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Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Evaluating Transnational NGOs - Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation (Hardcover): J. Steffek, K. Hahn Evaluating Transnational NGOs - Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation (Hardcover)
J. Steffek, K. Hahn
R2,796 Discovery Miles 27 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides the reader with a broad overview of the current debate on the evaluation of transnational NGOs, combining the academic with the practitioners perspectives. The contributions to this edited volume deal with the key concepts of legitimacy, accountability and representation, covering a variety of issue areas and NGOs.

Minority Protection: Standards and Reality - Implementation of Council of Europe standards in Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria... Minority Protection: Standards and Reality - Implementation of Council of Europe standards in Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria (Hardcover)
Anna K. Meijknecht
R1,482 Discovery Miles 14 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1998 the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities entered into force. This study evaluates how the standards of the Framework Convention function in reality and whether the interests of minorities are best served by this form of protection by the international community. The author assesses the use of international principles on rights for minorities in Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, three states with a difficult socio-economic situation and large minority populations. Two specific principles embodied in the Framework Convention are focused upon. The first, the principle of non-discrimination, is discussed with regard to the Roma minority in Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, the Muslim minority in Bulgaria, and in relation to the Benes Decrees affecting the Hungarians and German minority in Slovakia. The second principle, protection of linguistic rights, is discussed in relation to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia and Romania and to the Roma minorities. Specific to this book: * Provides a detailed examination of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which entered into force in 1998 * Looks specifically at the minorities of Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria * Of particular interest in light of the recent accession of other Eastern European countries to the European Union

Labour, State and Society in Rural India - A Class-Relational Approach (Hardcover): Jonathan Pattenden Labour, State and Society in Rural India - A Class-Relational Approach (Hardcover)
Jonathan Pattenden
R2,309 Discovery Miles 23 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Behind India's high recent growth rates lies a story of societal conflict that is scarcely talked about. Across its villages and production sites, state institutions and civil society organisations, the dominant and less well-off sections of society are engaged in antagonistic relations that determine the material conditions of one quarter of the world's 'poor'. Increasingly mobile and often with several jobs in multiple locations, India's 'classes of labour' are highly segmented but far from passive in the face of ongoing exploitation and domination. Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork in rural South India, the book uses a 'class-relational' approach to analyse continuity and change in processes of accumulation, exploitation and domination. By focusing on the three interrelated arenas of labour relations, the state and civil society, it explores how improvements can be made in the conditions of labourers working 'at the margins' of global production networks, primarily as agricultural labourers and construction workers. Elements of social policy can improve the poor's material conditions and expand their political space where such ends are actively pursued by labouring class organisations. More fundamental change, though, requires stronger organisation of the informal workers who make up the majority of India's population. -- .

Transnational Partnerships - Effectively Providing for Sustainable Development? (Hardcover): M. Beisheim, A Liese Transnational Partnerships - Effectively Providing for Sustainable Development? (Hardcover)
M. Beisheim, A Liese
R1,849 Discovery Miles 18 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Why are some transnational public-private partnerships (PPPs) highly effective, while others are not? The contributors compare 21 transnational PPPs that seek to provide collective goods in the field of sustainable development.

Water and Social Policy (Hardcover, New): M Pawar Water and Social Policy (Hardcover, New)
M Pawar
R1,439 Discovery Miles 14 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Manohar Pawar discusses the relevance and importance of social policy for water issues. By analysing several interrelated perspectives on water, he suggests core values as bases for formulating and implementing social policies so as to provide universal free access to safe drinking water for all, particularly for the most poor and disadvantaged.

Taking on the World's Repressive Regimes - The Ford Foundation's International Human Rights Policies and Practices... Taking on the World's Repressive Regimes - The Ford Foundation's International Human Rights Policies and Practices (Hardcover)
W. Korey
R1,502 Discovery Miles 15 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a study of the Ford Foundation's support and of funding of human rights projects and NGOs, illuminating its extraordinary role in helping undermine and destroy major repressive authoritarian and totalitarian regimes during the latter part of the twentieth century.

