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‘Happy’ activists: Non‐governmental organization staff navigating the social movement/service provider divide in India

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In the Global South, non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) face criticism; staff employ strategies to mitigate it. What happens when NGO staff express different levels of awareness about such criticism? How are these differences shaped by whether staff identify themselves as ‘community’ members the NGO serves or ‘non‐community’ members whose work serves the community? How do these identities impact NGOs? Through an 18‐month ethnographic study at a large NGO in Bangalore, India, I show that NGO staff members' identification as ‘community’ or ‘non‐community’ members shapes their perceptions of the NGO, their work and the NGO's work. I trace these differing perceptions to mission creep.

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  • Liz Mount, 2024. "‘Happy’ activists: Non‐governmental organization staff navigating the social movement/service provider divide in India," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 36(2), pages 1450-1467, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:36:y:2024:i:2:p:1450-1467
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.3871
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    1. Jenny Pearce, 2010. "Is social change fundable? NGOs and theories and practices of social change," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(6), pages 621-635, August.
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