Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Democracy Assistance: The State of the Discourse, Peter Burnell; Chapter 2 Democracy Assistance: Origins and Organizations, Peter Burnell; Part 2 Institutions; Chapter 3 The United Nations and Democracy Assistance: Developing Practice within a Constitutional Framework, Nigel D. White; Chapter 4 European Union Development Co-operation and the Promotion of Democracy, Gordon Crawford; Chapter 5 Germany’s Stiftungen and Democracy Assistance: Comparative Advantages, New Challenges, Stefan Mair; Chapter 6 Towards Democratic Governance: The Contribution of the Multilateral Development Banks in Latin America, Carlos Santiso; Part 3 Strategic Issues, Countries and Cases; Chapter 7 International Assistance for Post-Conflict Elections, Krishna Kumar; Chapter 8 Struggling with Semi-Authoritarians, Thomas Carothers; Chapter 9 USAID and Democratic Decentralization: Taking the Measure of an Assistance Programme, Harry Blair; Chapter 10 Civil Society and Democracy Assistance in Africa, Julie Hearn, Mark Robinson; Chapter 11 Democracy Assistance in South-east Asia: Long History/Unfinished Business, Kevin F.F. Quigley; Chapter 12 Democracy Assistance: Russia’s Experience as Recipient, Richard Sakwa; Chapter 13 Judicial Reform and Legal Technical Assistance in Latin America, John McEldowney; Part 4 Conclusion; Chapter 14 Democracy Assistance: The State of the Art, Peter Burnell;