2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
What Determines the Targets of Democracy Assistance? Analyses based on Constructivism and Historical Institutionalism
| Project/Area Number |
24830110
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Kansai Gaidai University |
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Principal Investigator |
ICHIHARA Maiko 関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (80636944)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 民主化支援 / 対外援助 / 公共ガバナンス / 市民社会 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research project analyzed the causes for the variation in the contents of democracy assistance provided by different developed democracies (hereafter donors). Conclusions drawn from this project were as follows. First, each donor emphasized different aspects in supporting democratic governance abroad, in which different kinds of actors possessed central roles. It caused different donors to support different kinds of actors. Second, whether a donor aimed to support democracies for political purpose (promotion of democratization per se) or for the sake of development assistance caused the difference in the contents of democracy support. Although these results were not significantly deviated from the initial hypotheses, the difference among donors in these two aspects was much more subtle than expected. In addition, the above two aspects affected each other as well.
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[Presentation] Japanese Democracy Assistance2013
Author(s)
Maiko Ichihara
Organizer
Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges in the Growing Engagement by Rising Democracies in International Support for Democracy, Rights, Governance, and the Rule of Law, hosted by the Democracy and Rule of Law Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Place of Presentation
Istanbul, Turkey
Year and Date
2013-11-21
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