European Civil Society and International Development Aid: Organisational Incentives and NGO Advocacy (Routledge Explorations in Development Studies)

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Synopsis
This book explains how and why European non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs) engage in advocacy towards the European Union (EU). It analyses the heterogenous structure of the sector, with examples ranging from large multinational networks to essentially single person NGDOs. The book provides a detailed map of the topics which have featured in NGDO advocacy since 2006, arguing that NGDOs have generally been reactive in their advocacy towards the EU. The author explains how they have contested a number of policy issues on the agendas of the EU institutions, especially around the diversion of aid to manage migration and leverage private sector investments. Furthermore, some NGDOs have used the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to re-package their pre-existing policy demands. Based on an analytical framework focused around three variables, namely moral vision, funding concerns, and the need to build/maintain a ‘good’ reputation, the book explains these advocacy choices, and argues that much of NGDO advocacy seems to be consistent with funding motivations. The author highlights the importance of moral vision and reputational concerns in moderating how far NGDOs will go with funding-driven advocacy, arguing that motivations need to be looked at in their complexity, and within the specific policy context. Drawing on a range of quantitative and qualitative data sets to provide a rich and varied picture of the advocacy work of European development NGOs, European Civil Society and International Development Aid is a key reference for researchers and practitioners working in the field.
Copyright:
2023

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
184 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000773026
Related ISBNs:
9780367861872, 9781032365695, 9781003017554
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Balázs Szent-Iványi
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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