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A Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Localization: The Case of HelpAge International

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many transnational non‐governmental organizations (TNGOs) are reevaluating their organizational forms and norms as they pursue localization. Localization itself is a contested and multifaceted concept, however, complicating the design, implementation, and evaluation of localization efforts.
Hans Peter Schmitz, George E. Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

USAID's Locally‐Led Development Agenda: Open Government and Independent Monitoring

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT USAID's ambitious localization agenda between 2021–2024—suspended in early 2025—aimed to provide more funding for local organizations, strengthen local systems, and co‐create with local communities. This study uses pre‐2025 open government data to identify continuity and change during USAID’s localization push.
Jeffrey Hallock, Jonathan Fox, Nicholas Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Civic education a key tool for reconciliation, coexistence and the strengthening of democracy

Assensus, 2017
Citizenship for education strengthening democracy? If the challenge to address this issue and bring you to the newly signed agreement for peace in Colombia. Democracy is just a means to consolidate peace, it is betting on citizen participation where “all
Dora Piñeres de la Ossa, Graciela Páez Rodríguez, Zohamy Ardila Ramos   +2 more
doaj  

A Security and Peace Mechanism for Northeast Asia: The Economic Dimension [PDF]

The creation of an enduring multilateral security and peace mechanism for Northeast Asia and the furthering of regional economic cooperation have been identified as components of a final resolution of the North Korean nuclear controversy in the Six Party
Marcus Noland, Stephan Haggard
core  

Brokering Localization: Country‐Based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes Country‐Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. CBPFs are intermediaries in the aid chain connecting donors to implementers such as the United Nations, international non‐governmental organizations (INGOs) and national NGOs (NNGOs). This paper analyzes four of the
Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre
wiley   +1 more source

Localizing Efforts to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Aid: Evolving Experiences of Power and Agency in Lebanon

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efforts to address gender‐based violence in humanitarian settings increasingly call for recognition of and funding to local women‐led organizations and women's rights organizations for long‐term response. The Empowered Aid initiative seeks to address sexual exploitation and abuse by working with local organizations as well as the refugee women
Jihan Kaisi, Fatima Mahmoud, Hope Harriet, Jessie Weber, Alina Potts   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“JUST PEACE”

, 2012
openaire   +3 more sources

Can peace be engineered? [PDF]

PNAS Nexus
Madhavan G, Donofrio NM, Madni AM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Navigating the Rapids: How Non‐Governmental Organization Managers Develop Strategic Adaptation to Repressive Political Environments

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the management adaptation strategies non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) managers employ in order to operate in repressive political environments. It answers the question: how do NGO managers initiate, manage and sustain internal change when the political/regulatory environment changes?
Charles Kaye‐Essien, Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Ghadeer Ali   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a humanized technology: a reinterpretation of Erich Fromm' s humanistic peace psychology. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Wang Y, Li P, Liu W.
europepmc   +1 more source