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...