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Burnell, Peter J.. (2008) From evaluating democracy assistance to appraising democracy promotion. Political Studies, Vol.56 (No.2). pp. 414-434. ISSN 0032-3217

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Abstract

Organisations involved in delivering international democracy assistance are engaging increasingly with questions about how to assess their activities. A double shift in the terms of reference, from the ex post evaluation of assistance projects or programmes to ex ante appraisal of the broader democracy promotion strategies, could make democracy promotion more effective. This does not mean abandoning the former; on the contrary its status would be enhanced. Improving the chain of learning that leads from assistance evaluations to the formulation of promotion strategies could improve decision-making over how and whether to promote democracy abroad. Because strategies for democracy promotion are constitutive of the political relationship with countries, different strategies have different implications for the possibilities of political self-determination. For that reason and because democratisation and hence effective democracy promotion may be beneficial for human development, international peace and national security, strategies that reflect informed appraisal would be an improvement on a defective status quo. The challenges include: more systematic data gathering; innovative ways of comparing the various democracy promotion options; and institutional changes that connect the research findings to the high politics of policy-making.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Democratization -- International cooperation, New democracies, Political science -- Research
Journal or Publication Title:	Political Studies
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	0032-3217
Date:	June 2008
Volume:	Vol.56
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 414-434
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00653.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/897