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2. August 2017 | EDP Wire | Annika Elena Poppe
Recalibrating the Interests-Values-Nexus: Recent US Democracy Promotion Policy in Egypt and the MENA
In this extract from her recent article from ORIENT, Annika puts recent US democracy promotion policy towards Egypt in the larger perspective of US foreign policy towards the MENA region.
weiter lesen »18. Juli 2017 | EDP Wire | Annika Elena Poppe, Jonas Wolff
Germany Sets a Poor Example: The Case of ATTAC in Light of Globally Closing Civic Spaces
A critical NGO receives a letter from the tax office, indicating that its public-benefit status has been revoked on the grounds of its involvement in political activities. After a court has reviewed and closed the case in favor of the NGO, the central government intervenes, insisting that the judgment should be reviewed.
weiter lesen »16. Juli 2017 | EDP Wire | Johannes Gerschewski
How do autocracies legitimate their rule?
Johannes Gerschewski and Alex Dukalskis have edited a special issue of “Contemporary Politics” on the topic “Legitimation in Autocracies” to push forward the debate about a factor that has gone almost unnoticed by the recent wave of comparative authoritarianism: autocratic legitimation.
weiter lesen »31. Mai 2017 | EDP Wire | Vera van Hüllen
International Cooperation and Authoritarianism: Dilemmas of International Democracy Promotion
More than six years after the wave of popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, it is clear that the ‘Arab Spring’ has not put an end to the exceptional persistence of authoritarianism in the region. At the same time, it has highlighted the shortcomings of international democracy promotion efforts vis-à-vis these authoritarian regimes in the region.
weiter lesen »29. März 2017 | EDP Wire | Jonas Wolff
Negotiating Democracy Promotion – Negotiating Interference: The case of US-Bolivian relations
In September 2009, the US Embassy in La Paz declared that it would phase out USAID’s democracy program in Bolivia. Following years of complaining about alleged US attempts to destabilize democracy in the country, the Bolivian government had instructed USAID to close its democracy promotion activities in the country, …
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