Reconciling Top-down and Bottom-up Models of Civil Society Building in Political Development: Case Studies in Bulgaria

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dc.contributor.authorGale, Christopher J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairRich, Richard C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEbrahim, Alnoor S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCorntassel, Jeffrey J.en
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:31:48Zen
dc.date.adate2002-02-19en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:31:48Zen
dc.date.issued2001-07-31en
dc.date.rdate2003-02-19en
dc.date.sdate2002-02-16en
dc.description.abstractThe concept of civil society has gained popularity among development organizations since the end of the cold war. Having a strong civil society is said to be an important foundation for democracy and even a necessity for an effective and prospering economy. This has resulted in large sums of money being funneled into programs meant to build civil society in developing countries and societies described as being in transition. Some scholars have argued that money intended to build civil society is being spent on programs that build on a top-down model. These scholars argue that a potentially valuable bottom-up model of civil society is often ignored or disrupted by donor organizations. I explore the validity of the idea of two models for civil society building within the context of case studies in Bulgaria. I further look into possibilities that a mix of the two models can occur between civil society organizations and also within them. This hybridization can give us potential solutions to the problems many scholars find with current donor practices.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02162002-234243en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02162002-234243/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31243en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartGaleThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCivil Societyen
dc.subjectBulgariaen
dc.subjectNon-Governmental Organizationsen
dc.subjectDevelopmenten
dc.titleReconciling Top-down and Bottom-up Models of Civil Society Building in Political Development: Case Studies in Bulgariaen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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