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Identifier	Thesis 2127
Author	Abarkha, Brahim, 1960-
Title	U.S. democracy initiative to spread democracy in the post 9/11 through Muslim and Arab world: A case study for Morocco
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2010
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	In most Arabs and Muslims countries, the 1990`s witnessed a vibrant movement by individuals and groups that advocate through non-government organizations (NGO) good governance, transparency and the rule of law. NGOs can be defined as non-civilians actors who play an intermediary role between society and the political authority. Their role is crucial to the development of democracy since they can serve a dual role, first they function as the primary vehicles for citizens concerns and demands, and second as a mobilizing force to coordinate their respective struggles for human rights and government accountability. Non-state civil actors don’t operate in a vacuum; they are indeed conditioned by the environment- both national and international- in which they operate. Civil society activism is context dependent (Cavatorta, 2006). The Moroccan civil society complies with these assertions and its effectiveness is largely conditioned by internal political and socio-economic factors. At the same time in instances when civic organizations are externally financed -by either the U.S. or Western Europe countries-, they can also serve as a vehicle to promote the outside donor’s agenda and interests. The U.S. initiative to promote democracy after the event of 9/11 2001, galvanized the development of civil society and increased the number of NGOs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). American institutions such as the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy and the U.S. Aid for International Development among others, promoted the creation of civic groups and associations in overseas countries through grants, financial incentives and technical assistance (Hochman, 2007). The U.S Democracy Project is based on the concept that the most effective way to counter terrorism and extremism in the Muslim and Arab world would be to strengthen civil society, which in turn will force democratic reforms on the incumbent regimes. Thus the USDP in the MENA countries ushered a new component in its foreign policy in the region. Instead of the traditional policy of government- to- government interaction, the United States (U.S.) introduced a new approach whereby, in addition to its direct talk with host governments, it also provided direct assistance to local pro- democracy and civic groups to apply indirect social pressure to transform countries (Faath, 2005).
Subject	Democracy--Morocco Islam and politics--Morocco Morocco--Politics and government--21st century
Department	Department of International and Area Studies
Advisor	Phillips, Evelyn
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	707734471
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