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NGO Leadership and Human Rights

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ISBN-10: 1565494199

ISBN-13: 9781565494190

Edition: 2012

Authors: Richard Ghere

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NGO Leadership and Human Rights covers various topics of importance to those who work in development and/oradvocacy organizations with human rights orientations and for undergraduate and graduate students aspiring tosuch careers. This book provides context, definition and guidance for the perplexed seeking entrance into a challenging but rewarding endeavor. He argues that the human rights and development communities need tocommunicate and interact with each other much more effectively than is the case at present. In particular, leaders of human rights and development NGOs need to get on the same page in terms of both theory and practice. In addition to being an informative guide for a…    
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Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Publication date: 12/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 324
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232

Preface
Introduction: NGOs, Human Rights, and Leadership
NGOs
Human Rights, Dignity, and NGOs
NGO Leadership: Making Hope Real
Career Development Issues
Conclusion
Slippery Terminology: Strategically-Crafted Rhetoric in Development and Human Rights
Terminology and Political Opportunity
What Five Strategically-Crafted Buzzwords Can Do
Slippery Humanitarianism: The Convergence Agenda and Good Humanitarian Donorship
NGO Roles in Analyzing and Affecting Rights-Related Discourse
Conclusion: Discourses and Implications
Rights-Based Leadership and Transformative Change
Change for Advancing Human Rights
Promoting Rights-Based Change
Conclusion
Organization and Management in Pursuit of Rights-Based Mission
Reconciling the Formal and Informal
Emphasizing Context and Culture
Participation and NGO Leadership
Timing, Prudence, and Sustainable Accomplishment
Management Control Functions in a Rights-Based Context
Conclusion
Performance and Accountability in Rights-Focused NGOs
Performance and Accountability: Critical Challenges for Rights-Based Leadership
Impact Assessment and Rights-Based Leadership
Conclusion
Organization Learning and Knowledge Management as Foundations of Rights-Based Accomplishment
The Information Environment
Knowledge(s), Knowledge Management, and Organization Learning
Knowledge, Learning, and Networks
Conclusion
Gender and Rights-Advancement
Gender-Awareness as a Lens: Analyzing Interests and Power Relationships
Gender Mainstreaming: Lens and Lever
Conclusion
Human Resources Management in Humanitarian and Development NGOs
The Context of NGO Human Resources Management
Human Resource Functions in NGO Settings
Conclusion
Conclusion: Rights-Based Leadership in NGOs
Management Environments and Rights-Leveraging Capabilities
Surmounting Obstacles to Making Hope Real and Intentional
Critical Managerial Competencies in Rights-Focused NGOs
Realistic Career Planning
Bibliography