International Ngo Engagement, Advocacy, Activism: The Faces and Spaces of Change

ISBN-13: 9780230284562 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 182 str.

Helen Yanacopulos

Opis

The world of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) has dramatically changed during the last two decades. The author critically analyses the engagement of INGOs within the contemporary international development landscape, enabling readers to further understand INGOs involvement in the politics of social change.

Recenzje

"This is a very timely and welcome piece of work by Helen Yanacopolus ... . In addition to her academic studies, the author brings a substantial wealth of personal experience in the workings of international development non-governmental (INGO) sector in Canada and the U.K. ... this book will be both relevant and useful to scholars and practitioners alike. ... it is a very welcome analysis and summation of current knowledge of the field." (Lawrence S. Cumming, Voluntas, Vol. 28, 2017)

O autorze

Helen Yanacopulos is Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Development at the Open University, UK. She has worked with, and researched, international NGOs and civil society networks since 1994. She has been an academic consultant for the BBC as well as for numerous NGOs and multilateral organisations, and is also Series Editor for the book series 'Development Matters'.