{"product_id":"borders-among-activists-international-ngos-in-the-united-states-britain-and-france-hardback-9780801450730","title":"Borders Among Activists; International NGOs in the United States, Britain, and France (Hardback) 9780801450730","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBorders Among Activists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInternational NGOs in the United States, Britain, and France\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah S. Stroup (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801450730\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages, 4 tables, 4 charts\/graphs - 5 Line drawings, black and white - 17 Maps - 59 Graphs - 84 Tables, unspecified - 24 Plates, color - 4 Tables, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA main strength of the book is its research design. While most studies of INGO's apply single case study method, the cross- and within-country comparative case analysis method sets a precedence for future studies. With this well-rounded research design and a sound analytical framework, Stroup makes a compelling case of national influence on INGOs. Academics and scholars in the fields of NGO studies, international development and global politics would find this book particularly interesting. The detailed case analyses of organizational strategies and practices may also help INGO leaders design programs and adopt practices that fit both national and global context.\u003c\/p\u003e - Lili Wang (Voluntas) \u003cp\u003e\"OverallStroup's book is a much-needed corrective to the too-easy assumption that a \"global civil society\" is emerging.... Stroup's work opens the door to greater scholarly focus on the tensions within what are often claimed to be \"global\" movements for rights or the environment.\"—Clifford Bob\u003c\/p\u003e (Mobilization) \u003cp\u003eIn explaining how national environments mold INGOs, Stroup provides important insights into the strengths and limitations of these entities. Borrowing from social movement scholar Sidney Tarrow, Stroup defines INGOs as rooted cosmopolitans grounded in nation-states yet striving to affirm global values. Borders among Activists should be required reading for anyone interested in navigating the sea of organizations in the age of globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e (American Journal of Sociology) \u003cp\u003eSarah Stroup's excellent new book shows that such convergence claims are overblownat least if humanitarian and human rights INGOs are any measure.... OverallStroup's book is a much-needed corrective to the too-easy assumption that a \"global civil society\" is emerging. \u003ci\u003eBorders among Activists\u003c\/i\u003e helps initiate an important new area of studyon the \"varieties of activism\".... Stroup's careful analysis offers a reliable conceptual and methodological guide to tackling the issue.\" — Clifford Bob\u003c\/p\u003e (Mobilization: An International Quarterly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Borders among Activists, Sarah S. Stroup challenges the notion that political activism has gone beyond borders and created a global or transnational civil society.\u003c\/b\u003e Instead, at the most globally active, purportedly cosmopolitan groups in the world—international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs)—organizational practices are deeply tied to national environments, creating great diversity in the way these groups organize themselves, engage in advocacy, and deliver services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStroup offers detailed profiles of these \"varieties of activism\" in the United States, Britain, and France. These three countries are the most popular bases for INGOs, but each provides a very different environment for charitable organizations due to differences in legal regulations, political opportunities, resources, and patterns of social networks. Stroup's comparisons of leading American, British, and French INGOs—Care, Oxfam, Médecins sans Frontières, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Fédération Internationale des ligues des Droits de l'Homme—reveal strong national patterns in INGO practices, including advocacy, fund-raising, and professionalization. These differences are quite pronounced among INGOs in the humanitarian relief sector and are observable, though less marked, among human rights INGOs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStroup finds that national origin helps account for variation in the \"transnational advocacy networks\" that have received so much attention in international relations. For practitioners, national origin offers an alternative explanation for the frequently lamented failures of INGOs in the field: INGOs are not inherently dysfunctional, but instead remain disconnected because of their strong roots in very different national environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Where Have All the Borders Gone?\u003cbr\u003e 1. Varieties of Activism in Three Countries\u003cbr\u003e 2. Humanitarian INGOs\u003cbr\u003e 3. Human Rights INGOs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reconciling Global and Local\u003ci\u003eAppendix A: \u003c\/i\u003eCase Selection\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAppendix B: \u003c\/i\u003eInterviews Conducted\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541696672024,"sku":"9780801450730","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/borders-among-activists-international-ngos-in-the-united-states-britain-and-france-hardback-9780801450730","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}