NGOs, Civil Society, and the Public Sphere

Informationen zum Autor Sabine Lang is Associate Professor of International Studies in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Klappentext This book investigates how nongovernmental organizations can become stronger advocates for citizens and better representatives of their interests. Zusammenfassung This book investigates how nongovernmental organizations can become stronger advocates for citizens and better representatives of their interests. Sabine Lang analyzes the choices that NGOs face in their work for policy change between working in institutional settings and practicing public advocacy that incorporates constituents' voices. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. David or Goliath? Situating NGOs in politics; 2. Civil society as a public sphere; 3. The NGOization of civil society; 4. Limits to NGO advocacy in the public sphere; 5. Urban development advocacy in the United States and Germany; 6. Transnational women's NGO networks in the European Union; 7. NGOs navigating inclusion in governance and public accountabilities; Appendix A. Interviews for Chapter 5; Appendix B. Interviews for Chapter 6; Appendix C. Website analysis for Chapter 6; Appendix D. Issue crawler figures for Chapter 6.

Product details

• Authors: Sabine Lang, Sabine (University of Washington) Lang, Lang Sabine
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107024991
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02499-1
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Communication Studies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Comparative Politics