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new book announcement
Evaluating Transnational NGOs: Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation
Edited by Jens Steffek and Kristina Hahn
Palgrave Macmillan
Non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) have come to play a key role in global and
European governance. With this new influence and visibility many have
begun to worry about their legitimacy and accountability. Critics
question the representativeness of NGOs, the democratic quality of their
internal procedures, and their accountability to the wider public. This
volume, written jointly by academics and practitioners, clarifies the
issues at stake and controversially discusses proposals for reform.
Political theorists debate which forms of accountability and legitimacy
are applicable to transnational NGOs and what concept of representation
may mean in this context. Practitioners focus on restoring NGO
accountability and the repercussions that the new demand for legitimacy
and accountability may have on their work. The challenge is to make
transnational NGOs more responsive to their members and those affected
by their advocacy without overly taxing their limited resources and
bureaucratizing their work.
http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=358092