Essays about: "Democracy Assistance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words Democracy Assistance.

  1. 21. The determinants of Swedish aid flows between 1976 and 2015.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nils Larsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Foreign Aid; Economic Development; International Political Economy;

    Abstract : Sweden is one of the world's most important aid donors relative to the size of its economy, with Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows reaching 1.40 percent of GNI in 2015. READ MORE

  3. 22. Aiding Democracy in Tension: A study of the relationship between Official Development Assistance and Quality of Democracy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Håkansson Schmidt; [2016]
    Keywords : Democracy; Democratic quality; Development; Foreign aid; Trade-offs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to bring further understanding to the contested relationship between development aid and democracy. By introducing quality of democracy as an alternate measure to the ones previously used, the ambition is to approach the subject from a new perspective. READ MORE

  4. 23. Aid allocation behavior : The impact and progress of aid objectives in the MENA-region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustaf Grapenfelt; [2014]
    Keywords : Aid allocation; progress of aid objectives; MENA region;

    Abstract : This thesis provides an empirical indication of how the objectives of official development assistance (ODA), granted by the top five donors, affects the aid policy in the MENA region during the period 1990-2012, and how these objectives have changed during the period 2005-2012. As a first result, alleviation of poverty, commercial interests and the democratic status of the recipient altogether influence aid policy in the region. READ MORE

  5. 24. Understanding Swedish Democracy Aid: An analysis of political party assistance.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isaac Mutasa; [2013-10-04]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Abstract The Swedish government commissioned a committee led by Hadar Cars in December 1993 to report on the question of channeling assistance for building democratic structures through Party Affiliated Organizations (PAOs) 1. The report laid down the foundation for what can be seen as the Swedish template for political party assistance. READ MORE

  6. 25. Rule of Law from the Bottom-up and the Inside-out: Evaluating the legitimacy of a “hybrid approach” NGO

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Christopher Murray; [2013]
    Keywords : civil society; democracy; legitimacy; global governance; NGOs; rule of law; international policymaking; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Within the broader literature on civil society organisations (CSOs) there are a number of discussions and debates concerning how to disentangle, dimensionalise, and evaluate the complex concept of legitimacy. Scholars have presented different “dimensions”, “components”, and “types” of legitimacy, as well as suggestions for how to evaluate legitimacy based on the “roles” a CSO should play within a given context. READ MORE