International Support for Democratization Processes in Central and Eastern Europe: The NGO Sector

Research question/goal: 

The project investigates the relationship of developments in the NGO sector in Central and Eastern Europe to democratization processes and examines in particular how external actors have helped or hindered the potentially democratizing influence of NGOs in four Central and Eastern European countries. Through the selection of countries and external actors to be analyzed, we pursue the hypothesis that EU-proximate countries have an NGO sector more capable of contributing to the consolidation of democracy than those further removed from the EU accession process. The project thus explores two of the issues highlighted by research on transition in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years: the role of civil society (here in the form of the NGO sector) and the impact of the international dimension.

Fact sheet

Funding: 
MZES
Duration: 
2004 to 2007
Status: 
canceled
Data Sources: 
primary and secondary literature, document analysis, intervi
Geographic Space: 
Central and Eastern Europe

Publications

Journal Articles

Babajew, Aser (2008): Weiterungen des Georgienkriegs. Bewegung im Konflikt um Bergkarabach. Osteuropa, 58, issue 11, pp. 55-63. more

Book Chapters

Jahn, Egbert (2009): Zivilismus - ein Projekt zur Zivilisierung des Konflikts in der menschlichen Gesellschaft. Pp. 13-26 in: Marcel M. Baumann, Hanne M. Birckenbach, Volkhard Brandes, Sandra Dieterich, Hans U. Gundermann, Ulrike Suhr (Eds.) Friedensforschung und Friedenspraxis. Ermutigung zur Arbeit an der Utopie:. Festschrift für Reiner Steinweg zum 70. Geburtstag. Frankfurt: Brandes und Apsel. more
Jahn, Egbert (2009): Frieden durch die normative Kraft militärischer Gewalt? Der Südkaukasus nach dem Augustkrieg. Pp. 85-96 in: Jochen Hippler, Christiane Fröhlich, Margret Johannsen, Bruno Schoch, Andreas Heinemann-Grüder (Eds.) Friedensgutachten 2009. Münster: LIT. more
Jahn, Egbert (2009): Optionen für die Politik der EU gegenüber Aserbaidschan, Armenien und dem De-facto-Staat Bergkarabach. Pp. 257-281 in: Erich Reiter (Ed.) Der Krieg um Bergkarabach. Krisen- und Konfliktmanagement in der Kaukasus-Region. Wien, Köln, Weimar: Böhlau. more
Jahn, Egbert (2009): Optionen für die Politik der EU gegenüber Georgien und den De-facto-Staaten Abachasien und Südossetien nach dem August 2008. Pp. 299-322 in: Erich Reiter (Ed.) Die Sezessionskonflikte in Georgien. Wien, Köln, Weimar: Böhlau. more
Jahn, Egbert (2008): Die Schweizer Staats- und Willensnation - Vorbild für die Regelung der Beziehungen zwischen den ethnischen und nationalen Gruppen in den osteuropäischen Staaten?. Pp. 320-372 in: Egbert Jahn (Ed.) Nationalismus im spät- und postkommunistischen Europa, Bd.3 Nationalismus in den nationalen Gebietseinheiten. Baden-Baden: Nomos. more
Jahn, Egbert (2008): The significance of the failure of polyethnic and multinational states for the integration of Europe. Pp. 314-350 in: Egbert Jahn (Ed.) Nationalism in Late and Post-Communist Europe, Bd. 1 The Failed Nationalism in Multinational and Partial National States. Baden-Baden: Nomos. more
Jahn, Egbert (2008): The Swiss state-nation and self-willed nation: A model for the regulation of relations between ethnic and national groups in the East European states?. Pp. 291-343 in: Egbert Jahn (Ed.) Nationalism in Late and Post-Communist Europe, Bd. 3 Nationalism in National Territorial Units. Baden-Baden: Nomos. more

Conference Presentations

Schimmelfennig, Frank (2004): The Impact of Political Conditionality in Central and Eastern Europe: a Qualitative Comparative Analysis. [ECPR Standing Group on the European Union, 2nd Conference, Bologna, June 24th to June 27th, 2004] more