The China Nexus (Paperback): Benedict Rogers, David Alton, Nathan Law The China Nexus (Paperback)
Benedict Rogers, David Alton, Nathan Law
R475 R410 Discovery Miles 4 100 Save R65 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
NGOs as Legitimate Partners of Corporations - A Political Conceptualization (Hardcover, 2012 ed.): Dorothea Baur NGOs as Legitimate Partners of Corporations - A Political Conceptualization (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Dorothea Baur
R3,530 Discovery Miles 35 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The interaction between corporations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has become an important topic in the debate about corporate social responsibility (CSR). Yet, unlike the vast majority of academic work on this topic, this book explicitly focuses on clarifying the role of NGOs, not of corporations, in this context. Based on the notion of NGOs as political actors it argues that NGOs suffer from a multiple legitimacy deficit: they are representatives of civil society without being elected; the legitimacy of the claims they raise is often controversial; and there are often doubts regarding the legitimacy of the behaviour they exhibit in putting forward their claims. Set against an extended sphere of political action in the postnational constellation this book argues that the political model of deliberative democracy provides a meaningful conceptualization of NGOs as legitimate partners of corporations and it develops a conceptual framework that specifically allows distinguishing legitimate partner NGOs from two related actor types with whom they share certain characteristics but who differ with respect to their legitimacy. These related actor types are interest groups on the one hand and activists on the other hand. In conclusion it argues that a focus on the behaviour of NGOs is most meaningful for distinguishing them from interest groups and activists.

Making Peace - The Contribution of International Institutions (Hardcover): Roger Leverdier Making Peace - The Contribution of International Institutions (Hardcover)
Roger Leverdier; Edited by G. Devin
R1,456 Discovery Miles 14 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Do international institutions actually contribute to building a lasting peace? Counter-examples and criticisms abound: failures and submissiveness to the interests of the most powerful states. As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts in their fields, the contributors to this volume underline the strengths and weaknesses that these international actors have created and will not abandon. Their research and investigations reveal that despite the fact that it is possible to wage a war against the will of international institutions, it has become almost impossible to make peace without them. The issues examined--collective security, disarmament, mediation, peace building, human security, reduction of poverty and inequalities, international criminal justice, and multilateralism--make this edited volume a key reference work on international organizations.

Deepening Democracy - Global Governance and Political Reform in Latin America (Hardcover, New): Francis Adams Deepening Democracy - Global Governance and Political Reform in Latin America (Hardcover, New)
Francis Adams
R2,145 Discovery Miles 21 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Adams surveys the impact of transnational organizations and NGOs on Latin American politics since 1990. The transition from military to civilian rule in Latin American countries has benefited local progressive forces, but resilient remnants favoring the past's authoritarian politics have compelled organizations like the UN, IMF, OAS, and World Bank to engage in various campaigns to deepen democratic institutions and norms. Adams argues that to understand current political transformations in the region, one must consider the existing role of external organizations. Latin America is offered as a prime example of the increased influence transnational authorities have over political decisions that had long been the exclusive prerogative of national governments. Beginning with the Latin American experience, Adams reviews the contemporary character of power and politics in the area, outlining how democratic transitions have been limited. UN human rights and reform initiatives are considered. Adams scrutinizes the work of the World Bank, the IMF, and the Inter-American Development Bank to modernize public administration, strengthen political institutions, enhance transparency and accountability, and fortify civil society. He also examines the work and impact and the Organization of American States and various global citizens groups.

NGO Discourses in the Debate on Genetically Modified Crops (Hardcover): Ksenia Gerasimova NGO Discourses in the Debate on Genetically Modified Crops (Hardcover)
Ksenia Gerasimova
R3,886 Discovery Miles 38 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The development and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been a contentious topic for the last three decades. While there have been a number of social science analyses of the issues, this is the first book to assess the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the debate at such a wide geographic scale. The various positions, for and against GMOs, particularly with regard to transgenic crops, articulated by NGOs in the debate are dissected, classified and juxtaposed to corresponding campaigns. These are discussed in the context of key conceptual paradigms, including nature fundamentalism and the organic movement, post-colonialism, food sovereignty, anti-globalisation, sustainability and feminism. The book also analyses how NGOs interpret the debate and the persuasive communication tactics they use. This provides greater understanding of the complexity of negotiations in the debate and explains its specific features such as its global scope and difficulty in finding compromises. The author assesses the long-term interests of various participants and changes in perceptions of science and in public communication as a result. Examples of major NGOs such as Greenpeace, Oxfam and WWF are included, but the author also provides new research into the role of NGOs in Russia.

