| ID | 116311 |
| Title Proper | Co-optation or empowerment? the fate of pro-democracy NGOs after the Rose revolution |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Grodsky, Brian |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Western governments spend millions of dollars annually supporting the non-governmental sphere, and especially pro-democracy organisations, in non-democracies. The essay explores how inclusion of pro-democracy organisations into the state after democratic breakthrough can enhance or inhibit democratic consolidation, arguing inclusion can actually weaken the NGO community by creating rifts between one-time partners with suddenly disparate agendas. This argument is applied to the case of Georgia following the 2003 'Rose Revolution'. Evidence is based on elite interviews conducted in summer 2007. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 64, No.9; Nov 2012: p.1684-1708 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 64, No.9; Nov 2012: p.1684-1708 |
| Key Words | Rose Revolution ; NGO Community ; Georgia ; Pro - Democracy Organisations |