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Advocacy Strategies in Global Governance

Inside versus Outside Lobbying

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ID6345682
AuthorsLisa Dellmuth (0000-0002-1298-8525, Stockholm University, corresponding author), Lisa Maria Dellmuth (Stockholm University), Jonas Tallberg (0000-0001-9696-2834, Stockholm University)
Year2017
Volume65
Issue3
Pages705-723
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0032321716684356
OpenAlexW2538275330
LanguageEN
Citations received55
References cited37

As political authority shifts to the global level, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) increasingly attempt to influence policy-making within international organisations (IOs). This article examines the nature and sources of non-governmental organisations’ advocacy strategies in global governance. We advance a twofold theoretical argument. First, non-governmental organisation advocacy can be described in terms of inside and outside strategies, similar to interest group lobbying in American and European politics. Second, non-governmental organisations’ chosen combination of inside and outside strategies can be explained by their organisational goals and membership base. Empirically, this argument is corroborated through a large-n analysis of original data from structured interviews with 303 non-governmental organisation representatives active in relation to the United Nations (UN), complemented by 19 semi-structured interviews with UN and state officials. The article’s findings have implications for the theory and practice of non-governmental organisation involvement in global governance

Argument (complex analysis · Corporate governance · Economics · Global governance · Management · Multi-level governance · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · International Development and Aid · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration

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