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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... peace talks became a serious option . In February 1990 President Cerezo announced that he was willing to explore possibilities for a direct dialogue with the URNG without prior conditions and appointed Bishop Quezada to chair a first ...
... peace talks became a serious option . In February 1990 President Cerezo announced that he was willing to explore possibilities for a direct dialogue with the URNG without prior conditions and appointed Bishop Quezada to chair a first ...
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... peace agreements . In other words , democratic transitions accelerated as part of the regional peace process . External actors played a role both in the escalation of the crisis and in the negotiations for peace , but how important were ...
... peace agreements . In other words , democratic transitions accelerated as part of the regional peace process . External actors played a role both in the escalation of the crisis and in the negotiations for peace , but how important were ...
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... peace agreement , a regional peace plan developed in 1986 by Costa Rican president Oscar Arias and signed by the five Central American presidents in August 1987 in the Guatemalan town Esquipulas . It paved the way for peace negotiations ...
... peace agreement , a regional peace plan developed in 1986 by Costa Rican president Oscar Arias and signed by the five Central American presidents in August 1987 in the Guatemalan town Esquipulas . It paved the way for peace negotiations ...
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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