Pomoc demokratyzacyjna polskich organizacji pozarządowych skierowana do Białorusi i Ukrainy: przesłanki oraz różne formy wsparcia
Democratization aid offered by Polish non-governmental organizations to Belarus and Ukraine: premises and different forms of support

Summary/Abstract: Supporting democracy or, in other words, a special kind of foreign aid aiming to promote democratic ideas and attitudes, has been the domain of western democracies. Therefore, the studies on aiding democracy have typically focused on the programs of international organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations from the United States and Western Europe. Recently, the circle of benefactors widened to include also the young democracies from Central and Eastern Europe – Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary – the former recipients of a similar support. The case study of Polish involvement in Ukraine and Belarus allows the author of this paper to analyze the activities of Polish NGOs aiming to support democracy in partner countries from 1990 to 2015. The objective is to examine the reasons for Polish NGOs involvement in supporting democracy, the methods applied to promote democratic ideas and attitudes and the nature of collaboration with civil societies of partner countries.

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