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Shrinking operational space of NGOs – a framework of analysis

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  • Chris van der Borgh
  • Carolijn Terwindt

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NGOs face many types of pressures that limit and influence their activities. While in many studies these pressures and the causes and agendas behind them have been the focus of analysis, this paper provides a framework that can give insight into the ways in which the pressures play out in diverse contexts and affect different NGOs in distinct ways. It develops an analytical model that combines the local political context, the specific mix of policies and actions that restrict NGOs, and the characteristics and functions of NGOs themselves.Le rétrécissement de l'espace opérationnel des ONG – un cadre d'analyseLes ONG se heurtent à de nombreux types de pressions qui limitent et influencent leurs activités. Si, dans de nombreuses études, ces pressions, ainsi que les causes et les ordres du jour qui les étayent, ont constitué l'axe central de l'analyse, cet article propose un cadre qui peut donner un aperçu des manières dont ces pressions se manifestent dans des contextes divers et ont une incidence distincte sur différentes ONG. Il élabore un modèle analytique qui conjugue le contexte politique local, la combinaison particulière de politiques et d'actions qui limitent les ONG et les caractéristiques et fonctions des ONG elles-mêmes.Reduzindo o espaço operacional das ONGs – uma estrutura de análiseAs ONGs enfrentam muitos tipos de pressão que limitam e influenciam suas atividades. Embora em muitos estudos estas pressões, assim como as causas e as agendas que estão por trás delas, sejam o foco da análise, este artigo oferece uma estrutura que pode proporcionar ideias sobre as formas como as pressões acontecem em contextos diferentes e afetam ONGs diferentes de formas distintas. Ele desenvolve um modelo analítico que combina o contexto político local, o conjunto específico de políticas e ações que restringem as ONGs e as características e funções das próprias ONGs.La pérdida de capacidad de acción de las ONG: un marco analíticoLas ONG enfrentan muchas clases de presiones que limitan sus actividades o influyen en ellas. Si bien estas presiones, así como las causas y motivos que se encuentran detrás, han sido el centro de muchas investigaciones, este ensayo propone un marco para comprender las formas en que se ejercen las presiones en diversos contextos y cómo éstas afectan a las ONG de diferentes maneras. El ensayo describe un modelo analítico que combina el contexto político local, el conjunto de políticas y acciones que limitan a las ONG, y las características y funciones de las mismas ONG.

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  • Chris van der Borgh & Carolijn Terwindt, 2012. "Shrinking operational space of NGOs – a framework of analysis," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(8), pages 1065-1081, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:8:p:1065-1081
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.714745
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