International NGO Engagement, Advocacy, Activism

Yanacopulos, Helen

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“…It contributes to a growing body of research on language ideologies and multilingualism in NGOs and INGOs in the global political economy (Codó and Garrido ; Kahn and Heller ; Muehlmann and Duchêne ; Pujolar ) and on the sociolinguistics of globalisation (Blommaert ; Blommaert, Collins and Slembrouck ; Coupland ; Heller ; Maryns ). Secondly, in international relations, development studies and political science, the article contributes to ongoing debates on the legitimacy of INGOs, the paradox between INGOs’ ethos and their often corporate management style, and INGOs’ efforts to bridge the divide between the global North and South (Demars and Dijkzeul ; Lang ; Rubenstein ; Yanacopulos ). Overall, I use the case of translation policies at Amnesty International to argue for the need to include aspects of translation in future sociolinguistic research, and for a general move towards more interdisciplinary research to help us understand new phenomena in the context of the rise of language work in the global new economy (cf.…”

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Incorporating translation into sociolinguistic research: Translation policy in an international non‐governmental organisation

Tesseur

2017

Journal of Sociolinguistics

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This article explores aspects of translation, multilingualism and language policy in the field of transnational civil society. By focusing on translation policies at Amnesty International, an international non‐governmental organisation that performs a key role in global governance, this article seeks to contribute to a globalisation‐sensitive sociolinguistics. It argues that combining a sociolinguistic approach – more precisely linguistic ethnography – with translation studies leads to an increased understanding of the language practices under study. Furthermore, the article calls for more interdisciplinary research, stating that there is space for sociolinguistics and translation studies to contribute to research in international relations and development studies by highlighting the role of multilingualism and challenging the traditionally powerful position of English in transnational civil society.

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Incorporating translation into sociolinguistic research: Translation policy in an international non‐governmental organisation

Tesseur

2017

Journal of Sociolinguistics

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“…Since then other members of the Tear family have developed advocacy programmes to greater or lesser extents. This move towards advocacy was partly a result of developments in Evangelical social thought and partly something that was influenced by the general shift of large secular international development NGOs towards an increased focus on advocacy around the structural issues affecting poverty and the beginning of their involvement in transnational advocacy coalitions to address global issues (Bryer and Magrath 1999;Fowler 1999;Hudson 2002;Rugendyke 2007;Yanacopulos 2015). For the most part the advocacy carried out by Evangelical development NGOs since the late 1990s has been professional lobbying of politicians carried out by trained experts.…”

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Faith-Based Organizations in Development Discourses and Practice

Köhrsen¹,

Heuser²

2019

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Exploring faith-based organizations (FBOs) in current developmental discourses and practice, this book presents a selection of empirical in-depth case-studies of Christian FBOs and assesses the vital role credited to FBOs in current discourses on development. Examining the engagement of FBOs with contemporary politics of development, the contributions stress the agency of FBOs in diverse contexts of development policy, both local and global. It is emphasised that FBOs constitute boundary agents and developmental entrepreneurs: they move between different discursive fields such as national and international development discourses, theological discourses, and their specific religious constituencies. By combining influxes from these different contexts, FBOs generate unique perspectives on development: they express alternative views on development and stress particular approaches anchored in their theological social ethics. This book should be of interest to those researching FBOs and their interaction with international organizations, and to scholars working in the broader areas of religion and politics and politics and development.

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“…There have been warnings since the early-1990s of the impending crisis of legitimacy for INGOs, as the global context in which they work changes and challenges them to reconsider their future role and mode of operation (Yanacopulos 2016). The extent to which these warnings have remained consistent, despite changing contexts, over the last two decades is illustrated by the following sets of recommendations and visions for the future of NGOs and INGOs.…”

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Why work “at home”? Oxfam’s value-added and the UK Poverty Programme

Pickering-Saqqa¹

2019

Development in Practice

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International development NGOs are in existential crisis. Their legitimacy and added value are increasingly challenged. While scholars have focussed on legitimacy, work on 'value-added' is scarce. In particular, no research addresses the value of domestic programmes to INGOs. This paper rectifies this, focussing on the case of Oxfam GB's UK Poverty Programme (UKPP). Using empirical research from 35 interviews with Oxfam GB staff, partners and beneficiaries and over 150 archive documents, the paper identifies seven assets through which the programme provides value added to OGB. It highlights the possibility that these could offer insights into the dimensions of future INGOs.

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International NGO Engagement, Advocacy, Activism

Cited by 19 publications

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Incorporating translation into sociolinguistic research: Translation policy in an international non‐governmental organisation

Incorporating translation into sociolinguistic research: Translation policy in an international non‐governmental organisation

Faith-Based Organizations in Development Discourses and Practice

Why work “at home”? Oxfam’s value-added and the UK Poverty Programme

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