Power in partnership? an analysis of an NGO’s relationships with its partners

Lister, Sarah (1999) Power in partnership? an analysis of an NGO’s relationships with its partners. International Working Paper Series (5). Centre for Civil Society (London School of Economics and Political Science), London, UK. ISBN 0753012626

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Abstract

This paper analyses partnership relationships between NGOs and donors. Using a framework adapted from Dahl (1957) to explore issues of power in the relationships of a US-based development NGO, it questions whether the current emphasis on organisational partnership is useful or whether, in practice and in theory, greater recognition should be given to the importance of relationships between individuals. It examines whether asymmetrical relationships can be termed partnerships and highlights the potential for such a discourse to reinforce existing power inequalities.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/publications/
Additional Information:	© 1999 The author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2010 14:35
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:26
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29093

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