Experienced practitioners and academics provide an insightful look into the limitations of NGOs in claiming to represent and assist 'civil society'. Changes in approaches to development are situated within changes in global political economy. Relations between donors, states and NGOs are also considered in specific contexts. The volume outlines many of the tensions NGOs face in claiming to speak for the poor while also remaining accountable to national and international actors. Together the authors provide an excellent overview of these important issues.

Deborah Eade
Deborah Eade was Editor-in-Chief of Development in Practice from 1991 to 2010, prior to which she worked for 10 years in Latin America. She is now an independent writer on development and humanitarian issues, based near Geneva.

Jenny Pearce

From Progress to Risk: Development, Participation, and Post-Disciplinary Techniques of Control

Blaser, Mario

Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'études du développement, Vol. 28 (2009), Iss. 3-4 P.439

https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2009.9669223 [Citations: 2]

Measuring the success of HIV/AIDS NGOs among Nairobi's youth

Hershey, Megan

Development in Practice, Vol. 24 (2014), Iss. 1 P.51

https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2014.867304 [Citations: 3]

Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Societal Influences

International Shifts in Agricultural Debates and Practice: An Historical View of Analyses of Global Agriculture

Feldman, Shelley

Biggs, Stephen

2012

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4485-1_2 [Citations: 5]

Multiple disasters and policy responses in pre- and post-independence Orissa, India

Ray-Bennett, Nibedita S.

Disasters, Vol. 33 (2009), Iss. 2 P.274

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01074.x [Citations: 19]

Citizen participation as a key enabler for successful public education policies in climate change mitigation in Singapore

Wi, Andy

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, Vol. 28 (2019), Iss. 1 P.53

https://doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2018.1430789 [Citations: 5]

NGOs in India's elite newspapers: a framing analysis

de Souza, Rebecca

Asian Journal of Communication, Vol. 20 (2010), Iss. 4 P.477

https://doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2010.496863 [Citations: 16]

Explaining the non-governmental organization (NGO) boom: the case of HIV/AIDS NGOs in Kenya

Hershey, Megan

Journal of Eastern African Studies, Vol. 7 (2013), Iss. 4 P.671

https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2013.818776 [Citations: 13]

Civil Society and Public Relations: Not So Civil After All

Dutta-Bergman, Mohan J.

Journal of Public Relations Research, Vol. 17 (2005), Iss. 3 P.267

https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532754xjprr1703_3 [Citations: 41]

The backlash against civil society in the wake of the Long War on Terror

Howell, Jude

Ishkanian, Armine

Obadare, Ebenezer

Seckinelgin, Hakan

Glasius, Marlies

Development in Practice, Vol. 18 (2008), Iss. 1 P.82

https://doi.org/10.1080/09614520701778884 [Citations: 28]

Left-wing politics, civil society and immigration in Italy: The case of Bologna

Però, Davide

Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 28 (2005), Iss. 5 P.832

https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870500158877 [Citations: 19]

Creating “Communicative Spaces”: A Case of NGO Community Organizing for HIV/AIDS Prevention

de Souza, Rebecca

Health Communication, Vol. 24 (2009), Iss. 8 P.692

https://doi.org/10.1080/10410230903264006 [Citations: 33]

Paradoxes of institutionalisation: The depoliticisation of Bangladeshi NGOs

Feldman, Shelley

Development in Practice, Vol. 13 (2003), Iss. 1 P.5

https://doi.org/10.1080/0961452022000037955 [Citations: 55]