University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences / Department of Government and Public Administration

Εμάς η έρευνα μας επικεντρώθηκε στις μη κυβερνητικές οργανώσεις στην Ελλάδα που αφορούν τα παιδιά και μάλιστα πιο συγκεκριμένα κακοποιημένα, φτωχά, ορφανά, άρρωστα παιδιά κτλ.. Επίσης παρουσιάζουμε κάποιες οργανώσεις για παιδιά με νοητική υστέρηση ή κάποιου άλλου είδους αναπηρία. Οι μη κυβερνητικές οργανώσεις για το παιδί εντάσσονται στη λογική για την υπεράσπιση, προώθηση και την εξασφάλιση των δικαιωμάτων της. Απώτερος σκοπός τους είναι η προστασία του παιδιού. Η έρευνα μας ως επί των πλείστων στηρίχθηκε σε στοιχεία που αντλήσαμε για τις διάφορες οργανώσεις από το διαδίκτυο. Επίσης συμβουλευτήκαμε κάποια βιβλία και ορισμένα άρθρα. Προσπαθήσαμε να συλλέξουμε πληροφορίες σχετικά με το έτος ίδρυσης της κάθε οργάνωσης, την οργάνωση, τους σκοπούς και τις λειτουργίες καθώς και τους τομείς δράσης της. Στο τέλος της εργασίας θα αναφερθούμε στην κριτική που κάνει το κράτος στις οργανώσεις αυτές. / -

The activity of the third sector in social sphere becomes very important lately. For this reason, the Non-governmental organizations, providing social services in Lithuania, are chosen as the object of presentable research. The place of Non-governmental organizations, taking action in social sphere, in the market of social services and the part taken in solving social problems is being analyzed in this work. Non-governmental organizations are described. The presumptions of attitude of intensification of Non-governmental organizations as participators of market of social services are segregated. The influence of legislation, which regulates presentation of social services, for activity is amplified. The research was carried out trying to proof that Non-governmental organizations can become the main providers of social services. There were used theoretical, empirical and statistic methods of research in this work. The experience of Non-governmental organizations in social activity was evaluated during research. There were determined strong enough positions of Non-governmental organizations in the market of social services. The problems that meet Non-governmental organizations are being analyzed. These problems were determined using scientific literature of Lithuania and foreign authors, legislations of Republic of Lithuania and with help of representatives of Non-governmental organizations that took part in this research. Respondents specified reasons that prevent activity... [to full text]

Visuotinai pripažįstama, kad stipri pilietinė visuomenė – demokratijos bei pažangos pagrindas. Apie demokratijos išsivystymą šalyje paprastai sprendžiama, atsižvelgiant kokią įtaką valstybėje turi bei kokiu mastu veikia visuomeninės pilietinės organizacijos, dabar vadinamos nevyriausybinėmis organizacijomis . Kuo aktyvesnė pilietinė visuomenė šalyje, tuo valstybės valdymas būna „skaidresnis“. Nevyriausybinių organizacijų sektoriaus plėtra yra viena iš pagrindinių valstybės funkcijų tobulinimo galimybių, kadangi valstybė gali perleisti dalį savo funkcijų NVO sektoriui . Kadangi organizacijų įvaizdį viena iš pirmųjų formuoja žiniasklaida, o nevyriausybinės organizacijos yra ne pelno siekiančios organizacijos, neturinčios reikiamų finansinių resursų, kuriuos galėtų skirti organizacijos viešinimui, įvaizdžio formavimui, itin svarbu išanalizuoti kokią informaciją apie NVO komunikacinėje erdvėje pateikia žiniasklaida. Šio darbo objektas - Lietuvos žiniasklaidos komunikuojamas nevyriausybinių organizacijų įvaizdis 2009-2011 m.m. Darbo tikslas – ištirti kokį nevyriausybinių organizacijų įvaizdį formuoja Lietuvos žiniasklaida. Pagrindiniai darbo uždaviniai: atlikti NVO sektoriaus vaidmenų ir funkcijų visuomenės raidoje teorinę analizę; identifikuoti nevyriausybinių organizacijų įvaizdžio ypatumus; nustatyti žiniasklaidos vaidmenį nevyriausybinių organizacijų įvaizdžio formavime, pateikti NVO įvaizdžio kūrimo žiniasklaidoje kliūtis. Magistro darbe, remiantis šiuolaikinėmis... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / It is generally recognized, that a strong civil society is democracy and progress in ground. Development of democracy in the country generally decided according to the impact of State and the extent to which the public works civil society organizations, now known as non-governmental organizations. The more active civil society in the country, the state administration is "transparent". Non-governmental sector development is one of the main functions of the state improvement opportunities, as the State may dispose of its functions the NGO sector. As the organization's image in one of the earliest forms media and non-governmental organizations are not profit-making organization, without the necessary financial resources that could be used for publicity for the organization's image-making, it is essential to analyze the information about the communication within the space of NGOs to the media. Object of this work - Lithuanian media communicated image of NGOs in 2009-2011. The aim of this work - to explore how non-governmental organizations, the image formed by the Lithuanian media. The main tasks of the job: the NGO sector to carry out the roles and functions of the public in the development of the theoretical analysis of non-governmental organizations to identify the characteristics of the image, the media's role in shaping the image of NGOs, the media image of the obstacle. Master's thesis on the basis of modern theories of communication ("agenda setting", argumentation theory)... [to full text]

