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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... issues . It was the beginning of a complex diplomatic process in which demilitarisation obviously was one of the key obstacles . The negotiations started with the issue of reform and reduction of the armed forces , in which military ...
... issues . It was the beginning of a complex diplomatic process in which demilitarisation obviously was one of the key obstacles . The negotiations started with the issue of reform and reduction of the armed forces , in which military ...
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... issues ' ( such as socio - economic and judicial reforms ) and ' operative issues ' ( related to ceasefire and demobilisation ) , the URNG further complicated the start of direct peace talks . Although minor differences existed among ...
... issues ' ( such as socio - economic and judicial reforms ) and ' operative issues ' ( related to ceasefire and demobilisation ) , the URNG further complicated the start of direct peace talks . Although minor differences existed among ...
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... issues outlined in the peace agreement . Although some short - term advances were made on workers ' rights , FOCES was not a success . The business sector simply was unwilling to discuss fundamental socio - economic issues and to ...
... issues outlined in the peace agreement . Although some short - term advances were made on workers ' rights , FOCES was not a success . The business sector simply was unwilling to discuss fundamental socio - economic issues and to ...
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