I will occasionally update this post. It is a work in progress.
In my humble opinion, civil society building, realistic not idealistic, unobtrusive not aggressive, is the the way foreigners can help reform in the Middle East. Encouraging (building frameworks) not enforcing.
Only through civic engagement (building relations with leaders, political party building, etc) will will governing structures be legitimate - the KEY attribute of a government. (This is a point espoused by many academics and activists.)
Through civic engagement, locals can then demand services - jobs, social - their community needs.
Encouraging indigenous participation is where its at.
Bets organizations working on this:
National Democratic Institute
Freedom House
Project on Middle East Democracy
America's Development Foundation
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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