Power in partnership? An analysis of an NGO's relationships with its partners

Sarah Lister
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Sarah Lister: London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK, Postal: London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK

Journal of International Development, 2000, vol. 12, issue 2, 227-239

Abstract: 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

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(200003)12:2<227::AID-JID637>3.0.CO;2-U

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