Selling Civil Society
Selling Civil Society
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推销公民社会
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2002
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S. Henderson
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S. Henderson
西方国家能在多大程度上“购买”不同于西方自由传统的欠发达国家的公民参与和参与？本文利用访谈数据和内部文件，以俄罗斯非政府组织(NGO)社区为研究对象，探讨了西方和国际援助对俄罗斯公民社会建设以及俄罗斯民主的影响。尽管西方的援助为非政府组织提供了有形的设备和培训，但旨在促进民间社会发展的总体资金产生了意想不到的后果。制度、利益和激励结构通过鼓励资助者和非政府组织积极分子追求短期利益而不是长期发展，阻碍了成功的集体行动，以建立一个公民社区。其结果是在国际捐助者和俄罗斯受援国之间建立了赞助人-客户关系，而不是在俄罗斯非政府组织及其国内受众之间建立横向的公民参与网络。
To what degree can Western countries “purchase” civic engagement and participation in less developed countries that do not share the Western liberal tradition? Drawing on interview data as well as internal documents, this article looks at the effects of Western and international assistance on building civil society and, hence, democracy in Russia by focusing on the Russian nongovernmental organization (NGO) community. Although Western assistance has provided tangible equipment and training for NGOs, overall funding designed to facilitate the growth of civil society has had unintended consequences. Institutions, interests, and incentive structures impede successful collective action toward building a civic community by encouraging both funders and NGO activists to pursue short-term benefits over long-term development. The result is the creation of patron-client ties between the international donor and the Russian recipient rather than horizontal networks of civic engagement among Russian NGOs and their domestic audience.