The Politics of Civil Society Building: European Private Aid Agencies and Democratic Transitions in Central AmericaStrengthening civil society may be all the rage in the international donor community, but what does it mean in practice? This seminal work critically examines the political aspects of civil society building and the role of non-governmental development aid agencies during recent democratic transitions in Central America. |
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... Court for Human Rights ( July ) 1989 Retired General Alvarez Martínez assassinated ( Jan ) ; Bush takes over from Reagan ( Jan ) ; Callejas wins presidential elections ( Nov ) 1990 Callejas inaugurated ( Jan ) ; Contras leave Honduras ...
... Court for Human Rights ( July ) 1989 Retired General Alvarez Martínez assassinated ( Jan ) ; Bush takes over from Reagan ( Jan ) ; Callejas wins presidential elections ( Nov ) 1990 Callejas inaugurated ( Jan ) ; Contras leave Honduras ...
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... Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica , whose decisions are legally binding ( Hydén 1996 ) . 18 Manfredo Velásquez , a student and labour activist , was arrested by the DNI in Tegucigalpa on 12 September 1981 ; Saúl Godínez , a teacher ...
... Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica , whose decisions are legally binding ( Hydén 1996 ) . 18 Manfredo Velásquez , a student and labour activist , was arrested by the DNI in Tegucigalpa on 12 September 1981 ; Saúl Godínez , a teacher ...
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... court of appeal . 32 A good illustration of the drastic changes in relation to military impunity is that only five years earlier ( in 1988 ) a low - ranking military officer killed a judge of the Supreme Court and was released shortly ...
... court of appeal . 32 A good illustration of the drastic changes in relation to military impunity is that only five years earlier ( in 1988 ) a low - ranking military officer killed a judge of the Supreme Court and was released shortly ...
Contents
Tables Figures and Maps 79 | 7 |
Mixing Poverty and Democracy | 21 |
Between Compassion and Survival | 59 |
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activities aid chain aid flows alliances analysed armed forces ASOCODE ASOCODE's assessment authoritarian CEBEMO Central America channels Church civil society building coalition CODEH COMG communities contributed coordination COPMAGUA Costa Rica counter-insurgency CPDN crisis Custodio democracy democratic transition democratisation Desarrollo development NGOs early economic El Salvador elections emerged European private aid evaluation external FMLN FUNDADESE funding global groups Guatemala Honduras human rights ICIC impact studies increased Indian organisations institutions intermediary Interview Latin America leaders Managua Maya Mazariegos military negotiations neoliberal networks NGOs Nicaragua NOVIB official aid official donors opposition organisations in civil participation peace agreement peace process peasant organisations percent policies political parties political society popular organisations private aid agencies private aid interventions private foreign aid programmes projects Quetzaltenango reforms refugees regime regional representatives result role Salvadorean San José San Salvador Sandinista sectors social Southern stages strategies strengthening civil society Tegucigalpa transnational Tukum URNG