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020			_z9781107024991
020			_z9781139782838 (e-book)
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035			_a(OCoLC)823743476
050	1	4	_aJZ4841 _b.L36 2013eb
082	0	4	_a300 _223
100	1		_aLang, Sabine, _d1959-
245	1	0	_aNGOs, civil society, and the public sphere _h[electronic resource] / _cSabine Lang.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_axiii, 273 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine 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 sphere; 5. Urban development advocacy in the United States and Germany; 6. Transnational women's NGO networks in the European Union; 7. NGOs navigating inclusion in governance and public accountabilities; Appendix A. Interviews for chapter 5; Appendix B. Interviews for chapter 6; Appendix C. Website analysis for chapter 6; Appendix D. Issue crawler figures for chapter 6.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2011. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aNon-governmental organizations.
650		0	_aCivil society.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10621712 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
999			_c197413 _d197413