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007.

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.Dev.Studies)-University of Natal, Durban, 2000.

In South Africa, young people are faced with many challenges such as HIV/AIDS, unemployment, poverty, and access to secure education and skills. In that context, NGOs involved in youth development, through their social intervention programs, can serve as platforms that can help to mitigate some of these social scourges. This research was set out to assess the participants’ perceptions of the effects of World Changers Academy’s life skills program. World Changers Academy (WCA) is a local NGO that operates in the eThekwini Municipality with the aim of empowering young people for life success through life skills-based education. Data were collected through interviews and a focus group discussion at YMCA, Durban and at WCA’s Leadership Centre in Shongweni. According to the findings, many participants perceived that the program was beneficial because it has helped them to increase their knowledge, to develop values and good attitudes, to acquire some job preparation skills, and some other critical skills that will potentially help them to cope better with the challenges they faced regularly. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.

This study raises important questions about the motivation that is driving companies to adopt social responsibly programmes, and why they should engage in the field of social development in the first place. Many would argue that the role of business is to make profit and that their only responsibility is to act within the law, while others urge the need for business to get more socially involved and become more accountable in terms of their actions. Particular in developing countries, where governments are often dysfunctional and ineffective, private sector hold the key to resources that does not exist elsewhere, and should contribute to improve those societies. As a result of increased awareness of the role of business in society, which has been triggered through numerous corporate scandals throughout the past decades, the term corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained great attention. Today, most big companies invest a notable amount of money in CSR programmes of various kinds, however, it is not always clear why they do this. Is it because they really care and want to make a change, or is it because they want to gain or maintain a good public reputation? CSR has long been accused for what has been called “green-washing”, in the sense that it is only an attempt to conceal any forms of unethical and irresponsible behaviour. Nevertheless, there has also been a growing perception that business should play a greater role in the social aspects of society, and by carefully selecting their programmes, this can lead to win-win situations for all the stakeholders involved. This study aims to examine these issues by addressing the need for more sustainable and transparent stakeholder relationships between the companies and the beneficiary organisations. This attempt is achieved through the selection of case studies, as well as examinations of a wide range of literature existing in the field. / Thesis (M.Dev.Studies)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.

This thesis examines the process of economic and human development in two indigenous communities in northern Argentina. It specifically considers the role of small Catholic non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in these communities. With the idea that the process of economic and human development is never a politically neutral, technological procedure, but a process of social change, it discusses the role of discourse. The thesis considers the factors that influence how these small NGOs view themselves and their role in the community and choose what projects to initiate. It finds that these NGOs employ a specifically religious idiom of development that sets them apart from other kinds of development organizations in the ways in which they define their mission and in the types of projects they are willing to consider. Based on the author's field research in Kolla and Wichi communities, the study also considers local response to the NGOs and how local people view "development" for themselves and their communities. / In order to explore these issues, the process of land claims in each community is considered in depth. Land ownership is seen by the NGOs and the communities themselves as a critical component of locally-empowered development. The ways in which these indigenous communities understand their relationship to the land which they occupy is explored. This relationship tends to be accentuated in land claims cases.

This thesis examines the relationship between the Japanese government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in Official Development Assistance (ODA). Japanese NGOs are too easily co-opted into the mechanisms of state power, sometimes putting at risk the very objectives that ODA is meant to embody. Against this prevailing trend; however, some NGOs have rallied to resist and transform undemocratic ODA policies and practices, and challenge Japan’s traditional bureaucratic politics. Gramsci’s theory of state and civil society, which treats civil society as a field of contention between hegemony and counter-hegemony, provides a useful frame of reference to understand the contradictory role of Japanese NGOs. / Graduate