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UNINA9910794987703321 |
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Autore |
Stroup Sarah S (Sarah Snip), <1978-> |
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Titolo |
The authority trap : strategic choices of international NGOs / / Sarah S. Stroup and Wendy H. Wong |
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Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2017 |
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1-5017-1241-1 |
1-5017-0977-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (pages cm) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Non-governmental organizations - Political aspects |
Organizational behavior - Political aspects |
Organizational effectiveness - Political aspects |
Authority |
Reputation - Political aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Authority and audiences -- The exceptional nature of INGO authority -- Targeting states -- INGOs and corporations -- With friends like these : INGOs as audience -- Audience-based authority in politics. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Not all international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) are created equal, Some have emerged as "leading INGOs" that command deference from various powerful audiences and are well-positioned to influence the practices of states, corporations, and other INGOs. Yet Sarah S. Stroup and Wendy H. Wong make a strong case for the tenuous nature of this position: in order to retain their authority, INGOs such as Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amnesty International refrain from expressing radical opinions that severely damage their long-term reputation. Stroup and Wong contend such INGOs must constantly adjust their behavior to maintain a delicate equilibrium that preserves their status.Activists, scholars, and students seeking to understand how international organizations garner and conserve power-and how this affects their ability to fulfill their stated missions-will find much of value in The Authority Trap. The authors use case studies that illuminate how INGOs are received by three main audiences: NGO |
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peers, state policymakers, and corporations. In the end, the authors argue, the more authority an INGO has, the more constrained is its ability to affect the conduct of world politics. |
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