CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Belal, Abu Syed Muhammad |
|---|---|
| Title | Understanding the EU Democracy Support: the Case of Bangladesh |
| Summary | The European Union is the major actor providing largest development and democracy supports to Bangladesh. As its support for democracy is evolving, the state of democracy in Bangladesh remains fragile and frustrating. This thesis takes this point seriously and undertakes a study to examine whether or not EU’s existing democracy support policy is in line with local political settings. The study suggests that the EU democracy supports in Bangladesh follow a neoliberal policy script and endorse reform programs along that line. The views of local civil society members imply that the EU’s neoliberal democracy support scheme is often poor guide in understanding democracy in Bangladesh. The democratic crisis needs to be seen, instead, from political and educational perspectives. The thesis concludes by providing some policy recommendations to the EU. |
| Supervisor | Svensson, Sara & Murray-Evans, Peg |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/belal_abu.pdf |
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