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Democracy Assistance from the Third Wave - Polish Engagement in Belarus and Ukraine (Paperback)
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Democracy Assistance from the Third Wave - Polish Engagement in Belarus and Ukraine (Paperback)
Series: Russian and East European Studies
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The role of Western NGOs in the transition of postcommunist nations
to democracy has been well documented. In this study, Paulina
Pospieszna follows a different trajectory, examining the role of a
former aid recipient (Poland), newly democratic itself, and its
efforts to aid democratic transitions in the neighboring states of
Belarus and Ukraine.
Belarus is widely regarded as the most authoritarian state in the
region, while Ukraine is witnessing a slow, if often troubled,
democratic consolidation. Each state presents a different set of
challenges to outside agencies. As Pospieszna shows, Poland is
uniquely positioned to offer effective counsel on the transition to
democracy. With similarities of language and culture, and a shared
history, combined with strong civic activism and success within the
European Union, Poland's regional policies have successfully
combined its need for security and a motivation to spread democracy
as primary concerns. Pospieszna details the founding, internal
workings, goals, and methods of Poland's aid programs. She then
compares the relative degrees of success of each in Belarus and
Ukraine and documents the work yet to be done.
As her theoretical basis, Pospieszna analyzes current thinking on
the methods and effectiveness of NGOs in transitions to democracy,
particularly U.S.- and European-led aid efforts. She then views the
applicability of these methods to the case of Poland and its aid
recipients. Overwhelmingly, Pospieszna finds the greatest success
in developmental programs targeting civil society--workers,
intellectuals, teachers, students, and other NGO actors.
Through extensive interviews with government administrators and NGO
workers in Poland and the United States, coupled with archival
research, Pospieszna assembles an original perspective on the
mitigation of the 'postcommunist divide'. Her work will serve as a
model for students and scholars of states in transition, and it
provides an overview of both successful and unsuccessful strategies
employed by NGOs in democracy assistance.
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