Crowded Out : The Competitive Landscape of Contemporary International NGOs

Bush, Sarah Sunn/ Hadden, Jennifer

Cambridge University Press（2025/05発売）

Cambridge University Press（2025/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 248 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009557382
• DDC分類 361.77

Full Description

Crowded Out delves into the complex landscape of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Bush and Hadden trace INGOs' rise to prominence at the end of the twentieth century and three significant but overlooked recent trends: a decrease in new INGO foundings, despite persistent global need; a shift towards specialization, despite the complexity of global problems; and a dispersal of INGO activities globally, despite potential gains from concentrating on areas of acute need. Assembling a wealth of new data on INGO foundings, missions, and locations, Bush and Hadden show how INGOs are being crowded out of dense organizational environments. They conduct case studies of INGOs across issue areas, relying on dozens of interviews and a large-scale survey to bring practitioners' voices to the study of INGOs. To effectively address today's global challenges, organizations must innovate in a crowded world. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. A theory of INGO populations; 3. After the INGO explosion; 4. The growing specialization of INGOs; 5. The spreading out of INGOs; 6. The future of INGOs; 7. Appendix; Bibliography; Index.