Handbook of research on NGOS / edited by Aynsley Kellow (Professor Emeritus of Government, University of Tasmania), and Hannah Murphy-Gregory (Lecturer, University of Tasmania, Australia).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kellow, Aynsley J. (Aynsley John), 1951- editor.

Murphy-Gregory, Hannah, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Incorporated, 2018.

Summary:

This volume provides a critical and stimulating overview of research on Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs). While it notes that the definition of NGOs is contested, and can include both business and national groups, it focuses primarily on international NGOs engaged with human rights, social and environmental concerns, and aid and development issues. The Handbook of Research on NGOs features contributions from Peter Willetts, Tom Davies, Bob Reinalda, Jutta Joachim and other key international authors. It provides readers with a series of thought provoking essays on both the general aspects of NGOs and significant issues of particular concern. This Handbook places NGOs in both historical and contemporary contexts, making it a valuable read for academics and research students seeking a detailed survey of the field. NGO practitioners looking to understand their operating environment in greater depth would also benefit from reading this important book.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction

1. NGOs and global politics / Aynsley Kellow and Hannah Murphy-Gregory

2. The historical development of NGOs / Thomas Davies

3. NGOs in the history of intergovernmental organizations / Bob Reinalda

4. NGOs as insider participants: evolution of the role of NGOs at the United Nations / Peter Willetts

5. A return to the classification problem: revising a framework for studying NGOs / Anna C. Vakil

6. Quantifying NGOs / Elizabeth A. Bloodgood

NGOs in specific policy domains

7. NGOs and gender equality / Jutta Joachim

8. Non-governmental Development Organisations / Hartmut Elsenhans and Hannes Warnecke-Berger

9. NGOs and global economic policy institutions / Hannah Murphy-Gregory

10. NGOs and human rights / Anja Mihr

11. NGOs and climate politics / Aynsley Kellow

12. The rise of tax justice NGOs and the new politics of corporate taxation / Ainsley Elbra

13. Environmental Non-governmental Organizations / Timothy Doyle

14. The multiple dilemmas of consumer associations in global politics / Karsten Ronit

Issues, arenas and processes

15. NGOs and accountability / Dennis Redeker and Kerstin Martens

16. NGOs and private governance/certification challenges / Fred Gale

17. Going global: French NGOs 'without borders' / Johanna Siméant-Germanos

18. The rise of NGOs in the People's Republic of China / Carolyn L. Hsu

19. NGOs in the European Union / Justin Greenwood

20. NGOs and Religion: instrumentalisation and its discontents / Philip Fountain and Marie Juul Petersen

21. NGOs and multi-level, multi-arena governance / Aynsley Kellow and Hannah Murphy-Gregory

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781785361685 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.