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In need of a spiritual framework for peacebuilding : Burma and beyondTegenfeldt, Aron. 10 April 2008 (has links)
Traditionally in the West, the pursuit of a secular society has kept a spiritual dimension fiom the study and application of most peacebuilding processes. By excluding a spiritual dimension, however, a tremendous resource for building peace is often lost. This thesis argues that spirituality can assist in encouraging connection and understanding between participants within a peacebuilding process. It also argues that religious/spiritual organizations and their leadership can play an important role in creating the conditions to support peace, through their organizational structure and position in society. Moreover, they can often find ways to prevent and transform conflict through the application of lessons, systems, insights and values from their own traditions, which may be more appropriate to their situation than importing outside solutions. The case study methodology used in this thesis incorporates the experiences that the author had while interning with various NGO's in Burma. The case study itself offers a specific example of why a spiritual framework for peacebuilding is needed. Through this example, an illustration of why this in that current conflict, is achieved. o t h e d e x t s are also discwed. type of framework is suitable, and how it might assist General lessons and insights that are applicable to n
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Collaborating with Malian Artists for Increased NGO Effectiveness: A Bamako, Mali Case StudySchuetz, Deidre 17 June 2014 (has links)
Arising from drastically different world views, misconceptions between foreign NGOs working in Mali and local Malians often lead to actions that perpetuate unjust power dynamics and/or do more harm than good. In order to better align NGO sustainable development efforts in ways that are beneficial to the populations they serve, it is crucial to listen to perspectives that are typically marginalized in our current global system.
This thesis explores synergizing NGO-Malian artist partnerships in innovative, mutually understandable, and mutually beneficial ways to increase NGO project effectiveness and efficiency. This case study features twelve interviews with Malian dancers and musicians residing in Bamako, Mali. The intersections between this data and current academic sources indicate suggested 1) processes to cultivate understanding and mindfully work to shift unjust power dynamics; and 2) projects (themes, partnerships with existing opportunities, and innovations) that demonstrate promising, new potential to improve development efforts. / 2014-12-16
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Taking Up Design Thinking in the Developmental Configuration: The Case of a Kenyan Community OrganizationJanuary 2019 (has links)
archives@tulane.edu / My dissertation applies diffusion of innovations and post-development theories to an actor-oriented analysis of design thinking uptake at the frontlines of international development. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working directly with the poor face challenges in delivering interventions. Their operating conditions stimulate demand for new approaches like “design thinking,” which is promoted as a human-centered innovation tool to address problems like energy poverty or infant mortality. Through a multi-year case study of a rural Kenyan NGO undergoing training, I explore the interactions and responses of organizational actors as they adopt, reject and remake design thinking. Qualitative methods include in-depth interviews and group discussions with 66 informants, plus document review and participant observation.
My findings reveal how uptake is dynamic and socially-embedded. Participants encountered design thinking through workshops, applications and conversations. Training messages, work-life conditions, and institutional locations and relationships informed how intended adopters trialed design thinking. The social interactions and perceived outcomes of encounters fed back into assessment and learning so that over time, partial changes to individuals and the organization emerged along with novel interpretations of design thinking. Staff adopters developed new problem-solving mindsets and adapted design thinking to everyday challenges. They saw it as a tool for enhancing agency and participation rather than a technical innovation process to design solutions for beneficiaries. Others did not perceive design thinking’s compatibility or relative advantage and rejected it. The organization exhibited new language and groupwork practices but not structural and cultural shifts to support design. The contradictory institutional workings of the “developmental configuration,” the assembly of actors, institutions and resources that produce development action, shaped these diverse uptake logics. The configuration simultaneously practices top-down management while demanding bottom-up empowerment. These pressures spurred felt-need for design thinking, constrained adoption, encouraged reinvention and led to internal power struggles.
My research has theoretical and practical implications. I add to theories on the diffusion of knowledge innovations in organizational settings and contribute to socio-anthropological understanding of how development actors make sense of design thinking. I challenge assumptions about design thinking for aid effectiveness by offering insights into its actual value and fitness in frontline NGO settings. / 1 / Maille Faughnan
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The role of International non-governmental organizations in the institutional capacity building of community-based organizations in China the case of an international AIDS concern organization in Yunnan /Cheng, Nga-sze, Venus. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (M. P. A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.
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The corporate governance of NGOs in social welfare sector in Hong Kong after 2000Mui, Tat-ming. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (M. P. A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.
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Understandings of sustainability and the contributions of non-governmental organizations : a case study of Toledo, BelizeRosien, Jessica 20 April 2001 (has links)
This thesis reviews theoretical and local understandings of sustainability and
examines the contributions which the NGO, the Toledo Institute for Development
and Environment (TIDE), makes to achieving sustainability in the district of
Toledo in Belize, Central America. The study focuses mainly on the Port Honduras
Marine Reserve, which TIDE manages in cooperation with the Toledo Fisheries
Department.
Three sets of theories provide the context: theories of sustainability and
sustainable development in general, theories on marine protected areas and
fisheries management, and theories on NGOs. Findings show that TIDE has a
vague understanding of sustainability and that there is a contradiction between the
mission statement which promises a balance between environmental protection and
stakeholders' economic needs, and TIDE' s actual strategies for encouraging
protection for the Port Honduras Marine Reserve. In addition, TIDE's
dysfunctional internal management style, such as lack of communication between
the management and staff, spontaneous planning, and frequent staff turn-over
prevent the organization from functioning effectively and realizing its goals. TIDE’s approach to sustainability is ineffective because it fails to integrate emic
perspectives. TIDE does not take into account that local residents have an their own
perspectives on sustainability, which include the fishermen's sense of stewardship
for the marine environment. TIDE also does not successfully ensuring a steady
income for the fishermen effectively.
In light of the theories on sustainability, findings show that most theories are
developed in a top-down manner that fail to integrate local understandings of sustainability. The only possible exception are holistic theories that emphasize
bottom-up participation.
The main recommendation for TIDE and similar NGOs is to develop a holistic
approach to sustainability that includes emic perspectives. Consideration of the
environment, the consideration of stakeholders' economic needs, the socio-cultural
context, and an administrative political framework and a functional internal
management style all need to be integrated into a successful approach to
sustainability. / Graduation date: 2001 / Best scan available for figures 2-3.
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Saving Nu Jiang : embedded political opportunity for Chinese NGOs under globalization /Zhou, Hang. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-74). Also available in electronic version.
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Evolution and evaluation of a non-governmental organization in southeastern Madagascar : a case study of Azafady /Menard, Nicole L. January 2008 (has links)
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-124). Also available online in Scholars' Bank.
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Contingency contracting and private volunteer organization procurement in Uzbekistan : a comparative analysis /Coombs, John L. January 2002 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): E. Cory Yoder, James Suchan. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-112). Also available online.
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A case study of third world development projects developed and implemented by the non-governmental organization--Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)Eddu, Francis Rao. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 168 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-168).
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