Join us next Thursday for a book talk with Dr. Manal Jamal.

Promoting Democracy: The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times by Manal Jamal
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Join the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Middle East Books and More for a discussion with Manal Jamal about her recent book, Promoting Democracy: The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times.

Tune in Thursday, August 6 at 2:00 pm EST. ([link removed])

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About the book:
Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy of many states, but the results are often disappointing. In Promoting Democracy, Manal A. Jamal examines why these efforts succeed in some countries, but fail in others. A former journalist and researcher in the Palestinian territories, she offers an up-close perspective of the ways in which Western donor funding has, on one hand, undermined political participation in cases such as the Palestinian territories, and, on the other hand, succeeded in bolstering political engagement in cases such as El Salvador.

Based on five fieldwork trips and over 150 interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and directors and program officers in donor agencies and NGOs, Jamal brings into focus an often-overlooked perspective: the experiences of those directly affected by this assistance. Promoting Democracy makes an important and timely argument about how political settlements ultimately shape democracy promotion efforts, and what political choices Western state sponsored donors can make to maximize successful outcomes in different contexts across the world.

About the author:
Manal A. Jamal is Professor of Political Science at James Madison University. She has held research fellowship positions at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and at U.C. Berkeley's Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

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