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Appendix 2. Interview Questions
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165 APPENDIX 2 Questions for Polish Nongovernmental Organizations 1. Is democracy promotion in Ukraine and Belarus one of the main goals of your organization in relation to other goals? 2. What is the reason for your organization’s engagement in democracy promotion in Ukraine and Belarus? 3. How does your organization promote democracy in Ukraine and Belarus? 4. How would you say your organization is different from others, such as [name], that do similar work in Ukraine and Belarus in regard to democracy promotion? 5. Which of these activities are most effective in promoting democracy? (a) democratic institution building (b) monitoring of human rights (c) education development (d) supporting free media (e) civil society development (f) direct financial support (g) rule of law development (h) others 6. In which form of democracy assistance is your organization involved and why? 7. (Depending on above answer) Why does your organization emphasize (not emphasize) development of civil society? What does the organization view as being the role of civil society and NGOs in the promoting of democratic states? 8. How do you look for recipients of your democracy assistance activities? What criteria are being used in the decision to grant either financial or nonfinancial assistance? 9. How does your organization look upon the idea of projects aimed at facilitating the development and increasing the involvement in politics of Ukrainian and Belarusian NGOs? 11. Do you have any such programs? Please describe their nature and process. 12. Which of the following activities were initiated by your organizations? (a) building NGO networks in Ukraine/Belarus (b) creating websites or other information sources (c) organizing conferences, travel opportunities (d) organizing training, internships, etc. 13. How does the organization go about funding these projects? 14. Does the organization engage Ukrainian and Belarusian NGOs in projects? Appendix 2 Interview Questions 165 166 APPENDIX 2 15. How do you select Ukrainian and Belarusian NGOs for project partners? What criteria are being used? 16. Do you have any informational brochures about these projects? Are there any reports following up from projects that I could have? 17. Do you have a list of organizations and projects funded by your organization with dates, locations, and amounts of the assistance? Could I have a copy of this information? 18. Has the cooperation with Ukrainian and Belarusian NGOs been efficient? Have you encountered any problems/obstacles from Ukrainian and Belarusian sites that withheld or delayed some activities? 19. Is your organization a partner in multilateral events/projects promoting democracy that have been initiated by different institutions and organizations, such as the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs or European Commission? If yes, please describe. 20. What impact do you see your organization having on democracy development in Ukraine and Belarus? To what extent would you say your organization’s activities in supporting democracy/civil society are effective? Are the results of your activities observable? Please provide support for your argument. How could these activities be improved? 21. Have your organization’s goals, strategy, or decision making regarding democracy promotion activities in Ukraine and Belarus changed? If yes, why and how? What are the future plans of the organization? Questions for Government Officials from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1. From the MFA website we can find out about different types of foreign assistance activities that MFA provides within the Polish Aid initiative. How important is democracy assistance compared to other forms of assistance offered by the MFA? 2. Is Poland obliged to secure part of its budget for foreign assistance or does it do so on a voluntary basis? Does the membership in the European Union (EU) obligate Poland to provide assistance to nonmember neighboring states? Please explain. 3. If the EU has influence on the decision to provide foreign assistance, does it also influence what form it takes and where Polish assistance should go? 4. Do Polish democracy assistance activities complement EU efforts to influence democratization in nonmember states? If yes, in what sense? 5. When did Poland begin supporting democracy in Ukraine and Belarus? 6. Can you tell me about the total amount of the assistance to Ukraine and Belarus that Polish governments have disbursed so far? Do you have detailed information on how monies were used? 7. Would you say that Polish activities aimed at democracy promotion in Ukraine and Belarus are more effective than the EU ones? If yes, why? 8. To what extent could the following make Polish democratic assistance more effective than EU assistance? Please explain. [3.226...