The Taming of Democracy Assistance by Sarah Sunn Bush - 9781107642201

The Taming of Democracy AssistanceWhy Democracy Promotion Does Not Confront Dictators\nAuthor(s): Sarah Sunn Bush\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107642201, 978-1107642201\nSynopsis\nFew government programs that aid democracy abroad today seek to foster regime change. Technical programs that do not confront dictators are more common than the aid to dissidents and political parties that once dominated the field. What explains this 'taming' of democracy assistance? This book offers the first analysis of that puzzle. In contrast to previous research on democracy aid, it focuses on the survival instincts of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that design and implement democracy assistance. To survive, Sarah Bush argues that NGOs seek out tamer types of aid, especially as they become more professional. Diverse evidence - including three decades of new project-level data, case studies of demo.