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Accountability and legitimacy of NGOs under authoritarianism: the case of China

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  • Jude Howell
  • K. R. Fisher
  • X. Shang

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How non-governmental organisations (NGOs) craft accountability and legitimacy in authoritarian states is poorly understood. We put forward a framework of analysis for capturing the processes of making accountability and legitimacy. We introduce the ideas of first- and second-order accountability and stocks of accountability capital. In authoritarian regimes, building second-order accountability through the accumulation of stocks of accountability is crucial for NGOs’ survival and organisational development and as a path towards gaining first-order accountability. Drawing on a decade of fieldwork on child welfare NGOs in China from 2007 to 2017, we select three case studies with long operational trajectories to illustrate processes of crafting legitimacy and accountability. The research contributes empirically and theoretically to the understanding of accountability in NGOs in authoritarian states through the novel analytic framework and case study of China.

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  • Jude Howell & K. R. Fisher & X. Shang, 2020. "Accountability and legitimacy of NGOs under authoritarianism: the case of China," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(1), pages 113-132, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:41:y:2020:i:1:p:113-132
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2019.1658520
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    1. Min Young Kim & Hyo Joo Lee & Kyoung Ryoul Min, 2021. "Mechanisms of perceived accountability in Korean NPOs: activating the dynamics of NPM-driven and confucian-driven cultures," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 55(6), pages 1917-1944, December.

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