Weak States, Uncivil Societies and Thousands of NGOs: Benevolent Colonialism in the Balkans
(2002) p.27-44- Abstract
- This paper discusses whether the Western democracy promotion project of exporting civil society to the Balkans is a form of colonialism. In particular, it deals with they system of project life, and project culture which has structured Western development interventions. Examples come from the author's own work as consultant in Bosnia, Albania and Romania in the field of civil society/NGO development
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- author
- Sampson, Steven LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2002
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- uncivil society, NGOs, social anthropology, civil society, colonialism, Balkans, Bosnia, Albania, capacity building, democracy promotion
- host publication
- The Balkans in Focus: Cultural Boundaries in Europe
- editor
- Resic, Sanimir and Törnquist-Plewa, Barbara
- pages
- 27 - 44
- ISBN
- 9189116380
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- author contact: steven.sampson@soc.Lu.se
- id
- 4066a597-f656-4320-b554-f2d16d40f126 (old id 1146150)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 13:02:00
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