Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)

One of the largest volunteer movements in the twentieth century, local farm and home bureau organizations have been woefully underrepresented in so...

How do NGOs overcome the suspicion of them as Western agents? How do they convince people that contrary to common perceptions, they do not lead wom...

This study looks at the ongoing efforts of the Alternative Global Movement and World Social Forum to reconcile contests over political organization...

This study looks at the ongoing efforts of the Alternative Global Movement and World Social Forum to reconcile contests over political organization...

Development education is a radical form of learning that addresses the structural causes of poverty and injustice in the global North and South. Th...

The authors present an overview of private development aid in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the EU...

This volume provides a novel and relational sociological approach to the study of EU civil society. It focuses on the interactions and interrelatio...

At specific moments in the history of Africa, Europe, and Latin America, each region decided to create supranational jurisdictions to protect human...

This newest volume in the ELT in Context series by Nicole Takeda is about teaching English at a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Cambodia and ...

The world of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) has dramatically changed during the last two decades. The author critically analy...

Jasmine-Kim Westendorf's discomforting book investigates sexual misconduct by military peacekeepers and abuses perpetrated by civilian peacekeepers...

This book examines the leading role of the Quaker American Friends Service Committee in the United Nations relief program for Palestine Arab refuge...

Security concerns increasingly influence foreign aid: how Western countries give aid, to whom and why. With contributions from experts in the field...

Behind India's high recent growth rates lies a story of societal conflict that is scarcely talked about. Across its villages and production sites, ...

Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork in rural South India, the book uses a 'class-relational' approach to analyse continuity and change in process...

Scholars and students working in a wide range of disciplines including organization studies, political sociology, political science, history, socia...

NGOs set out to save lives, relieve suffering, and service basic human needs. They are committed to serving people across national borders and with...

How should the countries in the Baltic Sea region and their allies meet the strategic challenges posed by an openly aggressive and expansionist Rus...

How should the countries in the Baltic Sea region and their allies meet the strategic challenges posed by an openly aggressive and expansionist Rus...

In 2015, the Old Fadama slum of Accra, Ghana was a government 'no-go zone' due to the generally lawless environment. Participatory action researche...

This publication brings together a set of IMF papers that prepared as backgrounds for the various sessions of the conference and will help put into...

Yemen has faced continuing crises since 2010. The fighting and divisions have destroyed much of Yemens physical, political and social infrastructur...

The Politics of Suffering examines the confluence of international aid, humanitarian relief, and economic development within the space of the Pales...

The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq inadvertently changed the balance of power in favor of the Shiite community in Iraq and beyond. How Shiites Won the ...

The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was an unprecedented medical and political emergency that cast an unflattering light on multiple corner...

As wealthy countries build walls to keep migrants out, countries in the Global South are celebrated for their hospitality towards refugees. Hosting...

As wealthy countries build walls to keep migrants out, countries in the Global South are celebrated for their hospitality towards refugees. Hosting...

International Humanitarian NGOs and State Relations: Politics, Principles and Identity examines the often discordant relationship between states an...

Young Canadians are increasingly active and engaged in global issues. Many are eagerly poised to contribute--in smaller and even larger ways--to in...