Required Readings

Review Heins, Ch. 3

Bell, D.A. & Carens, J.H. (2004). The ethical dilemmas of international human rights and humanitarian NGOs: Reflections on a dialogue between practitioners and theorists. Human Rights Quarterly 26 (2), 300-329.

Carpenter, R.C. (2007). Setting the advocacy agenda: Theorizing issue emergence and nonemerge in transnational advocacy networks. International Studies Quarterly 51 (1), 99-120.

Jordan, L. & Van Tuijl, P. (2000). Political responsibiity in transnational NGO advocacy. World Development 28 (12), 2051-2065.

Levi, M. & Linton, A. (2003) Fair trade: a cup at a time? Politics & Society, 31 (3), 407-432.

Class Preparation

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Part 1 of Semester Project Due -- Profile of NGO

Additional Resources

Bartley, T. (2003). Certifying forsts and factories: States, social movements, and the rise of private regulation in the apparel and forest products fields. Politics & Society 31 (3), 433-464.

Bhattacharya, C.B. & Sen, S. (2004). Doing better at doing good: When, why and how consumers respond to corporate social initiatives. California Management Review 47 (1), 9-24.

Blood, R. (2004). Should NGOs be viewed as "political corporations"? Journal of Communication Management 9 (2), 120 - 133.

Boli, J. & Thomas, G.M. (1997). World culture in world polity: A century of international non-governmental organization. American Sociological Review 62 (2), 171-190.

Doubleday, R. (2004). Institutionalising non-governmental organisatio dialogue at Unilevel: Framing the public as "consumer citizens." Science & Public Policy 31 (2), 117-126.

Frank, D. (2003). Where are the workers in consumer-worker alliances? Class dynamics and the history of consumer labor campaigns. Politics & Society 31 (3), 363-379.

King, S. (2001). An all-consuming cause: Breast cancer, corporate philanthropy and the market for generosity. Social Text 19 (4), 115-143.

Lindenberg, M. (2001). Reaching beynod the family: new nongovernmental organization alliances for global poverty alleviation and emergency response. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30 (3), 603-615.

Macklin, A. (2003). "Our sisters from stable countries": War, globalization and accountability. Social Politics 10 (2), 256-283.

ORourke, D. (2005). Market movements: Nongovernmental organization strategies to influence global production and consumption. Journal of Industrial Ecology 9 (1-2), 115-128.

Sanchez, C.M. (2000). Motivs for corporate philanthropy in El Salvador: altruism and political legitimacy. Journal of Business Ethics 27 (4), 363-375.

Silver, I. (2001). Strategically legitimizing philanthropists' identity claims: community organizations as key players in the making of corporate social responsibility. Sociological Perspectives 44 (2), 233-252.

Woolcock, M. & Narayan, D. (2000). Social capital: Implications for development theory, research and policy. The World Bank Research Observer 15 (2), 225-249.