CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Balderston, Buffy Diahann |
|---|---|
| Title | Lost in Contradiction: A Critical Analysis of Human Rights and Minority Rights NGO's |
| Summary | Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) continue to proliferate globally as key players in the negotiation of human and minority rights. The spectrum ranges from reservations regarding their neutrality given their dependency on corporate funding all the way to accusations of being agents of imperialism. This thesis looks at the constraints facing Human Rights and Minority Rights NGOs as they are caught between advocating for the disenfranchised in the context of elite political institutions and maintaining meaningful relationships with the poor and marginalized. It outlines the various critiques of NGOs under three broad categories: their dependency on donors and the state, addressing imperial ideologies and practices and issues of representation with their beneficiaries. As human and minority rights are personal in that they involve individuals advocating for the rights of other individuals, this paper argues that more ethnographic research on the personal dimension and experiences of those working within this field will give greater insight into the abstract issues that the arena faces globally. Challenges and experiences are explored from those that work within the field, from three sample case organizations. |
| Supervisor | Dan Rabinowitz and Don Kalb |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/balderston_buffy.pdf |
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