Authoritarianism Goes Global (II)

Civil Society Under Assault

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6288211
AutoresDouglas Rutzen (autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume26
Fascículo4
Páginas28-39
Data de publicação2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
EditoraProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2015.0071
OpenAlexW2103789357
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas49
Referências citadas2

In Ethiopia, civil society organizations are prohibited from receiving more than 10% of their funding from international sources if they seek to promote democracy, conflict resolution, disability rights, or other advocacy objectives. In Russia, internationally funded human rights groups are required to register as “foreign agents.” In Egypt, scores of civil society representatives have received prison sentences for receiving international funding without the permission of the government. Earlier this year, countries as diverse as Angola, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, and India introduced or enacted measures restricting international funding. Around the world, countries are erecting barriers to the ability of civil society organizations to receive international funding. This article presents the macro-political context underlying these restrictions. It then categorizes constraints, summarizes governmental justifications, and analyzes restrictions under international law

China · Civil society · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Human rights · International community · Political science · Politics · Prison · African history and culture analysis · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Public Administration