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dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Michael*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:44:48Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:44:48Zen
dc.date.issued1993-11-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/096145249100077281en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130134en
dc.descriptionMost UK development NGOs engage in advocacy work at the international level in an attempt to reduce the constraints imposed on grassroots development by global economics and the actions of the official aid agencies. Thus far, their record has been disappointing, and this article explores some of the reasons which lie behind the failure of NGOs to fulfil their potential in this field. Four strategic weaknesses are identified: an overall absence of clear strategy, a failure to build strong alliances, a failure to develop alternatives to current orthodoxies, and the dilemma of relations with donors. Each weakness is analysed with reference to practical examples, and appropriate conclusions drawn.en
dc.format.extent13en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/does-the-doormat-influence-the-boot-critical-thoughts-on-uk-ngos-and-internatio-130134
dc.subjectAid
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.title'Does the doormat influence the boot?': critical thoughts on UK NGOs and international advocacyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordAdvocacy
oxfam.subject.keywordCampaigning
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
prism.number3en
prism.volume3en
dc.year.issuedate1993en


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