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NGOs and international development: A review of thirty-five years of scholarship

World Development, 2018
Since 1980, the number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developing countries has exploded. Published research on NGOs has paralleled this growth, yet there exists scant synthesis of the literature. This article presents a synthesis, while also
Jennifer N. Brass, Wesley Longhofer, R. Robinson, Allison Schnable   +3 more
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Social Media and Environmental Activism: Framing Climate Change on Facebook by Global NGOs

Science communication, 2020
Analyzing Facebook content produced by 289 global climate nonprofits from 18 countries, this study investigates these NGOs’ framing of climate change. Of the three protest frames, diagnostic was most popular.
H. Vu, Matthew Blomberg, Hyunjin Seo, Yuchen Liu, F. Shayesteh, Hung Viet Do   +5 more
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Synthesis, characterization and bioimaging application of laser-ablated graphene-oxide nanoparticles (nGOs)

, 2020
Graphene oxide nanoparticles (nGOs) were prepared by nanoscond pulsed laser ablation (ns-PLA) of graphene solution at a wavelength of 1064 nm. The High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) reveals the average particles size of nGOs as 26 ...
Gaurav Kumar Yogesh, E. Shuaib, Purandhi Roopmani, Manju Bhargavi Gumpu, U. Krishnan, D. Sastikumar   +5 more
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International principles of disaster risk reduction informing NGOs strategies for community based DRR mainstreaming: The Bangladesh context

, 2020
Global indexes rank Bangladesh as the 5th most disaster-prone country in the world with immense loss of life and property. In this frightening narrative of death and damage, rural people are often the most vulnerable with limited access to infrastructure
M. Seddiky, H. Giggins, T. Gajendran
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Alleviating Indigenous poverty through tourism: the role of NGOs

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2020
Tourism is acknowledged as a tool through which communities can achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) highlighted as important development partners in this regard. This paper examines
Md. Ariful Hoque, B. Lovelock, A. Carr
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Cooperation with international NGOs and supplier assessment: Investigating the multiple mediating role of CSR activities in SMEs

, 2020
Nontraditional supply chain stakeholders, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), may be able to affect the adoption of CSR practices in supply chains.
Rébecca Stekelorum, Issam Laguir, J. Elbaz   +2 more
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When do environmental NGOs work? A test of the conditional effectiveness of environmental advocacy

Environmental Politics, 2020
Under what conditions does environmental non-governmental (NGO) advocacy affect environmental outcomes? We build on earlier theoretical work and contend that the influence of environmental NGO advocacy is conditioned on (a) the ability of local citizens ...
Raul Pacheco‐Vega, Amanda Murdie
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Contentions over World Culture: The Rise of Legal Restrictions on Foreign Funding to NGOs, 1994–2015

Social Forces, 2019
:The last two decades have witnessed an unprecedented rise in government restrictions on foreign funding to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Often in the name of defending the nation from outside influences, over 60 countries have implemented laws ...
Patricia Bromley, Evan Schofer, Wesley Longhofer   +2 more
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Who survived? Ethiopia's regulatory crackdown on foreign-funded NGOs

Review of International Political Economy, 2015
K. Dupuy, James Ron, Aseem Prakash
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