The promotion of democracy

Constructing Neoliberal Urban Democracy in the American Inner-city

“…For an insightful review, seePurcell (2008, chapter 2), alsoAndrews & Turner (2006). 2 See Hackworth (2007, chapter 1);Jessop (2002); and Purcell (2008, chapter 2) for astute discussions on the development of, and relationship between, liberalism and neoliberalism.3 Coate (2005) andHarvey (2005) argue the global spread of formal liberal-democratic institutions and elections, such as those in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan are integral components of neoliberalization.4 Keil (2009) has subsequently pointed to a third moment of 'roll-with-it' neoliberalization to capture the normalization of neoliberal governmentalities and social formations.…”

The John W. Holmes Lecture: Growing the “Third UN” for People-centered Development—The United Nations, Civil Society, and Beyond

“…For example, in their edited volume on the role of donor funding of civil society organizations for democratic promotion, Ottaway and Carothers and their colleagues raise serious questions about the impacts of such practices. They go as far as to suggest that such external civil society aid may actually undermine the legitimacy of the organizations the donors are trying to promote because "the kinds of NGOs that donors most often select to support are generally not organizations representing a genuine constituency...."[41] These NGOs can only speak "on behalf of" but not "for" the constituencies they claim to represent. Moreover, the case studies in this volume illustrate how, especially in the Islamic world and Africa, those types of civil society groups that are most influential in societyprofessional associations ethnic and religious groups-are systematically by passed by major donors (especially the United States).…”