Promoting Party Politics in Emerging Democracies

Peter Burnell is a Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, England. He was founding editor of the international journal Democratization for many years and has publishd extensively on issues in democratization and international democracy support in particular.Andre W. M. Gerrits is Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam and Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, The Hague.

• 1. Introduction: Promoting Party Politics in Emerging Democracies Peter Burnell and André Gerrits 2. Party Politics in Georgia and Ukraine and the Failure of Western Political Party Assistance Max Bader 3. The Consequences of Partisanship in Party Aid: The Case of Serbia Marlene Spoerri 4. Challenges and Contradictions in Promoting Political Moderation in the Balkans: The Case of Bosnia Herzegovina John Hulsey 5. An Uneasy Symbiosis: The Impact of International Administration on Political Parties in Post-Conflict Countries Maja Nenadovic 6. "Sons of War": Parties, Party Systems and the International Community in Post-War El Salvador and Cambodia Jeroen de Zeeuw 7. Democracy Promotion in Mixed Regimes: The Role of Party Aid in Morocco Nicole Bolleyer and Lise Storm 8. Political Party Assistance in Transition: Germany’s Stiftungen in sub-Saharan Africa Kristina W. Seissenbach 9. In Search of the Impact of International Support for Political Parties in New Democracies: Malawi and Zambia Compared Lise Rakner and Lars Svasand 10. Conclusion: Party Assistance and Political Party Research Gero Erdmann