NGO Governance and Management
Overview
The emergence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as formal institutions has been a relatively recent phenomenon. This course examines the organizational features, actor/stakeholder relationships, and the major topics of engagement contemporary NGOs confront. It further draws upon relevant theoretical work and practicum to critically assess whether certain types of NGOs are more successful in negotiating the local and global institutional environments; as well as, the management challenges facing NGOs, and the tools they can use in response to adapt.
Lectures and Readings
Kaldor, M. (2003) “The Idea of Global Civil Society”, International Affairs 79(3): 583-593.
Anderson, K. and Rieff, D. (2005) “Global Civil Society: A Sceptical View”, in H. Anheier, M. Glasius and M. Kaldor (eds.) Global Civil Society 2004/5. London: Sage.
Hasmath, R. and Hsu, J. (2021) “Rethinking Global Civil Society in an Era of a Rising China”, The China Review 21(3). [audio paper: video and podcast] [public talk: podcast]
Reimann, K.D. (2006) “A View from the Top: International Politics, Norms and the Worldwide Growth of NGOs”, International Studies Quarterly 50(1): 45-68.
Muetzelfeldt, M. and Smith, G. (2002) “Civil Society and Global Governance: The Possibilities for Global Citizenship”, Citizenship Studies 6(1): 55-75.
Smith, J. and Wiest, D. (2005) “The Uneven Geography of Global Civil Society: National and Global Influences on Transnational Association”, Social Forces 84(2): 621-652.
Tarrow, S. (2001) “Transnational Politics: Contention and Institutions in International Politics”, Annual Review of Political Science 4: 1-20.
Carothers, T. and Barndt, W. (2000) “Civil Society”, Foreign Policy 117 (Winter): 18-24.
Mcllwaine, C. (1998) “Contesting Civil Society: Reflections from El Salvador,” Third World Quarterly 19(4): 651-672.
Hsu, J., Hildebrandt, T. and Hasmath, R. (2016) “‘Going Out’ or Staying In? The Expansion of Chinese NGOs in Africa”, Development Policy Review 34(3): 423-439. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Hsu, J., Hsu, C. and Hasmath, R. (2017) “NGO Strategies in an Authoritarian Context, and their Implications for Citizenship: The Case of the People’s Republic of China”, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 28(3): 1157-1179. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Gazley, B. and Brudney, J.L. (2007) “The Purpose (and Peril) of Government Nonprofit Partnership”, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 36: 389-415.
Coston, J.M. (1998) “A Model and Typology of Government-NGO Relationships”, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27(3): 358-382.
Young, D.R. (2000) “Alternative Models of Government-Nonprofit Sector Relations, Theoretical and International Perspectives”, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29: 149-172.
Hasmath, R., Hildebrandt, T. and Hsu, J. (2019) “Conceptualizing Government-Organized Non-Governmental Organizations”, Journal of Civil Society 15(3): 267-284. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Hsu, J. and Hasmath, R. (2014) “The Local Corporatist State and NGO Relations in China”, Journal of Contemporary China 23(87): 516-534. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Hasmath, R. and Hsu, J. (2014) “Isomorphic Pressures, Epistemic Communities and State-NGO Collaboration in China”, The China Quarterly 220: 936-954. [audio paper: video and podcast] [public talk: video and podcast]
Brown, D. and Jagadananda (2007) “Civil Society Legitimacy and Accountability: Issues and Challenges”, Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations Working Paper No. 32.
Brysk, A. (2000) “Democratizing Civil Society in Latin America”, Journal of Democracy 11(3): 151-165.
Hasmath, R. and Hsu, J. (2008) “NGOs in China: Issues of Good Governance and Accountability”, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 30(1): 1-11. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Hasmath, R. and Hsu, J. (2020) “A Community of Practice for Chinese NGOs”, Journal of Chinese Political Science 25(4): 575-589. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Hsu, J. and Hasmath, R. (2017) “A Maturing Civil Society in China? The Role of Knowledge and Professionalization in the Development of NGOs”, China Information 31(1): 22-42. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Keck, M.E. and Sikkink, K. (1999) “Transnational Advocacy Networks in International and Regional Politics”, International Social Science 51(159): 89-101.
Carpenter, R.C. (2007) “Setting the Advocacy Agenda: Theorizing Issue Emergence and Nonemergence in Transnational Advocacy Networks”, International Studies Quarterly 51: 99-120.
Strange, M. (2011) “‘Act Now and Sign Our Joint Statement!’”, Media, Culture and Society 33(8): 1236-1253.
Tam, J. and Hasmath, R. (2015) “Navigating Uncertainty: The Survival Strategies of Religious NGOs in China”, Journal of Civil Society 11(3): 282-299. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Cooley, A. and Ron, J. (2002) “The NGO Scramble: Organizational Insecurity and the Political Economy of Transnational Action”, International Security 27(1): 5-39.
Bebbington, A. (2005) “Donor-NGO Relations and Representations of Livelihood in Nongovernmental Aid Chains”, World Development 33(6): 937-950.
Hildebrandt, T. (2015) “‘From NGO to Enterprise: The Political Economy of Activist Adaptation in China’”, pp. 123-138 in R. Hasmath and J. Hsu (eds.) NGO Governance and Management in China. New York and Oxford: Routledge. [public talk: video]
Merry, S.E. (2006) “Transnational Human Rights and Local Activism: Mapping the Middle”, American Anthropologist 108(1): 38-51.
Hafner-Burton, E. (2008) “Sticks and Stones: Naming and Shaming – the Human Rights Enforcement Problem”, International Organization 62: 689-716.
Hasmath, R. and Hsu, J. (2007) “Big Business, NGOs and Labor Standards in Developing Nations: A Critical Reflection”, Asian Journal of Social Policy 3(1): 1-15. [audio paper: video and podcast]
Barnett, M. (2005) “Humanitarianism Transformed”, Perspectives on Politics 3(4): 723-40.
Seybolt, T.B. (1996) “The Myth of Neutrality”, Peace Review 8(4): 521-528.
Price, R. (1998) “Reversing the Gun Sights: Transnational Civil Society Targets Land Mines”, International Organization 52(3): 613-644.
Pottier, J. (1996) “Relief and Repatriation: Views by Rwandan Refugees; Lessons for Humanitarian Aid Workers”, African Affairs 95: 403-429.
Wapner, P. (2002) “Horizontal Politics: Transnational Environmental Activism and Global Cultural Change”, Global Environmental Politics 2(2): 37-63.
Dauvergne, P. and Lister, J. (2012) “Big Brand Sustainability: Governance Prospects and Environmental Limits”, Global Environmental Change 22(1): 36-45.