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Does local ownership bring about effectiveness? The case of a transnational advocacy network

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  • Bodille Arensman
  • Margit van Wessel
  • Dorothea Hilhorst

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In international development, shared ownership is assumed to be a condition for effectiveness. Academic studies question this relation, claiming shared ownership can instead lead to ineffectiveness. This study analysed the interplay between ownership and effectiveness in a transnational advocacy network for conflict prevention observed 2012–2015. Building on recent discussions about balancing unity and diversity in networks, this article unpacks the ownership/effectiveness relationship into three dimensions: collective identity, accountability processes and a shared advocacy message. We find that the question is not about more or less effectiveness, but about the processes shaping the meaning of effectiveness in particular institutional constellations.

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  • Bodille Arensman & Margit van Wessel & Dorothea Hilhorst, 2017. "Does local ownership bring about effectiveness? The case of a transnational advocacy network," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(6), pages 1310-1326, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:38:y:2017:i:6:p:1310-1326
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1257908
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    1. Malin Hasselskog, 2020. "What happens to local participation when national ownership gets stronger? Initiating an exploration in Rwanda and Cambodia," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 38(S1), pages 91-111, May.

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