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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Downward accountability"”.
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A Tale of Two Influences: An Exploration of Downward Accountability in World Vision International
… organizations (INGOs) face increasing accountability challenges stemming from past scandals and their claims to advance the public good. Since the 1990s, INGOs have responded with numerous reforms. The creation of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership in 2003 and the INGO …
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A rights-based approach to accountability : an exploration of the RBA theory as a mechanism of downward accountability in development and humanitarian NGOs
This thesis explores the link between theories of accountability and the rights-based approach in nongovernmental humanitarian and development organizations. It suggests that the rights-based approach (RBA) necessitates a commitment to accountability to the beneficiaries of NGO work. It suggests …
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Organizing in times of global displacement and refugee crises
… paper examines the shift to participation and downward accountability in refugee crises. It outlines how downward accountability realizes its moral responsibility in an acute crisis, but betrays it over time as displacement prolongs. We conceptualize the dynamics of downward accountability as …
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A Critical Analysis of Participation and Empowerment in Community Development: An Ethnographic Case Study from Chiapas, Mexico
… and historical contexts, and of solidarity and downward accountability within the praxis of participation and empowerment.
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Accountability and democracy in the new local governance : an evaluation
… thesis addressesth e themeso f the democracya nd accountability of British local governance, in the context of the modernising agenda, through an evaluation of research in five areas: the role(s) of local councillors; external scrutiny inquiries; consultations; community appraisals; and changes to …
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Community participation in planning practice : analysis of Sydney Metropolitan Strategy 2005
… in the participation process, and b) the accountability of government agencies towards the local community. To investigate this hypothesis, community participation in the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy was analysed in terms of process, outcomes and the stakeholders involved. The study was …
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Decentralization of Forest Management in Southwest China
… wide range of governance constraints which limit downward accountability and sufficient power transfers to lower-level administrative bodies. The research also argues the critical role of the local state, which plays not only mediator role between state and society, but also struggles with the …