Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Impact of Shifting NGO Practices

博士论文研究：非政府组织实践转变的影响

• 批准号: 1123583
• 负责人: Micaela di Leonardo
• 金额: $ 1.81万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2013-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1123583&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Impact; Shifting

Doctoral candidate Faith R. Kares (Northwestern University), supervised by Dr. Micaela di Leonardo, will undertake research in Metro-Manila, Philippines, where Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), such as Gawad Kalinga (GK), partner with poor and working class residents to create affordable housing. GK is an ideal case study with which to examine two deeply intertwined phenomena - the way that governments delegate and NGOs assume responsibility for certain social services, and how these NGOs then use nationalist discourse in their attempts to obtain support from members of the Filipino diaspora. By focusing on the particulars of GK's practices and the ways that these practices are embedded within a particular historical political-economic context, the research will investigate growing transnational linkages, shedding light on the nature of NGO functions in economic contexts. The researcher will use participant observation, oral histories, and semi-structured interviews to document how local residents, GK staff, and foreign youth volunteers understand their involvement in the organizations development efforts. She will examine how the organization measures efficacy and success, and will pay special attention to interactions between residents and foreign youth volunteers. She will also conduct discourse/conversation analysis, and collect and analyze material evidence.The project will address the social significance and characteristics of the increasing role of NGOs in development discourse and action, and the ways that different groups of people strategically engage with these institutions. Research findings may also be useful in policy considerations.

博士候选人Faith R. Kares（西北大学），由Micaela di列奥纳多博士监督，将在菲律宾大马尼拉进行研究，在那里，Gawad卡林加（GK）等非政府组织与穷人和工人阶级居民合作，创造负担得起的住房。GK是一个理想的案例研究，研究两个深深交织在一起的现象-政府授权和非政府组织承担某些社会服务责任的方式，以及这些非政府组织如何利用民族主义话语试图获得菲律宾侨民的支持。通过专注于GK的做法和这些做法是嵌入在一个特定的历史政治经济背景下的方式的细节，研究将调查日益增长的跨国联系，揭示在经济背景下的非政府组织功能的性质。 研究者将使用参与观察、口述历史和半结构化访谈来记录当地居民、GK员工和外国青年志愿者如何理解他们参与组织发展工作的情况。她将研究该组织如何衡量效率和成功，并将特别关注居民和外国青年志愿者之间的互动。她还将进行话语/对话分析，并收集和分析物证。该项目将探讨非政府组织在发展话语和行动中日益增长的作用的社会意义和特点，以及不同人群战略性地参与这些机构的方式。研究结果也可能有助于政策考虑。