Required Readings

Review Ch. 7 of Heins

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

Boli, J. & Thomas, G.M. (1999). INGOs and the organization of world culture. In J. Boli & G.M. Thomas (Eds.), Constructing world culture: International nongovernmental organizations since 1875, (pp. 13-49). Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.

Chambers, S. & Kopstein, J. (2001). Bad civil society. Political Theory 29 (6), 837-865.

Gourville, J.T. & Rangan, V.K. (2004). Valuing the cause, marketing the relationship. California Management Review 47 (1), 38-57.

Kendall, J. & Knapp, M. (2000) Measuring the performance of voluntary organizations. Public Management 2 (1), 105-132.

Mallaby, S. (2004) NGOs: Fighting poverty, hurting the poor? Foreign Policy Sep/Oct (144), 47-58

Class Preparation

Additional Resources

Atwood, J.B. (2002 ). The development imperative: creating the preconditions for peace. Journal of International Affairs 55 (2), 333-349.

Bartley, T. ( ) How foundations shape social movements: The construction of an organizational field and the rise of forest certification. Social Problems 54 (3), 229-255.

Brower, H.H. & Shrader, C.B. (2000 ) Moral reasoning and ethical climate: Not-for-profit vs. for-profit boards of directors. Journal of Business Ethics 26 (1), 147-167.

Dijkzeul, D. (2003 ) Healing governance? Four health NGOs in war-torn Eastern Congo. Journal of International Affairs, 57 (1), 183-188.

Holland, T.P. (2002). Board accountability: lessons from the field. Nonprofit Management & Leadership 12 (4), 409-528.

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

Kaul, I. (2001) Global public goods: What role for civil society? Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30 (3), 588-602.

Kuperman, A.J. (2008). Mitigating the moral hazard of humanitarian intervention: Lessons from economics. Global Governance, 14 (2) 219-240.

Letts, C.W. & Ryan, W.P. (2003). Filling the performance gap: High engagement. Stanford Social Innovation Review 1 (1), 26-33.

Pless, N. & Maak, T. (2009). Responsible leaders as agents of world benefit: learnings from "Project Ulysses." Journal of Business Ethics 85 (1 ), 59-71.

Siebenhuner, B. (2008). Learning in international organizations in global environmental governance. Global Environmental Politics 8 (4), 92-116.

Wagner, A. (2008). Religin and civil society: A critical reappraisal of America's civic engagement debate. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly 37 (4), 626-645.