Social Movements in the Global South - Dispossession, Development and Resistance (Hardcover): S. Motta, A. Gunvald Nilsen Social Movements in the Global South - Dispossession, Development and Resistance (Hardcover)
S. Motta, A. Gunvald Nilsen
R2,813 Discovery Miles 28 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Popular struggles in the global south suggest the need for the development of new and politically enabling categories of analysis, and new ways of understanding contemporary social movements. This book shows how social movements in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East politicize development in an age of neoliberal hegemony"--

Global Activism in Food Politics - Power Shift (Hardcover): A. Mann Global Activism in Food Politics - Power Shift (Hardcover)
A. Mann
R2,547 R1,793 Discovery Miles 17 930 Save R754 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Who should provide food, and through what relationships? Whose livelihoods should be protected? For over 20 years the peasant farmers of La Via Campesina have been engaged in the fight against injustice, hunger and poverty under the banner of food sovereignty, 'the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems'. They campaign for healthy, sustainable alternatives to an industrial food system controlled by agribusiness companies and the architects of unfair trade agreements. This book draws on grounded case studies of agrarian movements in the Americas and Europe as exemplars of a 'power shift,' as local opposition scales up to global action in an effort to wrest control of our food away from transnational corporations and back to communities.

Between Power and Irrelevance - The Future of Transnational NGOs (Hardcover): George E. Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz, Tosca... Between Power and Irrelevance - The Future of Transnational NGOs (Hardcover)
George E. Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz, Tosca Bruno-Van Vijfeijken
R2,416 Discovery Miles 24 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Geopolitical shifts, increasing demands for accountability, and growing competition have been driving the need for change within transnational nongovernmental organizations (TNGOs). As the world has changed and TNGOs' ambitions have expanded, the roles of TNGOs have shifted and their work has become more complex. To remain effective, legitimate, and relevant in the future necessitates organizational changes, but many TNGOs have been slow to adapt. As a result, the sector's rhetoric of sustainable impact and social transformation has far outpaced the reality of TNGOs' more limited abilities to deliver on their promises. Between Power and Irrelevance openly explores why this gap between rhetoric and reality exists and what TNGOs can do individually and collectively to close it. George E. Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz, and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken argue that TNGOs need to change the fundamental conditions under which they operate by bringing their own "forms and norms" into better alignment with their ambitions and strategies. This book offers accessible, future-oriented analyses and lessons-learned to assist practitioners and other stakeholders in formulating and implementing organizational changes. Drawing upon a variety of perspectives, including hundreds of interviews with TNGO leaders, firsthand involvement in major organizational change processes in leading TNGOs, and numerous workshops, training institutes, consultancies, and research projects, the book examines how to adapt TNGOs for the future.

Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan - Political, Religious, and Sociocultural Responses (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan - Political, Religious, and Sociocultural Responses (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Mark R. Mullins, Koichi Nakano
R3,286 Discovery Miles 32 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis.

NGOs under Pressure in Partial Democracies (Hardcover): Chris Van Der Borgh NGOs under Pressure in Partial Democracies (Hardcover)
Chris Van Der Borgh
R3,260 Discovery Miles 32 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Over the past decade, international human rights organisations and think tanks have expressed a growing concern that the space of civil society organisations around the world is under pressure. This book examines the pressures experienced by NGOs in four partial democracies: Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Development beyond Politics - Aid, Activism and NGOs in Ghana (Hardcover, New): Thomas Yarrow Development beyond Politics - Aid, Activism and NGOs in Ghana (Hardcover, New)
Thomas Yarrow
R1,470 Discovery Miles 14 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Is 'development' the answer for positive social change or a cynical western strategy for perpetuating inequality? Moving beyond an increasingly entrenched debate about the role of NGOs, this book reveals the practices and social relations through which ideas of development are concretely enacted.

Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique (Hardcover): Vanesa Castan-broto, Jonathan... Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique (Hardcover)
Vanesa Castan-broto, Jonathan Ensor, Emily Boyd, Charlotte Allen, Carlos Seventine, …
R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique (Paperback): Vanesa Castan-broto, Jonathan... Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique (Paperback)
Vanesa Castan-broto, Jonathan Ensor, Emily Boyd, Charlotte Allen, Carlos Seventine, …
R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity - The Politics of Friends of the Earth International (Hardcover): B. Doherty, T.... Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity - The Politics of Friends of the Earth International (Hardcover)
B. Doherty, T. Doyle
R2,109 R1,834 Discovery Miles 18 340 Save R275 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the first detailed study of how a major environmental NGO works transnationally, Brian Doherty and Timothy Doyle examine the relationships between the 74 national organizations of Friends of the Earth International. Drawing from a rich mix of survey data, interviews, archival sources and access to internal meetings, they show how FoEI has developed a distinctive international environmentalism, which allows for the differences in context between regions and across the North-South divide. Following the expansion of FoEI into the global South, the challenges it then faced over questions of ideology, organization and campaign strategy are examined over a twenty year period. The book demonstrates the development of an FoEI tradition of solidarity which accounts for its ability to overcome internal crises and pursue joint campaigns despite conflicting understandings of politics between its national organizations.

