Engineering Revolution
ENGINEERING REVOLUTION
The Paradox of Democracy Promotion in Serbia
Marlene Spoerri
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
PHILADELPHIA
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Spoerri, Marlene.
Engineering revolution : the paradox of democracy promotion in Serbia / Marlene Spoerri.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8122-4645-2 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Democratization—Serbia. 2. Democratization—Government policy—Serbia. 3. Democratization—International cooperation—Serbia. 4. Regime change—Serbia. 5. Political parties—Serbia. 6. Serbia—Politics and government—1992–2006. I. Title.
DR2051.S66 2014
320.9497109'0511—dc23
2014009314
For my father, Max Spoerri
CONTENTS
1. Promoting Democracy and Aiding Political Parties Abroad
2. The Absence of Aid in Milošević’s Serbia, 1990–1996
3. Preparing for Regime Change, 1997–2000
4. Democracy Promotion in Milošević’s Shadow, 2001–2012
5. Rethinking Aid’s Legacy in Serbia
Appendix. List of Interviewees
ABBREVIATIONS
| AMS | Alfred Mozer Stichting (Netherlands) |
| AOS | Associated Opposition of Serbia |
| BMZ | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) |
| BTI | Bertelsmann Transformation Index |
| CANVAS | Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies |
| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| CeSID | Center for Free Elections and Democracy |
| CSCE | Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency (United States) |
| CIPE | Center for International Private Enterprise |
| DA | Democratic Alternative |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency (Denmark) |
| DC | Democratic Center |
| DEKO | Democratic Coalition |
| DEPOS | Democratic Movement of Serbia |
| DF | Democratic Forum |
| DHSS | Christian Democratic Party of Serbia |
| DOS | Democratic Opposition of Serbia |
| DS | Democratic Party |
| DSS | Democratic Party of Serbia |
| EC | European Commission |
| EPP | European People’s Party |
| EU | European Union |
| FES | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Germany) |
| FNS | Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung (Germany) |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FRY | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| G17 | G17 Plus |
| GOTV | Get-Out-the-Vote |
| GSS | Civic Alliance of Serbia |
| HBS | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Germany) |
| HSS | Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (Germany) |
| ICG | International Crisis Group |
| ICTY | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |
| IDEA |