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
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Balkans in Focus: Cultural Boundaries in Europe |
| Editors | Sanimir Resic, Barbara Törnquist-Plewa |
| Pages | 27-44 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Bibliographical note
author contact: [email protected]Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Social Anthropology
Free keywords
- uncivil society
- NGOs
- social anthropology
- civil society
- colonialism
- Balkans
- Bosnia
- Albania
- capacity building
- democracy promotion