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Democracy Assistance: Political vs. Developmental?

Two distinct approaches to international democracy assistance have emerged in recent years: the political approach and the developmental approach. They vary with respect to their underlying conceptions of democracy and democratization and their methods and areas of focus. U.S. democracy promotion ma...

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Published in:Journal of democracy 2009, Vol.20 (1), p.5-19
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Democracy
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Development programmes
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Political change
Political Development
Political parties
Political systems
State building
Strategic behaviour
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