10. Januar 2018 | EDP Wire

Democracy Promotion: Quo Vadis?

In this EDP Wire contribution, Jeff Bridoux discusses the demise of international democracy promotion. He argues that the two main actors of democracy promotion, the EU and the United States, have to bear part of the blame due to rising nationalism and waning interest in external democracy promotion.

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7. Januar 2018 | Publication

Crisis in Autocratic Regimes

Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

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21. Dezember 2017 | Publication

„On the table or at the table?“ G20 and its cooperation with Africa

in: Global Summitry 3: 2, 193-205.

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21. Dezember 2017 | Publication

The G20 in 2017: Born in a Financial Crisis—Lost in a Global Crisis? Special Issue.

in: Global Summitry 3: 2.

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20. Dezember 2017 | EDP Wire

Young Aspiring Policy-makers Discuss Threats to Liberal Democracies at the 3rd Bridging Gaps Conference at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt

This EDP wire contribution presents a conference report on the 3rd Bridging Gaps Conference that took place from November 10th – 11th 2017 at the University of Erfurt. The conference shed light on the topic “Threats to Liberal Democracies” and aimed to provide future policy makers with a platform to exchange ideas and discuss policies among like-minded peers.

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20. Dezember 2017 | EDP Wire

We need to understand why states object to the presence of foreign-funded NGOs

More and more countries restrict how NGOs operate, often by limiting their funding. The response is frequently to argue that these restrictions flout international law or amount to crackdowns on the opposition. Annika and Jonas argue that the objections to NGO activity need to be taken seriously.

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18. Dezember 2017 | Publication

Fostering democracy and stability in Timor-Leste after the 2006 crisis: on the benefits of coordinated and cooperative forms of support

in: Discussion Paper 19/2017.

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18. Dezember 2017 | Publication

Post-conflict societies: chances for peace and types of international support

in: DIE Briefing Paper 4/2017.

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15. Dezember 2017 | News

Workshop am DIE: „Whither the “End of the Liberal Order“. Do Societal Values Influence the Effectiveness of Democracy Support?“

Basierend auf Erkenntnissen des dreijährigen Forschungsprojektes „Was ist sie Wert, die Demokratie?“, geleitet von unserem EDP-Netzwerkmitglied Julia Leininger, veranstaltete das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn vom 07. bis 08. Dezember 2017 einen Workshop zum Thema „Whither the “End of the Liberal Order“. Do Societal Values Influence the Effectiveness of Democracy Support?“.

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28. November 2017 | EDP Wire

Review of “External Democracy Promotion and Diversity Among International Agencies – Evaluating Variances in the Impact of the UNDP and the EC in Rwanda” by Simone Beetz

This EDP wire contribution presents a review of Simone Beetz’ 2017 empirical analysis on “External Democracy Promotion and Diversity Among International Agencies – Evaluating Variances in the Impact of the UNDP and the EC in Rwanda”.

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