NGOs, Civil Society, and the Public Sphere
NGOs, Civil Society, and the Public Sphere Nongovernmental organizations act on behalf of citizens in politics and society. This book investigates how NGOs can become stronger advocates for citizens…
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NGOs, Civil Society, and the Public Sphere
Nongovernmental organizations act on behalf of citizens in politics and society. This book investigates how NGOs can become stronger advocates for citizens and better representatives of their interests. Yet many question their legitimacy and ask who they speak for.
Whereas most books on NGOs focus on policy effectiveness, using approaches that treat accountability largely as a matter of internal performance measurements, Lang instead argues that it is ultimately several public accountabilities that inform NGO legitimacy. Sabine Lang analyzes the choices that NGOs face in their work for policy change between working in institutional settings and practising public advocacy that incorporates constituents' voices. The case studies in this book use empirical research from the European Union, the United States and Germany to point to governments' role in redefining the conditions for NGOs' public advocacy.
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