Volker Heins is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt University, and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal.
Based on a wealth of original information and research, this book offers both a critical introduction to NGOs and a discussion of recent theoretical approaches which have either dismissed or wildly exaggerated their political significance.
Introduction: Nailing Down a Moving Target * What Is Distinctive about NGOs? * Why Did NGOs Emerge and Prosper? * What Are NGOs Actually Doing? * Where Do NGOs Seek Involvement? * How Do NGOs Succeed (or Fail)? * Conclusion: Paradoxes of Organized Goodness
Introduction: Nailing Down a Moving Target * What Is Distinctive about NGOs? * Why Did NGOs Emerge and Prosper? * What Are NGOs Actually Doing? * Where Do NGOs Seek Involvement? * How Do NGOs Succeed (or Fail)? * Conclusion: Paradoxes of Organized Goodness
Über den Autor
Volker Heins is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt University, and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Nailing Down a Moving Target * What Is Distinctive about NGOs? * Why Did NGOs Emerge and Prosper? * What Are NGOs Actually Doing? * Where Do NGOs Seek Involvement? * How Do NGOs Succeed (or Fail)? * Conclusion: Paradoxes of Organized Goodness
Klappentext
Based on a wealth of original information and research, this book offers both a critical introduction to NGOs and a discussion of recent theoretical approaches which have either dismissed or wildly exaggerated their political significance.
