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This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the external and internal factors contributing to the state, status and thematic focuses of democracy assistance in the four Visegrad states. It looks at how the Visegrad states on the one hand “download” various aspects of their democracy assistance policies from the EU level, but also how on the other hand they have attempted to “upload” certain facets of their own know-how in this realm onto the EU level. As a particular case in point the chapter explores the role of gender mainstreaming and female empowerment in the democracy assistance agendas of the four states. In order to understand the contemporary dynamics and discussions of the future of democracy assistance in the foreign policies of the Visegrad states, the chapter reviews the internal domestic debates in the countries related to the export of democracy. |
