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Mallarangeng, Andi ; Tuijl, Peter van: Breaking new ground or dressing-up in the Emperor's new clothes?: a response to a critical review. - In: Third World Quarterly (Basingstoke), 25 (July 2004) 5. - S. 919-932 + Crawford, Gordon: Dancing to whose tune?: a replay to my critics. - In: Third World Quarterly (Basingstoke), 25 (July 2004) 5. - S. 933-941

AbstractFollowing an examination of European Union (EU) rhetoric on promoting human rights and democracy in third countries, this article focuses on how its practice can best be evaluated. It analyses recent evaluation studies of European Community (EC) democracy programmes in different regions, but finds that methodological shortcomings restrict their value. Thus, an alternative evaluation methodology is proposed. This is based on a participatory approach in which informed local actors would play a key role in assessing EC efforts. Advantages include a more rigorous critique, with lessons learnt integrated into revised programmes characterised by greater domestic control and authorship, as befits the nature of democratization. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

This article examines the Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia, described as an innovative co-operation arrangement among the Indonesian government, civil society organizations, the private sector and Indonesias international development partners. It inquires into whose agenda prevails. Is there genuine national ownership, with subordination of external activities to locally-devised reform strategies, as claimed? Alternatively, is partnership merely the latest ploy to disguise international intervention and simultaneously accord it greater legitimacy? Such questions are addressed by two means: first, by exploring whether the Partnerships reform agenda coincides with the main challenges to sustained democratization in Indonesia; and secondly, by examining the structure and activities of the Partnership and whether Indonesian or international influences predominate.(Contemp Southeast Asia/DÜI)