Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

A Radical History of Development Studies traces the history of the subject from the late colonial period all the way through to contemporary focus on poverty reduction.

Civil society is often seen as male, structured in a way that excludes women from public and political life.

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's government encouraged substantial American investment in education and aid.

Civil society is often seen as male, structured in a way that excludes women from public and political life.

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's government encouraged substantial American investment in education and aid.

The Western world's responses to genocide have been slow, unwieldly and sometimes unfit for purpose.

In the delta region of Nigeria, women seeking HIV care face a plethora of deeply gendered inequalities.

Behind India's high recent growth rates lies a story of societal conflict that is scarcely talked about.

Behind India's high recent growth rates lies a story of societal conflict that is scarcely talked about.

Since the 1990s, most African economies and public spheres have been liberalised, and new civil society actors have emerged.

This book explores the paradoxical relationship between NGOs and capitalism, showing that supposedly progressive organisations often promote essentially the same policies and ideas as existing governments.

Neoliberal capitalism positions us all as consumers in a hypermarket where money talks.

Neoliberal capitalism positions us all as consumers in a hypermarket where money talks.

Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs.

Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs.

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The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have highlighted again the precarious situation aid agencies find themselves in, caught as they are between the firing lines of the hostile parties, as they are trying to alleviate the plight of the civilian populations.

From Vulnerability to Resilience - V2R - is a framework for analysis and action to reduce vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of individuals, households and communities.

"e;Development"e; is often misunderstood and can embrace everything from large infrastructure projects to small-scale environmental initiatives.

1978: In Rhodesia, the Internal Settlement led to the creation of a coalition government.

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More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need.

More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need.

Why do some development projects succeed where others fail?

Migrant Justice in the Age of Removal details the story of Migrant Justice, a migrant rights organization led by undocumented workers in a complicated and perhaps unexpected location: Vermont, United States.

Wellbeing ist ein zentrales Konzept zur Erfassung der Zufriedenheit der Burgerinnen und Burger mit und in ihrer sozialen, politischen und okonomischen Lage.

The Israeli Palestinian conflict has resulted in the longest-standing refugee crisis in the world today.

When do international non-governmental organizations like Oxfam or Human Rights Watch actually work?

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The single most useful resource out there on how to build and grow sustainable places The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before.

This powerful and empowering text offers a way forward for alleviating human suffering, presenting a realistic roadmap for enhanced global governance that can create workable solutions to mass poverty.

This book presents a rigorous empirical study of various aspects of poverty alleviation in rural Bangladesh.

An activist and an actor reflect on Edward Snowden and the surveillance state in this collection that "e;reads like a whistleblower's travel diary"e; (Disorient).

This book provides a historical account of the NGO CARE as one of the largest humanitarian NGOs worldwide from 1945 to 1980.

This book provides a historical account of the NGO CARE as one of the largest humanitarian NGOs worldwide from 1945 to 1980.

In recent decades, Palestinian heritage organizations have launched numerous urban regeneration and museum projects across the West Bank in response to the enduring Israeli occupation.

In recent decades, Palestinian heritage organizations have launched numerous urban regeneration and museum projects across the West Bank in response to the enduring Israeli occupation.

Dayton Literary Peace Prize FinalistClara Johnson Award FinalistAs hundreds of thousands of displaced people sought refuge in Europe, the global relief system failed.

International organizations (IOs) are essential and controversial actors in world politics today.

A blue star for each family member serving in Americas military a gold star if that life was lost in defense of the nations freedom.

Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged.

Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged.

The single most useful resource out there on how to build and grow sustainable places The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before.

The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues.

The growth of what some academics refer to as 'the policy analysis movement' represents an effort to reform certain aspects of government behaviour.

The growth of what some academics refer to as 'the policy analysis movement' represents an effort to reform certain aspects of government behaviour.

A man who had won the Nobel Peace Prize, who was widely counted one of the greatest UN Secretary Generals, was nearly hounded from office by scandal.

Since they were pioneered in the 1970s by Robert Keohane and others, the broad range of neoliberal institutionalist theories of international relations have grown in importance.