Australian Social Policy Conference 2003, July 9-11 Stakeholders on the Periphery of Citizenship in NGO/Corporate Engagement
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One important discussion circulating in non-government organisation (NGO) literature relates to the increasing advocacy role of international NGOs and the political dilemmas that emerge at the nexus of North/South NGO relations. In other words how do "Northern" NGOs act as advocates for "Southern" peoples and not duplicate the wider impositions of a world divided by economic power and influence? Are "Northern" NGOs, by their very nature, inevitably exclusive in their advocacy operations? Can grass roots activists or local people of the South rely on Northern NGOs to improve, empower, or assist their citizenship in crucial negotiations with multinational corporations (MNCs) for example?
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