Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rhode Island College/INGO 300 Introduction to International Nongovernmental Orgs and Nonprofits (Fall)
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- Course name
- INGO 300 Introduction to International Nongovernmental Orgs and Nonprofits
- Institution
- Rhode Island College
- Instructor
- Robyn Linde
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Political Science
- Course dates
- 2024-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) and nonprofits play an important part in global social change. In dynamic and exciting ways, nonstate actors like INGOs are providing humanitarian aid, advocating for human rights, and reshaping global order and governance. Yet in a world that has historically been run by states, INGOs face unique challenges in their efforts to accomplish social, economic and political change. This course will examine the role of INGOs in global politics in the areas of human rights, environmental protection, development and women’s rights. Even though INGOs by definition participate in advocacy, their motivations, objectives and campaigns have often been challenged by recipient countries, many in the Global South, as a form of neocolonialism. The final part of the course will address INGOs from a critical perspective, attempting both to understand and to weigh the merits of these claims.