The power and limits of NGOs
Subtitle: a critical look at building democracy in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
By: Sarah E. Mendelson and John K. Glenn, editors
Contributors: Mendelson, Sarah Elizabeth; Glenn, John K
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Democratization -- Europe, Eastern; Non-governmental organizations -- Europe, Eastern; Democratization -- Former Soviet republics; Non-governmental organizations -- Former Soviet republics; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Former Soviet republics -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: transnational networks and NGOs in postcommunist societies / Sarah E. Mendelson, John K. Glenn; title: International actors and women's NGOs in Poland and Hungary / Patrice C. McMahon; title: Evaluating western assistance to Russian women's organizations / James Richter; title: International assistance and the development of independent mass media in the Czech and Slovak republics / Karen Ballentine; title: Western and Russian environmental NGOs: a greener Russia? / Leslie Powell; title: Environmental NGOs in Kazakhstan: democratic goals and nondemocratic outcomes / Erika Weinthal, Pauline Jones Luong; title: International democracy assistance in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: building civil society from the outside? / Fiona B. Adamson; title: International NGOs in Bosnia Herzegovina: attempting to build civil society / V.P. Cagnon, Jr; title: Conclusion: the power and limits of transnational democracy networks in postcommunist societies / Sarah E. Mendelson