The Localization of Sexual Rights in Ukraine

Bonacker, Thorsten; Zimmer, Kerstin

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“…In recent years, the concept of ‘localization’ has become increasingly prominent in international aid to enhance the ownership of recipient countries and avoid unilateral progress by donor countries (Bonacker et al ., 2017; Hickey, 2017; Sundberg, 2019). 2 If an aid project is performed without respect for the culture and environment of the recipient country, it can evoke ideas of imperialism and colonization among not only the recipient country's public but also a third country's public.…”

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Can foreign aid improve the donor country's image among a third-party country's public? The case of a world heritage site restoration project

Kim

Lim

2023

Japanese Journal of Political Science

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This study explores whether and under what conditions foreign aid can help improve the donor country's image in countries that did not receive aid. We identified a world heritage site restoration project, which is visible, localized, has no political strings attached, and deals with global public good, as a most-likely type of foreign aid that can generate this positive effect. In light of the literature suggesting that tensions with the target country undermine public diplomacy effectiveness, we expect the positive effect will be more pronounced in non-recipient countries with which the donor country has a more amicable relationship. To empirically investigate our argument, we field a survey experiment in a developed non-aid-recipient country, Australia. We provide information to the Australian public about an aid project to restore the Angkor Monument in Cambodia conducted either by China or South Korea. We find that information on Korea's aid to Cambodia improves the image of Korea and the willingness to cooperate with the Korean government among Australians. No such effect, however, is observed in the case of similar aid by China whose relations with Australia have been strained in multiple domains. Our findings have policy implications for donor countries seeking to utilize the soft power element of foreign aid as a public diplomacy tool.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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Can foreign aid improve the donor country's image among a third-party country's public? The case of a world heritage site restoration project

Kim

Lim

2023

Japanese Journal of Political Science

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Minority Rights in Ukraine After the Maidan Revolution: Change or Continuity?

Terzyan

2022

Open Political Science

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This paper explores the state of minority rights in Ukraine following the 2014 Maidan revolution. The Maidan revolution has been largely regarded as the most radical attempt at de-institutionalizing post-Soviet politics and order since 1991 and forging a new Ukrainian nation. Such an endeavor leads us to address a critical question of what the core implications are on minority rights in Ukraine, which encompass religious, ethnic, and sexual minority rights. This analysis places special emphasis on minority religious rights in post-Maidan Ukraine. Findings suggest that the Maidan revolution has not led to substantial policy reform as it pertains to minorities, thus leaving many of their problems unaddressed. While the Maidan aided Ukraine in becoming more “Ukrainian” and reinforced the national identification of the Ukrainian population, it marked a considerable shift in nationalism by ensuing adverse effects on the Russian-speaking population in Eastern Ukraine, as well as on other ethnic and religious minority groups. Moreover, the Ukrainian authorities’ efforts at gaining “spiritual independence” from the Russian Orthodox Church have been met with challenges for religious minority groups. Despite the legislative measures aimed at protecting the rights of LGBTI community, their effective implementation remains a significant and unresolved problem.

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The Localization of Sexual Rights in Ukraine

Cited by 2 publications

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Can foreign aid improve the donor country's image among a third-party country's public? The case of a world heritage site restoration project

Can foreign aid improve the donor country's image among a third-party country's public? The case of a world heritage site restoration project

Minority Rights in Ukraine After the Maidan Revolution: Change or Continuity?

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