Development and Human Rights in the 'Second World'. Christian NGOs and Social Movements towards the Opening of the East, 1980s-1990s. KU Leuven
The end of the Cold War and the fall of state Socialism in Eastern Europe in 1989-1991 inspired a lot of reactions in Western European societies. More specifically, the opening of the East attracted hundreds of Western European NGOs, development workers, and experts to Central and East Europe. Church-linked and Christian-inspired organizations - ranging from Pax Christi to trade unions and Third World solidarity groups - played a prominent ...