Essays about: "international democracy assistance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words international democracy assistance.

  1. 1. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

    Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Postdevelopment Assistance Made Possible? A Qualitative Analysis of the ICLD’s International Training Programmes in Tanzania from the Local Stakeholders’ Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Michal Piatkowski; [2023]
    Keywords : development assistance; power relations; international training programmes; postdevelopment; Tanzania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Development is a contentious concept, praised by some for enabling progress and criticised by others for perpetuating global power imbalances. Development assistance tends to strengthen the donor-recipient dependency, which, according to critics, primarily serves the interests of the Global North while neglecting the needs of the Global South. READ MORE

  4. 3. Silenced Voices in a New Era : How the Swedish Government’s Decision to Limit Sida’s Funds for Communication About Development Raise Concerns in the CSO Community

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Sara Landqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Communication for development; Sida; civil society; information; Swedish history; official development assistance;

    Abstract : Ever since the 1960s, Sweden has heavily invested in international development cooperation, with a target of devoting 1% of the GNI to the matter. For at least as long, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has had as part of its mission to inform the Swedish public about global development. READ MORE

  5. 4. Spilling The Tea On Electoral Violence Prevention : Can technical election assistance prevent electoral violence?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Agnes Cronholm; [2021]
    Keywords : Kenya; Nigeria; Zimbabwe; technical assistance; election violence prevention; electoral governance; international democracy assistance; electoral dispute resolution;

    Abstract : The international community has long sent democracy aid, and technical election assistance (TEA) has become increasingly popular in the last three decades. Despite these investments, little is known about the effects of TEA. READ MORE

  6. 5. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DEMOCRATIC AID AND IGO MEMBERSHIP

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Dennis Fonseca Karlsson; [2020-06-29]
    Keywords : Democracy aid; Democratic development; International governmental organizations; Socialization;

    Abstract : International governmental organizations (IGO) are a large and natural part of the international arena, the same goes for democracy assistance in various forms. Although extensive research has been conducted on both these areas, surprisingly little has been explored about how these large subjects together affects democratic development. READ MORE