This article examines how the emergence of 'illiberal democracy'in Hungary and Poland has
impacted the behaviour of these two countries in the EU's international development policy …

Why do substate actors engage in foreign affairs even if endowed with limited formal
powers? How are these activities institutionalised and legitimised? This article addresses …

In the following paper, I examine the considerable impact of the recent world-economic shift
that has determined the circumstances of Hungarian suppliers' value-chain integration. I …

This chapter focuses on the post 2000s evolution of international development policy in the
European Union (EU) in terms of change and action. There are two reasons for this time …

This article explores the relationships between (so-called)'non-traditional'development
cooperation (NTDC) and political leadership. Using the case studies of Brazil and South …

Almost half of the world's states provide bilateral development assistance. While previous
research takes the set of donor countries as exogenous, this article introduces a new dataset …

Over 300 government members have had the main responsibility for international
development cooperation in 23 member countries of the OECD's Development Assistance …

Aid Power and Politics delves into the political roots of aid policy, demonstrating how and
why governments across the world use aid for global influence, and exploring the role it …

Civic education, ie activities aimed to teach citizens of recipient countries basic values,
knowledge, and skills relating to democracy, has become a popular form of promoting …

The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, commonly referred to as the Visegrad
Four (V4) states, developed friendly relations with several African states both during and …