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Power in partnership? An analysis of an NGO's relationships with its partners
Author(s) -
Lister Sarah
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(200003)12:2<227::aid-jid637>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - general partnership , power (physics) , inequality , sociology , permission , public relations , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This article analyses partnership relationships between NGOs and donors. Using a framework adapted from Dahl (1957) to explore issues of power in the relationships of a US‐based development NGO, it questions whether the current emphasis on organizational partnership is useful or whether in practice and in theory greater recognition should be given to the importance of individual relationships. It examines whether asymmetrical relationships can be termed partnerships and highlights the potential for such a discourse to reinforce existing power inequalities. Reproduced by permission of London School of Economics