Understanding Local Participation Amidst Challenges: Evidence from Lebanon in the Global South

AbouAssi, Khaldoun; Trent, Deborah L.

doi:10.1007/s11266-012-9315-8

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“…Accountability, agency, and obligation are pursued to fulfill a moral sense of responsibility to beneficiaries (Harmon, ; Brown and Moore, ; Banks et al , ). Responsiveness to citizen–beneficiaries is evidence that participation is an accountability process (AbouAssi and Trent, ).…”

Section: Three Ngos Vis‐à‐vis “Commondonor”mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Limited resources dampen downward accountability and citizen–beneficiary participation in order to meet record‐keeping and other technical obligations (Henderson, ; Markowitz and Tice, ; Jellinek, ; Martens, ). The dilemma as noticed by AbouAssi and Trent () is that accountability requires developing organizational readiness, capacity, and serious donor engagement, possibly exacerbating reliance on donors and increasing upward accountability.…”

Section: Perceptions Practices and Strategies: Unintended Consequencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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NGO Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Perceptions, Strategies, and Practices

AbouAssi

Trent²

2016

Public Admin. Dev.

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Summary Extant research in the nonprofit literature focuses on non‐governmental organization (NGO) accountability, framing it relationally. We examine the interplay of several constitutive elements of NGO–donor relationships based on narratives of NGO executives and other staff: NGO perceptions of accountability and of their donors, their assumptions about donor perceptions of the NGO role and expectations of NGO accountability, and their responses to shifts in donor funding. We argue that perceptions and practices of accountability do not only determine to whom an NGO should be primarily accountable but also shape NGO behavior and alter dependence on donors. As such, accountability is not necessarily a consequence of a relationship, but more likely a constitutive element of the relationship. While a favorable response to donor interests might signify upward accountability, it might also suggest that NGOs are more assertive about managing their institutional environments, thereby mitigating their dependence on donors. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: Three Ngos Vis‐à‐vis “Commondonor”mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perceptions Practices and Strategies: Unintended Consequencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

NGO Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Perceptions, Strategies, and Practices

AbouAssi

Trent²

2016

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“… Area Theme Barrier/Challenge/Issue Sources Number of citations Rank Quantity % C O N T E X T Community capacity 1. Lack of communities’ knowledge and awareness of urban development plans, formal development procedures, and benefits of community participation [ 5 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ] 13 26% 1 2. Consultation fatigue due to lack of communities’ interest in engagement [ 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ] 7 14% 6 3.…”

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Assessing the state of the art in community engagement for participatory decision-making in disaster risk-sensitive urban development

Geekiyanage

Fernando

Keraminiyage

2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Vulnerable communities are often marginalized in the decision-making process in urban development due to barriers to community entry and challenges for community engagement. The state-of-the-art on these constraints’ limits to a specific region, state, or a context; thus, the knowledge is scattered and not forming a global perspective on how and why communities’ engagement in urban development has been hindered. Having a sound understanding of the existing barriers and challenges to community inclusive decision-making process is paramount for finding solutions for transforming current practices towards equitable urban development. Accordingly, this comprehensive, structured literature review aims to consolidate literature of the current challenges and barriers to community-driven decision-making in urban development and of the potential solutions to overcome them. A structured literature review covering indexed publications from 2010 to 2020 was carried out to identify and classify barriers/challenges and solutions that exist at present. Following a systematic filtering process, a total of 63 out of 1324 research contributions have been considered for an in-depth analysis. The study found 48 barriers and challenges regarding the current context, available infrastructure for community engagement, and current decision-making processes. Of all, the lack of communities’ knowledge and awareness, absence of meaningful community engagement, and ill-defined aims and purpose of community engagement were identified as the topmost constraints. By synthesising the current research, the study found that these barriers can potentially be overcome through attitude transformation and capacity building of both community and professionals, investment in community engagement, and changes to present stakeholder engagement processes and policies.

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“…In many cases, NGOs wait for and rely on donor funding to implement projects to impact public policy; in other cases, they seize the opportunity of international pressure on the government to delve into policy issues (Abou Daye, 2008;UNDP, 2009;AbouAssi, 2013a). At the local level, NGO-government relationships do not improve: 'Some actors tend to monopolize development; they consider themselves as the primary actor in a certain area and have the right to set priorities and activities' (AbouAssi & Trent, 2013). Although several NGOs claim to have good working relations with local governments, tension remains regarding development priorities and perspectives.…”

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“…Local governments in Lebanon focus on basic infrastructure, while NGOs, especially the local ones, prioritize social and economic needs. Consequently, the two sides try to exclude or work independently from each other at the local level (UNDP, 2009;AbouAssi & Trent, 2013).…”

Section: Regulation Of the Nonprofit Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Local Participation Amidst Challenges: Evidence from Lebanon in the Global South

Cited by 15 publications

References 25 publications

NGO Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Perceptions, Strategies, and Practices

NGO Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Perceptions, Strategies, and Practices

Assessing the state of the art in community engagement for participatory decision-making in disaster risk-sensitive urban development

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