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Radziszewski, Elizabeth. "NGOs, Accountability and Democratization" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 05, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69249_index.html>

Radziszewski, E. , 2005-03-05 "NGOs, Accountability and Democratization" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69249_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Why are some NGOs more successful in democracy-building than others? Is NGO success determined by the organization's internal structure, its funding opportunities, or the level of democratic development that exists in the state where the organization is operating? This paper argues that in order to understand the difference between NGOs, which are capable of lobbying the government and fostering civic culture and those which merely display fancy offices, we need to focus both on the organization's ability to generate membership and the extent to which democratic development in the state inhibits or, alternatively, fosters a climate favorable to NGO activities. Relying on extensive case-study analysis and interviews with NGOs in India, Kenya, Poland, and Kazakhstan, we show that non-state actors, which have successfully lobbied the government on policy changes and empowered citizens exhibit several patterns. First, successful NGOs provide local benefits that tailor to local needs and establish a firm membership base. Second, expanding membership is a prerequisite for the NGO's large-scale agenda, which includes lobbying activities beyond the local context. Third, NGOs that appear to be the most successful in empowering citizens operate in states where democratization has already achieved some progress, yet has not been fully consolidated, and thus allowing room for non-state actors to shape political agenda. We analyze two cases of successful NGO performance-Kenya and India-and two failed ones-Poland and Kazakhstan. Variation on the dependent variable in terms of NGO success as well variation in the level of democratic development exhibited by the states in which these NGOs operate allows us to analyze conditions under which non-state actors can contribute to the process of democracy building.

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