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NGOs as Political Institutions
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In this paper, the authors argue that the political context of their action is determined by their relationship with the donors and social movements, and that NGOs promote democracy when they redefine participation in terms of their relationships with state and society.Abstract:
Institutions are essentially broadly agreed norms, rules and routines. They might have arisen out of social conflicts with strong influence of power relations, but they also face the demands of democracy. While studying NGOs as political institutions, particularly in the context of a number of developing countries, this article argues that the political context of their action is determined by their relationship with the donors and social movements. Second, NGOs promote democracy when they redefine participation in terms of their relationship with state and society; and contribute to improve the quality of participation, although with much less success in promoting internal democracy.read more
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NGOs, States and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how, given their weak roots in civil society and the rising tide of technocracy that has swept through the world of foreign aid, most NGOs remain poorly placed to influence the real drivers of social change and argue that NGOs can take advantage of their traditional strengths to build bridges between grassroots organizations and local and national-level structures and processes, applying their knowledge of local contexts to strengthen their roles in empowerment and social transformation.
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The Role of NGOs and Civil Society in Development and Poverty Reduction
Nicola Banks,David Hulme +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that, given the non-political arena in which they operate, NGOs have had little participation or impact in tackling the more structurally-entrenched causes and manifestations of poverty, instead effectively depoliticising poverty by treating it as a technical problem that can be solved.
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Practices of Citizenship in East Africa : Perspectives from Philosophical Pragmatism
Katariina Holma,Tiina Kontinen +1 more
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Building Agricultural Extension Capacity in Post-Conflict Settings
Paul E. McNamara,Austen Moore +1 more
TL;DR: The authors investigates the experiences and issues involved with extension systems in post-conflict settings; evaluates the impact of different extension policy approaches and practice in such settings; and identifies the key elements needed to effectively rebuild agricultural extension systems and programs in postconflict contexts.
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Conflict sensitivity and religious associations : an action research journey in Southeast Asia
TL;DR: This paper explored the applicability of conflict sensitivity, an organizational planning approach that originated in the humanitarian aid sector, for understanding and improving the social impact of religious associations in conflict-vulnerable multifaith societies.
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