Non-Governmental Public Action and Social Justice (Hardcover): J Howell Non-Governmental Public Action and Social Justice (Hardcover)
J Howell
R2,306 R1,834 Discovery Miles 18 340 Save R472 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Arab Spring put non-governmental public action centre-stage in the drive for greater social justice. Governments, politicians and international institutions increasingly court non-governmental public actors, engaging them in policy dialogue, inviting them to participate in the delivery of social services, and looking to them to re-invigorate democratic politics. This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt to pursue social justice goals and analyses how histories of resistance impinge on contemporary activism in both positive and negative ways. The authors examine how established corporatist trades unions struggle to reform as new forms of labour resistance challenge their legitimacy and proximity to government. They analyse how non-governmental public actors negotiate various 'civil society dilemmas' that emerge in the new spaces for collaboration opened up by government, focusing particularly on threats to their values, autonomy and legitimacy. They also explore the efforts of non-governmental public actors to secure greater justice in the sphere of production and distribution, be that through co-operatives or through consumer rights activism around access to essential drugs.

Critical Perspectives on Private Authority in Global Politics (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): H Hansen, D. Salskov-Iversen Critical Perspectives on Private Authority in Global Politics (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
H Hansen, D. Salskov-Iversen
R1,466 Discovery Miles 14 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Distinctions between the public and private have fashioned modern political life, as well as social theory. Globalization challenges these distinctions and sets the stage for new research questions about the dynamics of politics. Based on a constructivist framework, and drawing on original empirical research conducted in local, national and transnational settings, this volume explores the transformation of political practices across the public and private, as well as the domestic and foreign, and examines the role of a mediated global environment in shaping contemporary politics.

The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond - International Assistance to the Asia-Pacific (Hardcover): Simon Feeny, Matthew... The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond - International Assistance to the Asia-Pacific (Hardcover)
Simon Feeny, Matthew Clarke
R1,460 Discovery Miles 14 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines how international aid donors and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can assist countries in the Asia-Pacific region achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The book examines the progress countries have made towards the MDGs and highlights the need to tailor the goals to individual country circumstances.

The Role of American NGOs in China's Modernization - Invited Influence (Paperback): Norton Wheeler The Role of American NGOs in China's Modernization - Invited Influence (Paperback)
Norton Wheeler
R1,608 Discovery Miles 16 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the waning years of the Cold War, the United States and China began to cautiously engage in cultural, educational, and policy exchanges, which in turn strengthened new security and economic ties. These links have helped shape the most important bilateral relationship in the late-twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This book explores the dynamics of cultural exchange through an in-depth historical investigation of three organizations at the forefront of U.S.-China non-governmental relations: the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies, the National Committee on United States-China Relations, and The 1990 Institute. Norton Wheeler reveals the impact of American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on education, environment, fiscal policy, and civil society in contemporary China. In turn, this book illuminates the important role that NGOs play in complementing formal diplomacy and presents a model of society-to-society relations that moves beyond old debates over cultural imperialism. Finally, the book highlights the increasingly significant role of Chinese Americans as bridges between the two societies. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with leading American and Chinese figures, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics and history, international relations and transnational NGOs.

Understanding Security Practices in South Asia - Securitization Theory and the Role of Non-State Actors (Paperback): Monika... Understanding Security Practices in South Asia - Securitization Theory and the Role of Non-State Actors (Paperback)
Monika Barthwal-Datta
R1,323 Discovery Miles 13 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the ways in which non-state actors (NSAs) in South Asia are involved in securitizing non-traditional security challenges in the region at the sub-state level. South Asia is the epicentre of some of the most significant international security challenges today. Yet, the complexities of the region's security dynamics remain under-researched. While traditional security issues, such as inter-state war, border disputes and the threat of nuclear devastation in South Asia, remain high on the agendas of policy-makers and academics both within and beyond the region, scant attention has been paid to non-traditional or 'new' security challenges. Drawing on various case studies, this work offers an innovative analysis of how NSAs in South Asia are shaping security discourses in the region and tackling security challenges at the sub-state level. Through its critique of securitization theory, the book calls for a new approach to studying security practices in South Asia - one which considers NSAs as legitimate security actors. This book will be of much interest to students of security studies, Asian security, Asian politics, critical security studies, and IR in general.

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