How multinational civil society organisations and non‐governmental organisations lobby policy for human rights in Africa
Bionyi Nyoh, Israel
How multinational civil society organisations and non‐governmental organisations lobby policy for human rights in Africa / Israel Bionyi Nyoh - Journal of Public Affairs 2011 - J Public Affairs. 2020;20:e1903. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1903
In recent years, the number of international non‐governmental organisations (INGOs) and international civil society organisations (ICSOs) trying to influence policy processes in Africa has increased considerably. These players increasingly play an important role in socio‐political and life of many African countries. To achieve certain political results, INGOs and ICSOs often lobby governments, using a variety of techniques. Though lobbying as a public relations (PR) technique is widely discussed in academic spheres, the debate on the relationship between transnational advocacy and lobbying as a PR practice is still marginal. This paper explores how INGOs and ICSOs lobby governments in Africa and examines via a case the effectiveness of activist lobbying in the continent.
This conceptual paper explores the cultural dimensions of corporate political activity (CPA). Concerned that prior research into firms’ political actions has been insensitive to culture and its impact on corporate strategising, national culture is introduced as an explanatory factor behind managers’ political objectives and the strategies they prefer to use in pursuit of those objectives. The paper adds to existing research by unpacking and examining corporate political action at a deeper, more complex, human level. Understanding that corporate political strategies are affected by culture enables politically-active managers to anticipate, respond to and act on strategies pursued by competitor firms from other countries.
1472-3891
Lobbying Public relations Civil society Human rights Africa
How multinational civil society organisations and non‐governmental organisations lobby policy for human rights in Africa / Israel Bionyi Nyoh - Journal of Public Affairs 2011 - J Public Affairs. 2020;20:e1903. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1903
In recent years, the number of international non‐governmental organisations (INGOs) and international civil society organisations (ICSOs) trying to influence policy processes in Africa has increased considerably. These players increasingly play an important role in socio‐political and life of many African countries. To achieve certain political results, INGOs and ICSOs often lobby governments, using a variety of techniques. Though lobbying as a public relations (PR) technique is widely discussed in academic spheres, the debate on the relationship between transnational advocacy and lobbying as a PR practice is still marginal. This paper explores how INGOs and ICSOs lobby governments in Africa and examines via a case the effectiveness of activist lobbying in the continent.
This conceptual paper explores the cultural dimensions of corporate political activity (CPA). Concerned that prior research into firms’ political actions has been insensitive to culture and its impact on corporate strategising, national culture is introduced as an explanatory factor behind managers’ political objectives and the strategies they prefer to use in pursuit of those objectives. The paper adds to existing research by unpacking and examining corporate political action at a deeper, more complex, human level. Understanding that corporate political strategies are affected by culture enables politically-active managers to anticipate, respond to and act on strategies pursued by competitor firms from other countries.
1472-3891
Lobbying Public relations Civil society Human rights Africa
