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The Authority Trap - Strategic Choices of International NGOs (Hardcover)
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The Authority Trap - Strategic Choices of International NGOs (Hardcover)
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Not all international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) are
created equal, Some have emerged as "leading INGOs" that command
deference from various powerful audiences and are well-positioned
to influence the practices of states, corporations, and other
INGOs. Yet Sarah S. Stroup and Wendy H. Wong make a strong case for
the tenuous nature of this position: in order to retain their
authority, INGOs such as Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amnesty
International refrain from expressing radical opinions that
severely damage their long-term reputation. Stroup and Wong contend
such INGOs must constantly adjust their behavior to maintain a
delicate equilibrium that preserves their status. Activists,
scholars, and students seeking to understand how international
organizations garner and conserve power-and how this affects their
ability to fulfill their stated missions-will find much of value in
The Authority Trap. The authors use case studies that illuminate
how INGOs are received by three main audiences: NGO peers, state
policymakers, and corporations. In the end, the authors argue, the
more authority an INGO has, the more constrained is its ability to
affect the conduct of world politics.
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