Foreign Assistance of Illiberal and Autocratic Regimes

This book presents an analysis of foreign aid by non-democratic and illiberal regimes. The study answers the question of why non-democratic and illiberal regimes provide aid and what explains their aid preferences. Its findings suggest the influence of politically influential business elites on aid motivation and preferences in those countries.

This book suggests a theoretical framework for the non-democratic and illiberal donors of foreign aid and tests the empirical support of this framework. It aims to examine the foreign aid motivation and preferences of non-democratic and illiberal countries. The study applies the quantitative methodology to understand why nondemocratic and illiberal regimes provide foreign aid and what affects their aid preferences. The findings show that the nature of the relationship between the government and the business elite influences both aid motivation and aid preferences in those countries.

Autorentext

Sevinç Öztürk is an assistant professor in the Department of Management and Organization at Bitlis Eren University in Turkey. She earned her Ph.D. in political science at Rutgers University, where she has also worked as a teaching assistant and part-time lecturer. She holds a BA in international relations from Ege University, İzmir, Turkey, and MA in international relations from Turkish War Colleges, Istanbul, Turkey. Her research interests include regime type, minority politics, and foreign aid policies of states.

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Europeanization in Turkey Populism in Turkey and EU member states, i.e. France, the UK and the Netherlands Populist rhetoric and the public opinion Alternatives to full membership: Differentiated Integration (DI) Effect of DI on democratization and protection of fundamental rights Democratic norms and values