International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior: Volume 2 Issue 1/2

Grassroots organizations and influencing public policy processes: Lessons from around the world

Jennifer M. Coston

This overview article for the Symposium on Grassroots Organizations and Public Policy Processes for the International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, addresses three…

Grassroots protest and policy change in hong kong

Chack Kie Wong, Bong-ho Mok

This paper examines the public protest by grassroots organizations which, in part, led to the withdrawal of the British colonial government’s privatization plan on health care…

Grassroots organizations in hong kong: Influence on the democratization process and public policy

Joseph Y S Cheng

This article examines the emergence and development of grassroots community organizations in Hong Kong from the late 1960s to the present. It analyzes their contribution to the…

Organizing for social change and policy reform: Lessons from the international planned parenthood federation

Dolores Foley

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) was formed by a network of volunteers from around the world concerned about maternal and infant mortality and the lack of…

Mastering information: The birth of citizen-initiated voter education in mongolia

Jennifer M. Coston, Jennifer L. Butz

In the 18 months preceding the parliamentary elections of June 1996 in Mongolia, a variety of nascent nongovernmental organizations began efforts to educate voters. These…

Nongovernmental organizations and policy influence in latin america and the caribbean

Julie Sutphe

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Latin America and the Caribbean affect policy through strategies conditioned by the structure and program focus of the NGO, and the level…

Expanding gender accountability? Women’s organizations and the state in turkey

Nüket Kardam, Yakin Ertürk

In the 1980s and 1990s, a women’s movement has arisen and begun to mature in Turkey. Women’s organizations representing diverse positions and missions have begun to engage in a…

The potential for neighborhood council involvement in american metropolitan governance

Terry L. Cooper, Juliet A. Musso

This paper examines the role that neighborhood associations might play in helping to govern American cities. In contrast to recent arguments that there has been a decline in…

The implementation of environment and natural resources policy in africa: Blending regulatory enforcement with community participation

Derick W. Brinkerhoff

This article examines recent African experience in environment and natural resources (ENR) policy implementation. The article identifies and analyzes trends in policy and program…