Threading the Waves of Development in East Central Europe: Democratic Transition and the Crafting of Emerging Donors' Development Policies
Threading the Waves of Development in East Central Europe: Democratic Transition and the Crafting of Emerging Donors' Development Policies

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of this research is to explore the ways in which civil society and academia became intrinsically connected to each other in post 1989 East Central European countries as revealed through comparative analyses of their recent international development policies, with an in-depth case study on Romania. While most East Central European countries were involved in offering aid during communism, they have also benefitted from such assistance themselves after 1989. The simultaneity of being both a donor and a recipient of international development funds that these countries faced, created a rather unique occasion for post-communist civil society and academia to become involved in the process of setting the development policy agenda and policy formulation. The development policies were thus constructed through significant consultation with civil society and thus followed a more “democratic” path, in which many points of view were taken into account.

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