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NGOization

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Synonyms

Depoliticization of social movement; Elite civil society; Professionalization of civil society

Definition

NGOization refers to the process where nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society bodies are driven to become more professionalized, institutionalized, bureaucratized, and depoliticized and then to emphasize greater collaborative parentship with the state, upward accountability, and institutional advocacy.

Introduction

The phenomenon that signifies the development of civil society organizations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from being movement-oriented turning to be a more professionalized and effectiveness-oriented group has been increasingly witnessed around the world since the 1980s. NGOs have been pressured to transform themselves to properly operate in the public space and prove their worth to donors and governments. Scholars conceptualized such the phenomenon as a part of NGOization of civil society, a transformation in NGOs’ ecosystem...

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Ungsuchaval, T. (2021). NGOization. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4273-1

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