Assisting democrats or resisting dictators? The nature and impact of democracy support by the United States National Endowment for Democracy, 1990–99
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6252712 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer M Scott (0000-0001-7415-9506, Indiana State University), James M Scott, Carie A Steele (0000-0003-2055-5559, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 439-460 |
| Publication date | 2005-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Democratization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13510340500225947 |
| OpenAlex | W1964041237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 12 |
With the advance of the 'third wave' of democratization, developed countries such as the United States have implemented explicit strategies of democracy promotion by providing assistance to governments, political parties, and other non-governmental groups and organizations through a variety of channels. This article examines one facet of US democratization and democracy assistance in the 1990s: National Endowment for Democracy aid. It draws on a dataset composed of democratization data for the developing world, assistance provided by the NED, and other control variables including growth in wealth, progress in education, and the impact of culture. The article first discusses the nature of NED assistance and then investigates the relationship between NED support and democratization in the developing world in multiple regression analyses controlling for other economic and political factors. The findings cast doubt on the effectiveness of NED grants as an instrument of democracy promotion or consolidation. At the same time they suggest a role for NED aid in weakening or resisting authoritarian regimes in advance of democratization. The conclusions assess the implications of these findings for democracy promotion
Authoritarianism · Consolidation (business · Democracy · Democracy promotion · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Sociology · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration
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From Humanitarian Relief to Democracy Aid
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The Democracy Aid Calculus
Rethinking democracy promotion
Democratization via aid? The European Union’s democracy promotion in the Western Balkans 1994–2010
Caught between stability and democracy in the Western Balkans
Can democracy aid improve democracy? The European Union’s democracy assistance 2002–2018
The Effects of U.S. Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building, 1990–2003
Trends in Democracy Assistance
A Vote for Freedom? The Effects of Partisan Electoral Interventions on Regime Type
Democracy Aid and Electoral Accountability
Military Size and the Effectiveness of Democracy Assistance
Sponsoring Democracy
Supporting Democracy in the Former Soviet Union
From Cold War to Arab Spring
Promoting a home-grown democracy
Foreign Aid, Democratization, and Civil Conflict
From the Varieties of Democracy to the defense of liberal democracy
Usaid Democracy Promotion as a Possible Predictor of Revolutionary Destabilization
Promoting Human Rights and Democracy in the Developing World
Testing Models of U.S. Foreign Policy
Human Rights Practices and the Distribution of U.S. Foreign Aid to Latin American Countries
Debating Democracy Assistance
United States Human Rights Policy and Foreign Assistance
Human rights, principled issue-networks, and sovereignty in Latin America
Transnationalizing democracy promotion
Building democracy’ through foreign aid
Comparative Democratization
US Military Aid in the 1980s
United States Military Intervention and the Promotion of Democracy
Human Rights and the Allocation of US Military Assistance
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,24 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |