Publications

Academic (Journal Articles and Book Chapters)

Mitchell, George E.: The Construct of Organizational Effectiveness: Perspectives From Leaders of International Nonprofits in the United States, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, doi:10.1177/0899764011434589.

Schmitz, Hans Peter, Paloma Raggo, and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken: Accountability of Transnational NGOs: Aspirations vs. Practice, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, doi:10.1177/0899764011431165.

Bruno-van Vijfeijken, Tosca and Hans Peter Schmitz 2011: A Gap between Ambition and Effectiveness, in Journal of Civil Society 7 (3), 287-293 (John Clark's Comments on A Gap between Ambition and Effectiveness, in Journal of Civil Society 7 (3), 302-303).

Lecy, Jesse D., George E. Mitchell, and Hans Peter Schmitz 2010: Advocacy organizations, networks, and the firm analogy, in Rethinking Advocacy Organizations. A Collective Action Perspective, ed. by Aseem Prakash and Mary Kay Gugerty, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Policy Briefs and Reports 

Mitchell, George, and Cesar Sevilla 2011: Defining Organizational Effectiveness, TNGO Initiative Practitioner Brief No. 1.

Pagé, Christiane 2011: To Challenge or Respect Constraints? The effects of leadership style, in Monday Developments 30, 23-4.

Bruno-van Vijfeijken, Tosca, Uwe Gneiting, Hans Peter Schmitz, and Otto Valle (contributing author): Rights-Based Approach to Development. Learning from Guatemala, a report commissioned by Plan International, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs 2010.  

The TNGO Initiative in the News 

Marc, David 2011: Gearing Up for International Challenges, Syracuse University Magazine 28 (3).

Bruno-van Vijfeijken, Tosca 2011: Syracuse University Can Help Nonprofits Make 'Leadership Leap,' Syracuse Post-Standard, November 28.

Raynor, Tom and Dana Cooke 2010: It's an NGO World...and we are all living in it, Maxwell Perspective, Fall, 12-19.

Working papers 

Raggo, Paloma, Rachel Sigman, and Ines Mergel 2010: Accountability 2.0: The Use of Social Media Tools in U.S.-based Transnational NGOs; paper presented at the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) meetings, Alexandria, VA, November 17-20.

Schmitz, Hans Peter, George E. Mitchell, and Paloma Raggo 2010: Challenges Facing Leaders of Transnational NGOs: Introducing New Data from a Cross-Sectoral
Study; paper presented at the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) meetings, Alexandria, VA, November 17-20.

Pagé, Christiane 2010: From Change Agents to Method Actors: The Effect of Transnational NGO Leadership Style on NGO-to-Government Relationships; paper presented at the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) meetings, Alexandria, VA, November 17-20.

Berlan, David Gregory and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken 2010: Reigning Beyond the Grave: The Case of a Time-Bound NGO; paper presented at the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) meetings, Alexandria, VA, November 17-20.

Raggo, Paloma and Hans Peter Schmitz 2010: Governance Challenges of Transnational NGOs; paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Meeting, New Orleans, February 17-21.

Lecy, Jesse D., Hans Peter Schmitz and Haley Swedlund: Effectiveness and Civil Society Organizations: A Review of Three Literatures, Transnational NGO Initiative/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Abou Assi, Khaldoun, Ines Mergel, and Hans Peter Schmitz: Networks and Partnerships. How transnational NGO collaborate, Transnational NGO Initiative/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Lecy, Jesse D., Ines Mergel, and Hans Peter Schmitz: Mapping boundaries of Network Research in Public Administration, Maxwell School/Syracuse University.

Mitchell, George E.: The Construct of Organizational Effectiveness: A Leadership Perspective, Transnational NGO Initiative/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Mitchell, George E.: Ideologies of Engagement: How Transnational Leaders Conceptualize Mission and Strategy, Transnational NGO Initiative/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Mitchell, George E. and Hans Peter Schmitz: The Strategic Pursuit of Impact: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis of Transnational NGOs, Transnational NGO Initiative/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Pagé, Christiane Marthe and Margaret Hermann: Varieties of leadership styles in transnational NGOs, Transnational NGO Initiative/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Raggo, Paloma, Hans Peter Schmitz, and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken: Accountability without learning? Transnational NGO leaders’ perspectives on the what, who, and how of accountability, Transnational NGO Initiative/Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Journal of Civil Society and Social Transformation 

The Journal of Civil Society and Social Transformation (JCSST) is no longer published. It was a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, featuring articles bridging theory and practice and addressing contemporary issues related to transnational NGOs, civil society and broader processes of social transformation.

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Editors and Editorial Board 

Table of Contents 

The Role of Alternative Development in the “War on Drugs”: The Case of Bolivia  
Emily Phan-Gruber

Leveraging Project Finance for Development: The Chad-Cameroon Oilfield Development and Pipeline Project  
George E. Mitchell

New Approaches to Evaluation: Comparative Impact Assessment  
Jesse D. Lecy

BIG Hopes, BIG Questions: Namibia’s Basic Income Grant  
Josh Kaufmann

Collaboration for rights: ActionAid India and Dalit Rights CSO Partnerships 
Parvathy Binoy

The Role of Global Civil Society in Restoring Citizens’ Trust in Democratic Elections 
Olga Zatepilina

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