Is Transition Experience Enough? The Donor-side Effectiveness of Czech and Polish Democracy Aid to Georgia

Abstract

The paper examines the democracy aid practices of the Czech Republic and Poland in Georgia. These two countries have recently emerged as promoters of democracy, and have argued that their own transition experience puts them in a unique position to support democratization and the consolidation of democracy in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood. The paper evaluates how these two countries provide democracy aid to Georgia along three criteria, derived from the aid effectiveness literature: supporting locally driven change, learning from results and coordination. The results indicate that both countries have plenty of space to improve the way their democracy aid is delivered. Neither country has formal systems in place to ensure that they actually support Georgian priorities; evaluations are ad hoc and feedback loops missing; and there is significant scope to improve coordination with other donors. Nonetheless, there seems to be a general perception among stakeholders that the democracy aid provided by the Czech Republic and Poland is relevant to Georgia’s needs.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2017.1404989
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities
Additional Information: © 2017 Informa UK Limited, publishing as Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Democratization on 14th December 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13510347.2017.1404989.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Georgia,Poland,Czech Republic,Foreign Aid,Democracy Aid
Publication ISSN: 1351-0347
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2024 11:21
Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2017 08:45
Full Text Link: https://www.tan ... 47.2017.1404989
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2018-03-01
Published Online Date: 2017-12-14
Accepted Date: 2017-11-10
Authors: Szent-Iványi, Balázs (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-5883-4601)
Vegh, Zsuzsanna

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