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Organizational Membership and Structure: International Non-Governmental Organizations and Co-Membership from Adversary Nations
Abstract
International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) were analyzed to
determine if "having members from countries whose governments are
hostile affects the organizational structure & activities & if
an organization's activities & structure affect who belongs &
the nature of the relations among members." Membership in INGOs
is significant enough to individuals & associations from many
countries that they join & remain members even if their
counterparts from supposedly hostile countries also belong. The more
widespread the membership, the more this holds true. Corepresentation
is more likely insofar as the INGOs are salient & concerned with
activities about which consensus is relatively widespread. It is also
promoted by structural arrangements in which large adversary countries
are not involved in extensive participation or centralization of
decision making. Findings indicate that INGOs can serve as
cross-cutting bonds among adversary nations. People from adversary
nations join in the same international organizations. 3 Tables.
Modified Author Conclusion.
Journal
(1974)
vol3
no3-4
pages34-40
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Financing and Evaluting NGOs
