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Disaster, civil society and education in China: A case study of an independent non-government organization working in the aftermath of the Wenchuan earthquake
Trey Menefee,Bjorn H. Nordtveit +1 more
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This article examined the education earthquake relief program of an international NGO, and the institutional environment the organization worked in, arguing that the restricted environment prevented implementation of high-impact programs in the most deprived places, but that the NGO needed to use the institutional opening created by the earthquake to establish a presence as an agent in China's development.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Educational Development.The article was published on 2012-07-01. It has received 28 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Civil society & Emergency management.read more
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Post-Wenchuan earthquake rural reconstruction and recovery in Sichuan China : memory, civic participation and government intervention
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss post-disaster and recovery after a terrorist attack on the United Kingdom, and discuss the role of the government in the recovery process and recovery process.
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Forest certification with Chinese characteristics: state engagement with non-state market-driven governance
Kathleen Buckingham,Paul Jepson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the entry of transnational forest certification approaches into China and trace the creation of a new forest certification scheme, which aims to be adopted under the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC).
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Chinese Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society: A Review of the Literature
TL;DR: The authors reviewed the literature on Chinese non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society and argued that to understand the transformative potential of Chinese NGOs we need to consider beyond macro-level political change.
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Building Up Alliances and Breaking Down the State Monopoly: The Rise of Non-Governmental Disaster Relief in China
Lin Peng,Fengshi Wu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the emergence of a highly networked and capable non-governmental organization (NGO) community in disaster relief in China is explored, focusing on their strategies of maintaining a broad-based partnership, developing their own capacity, and enhancing overall interorganizational connectivity.
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Chinese Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society: A Review of the Literature
TL;DR: The authors reviewed the literature on Chinese non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society and argued that to understand the transformative potential of Chinese NGOs we need to consider beyond macro-level political change.
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