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Diplomacy Part of Democracy AssistanceDIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH REGIMES PART OF DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE Representative Berman, 2010, House Hearing: Human Rights and Democracy Assistance: Increasing the Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid, June 10, [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg56888/html/CHRG-111hhrg56888.htm] And, finally, what is the proper role of democracy assistance in relation to our diplomacy in support of human rights and the expansion of democratic governance? With regard to that last and very important point, I am concerned that the United States is shying away from strong diplomacy in this vital area by failing to condemn and hold accountable, or, even worse, by actually engaging directly with repressive regimes.
Marina Ottaway & Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment, 2000, Funding Virtue: civil society aid and democracy promotion, eds. M. Ottaway & T. Carothers, p. 13 It should be noted that the civil society programs that are part of democracy aid are by no means the only donor-supported programs channeled through NGOs or civil society more broadly. Since the 1980s, donors have spent an increasing proportion of social and economic aid—in the areas of public health, population control, agriculture, poverty reduction, and small business development—through NGOs in the recipient countries. Such programs clearly have effects on the development of civil society in those countries, even though the programs are not designed explicitly with civil society development as an objective. As a result, there is considerable debate in the field whether NGOs whose work focuses mainly on economic development and social issues make as much contribution to democracy as those that focus specifically on democracy. According to this argument, all NGOs promote participation, and thus empowerment, and this is the basis on which democracy can be built. We do not reject the idea that all activities that entail citizen participation help build social capital and thus have an indirect impact on democracy. Analytically, however, we find it more useful to differentiate between those NGOs donors treat as being directly engaged in democracy work and those that donors consider to be contributing only indirectly to democratization. In this book we thus focus on the civil society aid that is carried out explicitly as democracy-building work. We do not attempt to a study of Western aid to NGOs generally. Nor do we try to assess the overall contribution that NGOs make in developing countries.
Benjamin MacQueen, Sr. Lecturer in Political Inquiry-Monash University, 2013, American Democracy Promotion in the Changing Middle East: From Bush to Obama, eds. Akbarzadeh, MacQueen, Piscattori & Saikal, p. 48 Through an examination of the reconstruction processes in Afghanistan and Iraq, various issues are evident. In particular, how democracy promotion has become an assumed part of reconstruction processes, in both an ideational and utilitarian sense. That is, democracy as the assumed goal of political reconstruction and democracy as the means to ensure stability, inclusion and security. However, there are inherent tensions in this relationship, particularly in terms of ensuring short-term stability whilst maximizing the long-term effectiveness of newly created political institutions. There is a danger in approaching the issue of political reconstruction in balancing between prescribing ideal models and acknowledging realities ‘on the ground.’ In terms of applying models for reconstruction, it is critical to remember that these efforts do not take place in a contextual vacuum. Instead, they must adapt to pre-existing political, social and economic realities whist at the same time not becoming hostage to a status quo that may entrench a situation prone to future conflict.
(Peter, PhD, Professor of Politics and International Studies at University of Warwick, Democracy Assistance: International Cooperation for Democratization, pg 8-9) In principle democracy assistance can be distinguished from the aims associated with efforts to improve governance, which has been defined by the World Bank as the exercise of political, economic and administrative power in the management of public affairs. The notion of capacity-building that often features in manuals for better governance is not the same as democratic capacity-building. There is considerably greater scope for international programmes that aim to improve governance to be negotiated on a commercial basis and without resort to concessionary arrangements. Indeed, the lending programmes of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development normally take place on financial terms that do not qualify as 'assistance' in the Development Assistance Committee's terms. The international community's concern to promote human rights can also be understood as a distinct purpose, parallel to but not the same as the democracy agenda. The emerging view that the denial or abuse of the most fundamental rights, most notably the right to life, can justify coercive humanitarian intervention, especially where authorised by the United Nations Security Council, has not yet been extended to concerns about democracy. A raft of international legal documents and conventions has been constructed under United Nations auspices over the last half century, ratified by large numbers of states and giving a foundation in law to international endeavours to promote basic human rights by various means (see Chapter 3). There is no similar dispensation for coercive intervention on behalf of western conceptions of liberal democracy, although there is a view that if practice moves consistently in this direction it will only be a matter of time before the legal norms are brought into step and provide greater legitimacy. Directory: assets assets -> Northern territory of australia assets -> Number: caveat in the [Will/Will and Codicil/Estate of] assets -> Invitation for Bid Calact/mbta for Standard Floor and Low Floor Rural Duty Vehicles ifb no. 12-03 November 14, 2012 assets -> 12 Step Retreats For Everyone in Twelve Step Recovery Ratner Fellowship assets -> 12 Step Retreats For Everyone in Twelve Step Recovery Ratner Fellowship assets -> Sigaccess annual Report assets -> Central Government is expected to ask the seventh pay commission to consider merging 50% dearness allowance assets -> List of accessible executive records assets -> Emergency telephone numbers Call toll-free from anywhere in France Download 2.51 Mb. Share with your friends:
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