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Most major development NGOs dedicate significant resources to advocacy. Many also work to inform and shape public opinion, whether through advertising or fundraising, or through education programmes. They argue that fundamental change is not achieved until the policy environment is right, and cannot be sustained without a groundswell of support for reform. In recent years, however, advocacy work has come under increasing criticism. NGOs are challenged on the grounds of:
Legitimacy - Whom do they represent, and to whom are they accountable?
Effectiveness - What practical impact does high-level advocacies have on the lives of people living in poverty, and who is to judge this?
Role - Should NGOs try to combine funding and advocacy, or do these demand different kinds of South-North relationship?
Strategy - Are NGOs seduced by agencies like the World Bank or by the corporate sector to readily? When does constructive engagement with these powerful bodies turn into co-option by them? As international grassroots, advocacy is becoming more vocal thanks to new communication technologies; what is the appropriate role for Northern NGOs?
REVIEWS
This publication offers an important contribution to the debate on the future of NGO advocacy work that has been considerably fuelled recently, particularly since the much-publicised anti-globalisation demonstrations. A special value of this book derives from the diversity of backgrounds and profiles of the authors, ensuring an interdisciplinary approach and a comprehensive analysis of this controversial topic.
Culturelink - journal of the Institute for International Relations
CONTENTS
- Contributors
- Preface
Deborah Eade
- Development and advocacy
Maria Teresa Diokno-Pacual
- NGOs and advocacy: how well are the poor represented
Warren Nyamugasira
- The international anti-debt campaign: a Southern activist view for activists in "the North" and "the South"
Dot Keet
- Human rights and religious backlash: the experience of a Bangladeshi NGO
Mohammad Rafi and A.M.R. Chowdhury
- Disaster without memory: Oxfam's drought programme in Zambia
K. Pushpanath; Campaigning: a fashion or the best way to change the global agenda?
Gerd Leipold
- Northern NGO advocacy: perceptions, reality and the challenge
Ian Anderson
- "Does the doormat influence the boot?" critical thoughts on UK NGOs and international advocacy
Michale Edwards
- The effectiveness of NGO campaigning: lessons from practice
Jennifer Chapman and Thomas Fisher
- Heroism and ambiguity: NGO advocacy in international policy
Paul Nelson
- Northern words, Southern readings
Carmen Marcuello and Chaime Marcuello
- Menchu Tum,Stoll, and martyrs of solidarity
Larry Reid
- The People's Communication Charter
Cees J.Hamelink
- Annotated bibliography
- Organisations
- Addresses of publishers
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