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Faking Civil Society
Schell, Jonathan | April 25, 2005 issue

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Focuses on the role of civil society in bringing about political change and democratization in countries around the world. Statement that the political movements were peaceful and popular; Shift toward the involvement of governments in bringing political change; Creation of the National Endowment for Democracy in the United States for supporting political parties in other countries; Reference to the U.S. involvement in the successful coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2002; Contributions of the Endowment for Democracy to support the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine; Claim that the integrity of civil society depends on independence from governments.

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CIVIL society; POLITICAL participation; POLITICAL activists; POLITICAL change; POLITICAL movements; IUSHCHENKO, Viktor, 1954-; DEMOCRATIZATION; CHAVEZ Frias, Hugo
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