Civil Society and Democracy Promotion - (Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century) by T Beichelt & I Hahn & F Schimmelfennig & S Worschech

Book Synopsis

With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development.

Review Quotes

This volume breaks new ground by delving into the 'black box' that connects civil society and democracy promotion. Its contributions combine innovative theorizing and rich empirical case studies that will reinvigorate ongoing debates about the democratic influences and effects of civil society.

Marc M. Howard, Department of Government, Georgetown University, USA

About the Author

Franziscka Blomberg, European University Viadrina, Germany Stepanka Busuleanu, European University Viadrina, Germany Donatella Della Porta, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy Armine Ishkanian, Department of Social Policy London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Wolfgang Merkel, WZB Rule of Law Center, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Germany Tsetva Petrova, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, USA Edina Szöcsik, Center for International Studies, Swiss Federal Instiute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland Jonas Wolff, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany Richard Youngs Fride Madrid, Spain and Department of Politics and international Studies, University of Warwick, UK