Managerial networking is performed by managers and high-ranking employees in different organisations. This networking is done to achieve goals of the organisation. There are several factors that...Show moreManagerial networking is performed by managers and high-ranking employees in different organisations. This networking is done to achieve goals of the organisation. There are several factors that pose an effect on managerial networking. These can be factors within the organisation itself and factors of the external environment in which an organisation exists. In this thesis, institutional factors that influence managerial networking are analysed. Management capacity, formalisation, decentralisation, specialisation, and expertise are hypothesised to pose an effect an managerial networking. Analysing managerial networking behaviour more deeply, four types of managerial networking are tested: activating, framing, mobilising, and synthesizing. Lastly, results of networking are analysed in this research to include a view on what the managerial networking behaviour would eventually lead to. Three different types of results are analysed: resource allocation, political support, and legitimacy. A conceptual model is developed in which institutional factors, managerial networking behaviour, and results of networking are included. After conducting qualitative research in the form of interviews, hypothesis about the institutional factors are tested and the conceptual model is adapted. Institutional factors are deleted from the model and newly found factors that pose an effect on managerial networking are added. Moreover, an overview is given of specific relationships between certain institutional factors, managerial networking behaviours, and networking results.Show less
This article seeks to address the impact of the foreign agents law, whilst highlighting the specific and non-specific issues women NGOs with a foreign agent label face. Based on the experiences of...Show moreThis article seeks to address the impact of the foreign agents law, whilst highlighting the specific and non-specific issues women NGOs with a foreign agent label face. Based on the experiences of all women NGOs adopted into the registry, this research concludes that the foreign agents label has had a mixed impact on the women’s NGOs, however, most consequences are negative. This asymetric impact alludes to the ambiguous attributes of the Russian regime.Show less
Although neoliberalism has remained the major economic strategy for post- Pinochet governments, in the 1990s it was sought to be combined with a liberal democracy and an increased decentralization....Show moreAlthough neoliberalism has remained the major economic strategy for post- Pinochet governments, in the 1990s it was sought to be combined with a liberal democracy and an increased decentralization. In general, pronounced effects of both neoliberalism and decentralization is a change in the approach to governance. With the drastic attitudes of states toward the economy and social-policy making caused by neoliberal reform, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become actors of increasing importance. Subsequently, worldwide decentralization trends, most notably in the 1990s, have moved NGOs to assume new roles as active social service-deliverers and co-workers of development. When looking at Chile, major political shifts occurred with its return to democracy. Nonetheless, the neoliberal model implemented under Pinochet has always stayed. As such, the era of the dictatorial regime vis-à-vis shows both similarities and contrasts. Comparing both areas, this thesis examines to what degree the Chilean state’s governance approach changed under its return to democracy, focusing on how NGO-state relations have changed and what roles were assumed by NGOs.Show less
The thesis looks at the concept of 'empowerment' as part of the development discourse and as a potential 'buzzword' that risks loosing meaning. The thesis analysis the interpretation and...Show moreThe thesis looks at the concept of 'empowerment' as part of the development discourse and as a potential 'buzzword' that risks loosing meaning. The thesis analysis the interpretation and implementation of the concept in women NGOs in Peru, making inferences about the incoherence surrounding the conceptualization and use of the notion. It furthermore provides a broad analysis about the evolution of the concept of women’s empowerment at different levels and the performative effect of the discourse as part of the North-South development cooperation in Latin America, especially in the Andes region. The author presents certainly a necessary reflection about the asymmetrical perceptions on social development.Show less
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) need to acquire donor funding to carry out projects. In the past, NGOs used to be progressive agents for social change. Nowadays, they are described as part of...Show moreNongovernmental organizations (NGOs) need to acquire donor funding to carry out projects. In the past, NGOs used to be progressive agents for social change. Nowadays, they are described as part of the development machine. The dependency of NGOs on donors and the competition between NGOs are both increasing. Donors also expect more reports from NGOs on projects. Altogether, the challenge for NGOs to get funding is increasing. At least, that is what the existing academic literature states. This research will examine these challenges for NGOs in the relation with donors for funding. It will answer the following research question: ‘What do Dutch NGOs see as the biggest challenge in the funding system with donors?’ The research will focus on the level of accountability, competition between NGOs for donor funding and dependency on donor funding. To answer the research question, a qualitative case study approach on Dutch NGOs was chosen. Semi-structured interviews with employees from Dutch NGOs were scheduled to gather data. This data explains how the three factors are perceived by the employees from Dutch NGOs and if this accords to the existing literature. The findings showed that the respondents from the NGOs did not unanimously express one of these three factors as burdensome. However, the respondents from the NGOs did express that the bureaucratic element in accountability is considered as the most challenging. Especially smaller NGOs (NGOs with less than 100 employees) experience the demanding reports as problematic. It increases the workload, which limits implementation time of the projects.Show less
The discrimination of women is still a current topic around the world and specifically in the favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Furthermore, women are silenced and ignored in the work of NGOs and even...Show moreThe discrimination of women is still a current topic around the world and specifically in the favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Furthermore, women are silenced and ignored in the work of NGOs and even academic texts are often focused on the point of view of men in the region. In the following essay, the work of a local NGO AfroReggae Cultural Group is examined by discussing the respresentation and self- representation of women through the website, lyrics, and videos. Doing so, critical discourse analysis will be used, exploring the feminist theory of different scholars, such as Judith Butler and Joan Scott.Show less
This thesis examines the utilization behaviour of Sina Weibo by environmental NGOs within China. Within this thesis, qualitative research is being performed in relation to the utilzation of the...Show moreThis thesis examines the utilization behaviour of Sina Weibo by environmental NGOs within China. Within this thesis, qualitative research is being performed in relation to the utilzation of the different communicative aspects of Sina Weibo by several contemporary Chinese environmental NGOs. This is done through the emperical analysis of micro-blogposts. In addition, these results are furthermore examined within the context of China's specific socio-poltical environment and in relation to their associated dynamics.Show less
This study examines what the effects are of the Ministy of Foregeign Affairs’ MFS-II programme on the development policy of three Dutch NGDOs. This study will make use of a case study that focuses...Show moreThis study examines what the effects are of the Ministy of Foregeign Affairs’ MFS-II programme on the development policy of three Dutch NGDOs. This study will make use of a case study that focuses on the relationship between the MoFA and Dutch NGDOs that are active in Uganda. Based on this case study it will be examined what the consequences are for the programmes of the organisations that receive funding out of the MFS-II progamme of the Dutch MoFA.Show less
Following the end of the Cold War the post-communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe experienced numerous rapid changes. The transition concerned also the sphere of migration. This thesis...Show moreFollowing the end of the Cold War the post-communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe experienced numerous rapid changes. The transition concerned also the sphere of migration. This thesis focuses on trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation of migrant workers as they gradually caught public attention in the Czech Republic in late 1990s. It researches how and why did the Czech NGOs’ approach towards trafficking change between 1998 and 2012. It focuses on the problematic understanding and punishability of labour exploitation within and outside the phenomenon of trafficking. It follows the development of trafficking in the Czech Republic after the end of Cold War and shows the interaction between governmental and nongovernmental approaches towards trafficking, labour exploitation and human rights violations of migrant workers.Show less
The purpose of this thesis is to explore and test whether framing climate change as a security issue impacts the way non-state actors can participate in national and global climate change...Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to explore and test whether framing climate change as a security issue impacts the way non-state actors can participate in national and global climate change policymaking. While it has been argued, in general terms, that securitizing an issue creates a state-centric security response, it has yet been untested to what extent this impacts environmental NGOs and civil society in climate change policymaking. After an analysis of the discourse on climate change over the past decade, I posit that since 2007 we have seen and will continue to see an increase of environmental NGOs indirectly excluded from climate change decision-making processes by states. This thesis, therefore, contends that climate change should be de-securitized and approached with a multidimensional climate change framework, incorporating a green theoretical standpoint. Drawing from an extensive questionnaire and two case-studies, I evaluate the role of non-state actors in climate change policymaking. The results suggest that the more climate change is framed as a security issue, the more non-state actors are indirectly excluded from climate change policymaking.Show less
