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In countries of conflict, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) often resort to humanitarian relief. A small number of peace and conflict resolution organizations (P/CROs) engage more directly, through grassroots mediation, elite negotiation and advocacy. This thesis observes the potential for implementing such direct conflict interventions in traditional relief and development organizations. To understand current NGO activities, I examine ten case study organizations in two countries of conflict, Cote d'Ivoire and Somalia. I analyze organizations' rhetorical presentation, their society-level engagement, strategies for intervention, and responses to persistent challenges, such as security, impartiality, collaboration and evaluation. Based on conflict study literature, I make tentative recommendations for NGOs in Cote d'Ivoire and Somalia specifically. I also propose a more general system for classifying NGO peace work: five generations of conflict intervention, each more integrated, direct, and political. Rhetorical, structural and operational changes will help organizations move toward higher generation work.
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Title
- Non-governmental oganizations in conflict: case study analysis in Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia
Contributors
- Diddams, Margaret (Author)
- Ron, Amit (Thesis advisor)
- Friedrich, Patricia (Thesis advisor)
- Wang, Lili (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
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2011
Subjects
- Peace Studies
- Organizational Behavior
- International relations
- Conflict intervention
- Context sensitivity
- Evaluation strategies
- Multi-track diplomacy
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Security
- Pacific settlement of international disputes
- Conflict Management
- Peace-building
- Non-governmental organizations--Côte d'Ivoire.
- Non-governmental organizations
- Non-governmental organizations--Somalia.
- Non-governmental organizations
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Note
- thesisPartial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2011
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-242)
- Field of study: Social justice and human rights
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by Margaret Diddams