Abstract The study of global environmental governance suggests that agenda-setting power is concentrated in a handful high-profile, leading nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). recent rise interest pangolin conservation constitutes deviant case this theoretical tradition. In order to explain the puzzle, I introduce new theory small NGO influence and illustrate mechanisms through conservation. ...

Contests, NGOs and Decentralizing Aid International donors usually have particular goals they want to achieve with their foreign aid, for example, poverty alleviation. In the international aid story lobbying by potential recipient groups attempting to capture the donor’s support play a potentially important role for nongovernmental organizations. We model this situation as a hierarchical contes...

With the support of the Republican leadership of the US House of Representatives, Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey continues to attempt to limit provision of US family planning (FP) funding to foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) who agree to enforce absolute prohibitions on engaging in abortion-related activities. Despite the fact that the House is withholding funds to meet US...

Hyperlink networks are dynamic systems of representational communication. In order to understand the varied influences on processes that produce these systems, this research examines the evolution of a HIV/AIDS nongovernmental organization (NGO) hyperlink network over one year. The results demonstrate that different factors influence the rate of variation, selection, and retention of hyperlinks...