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Globaalien kansalaisjärjestöjen muuttuvat toimintatilat : sisällönanalyyttinen tapaustutkimus Amnesty Internationalin ja Attacin toimintatiloista suo…

2013

Empowering Migrant Workers and Labor NGOs in China : Creating a Law Searching Tool through a Design Science Approach

2018

Corruption and managing the project cycle : the role of corrupt practices in NGO funding in Pakistan

2013

This Master’s thesis research explores the role of corrupt practices in development projects implemented by local NGOs in Pakistan. The intention is not to expose particular cases of corruption, but to study corruption risks and vulnerabilities in different phases of the project cycle and financial management (budgeting, accounting, financial reporting and auditing). It also explores other program support functions, i.e. procurement and human resources, and their vulnerability to corruption. The contribution of this study to academic literature is increasing awareness of NGO corruption and its different forms in Pakistan from the project management point of view. This is a qualitative study…

Humanitarian issues on Facebook

2016

Tutkielman tavoitteena on selvittää mitä humanitaarisia aiheita ja teemoja ilmenee valittujen organisaatioiden Facebook-sivuilla ja miten organisaatiot reagoivat näihin teemoihin. Empiirinen osuus keskittyy organisaatioiden Facebook-sivujen tutkimiseen: tutkimisen kohteena ovat kommentit, joita Facebook-sivusta tykkäävät seuraajat julkaisevat organisaatioiden julkaisemiin tilapäivityksiin. Tutkimuksen kohteena on kolme Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien alaisen organisaation Facebook-sivua: United Nations, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs sekä United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Yhteensä 705 kommenttia analysoitiin temaattisen analyysin avulla. Myös määr…

Kansalaisjärjestön Facebookin käyttö : vuorovaikutuksen funktiot järjestön julkisella sivulla ja suljetussa ryhmässä

2016

Tämän puheviestinnän maisterintutkielman tavoitteena oli tuottaa uutta tietoa siitä, miten ja mihin tarkoitukseen suomalainen kansalaisjärjestö käyttää Facebookia. Tutkielma toteutettiin laadullisena tutkimuksena. Tutkimustavoitetta lähestyttiin analysoimalla, millaisia vuorovaikutuksen funktioita löytyi kansalaisjärjestön julkiselta Facebook-sivulta ja suljetusta ryhmästä sekä sitä, miten niistä löydetyt tulokset erosivat toisistaan. Tutkimuskohteena oli suomalainen kansalaisjärjestö, jonka jäseninä on kaikenikäisiä suomalaisia. Julkisen sivun viestien avulla kansalaisjärjestö pyrki yleisimmin saamaan ihmisiä toimimaan järjestön hyväksi. Viestien yleisin tavoite oli saada seuraajat ostamaa…

Partnership in civil society : a case of building trust between non-profit associations and international NGOs in Lao PDR

2015

The purpose of this Master's thesis is to develop a context-specific substantive theory of trust building based on the experiences of development workers in Laos, as well as the methods they identify as keys to a better partnership. The research material is based on eleven interviews with civil society development workers in Vientiane, Laos. The study context is partnerships between in-country International Non-Governmental Organizations and local Non-Profit Associations. Grounded theory methods were used to collect, code and analyze the data. From the data categories emerged and were generated into a substantive process model describing how partnership trust is built over time through rela…

Minding the Gaps : The Role of Finnish Civil Society Organizations in the Labour Market Integration of Migrants

2021

AbstractThe growing role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in welfare service provision is sometimes portrayed as a threat to welfare state universalism in Nordic societies. In Finland, CSOs co-produce integration services alongside comprehensive official integration programmes, compensating for gaps and shortcomings in those services. We identify three “gaps”, which are (1) limited availability of services in terms of time and target group, (2) lack of direct labour market contacts and (3) limited flexibility to serve individual needs. We assess how CSOs target these gaps with their service offerings through qualitative interviews with policy implementers, CSO workers and migrants. How…

NGO Legitimacy as a Continuous Negotiation Process : Fostering ‘Good Citizenship’ in Western Uganda

2022

The article draws on and contributes to debates on the legitimacy of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in development, defining organizational legitimacy as a social construct that is continually negotiated in relationships with diverse audiences. To explore the negotiated nature of NGO legitimacy, the article examines the efforts of a Ugandan NGO, Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC), to foster citizens’ capacities in rural communities in the western part of the country. Drawing on interviews and participant observation, we scrutinize the ways in which KRC balances between different and even contrasting legitimacy expectations stemming from three types of encounters sign…

Kohti metodologista moninaisuutta? Seuranta- ja arviointitiedon ongelmat kansalaisjärjestöjen kehitysyhteistyön verkostoissa

2013

Towards methodological pluralism? Problems in monitoring and evaluating knowledge in the networks of development co-operation of non-governmental organisations This article examines challenges of monitoring and evaluating knowledge in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) engaged in development co-operation. The article presents central problems of NGOs identified in research literature and describes these problems using the current situation of World Vision Finland as an illustrative example. The problems described include measurement, attribution, accumulation, ownership and multiple interests. Each problem is connected to questions of forms of knowledge and their criteria of validity. Th…

Collaboration between non-governmental organizations and educational leaders in capacity development in rural South Africa

2013

Skills development has been a point of urgency since the advent of progressive governance in democratic South Africa. Despite many efforts through the National Skills Development Strategies and partnerships, the situation still remains worrisome especially in rural context. The study aimed to identify how the NGOs and education leaders collaborate in skills development, its impact, and possible ways of optimizing such practices. A methodology that considers the perspectives of individuals experiencing the phenomenon was invoked. Accordingly, this study exploits the phenomenological approach. Participants were purposely selected from Sector Education Training Authorities and NGOs involved in…