Magnus Jirström
Professor
Look Who's Talking! Second thoughts about NGOs as representing Civil Society
Author
Summary, in English
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are major players in development aid today. It is widely believed they represent civil society and that, for example, the UN and the World Bank would be strengtened if NGOs were given a larger influence over policy formulation and development. As one can hardly speak of an NGO community, the issue of representation is far from easily solved. NGOs often compete for visibility, clients and influence, and representation leaves a lot to be desired. Hence, governments' and intergovernmental institutions' reluctance to accept immediately NGOs as partners, may be necessary for NGOs to become representative and, paradoxically, for strengthening civil society as well.
Department/s
- Department of Human Geography
Publishing year
2009
Language
English
Pages
429-448
Publication/Series
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Volume
44
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Human Geography
Keywords
- NGO
- networking
- campaigning
- civil society
- representation
- social forum
- representaion
- non-governmental organizations
- local organization
- advocacy
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0021-9096