Whose accountability? A case study of NGO accountability to recipients of aid in South Sudan [PDF]
The prominence of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has increased dramatically in the last decade triggering concerns over the accountability of these organisations.
Beattie, Karyn
core +7 more sources
NGOs, NGO-ing, and NGO-graphy in Serbia
Marek Mikuš. Frontiers of civil society: Government and hegemony in Serbia. New York: Berghahn Books, 2018.Theodora Vetta. Democracy struggles: NGOs and the politics of aid in Serbia. New York: Berghahn Books, 2019.
openaire +1 more source
Abstract The chapter examines the main tasks of NGOs and how they are related to the achievement of their missions and to those of the United Nations. The history of NGO links to the Third UN—including an official role in the UN’s constitution, Charter Article 71—as well as the various distinctions between them and other non-state actors
Tatiana Carayannis, Thomas G. Weiss
openaire +3 more sources
Global Civil Society from Hyperlink Perspective: Exploring the Website Networks of International NGOs [PDF]
This case study takes a look at the hyperlink networks extracted from the websites of 367 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with datasets from 2010, 2012 and 2014.
Harald Meier
doaj +1 more source
Accountability and accounting in the NGO field comprising the UK and Africa – A Bordieusian analysis
The main purpose of this paper, and its main contribution, is to develop an understanding of accounting and accountability practices and perceptions in NGOs operating in Africa. It draws upon a broad set of Bourdieu’s concepts, comprising field, capital,
A. Goddard
semanticscholar +1 more source
Improving geographical accessibility modeling for operational use by local health actors
Background Geographical accessibility to health facilities remains one of the main barriers to access care in rural areas of the developing world.
Felana Angella Ihantamalala +10 more
doaj +1 more source
Ethical Disputes, Coordinating Acts and NGO Accountability: Evidence from an NGO river-care programme in Malaysia [PDF]
We use the Theory of Orders of Worth (OW) espoused by Boltanski and his associates to understand how disputes emerge in situations and how such disputes themselves reach agreements in the context of community engagements by an NGO.
Wickramasinghe, Danture +3 more
core +1 more source
Cycling in the city: Novi Sad on its way to become more bike-friendly city through the social activism [PDF]
Novi Sad is a city with great potential for becoming a major cycling city. However, there have been certain obstacles standing in the way. Via survey, people who cycle expressed their satisfaction with the number of parking spots, storage space at home ...
Komadina Ivana
doaj +1 more source
The systemic effect of PEG-nGO-induced oxidative stress in vivo in a rodent model
Oxidative stress (OS) plays an important role in the pathology of certain human diseases. Scientists have developed great interest regarding the determination of oxidative stress caused after the administration of nano-graphene composites (PEG-nGO ...
Q. Ain +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Corporate-NGO partnership for environmentally sustainable innovation
This paper studies the initiation of a partnership between a corporation and a nongovernmental organization (NGO) for environmentally sustainable innovation, as well as its development over time.
S. Mousavi, B. Bossink
semanticscholar +1 more source

