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1 online resource (xiii, 273 pages) : "Nongovernmental organizations act on behalf of citizens in politics and society. Yet many question their legitimacy and ask who they speak for. This book investigates how NGOs can become stronger advocates for citizens and better representatives of their interests. Sabine Lang analyzes the choices that NGOs face in their work for policy change between working in institutional settings and practicing public advocacy that incorporates constituents' voices. Whereas most books on NGOs focus on policy effectiveness, using approaches that treat accountability largely as a matter of internal performance measurements, Lang instead argues that it is ultimately several public accountabilities that inform NGO legitimacy. The case studies in this book use empirical research from the European Union, the United States, and Germany to point to governments' role in redefining the conditions for NGOs' public advocacy"-- Includes bibliographical references and index Machine generated contents note: 1. David or Goliath? situating NGOs in politics; 2. Civil society as a public sphere; 3. The NGOization of civil society; 4. Limits to NGO advocacy in the public sph

Author

Sabine Lang, Sabine Lang

Publisher

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781139779845

Subjects

Sociology, Political Science, Social_sciences

Updated

2026-03-24