Civil Society and Democracy Promotion

1. Introduction

1. Introduction
Irene Hahn-Fuhr, Susann Worschech

Part I. Democracy Promotion and Civil Society: Conceptualizing the Link

2. External Democracy Promotion and Divided Civil Society—The Missing Link
Irene Hahn-Fuhr, Susann Worschech

3. Democracy Promotion and Civil Society: Regime Types, Transitions Modes and Effects
Timm Beichelt, Wolfgang Merkel

Part II. Democracy Promoters: Actors, Objectives, and Approaches

4. From the Unity of Goodness to Conflicting Objectives: The Inherent Tensions in the External Promotion of Democracy and Civil Society
Jonas Wolff

5. The Changing Nature of EU Support to Civil Society
Natalia Shapovalova, Richard Youngs

6. Making Transnational Democracy and Human Rights Activism Work? On the Trade-Offs of Eastern EU Support for Civil Society Development Abroad
Tsveta Petrova

Part III. Civil Society: Developments and Consequences

7. Democratization from Below: Civil Society versus Social Movements?
Donatella Porta

8. Engineered Civil Society: The Impact of 20 Years of Democracy Promotion on Civil Society Development in Former Soviet Countries
Armine Ishkanian

9. Who Is Supported by Western Civil Society Promotion? The Russian Case
Štěpánka Busuleanu

10. Participation in Civil Society Organizations and Political Parties in Post-Communist Europe: The Impact of Political Divides
Franziska Blomberg, Edina Szöcsik

Part IV. Concluding Remarks

11. Democracy Promotion and Civil Society in Eastern Europe: Conclusions
Frank Schimmelfennig

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Politics, Democracy, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Political Theory, Political Communication, Comparative Politics