Assessing democracy assistance: Georgia / Jos Boonstra

Abstract

This paper assesses democracy promotion in Georgia; its recent past and probable future. The emphasis lies on donor policies, and on recipient implementation through civil society organisations and government agencies. In the latter case the main focus is on support to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), think tanks and other civil society actors. (...) The amount of funds and number of actors involved in democracy promotion in Georgia has been overwhelming during the past 5 years. This paper shows that the complexity of democracy promotion in Georgia has led to weak coordination and cooperation among donors. (...) (FRIDE/Pll)