Presenter(s): Sravya Tadepalli
Faculty Mentor(s): Dan Tichenor & Jane Cramer
Poster 126
Session: Social Sciences & Humanities
This paper assesses the impact of foreign involvement on political reform organizations in Jordan. Through a comparative evaluation of the democratization work of completely foreign- funded international organizations, partially foreign-funded Jordanian organizations, and Jordanian organizations that do not receive foreign funding, derived from several interviews conducted with democracy practitioners in international and local NGOs, political activists, scholars, and others, this paper examines the effect of foreign involvement on organizational strategies, credibility, and effectiveness, ultimately arguing that foreign involvement (and conversely, the lack thereof) has a considerable impact on the way political reform organizations have been able to carry out their activities. This study can hopefully be used to help both foreign and Jordanian policymakers and activists understand the way in which foreign involvement can help and/or impede democratic progress in Jordan.