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NGO LEGITIMACY: FOUR MODELS [PDF]

open access: yesRepresentation, 2015
The aim of this paper is to examine NGOs’ legitimacy in the context of global politics. In order to yield a better understanding of NGOs’ legitimacy at the international level it is important to examine how their legitimacy claims are evaluated. This paper proposes dividing the literature into four models based on the theoretical and analytical ...
Anheier H.   +29 more
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Civic Space: Shrinking from the outside in? [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo, 2020
Restrictions on NGOs and others promoting civil liberties have caused alarm about «shrinking civic space» perpetrated by their domestic regimes. Yet because most camps in the world’s civil societies are left unmolested (indeed many are growing) and ...
David SOGGE
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State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach [PDF]

open access: yesСовременная Европа, 2023
The article is dedicated to the interaction between the German state and civil society (CS). Germany is known as a developed democratic state with a strong CS in which non-governmental organizations play an active role.
Ekaterina P. Timoshenkova
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Examining the Role of Non-government Organizations (NGOs) in Realizing Good Urban Governance(Case Study: Tehran Metropolitan City) [PDF]

open access: yesنشریه جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی, 2021
IntroductionDuring the past century, the city management system has faced shortcomings due to weaknesses in civil and local institutions, absence of a well-defined organizational position within the national hierarchy, and lack of participation in ...
Fereshte Rezaee   +2 more
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Clarifying the role of Participation of NGOs and Museums in the Process of Promoting Sustainable Tourism [PDF]

open access: yesMuṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī, 2023
Nowadays, the impacts of tourism are one of the academic topics and concerns of experts in this field, and they are trying to increase its positive effects through network and cluster activity and find solutions to reduce the negative effects of tourism.
Neda Torabi Farsani   +3 more
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Obstetric fistula-induced incontinence and WASH programming in humanitarian settings: agenda for research, innovation, and practice

open access: yesJournal of International Humanitarian Action, 2023
Women living with obstetric fistula-induced incontinence (OFII) have heightened need for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services because they experience involuntary leaking of urine, feces, or both.
Samuel Adjorlolo   +3 more
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Virtuosos of Mimesis and Mimicry: a Case Study of Movements Propagating Conspiracy Theories in Ireland and Poland

open access: yesPartecipazione e Conflitto, 2023
In recent years, conspiracy theories have been increasingly defined as a new social enemy, a threat to democracy. But scholars of conspiracy theories also point out that we have very little research that examines a direct link between conspiracy theories
Elżbieta Drążkiewicz
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NGOs

open access: yesDemocratic decline, 2021
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
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The Impact of Organisational Values on the Commercialisation of NGOs: Evidence Based on the Management by Values Theory

open access: yesActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, 2022
This study aims to identify the impact of organisational values on the commercialisation of Polish NGOs. The commercialisation of NGOs is seen as the market methods adoption process of managing, providing services and social mission fulfilling.
Paweł Mikołajczak
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Harnessing the Power of NGOs and Social Workers: Enhancing Mental Health Resilience through Collaborative Efforts [PDF]

open access: yesSocial Science Chronicle, 2023
This comprehensive analysis delves into the endeavours of twenty-five non-governmental organizations (NGOs) alongside numerous dedicated social workers, all of whom have committed themselves to combatting global mental health issues.
Usha Aruna Priyanga Welhenage
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