Harmonisation & democratisation / Working Paper
Donor harmonisation: between effectiveness and democratisation. Theoretical framework and methodology for country case studies
01/10/2007 By Stefan Meyer, Nils-Sjard Schulz
In the context of the research project entitled "Donor harmonisation: Between effectiveness and democratisation", FRIDE presents the analytical and conceptual framework that form the basis for the upcoming country studies in Mali, Nicaragua, Peru and Vietnam.
This concise paper (still in a draft version) analyses the context of the new aid architecture, defines concepts and key issues, proposes methodology for country case studies, and provides a specialised bibliography. Its objective is not solely to unify criteria, methodology and language.
More than that, it explains the process of reflection and debate initiated by FRIDE regarding the link between harmonisation and democratisation, in order to invite local coordinators of country case studies to collaborate with the adaptation of concepts and methodology, and to resume field work.
For summarized information, please refer to the presentation of this research project hold in September 2007.
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Keywords
Aid effectiveness Donors EU Harmonization Spanish AidRelated publications
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- Vietnam's laboratory on donor harmonisation: between effectiveness and democratisation
Bio author: Stefan Meyer
Stefan Meyer is a Political Scientist (FU Berlin) and holds a Masters degree of the IDS Brighton, U.K. He worked as a consultant on aid instruments and in conflict impact assessment for a number of NGOs and for the German Development Cooperation (GTZ and KfW).
Bio author: Nils-Sjard Schulz
Masters Degree in Social Sciences at the Humboldt University Berlin and specialization in International Relations at the Complutense University Madrid. Complementing his research on aid effectiveness, he works as an independent consultant. En 2008, he collaborated with the Development Assistance Committee in the evaluation of the Paris Declaration (thematic study on aid effectiveness and development effectiveness), the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration and the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.
