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PAPERBACK price:$67.75 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles The Transition to Democracy:Proceedings of a Workshop The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development Other Related Titles Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research (2008) Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix D: Understanding Democratic Transitions and Consolidation from Case Studies: Lessons for Democracy Assistance." Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008. Please select a format: Page 285   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. D Understanding Democratic Transitions and Consolidation from Case Studies: Lessons for Democracy Assistance Co-sponsored by The National Academies and the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University AGENDA March 5-6, 2007 Sunday, March 4, 2007 7:30 p.m. Planning Meeting and Working Dinner Monday, March 5, 2007 9:00 Welcome Remarks 9:05 Opening Address and Overview Michael McFaul, Director, CDDRL, Stanford University Jack Goldstone, George Mason University and Chair, NAS-CEUDAP Committee 9:35 Panel I: What Have We Learned About Democratic Transitions: Pacts or Protests? Moderator: Jack Goldstone, George Mason University Page 285 Front Matter (R1-R16) Summary (1-16) 1 Democracy Assistance and USAID (17-42) 2 Evaluation in USAID DG Programs: Current Practices and Problems (43-70) 3 Measuring Democracy (71-98) 4 Learning from the Past: Using Case Studies of Democratic Transitions to Inform Democracy Assistance (99-118) 5 Methodologies of Impact Evaluation (119-150) 6 Implementing Impact Evaluations in the Field (151-176) 7 Additional Impact Evaluation Designs and Essential Tools for Better Project Evaluations (177-198) 8 Creating the Conditions for Conducting High-Quality Evaluations of Democracy Assistance Programs and Enhancing Organizational Learning (199-218) 9 An Evaluation Initiative to Support Learning the Impact of USAID's Democracy and Governance Programs (219-234) Glossary (235-240) Appendixes (241-242) Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (243-246) Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Participants (247-258) Appendix C: Measuring Democracy (259-284) Appendix D: Understanding Democratic Transitions and Consolidation from Case Studies: Lessons for Democracy Assistance (285-288) Appendix E: Field Visit Summary Report (289-314) Appendix F: Voices from the Field: Model Questionnaire (315-320)

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research D Understanding Democratic Transitions and Consolidation from Case Studies: Lessons for Democracy Assistance Co-sponsored by The National Academies and the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University AGENDA March 5-6, 2007 Sunday, March 4, 2007 7:30 p.m. Planning Meeting and Working Dinner Monday, March 5, 2007 9:00 Welcome Remarks 9:05 Opening Address and Overview Michael McFaul, Director, CDDRL, Stanford University Jack Goldstone, George Mason University and Chair, NAS-CEUDAP Committee 9:35 Panel I: What Have We Learned About Democratic Transitions: Pacts or Protests? Moderator: Jack Goldstone, George Mason University

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research   Nancy Bermeo, Princeton University Adrian Karatnycky, Freedom House, Inc. Terry Karl, Stanford University Michael McFaul, Stanford University 10:20-10:40 Break 10:40-11:00 Panel Discussion Session 11:00-12:00 Open Discussion Session 12:00 LUNCH 1:00 Panel II: What Have We Learned About Democratic Transitions: Are Certain Socioeconomic or Political Conditions Required? Moderator: Larry Garber, New Israel Fund   Sheri Berman, Barnard College Michael Bratton, Michigan State University Jason Brownlee, University of Texas at Austin Lucan Way, University of Toronto 1:45-2:05 Panel Discussion Sessions 2:05-2:45 Open Discussion Sessions 2:45-3:00 Break 3:00 Panel III: What Have We Learned About Democratic Transitions: What Comes First? What Role Will Foreign Assistance Play? Moderator: Jeremy Weinstein, Stanford University   Tom Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Gerry Hyman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University Risto Volanen, State Secretary, Finish Prime Minister’s Office 3:45-4:05 Panel Discussion Session 4:05-4:45 Open Discussion Session 6:30 CONFERENCE DINNER

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research Tuesday, March 6, 2007 9:00 Panel IV: What Have We Learned About Democratic Consolidation: Do Certain Rules and Procedures Work Better Than Others, and Can They Be Fitted to Known Conditions? Moderator: John Gerring, Boston University   Gerardo Munck, University of Southern California Marc Plattner, National Endowment for Democracy Andy Reynolds, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Andreas Schedler, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City 9:45-10:05 Panel Discussion Session 10:05-10:45 Open Discussion Session 10:45 Break 11:00 Panel V: What Have We Learned About Democratic Consolidation: Can We Combine Democracy Assistance and Other Forms of Aid to Promote Consolidation? Moderator: Mitch Seligson, Vanderbilt University   Larry Diamond, Stanford University Amichai Magen, Stanford University Philippe Schmitter, European University Institute, Florence 11:45-12:05 Panel Discussion Session 12:05-12:45 Open Discussion Session 12:45 LUNCH 2:00 Conference Roundtable I Democracy Promotion: Developing Guidelines for Foreign Assistance Moderator: Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Stanford University 3:00 Conference Roundtable II Democracy Consolidation: Developing Guidelines for Foreign Assistance Moderator: Jack Goldstone, George Mason University 4:00 Concluding Remarks Michael McFaul, Stanford University Jack Goldstone, George Mason University 4:30 Meeting Adjourns

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research PARTICIPANTS Tabitha Benney National Academies Sheri Berman Barnard College Nancy Bermeo Princeton University Michael Bratton Michigan State University Jason Brownlee University of Texas at Austin Tom Carothers Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Larry Diamond Stanford University Jim Fearon Stanford University Larry Garber New Israel Fund John Gerring Boston University Jack A. Goldstone George Mason University Rita Guenther National Academies Jo Husbands National Academies Gerry Hyman Center for Strategic and International Studies Adrian Karatnycky Freedom House, Inc. Terry Karl Stanford University Abe Lowenthal University of Southern California Amichai Magen Stanford University Cynthia McClintock George Washington University Michael McFaul Stanford University Gerardo Munck University of Southern California Marc Plattner National Endowment for Democracy Andy Reynolds University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Andreas Schedler Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Philippe Schmitter European University Institute, Florence Mitchell Seligson Vanderbilt University Kathryn Stoner-Weiss Stanford University Risto Volanen Office of the Prime Minister Lucan Way University of Toronto Jeremy Weinstein Stanford University Jennifer Windsor Freedom House