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INGOs can be grouped into three categories based on their main mission:

1.service delivery INGOs (i.e. CARE, World Vision),

2.advocacy INGOs (i.e. Greenpeace, Amnesty International), and

3.member-serving INGOs (i.e. International Council of Voluntary Agencies).

As you’ve read from this week’s reading, service delivery INGOs, particularly those working on relief and development missions, have increasingly recognized the importance of advocacy in the past few decades, and some have even added advocacy to their mission (i.e. CARE).

Bryer and Magrath (1999) pointed out the factors that impel NGOs to engage in advocacy and examine advocacy options open to NGOs (i.e. polarizing vs. integrating, discriminating vs. non-discriminating). The authors also suggested criteria for effective advocacy.

Glasius (2007) reviewed the development of the economic and social rights framework and pointed out its connection with the human rights movement.

Keck and Sikkink’s article is based on their book Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics. In the book, the authors discussed the importance of transnational advocacy networks to several international campaigns, such as modern antislavery movement and campaign for woman suffrage, and contemporary human rights, environment, and women’s rights movement. The authors are among the most cited authors in global advocacy research.

Husdon’s article focuses on advocacy activities of UK-based development NGOs, and raises the issues of legitimacy, effectiveness, accountability, and governance.

Nelson and Dorsey (2003) (the optional reading) offered us background knowledge on how human rights concept was applied to development, and thus led to the rights-based approach to development. The authors also discussed several human rights issues in development (i.e. the right to water, access to essential medicines, land, debt, etc.), and pointed out the differences of NGO advocacy in promoting civil and political rights versus NGO advocacy in economic and social rights.

Based on this week’s reading (and other materials you deem relevant), I’d like us to start the discussion with the following guiding questions.

1.What macro- (external) and micro- (internal) level factors does the board of directors of a service-delivery (or operational) INGO need to consider in deciding whether to expand their mission to advocacy, what challenges they might face in advocacy work, and how to ensure a successful advocacy;

2.Do you think poverty is a human rights issue? Why or why not?

3.Bryer and Magrath (1999) mentioned a growing collaboration between NGO and private sector or corporations in advocacy (i.e. “corporate social responsibility” movement). What issues should INGOs be aware of when working with corporations in advocacy (Note: please give some examples of INGO-corporate collaboration)?

4.What do you find most interesting about Keck and Sikkink’s article or what’s your number one take away from this article? (Note: This question is intentionally broad so everyone can have something to add to the discussion.)

5.On page 415 of the Hudson (2002) article, the author talks about northern NGOs should put more effort into supporting Southern advocacy as opposed to directly advocate on behalf of Southern NGOs. What do you think the appropriate role of Northern advocacy NGOs should be in advocating global issues, such as women’s right, human trafficking or environment issues?

These guiding questions are intended to start the discussion. During the discussion, I encourage you to ask questions, and to discuss what you find interesting about this week’s reading. Please address up to THREE main questions.

This discussion requires two posts, an initial post and two response post. Later in the day will need to respond to two other posting. 100 words each so a total of 200 in responses to two other students. Total of 850- 950 words in discussion post, reference not included in the word counting. I will upload the required pdfs

Read:

Bryer & Magrath (1999). New dimensions of global advocacy, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 28, 168-177.

Glasius (2007). Pipe dream or panacea? Global civil society and economic and social rights. From Global Civil Society Yearbook, 2006-2007, Chapter 3.

Keck & Sikkink (1999). Transnational advocacy networks in international and regional politics.

Hudson, A. (2002): Advocacy by UK-based development NGOs, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 31(3), p. 402-18.

Module 4 Lecture Notes:

INGO_Advocacy_1perpage.pdf

INGO_Advocacy_2perpage.pdf

INGO_Advocacy_4perpage.pdf

Optional:

UNDP. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019.

Goals 10, 13, 14, 15, and 16.

Nelson & Dorsey. (2003). At the nexus of human rights and development: New methods and strategies of global NGOs. World Development, 31, 2013-2026.