The Other Side of the Coin: NGOs, Rights-Based Approaches, and Public Administration

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Schmitz, Hans Peter; Mitchell, George E.
• 署名单位: University of San Diego; City University of New York (CUNY) System; City College of New York (CUNY)
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.12479
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 252-262
• 关键词: citizen participation; capacity; governance; management; REFLECTIONS; BOUNDARIES; HEALTH; sector; FUTURE; state

摘要

The majority of the world's population resides in low-and middle-income countries, where the problem of sustainable development is among the most pressing public administration challenges. As principal actors within the international development community, transnational nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a leading role in piloting a wide variety of development-focused strategies. During the past decade, many of these transnational NGOs, along with the United Nations, have embraced a rights-based approach (RBA) to development as an alternative to traditional service delivery. Despite the growing popularity of RBA among NGOs and other development actors, surprisingly little attention has been paid to understanding the signifi cance of RBA for public administration and for public managers-the other side of the coin.Drawing on current research in NGO studies and international development, this article describes several varieties of contemporary rights-based approaches, analyzes their impact on development practices, and examines the intersection of RBA and public administration.