Political Activism

In the midst of the political upheavals that engulfed Myanmar from 2010 to 2011, international attention was fixed upon the military regime and its...

The global economic crisis continue to dominate headlines, yet measures to build a social floor under the global economy and reform global governan...

A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant Simon SchamaAmos Oz, the internationally acclaimed author of A Tale of Love and Darkness and Juda...

In the first historical account of international NGOs, from the French Revolution to the present, Thomas Davies places the contemporary debate on t...

Path of Blood tells the horrifying true story of the underground army which Osama Bin Laden created in order to attack his number one target: his h...

The Hidden Hands of Justice: NGOs, Human Rights, and International Courts is the first comprehensive analysis of non-governmental organization (NGO...

Today''s international arena is characterised by complex interactions and information flows among a host of actors, resulting in diffused vulnerabi...

The increasing complexity and interdependence of international NGOs has brought to the surface concerns not only about performance but about the st...

Local faith-based NGOs (FBOs) are a major force in international development. Almost all religious traditions call followers to charity and non-pro...

Why are some international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) more politically salient than others, and why are some NGOs better able to influenc...

Environmental activism in contemporary Russia exemplifies both the promise and the challenge facing grassroots politics in the post-Soviet period. ...

Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF (aka Doctors Without Borders), was founded in 1971 by rebellious French doctors. It is arguably the most respected...

Development is a difficult endeavor in any environment, much more so in places such as Myanmar with its perfect storm of extreme poverty, interna...

By bringing together their respective competencies and resources for the greater good, governments, business, civil society and multilateral agenci...

NGO Leadership and Human Rights covers various topics of importance to those who work in development and/or advocacy organisations with human right...

A SPECTATOR and PROSPECT Book of the Year'Ceaselessly interesting, knowledgeable and evocative' Spectator'A fresh way to write history' Alan Johnso...

The slogan Yes we can-in the form ¡Sí Se Puede!-doesn't originate with Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. It goes back more than four decad...

Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture-the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civi...

On a perfect summers day in August as a faint breeze cooled the heat of the noonday sun and gently lifted the flags to display their mottoes and e...

A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the frontlines of Hong Kongs revolution. Through the long, hot su...