LEADER 04186nam 2200637 450 001 9910815721203321 005 20230803200344.0 010 $a0-8229-7923-3 035 $a(CKB)3170000000070128 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001260423 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11694196 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001260423 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11305493 035 $a(PQKB)10367994 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2041567 035 $a(OCoLC)878130506 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30311 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2041567 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10905424 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL627581 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000070128 100 $a20140826h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDemocracy assistance from the third wave $ePolish engagement in Belarus and Ukraine /$fPaulina Pospieszna 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (276 pages) $cillustrations, charts, tables 225 1 $aPitt Series in Russian and East European Studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8229-6271-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The role of Western NGOs in the transition of postcommunist nations to democracy has been well documented. In this study, Paulina Pospieszna follows a different trajectory, examining the role of a former aid recipient (Poland), newly democratic itself, and its efforts to aid democratic transitions in the neighboring states of Belarus and Ukraine. Belarus is widely regarded as the most authoritarian state in the region, while Ukraine is witnessing a slow, if often troubled, democratic consolidation. Each state presents a different set of challenges to outside agencies. As Pospieszna shows, Poland is uniquely positioned to offer effective counsel on the transition to democracy. With similarities of language and culture, and a shared history, combined with strong civic activism and success within the European Union, Poland's regional policies have successfully combined its need for security and a motivation to spread democracy as primary concerns. Pospieszna details the founding, internal workings, goals, and methods of Poland's aid programs. She then compares the relative degrees of success of each in Belarus and Ukraine and documents the work yet to be done. As her theoretical basis, Pospieszna analyzes current thinking on the methods and effectiveness of NGOs in transitions to democracy, particularly U.S.- and European-led aid efforts. She then views the applicability of these methods to the case of Poland and its aid recipients. Overwhelmingly, Pospieszna finds the greatest success in developmental programs targeting civil society--workers, intellectuals, teachers, students, and other NGO actors. Through extensive interviews with government administrators and NGO workers in Poland and the United States, coupled with archival research, Pospieszna assembles an original perspective on the mitigation of the 'postcommunist divide'. Her work will serve as a model for students and scholars of states in transition, and it provides an overview of both successful and unsuccessful strategies employed by NGOs in democracy assistance. "--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aSeries in Russian and East European studies. 606 $aDemocratization$zBelarus 606 $aDemocratization$zUkraine 607 $aPoland$xForeign relations$zBelarus 607 $aBelarus$xForeign relations$zPoland 607 $aPoland$xForeign relations$zUkraine 607 $aUkraine$xForeign relations$zPoland 607 $aPoland$xForeign relations$y1989- 615 0$aDemocratization 615 0$aDemocratization 676 $a327.4380477 686 $aPOL041000$aPOL007000$2bisacsh 700 $aPospieszna$b Paulina$01613030 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815721203321 996 $aDemocracy assistance from the third wave$93942128 997 $aUNINA