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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792425303321

Autore

Fioramonti Lorenzo

Titolo

European Union democracy aid : supporting civil society in post-apartheid South Africa / / Lorenzo Fioramonti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-97870-4

1-136-97871-2

1-282-58667-X

9786612586675

0-203-85273-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

Europe in the world ; ; 9

Disciplina

341.242/2

Soggetti

Economic assistance, European - South Africa

Civil society - South Africa

Democracy - South Africa

European Union countries Foreign relations South Africa

South Africa Foreign relations European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Promoting democracy through the citizens: Civil society, micro-assistance to democracy, sustainability; 3 Democracy promotion and civil society aid: The EU approach; 4 Civil society and democracy in South Africa: The grassroots dimension of a changing sector; 5 EU democracy aid to South Africa: The first ten years of democracy (1994-2004); 6 Democracy from below: EU support to community-based advice organizations

7 EU micro-assistance to democracy and sustainability: A multi-level analysis of grassroots organizations8 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the end of the Cold War, the promotion of democracy has occupied centre stage in global politics and in the academic debate on international relations. Governments, intergovernmental agencies, and



international donors have invested significant resources to support the democratic consolidation of fledgling democracies. The European Union (EU), which is the largest aid donor in the world, has been no exception to this trend. ?This book focuses on the development aid provided by the EU to the South African democracy during its first ten years of life. EU Democracy Aid is the first