Democracy assistance - the state of the discourse, Peter Burnell; democracy assistance - origins and organisations, Peter Burnell; the United Nations and democracy assistance - developing practice within a constitutional framework, Nigel D. White; European Union development co-operation and the promotion of democracy, Gordon Crawford; Germany's Stiftungen and democracy assistance - comparative advantages, new challenges, Stefan Mair; towards democratic governance - the contribution of the multilateral development banks in Latin America, Carlos Santiso; international assistance for post-conflict elections, Krishna Kumar; struggling with semi-authoritarians, Thomas Carothers; USAID and democratic decentralisation - taking the measure of an assistance programme, Harry Blair; civil society and democracy assistance in Africa, Julie Heam, Mark Robinson; democracy assistance in south-east Asia - long history/unfinished business, Kevin F. Quigley; democracy assistance - Russia's experience as recipient, Richard Sakwa; judicial reform and legal technical assistance in Latin America, John McEldownay; democracy assistance - the state of the art, Peter Burnell.