Non-governmental Sector and Democracy Empirical Reflections and Findings in the Baltic States: Results of Meta-analysis (Part II)

Abstract

This is the second part of meta-analysis on the interrelation between NGOsand democracy in Baltic States. The relation is monitored by integrating the regressiontechnique to find out which factors have contributed most to the developmentof democracy. The assessment by integrating the model of traffic light hasbeen applied to determine the effectiveness of factors and the level of their developmentin the context of democracy. The results of the research show that thirdsector does impact democracy in the Baltic States, secondly that in all three countriesthe ways in which NGOs influence democracy differ, thirdly as well as thelevel of influence towards democracy differs.