Material and Methods Using a structured questionnaire, a total of 89 conservationists from three different categories of conservation agencies: government, nongovernmental organizations, and intellectuals (academics and researchers), were asked about their views regarding the FSA in bringing conservation benefits and reducing the biodiversity threats. I used non-parametric tests for analyzing t...

Public networks typically function beyond the lines of the hierarchical authorities that hold bureaucracies accountable, as is shown here in the case of a business-dominant network that exhibited ethically questionable behaviors at the expense of its community credibility. Public networks can build external legitimacy by engaging in critical organization learning processes, much the way some no...

This paper describes relationship building among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in a civil society effort. It presents the results of an interorganizational network analysis of 17 Croatian civil society organizations that participated in the 2000 parliamentary election campaign. The research analyzes network relationships including density, structural holes, and centrality, considering th...

The Internet can provide a wealth of information related to the effects of environmental exposures on children's health. This article provides guidance on searching the Internet for pertinent information and discusses how to evaluate such information. It also provides an extensive list of environmental-health-related websites hosted by governmental and nongovernmental agencies, and other organi...

To outline and interpret the major concerns of education research all over the world, we propose to conduct a three-year research project titled “An International Comparison of Education Research Organizations, Research Policies, Quality-Standards Construction, and the Relationship between Research and Practice with a View to Improve Education Research Mechanisms in Taiwan.” The study will incl...

This forum is dedicated to exploring the notion of meaningfulness in design processes, taking perspectives community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and those who are marginalized society as starting points. Authors will reflect conceptually methodologically on practical engagements. --- Rosanna Bellini Angelika Strohmayer, Editors

This forum is dedicated to exploring the notion of meaningfulness in design processes, taking perspectives community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and those who are marginalized society as starting points. Authors will reflect conceptually methodologically on practical engagements. --- Rosanna Bellini Angelika Strohmayer, Editors

This study examines the impact of legitimacy on the dynamics of interorganizational networks within the nongovernmental organizations’ children’s rights community. The 27-year period of analysis included a critical community event: the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Building on theories of organizational evolution, hypotheses proposed that (1) ...

Based on an extensive study of 237 cities within five states, Collaborative Public Management provides an in-depth look at how city officials work with other governments and organizations to develop their city economies and what makes these collaborations work. Exploring the more complex nature of collaboration across jurisdictions, governments, and sectors, Agranoff and McGuire illustrate how ...