does not attempt to grapple with what some of the more philosophically inclined observers of democratization might think is an essential prerequisite to any such discussion, namely the specific idea, or ideas, of democracy that should frame the democracy promotion agenda. The conventional wisdom maintains that democracy is an essentially contested concept. That engaging in democracy promotion might be no less contentious is, perhaps, a less obvious finding, but one that is apparent once we see that even the simple question »how to democratize authoritarian regimes« raises the possibility of not just one but several different challenges, for the following reasons.

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“…They occupy a strategic position between the political party and administrative fields in Germany, and have long been involved with the federal foreign and development policies (Ortuño Anaya 2002; Pinto-Duschinsky 1996; Wagner 1994). Furthermore, in the CEEC, the foundations have accumulated and developed considerable political contacts abroad, notably during the transition and reform process (Bartsch 1998; Dakowska 2005a, b; Phillips 1999). In particular, the transnational party networks around the EP are familiar territory for the political foundations.…”

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Networks of Foundations as Norm Entrepreneurs: Between Politics and Policies in EU Decision-making

Dakowska

2009

J. Pub. Pol.

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International audienceThis article aims to contribute to bridging the gap between the analysis of networks in European politics and policy-making. Recently, the European Commission took significant steps towards the recognition of political party foundations at EU level. Firstly, it has agreed to recognize them as actors of European development policies. Secondly, it has launched a proposal leading to the creation of political foundations at EU level, linked to the European political parties. This article analyses the reasons, modalities and potential impact of this process, which signifies a breakthrough in comparison with the Commission’s previous attitude towards party affiliated organisations. For the foundations network-building turns out to have been a crucial means to attain legitimacy and access to the European institutions: firstly, through the mobilisation of political entrepreneurs in the European Parliament lobbying the Commission and Council representatives; and secondly, by linking the future role of non-state actors like political foundations to the reconsideration of the EU’s communication policy

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Exporting democracy: German political foundations in Central‐East Europe

Cited by 16 publications

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What has Eastern Europe taught us about the Democratization literature (and vice versa)?

What has Eastern Europe taught us about the Democratization literature (and vice versa)?

Democracy Promotion: The Elusive Quest for Grand Strategies

Networks of Foundations as Norm Entrepreneurs: Between Politics and Policies in EU Decision-making

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