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NGO Legitimacy as a Continuous Negotiation Process : Fostering ‘Good Citizenship’ in Western Uganda (2022)
Kontinen, T., & Bananuka, T. H. (2022). NGO Legitimacy as a Continuous Negotiation Process : Fostering ‘Good Citizenship’ in Western Uganda. Nordic Journal of African Studies, 31(4), 350-373. https://doi.org/10.53228/njas.v31i4.963
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kontinen, Tiina; Bananuka, Twine Hannington
Lehti tai sarja: Nordic Journal of African Studies
ISSN: 1235-4481
eISSN: 1459-9465
Julkaisuvuosi: 2022
Ilmestymispäivä: 12.12.2022
Volyymi: 31
Lehden numero: 4
Artikkelin sivunumerot: 350-373
Kustantaja: Nordic Africa Research Network
Julkaisumaa: Ruotsi
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53228/njas.v31i4.963
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/84493
Lisätietoja: Special issue: Citizenship in Uganda
Tiivistelmä
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 significant to the NGO: those with international collaborators, community members, and local government. We show how international collaborators prioritize support for active citizenship, manifested in mobilizing to claim rights and accountability; village residents emphasize good citizenship, comprising a secure livelihood and community contributions; and local government endorses citizenship characterized by fulfilling obligations. The NGO must balance between those expectations to secure funding, fulfil their empowerment mission, and maintain their ability to act without restrictions. In conclusion, the article argues for a notion of NGO legitimacy as a state of continual negotiation, wherein the specificities of significant audiences and the nature of the negotiations vary, based on the activities and contexts of any particular development NGO.
YSO-asiasanat: kansalaisjärjestöt; kansalaisuus; afrikkalaisuus; legitimiteetti; yhteisöt; kansalaistoiminta; neuvottelut; kehitysyhteistyö; kehitystutkimus
Vapaat asiasanat: Uganda
Liittyvät organisaatiot
Hankkeet, joissa julkaisu on tehty
- Kansalaiseksi kasvamisen teoria ja käytäntö: Kokemuksia Tansaniasta ja Ugandasta
- Kontinen, Tiina
- Suomen Akatemia
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2022
JUFO-taso: 1