Advocacy From the Shadows
A new research paper reconstructs how an international children’s rights organization worked in Indonesia to disrupt child marriage, a guarded institution in the country. Research from the Winter 2020 issue.
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The Alienation of Impact Reporting
Social-impact reports using language imported from business, finance, accounting, and corporate human resources cause nonprofit employees to feel estranged from their own values and the purported values of their organizations. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
How Colombia Faces Its Past
States that undergo a process of transitional justice are selective about the international norms they adopt. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
When White Philanthropy Funded Black Power
A 1970s partnership between wealthy white liberals and black activists illustrates the tensions of race and power in philanthropy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
Urban Renewal?
The Fairmount Corridor project revealed a central tension in community development: Community-based organizations both enhance and undermine democracy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
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