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Partnerships and Mandates: Power Relations Between Donor and Recipient Organizations Promoting Gender Equality in Nicaragua

Phelps, Alyssa Katherine
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1432905939

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2015, BA, Oberlin College, Latin American Studies.
This research examines the funding practices of international non-governmental organizations supporting grassroots women's groups in Nicaragua. Specifically, it explores the disconnect between the theoretical ideals and organizational practices of foreign donor agencies and the "on the ground" perspectives of grassroots women's organizations regarding the best use of international development resources in promoting women's rights and empowerment in Nicaragua. This thesis investigates why this discrepancy exists and what can be done to reconcile the divide. The suggestions put forth in this work are rooted in the ideas of people in the field, specifically interviews with leaders from both international and local organizations about the relationship between the two kinds of organizations. The thesis is divided into five chapters covering a brief history of Nicaragua, Nicaraguan women's movements, the role of NGOs, key ideas from the interviews, and final conclusions.
Kristina Mani (Advisor)
Steven Volk (Committee Member)
Claire Solomon (Committee Member)
80 p.
Gender Studies; Latin American Studies; Political Science
NGOs; womens rights; Nicaragua

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  • Phelps, A. K. (2015). Partnerships and Mandates: Power Relations Between Donor and Recipient Organizations Promoting Gender Equality in Nicaragua [Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1432905939

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Phelps, Alyssa. Partnerships and Mandates: Power Relations Between Donor and Recipient Organizations Promoting Gender Equality in Nicaragua. 2015. Oberlin College, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1432905939.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Phelps, Alyssa. "Partnerships and Mandates: Power Relations Between Donor and Recipient Organizations Promoting Gender Equality in Nicaragua." Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1432905939

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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