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This volume set out to explore a major puzzle of democratization. Why has the external support for civil society translated into highly unequal success — and sometimes outright failure — of democratization across the ex-communist countries of Eastern Europe? The chapters have made conceptual, theoretical, and empirical contributions to studying the link between democracy promotion and civil society. They have examined a variety of civil society actors, countries, and external democracy promoters. And they have identified problems of civil society support and development at various stages and levels.
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Schimmelfennig, F. (2014). Democracy Promotion and Civil Society in Eastern Europe: Conclusions. In: Beichelt, T., Hahn-Fuhr, I., Schimmelfennig, F., Worschech, S. (eds) Civil Society and Democracy Promotion. Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137291097_11
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