What’s different about the environment? Environmental INGOs in comparative perspective

Hadden, Jh Jennifer; Bush, Sarah Sunn

doi:10.1080/09644016.2020.1799643

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“…More explicitly, Allan (2020) argues that gender-and justice-based activism became popular at climate summits because leading NGOs adopted such climate frames. In empirical research, small NGOs may be mentioned in passing (if at all), but much of the substantive focus still remains on states, IOs, and leading NGOs, which are characterized as influential actors (Busby 2010;Hadden and Bush 2020;Jinnah 2014;Stroup and Wong 2018). 3 By contrast, I show that small NGOs took initiative in raising awareness of pangolin conservation at the global level.…”

Section: Case Selection and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 92%

Small NGOs and Agenda-Setting in Global Conservation Governance: The Case of Pangolin Conservation

Shibaike¹

2022

Global Environmental Politics

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The study of global environmental governance suggests that agenda-setting power is concentrated in a handful of high-profile, leading nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The recent rise of interest in pangolin conservation constitutes a deviant case in this theoretical tradition. In order to explain the puzzle, I introduce a new theory of small NGO influence and illustrate the mechanisms through the case study of pangolin conservation. Based on in-depth interviews with conservation NGOs, I show how small NGOs raised the salience of pangolin trafficking in global conservation governance by appealing to the shared values of the people who are highly interested in conservation. Moreover, the targeting of traditional Chinese medicine as the driver of pangolin extinction, while unintentionally, helped raise the salience of pangolin trafficking by leveraging the rise of anti-Chinese sentiment in the Global North. Finally, small NGOs were able to use their expertise to guide leading NGOs and state officials in rule-making processes. The findings offer a corrective to the hierarchical view of civil society, calling for more careful evaluations of small NGOs in global conservation governance.

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Section: Case Selection and Methodologymentioning

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Small NGOs and Agenda-Setting in Global Conservation Governance: The Case of Pangolin Conservation

Shibaike¹

2022

Global Environmental Politics

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“…Increasing funding has seen an increase in the level of scrutiny, and the need for more rigorous monitoring and evaluation systems and reporting procedures (Tandon 2000 ; Wright 2012 ). The 1990s thus became the era of consolidation and institutionalisation: many environmental NGOs with radical beginnings withdrew from direct action, formalised their structures and became mainstreamed (Berny & Rootes 2018 ; Hadden & Bush 2021 ).…”

Section: The Evolving Ngo Landscape and The Impact On Competences And...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Understanding the dynamics between HIC based NGOs and their LMIC partners is another important dimension: a change in emphasis and governance at the former will impact on the latter (Hudson 2002 ; Mitlin et al 2007 ; Hadden & Bush 2021 ). As Mohan ( 2002 ) suggests, this relationship is complex because the latter lend ‘credibility’ to international operations, and HIC-based NGOs are particularly beholden to the agendas of their donors and the need to impose monitoring and evaluation procedures, and thus often push these onto local partners (and their own local field staff); power relations are rarely balanced.…”

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“We forgot about the donkeys!” An institutional analysis of the shift in animal welfare from direct implementation towards advocacy-based programming

Haddy,

Proops,

Burden

et al. 2024

Anim. welf.

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Shifts from direct implementation to advocacy-based programming have been documented across many non-governmental organisation (NGO) sectors, including animal welfare. Semi-structured interviews with 32 staff from different positions within animal welfare NGOs explored recent programming changes. Maintaining a balance between direct implementation and advocacy-based activities emerged as a strong theme. The findings suggest that risks are associated with both the direct implementation status quo and transitioning to an advocacy-based focus. Risks of the former include treating symptoms rather than root causes of welfare problems. Organisational change can be disruptive and necessitates realignment of core competences, in turn influencing NGO mission. Identified risks of transition include loss of individuals whose values fail to align with new programming directions, increased upwards accountability requirements for accessing institutional donors and difficulties when phasing out direct implementation approaches. Whilst having to be dynamic, NGOs need to evaluate the risks associated with programming decisions, considering their vision, mission and staff identity in order to ensure that welfare programming is as effective as possible.

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“…Analytically, environmental fora could have been an effective means of averting the current human made environmental challenges in the districts but they may not be in existence. Such challenges include, though are not limited to, wetland reclamation and greenbelt destruction (Hadden & Bush, 2020). It is, nonetheless, not clear whether visioning exercises are applicable during the district planning and budgeting conferences in local governments.…”

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Towards enhancing local citizen participation in Uganda

Mwesigwa

2021

DPD

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an alternative model of enhancing citizen participation in Uganda. Research Methodology: The central approach for this paper was review of obtainable theoretical and conceptual writings on citizen participation in Uganda and other parts of the world. Literature review is the gathering of information from obtainable resources such as educational journals and statistical periodicals. The approach has been demonstrated to be very effective and can be applied at any stage of a research process. Results: Citizen Participation encourages marginalised groups to be organised in structures under their control; brings knowledge of their social environment and process to the local government agenda in a way that no other structure can as well as fostering self-reliance. Limitations: This study took a desk research and the actual opinions from selected citizens may be parallel to the conclusions obtained in this review. Contribution: The study can be used for local government managers implementing community-driven projects. Keywords: Citizen participation, policy implementation, stakeholders, bureaucrats, local leaders

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What’s different about the environment? Environmental INGOs in comparative perspective

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

Small NGOs and Agenda-Setting in Global Conservation Governance: The Case of Pangolin Conservation

Small NGOs and Agenda-Setting in Global Conservation Governance: The Case of Pangolin Conservation

“We forgot about the donkeys!” An institutional analysis of the shift in animal welfare from direct implementation towards advocacy-based programming

Towards enhancing local citizen participation in Uganda

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